Week Three Questions to Respond to Chapters 12-25

Week Three–Blogging Activities: First read and respond (if you would like) to all of your questions your Blogger Buddy has responded to and continue any conversations that you would like to.


Answer 1-4 based on chapters 12-18.

1. How have Winnie’s feelings changed? Ask your Blogger Buddy what they think about Winnie’s feelings and if they agree with you about how they have changed.

2. Describe Angus Tuck. Tell why you think Angus Tuck said they were “like rocks beside the road”. Ask your Blogger Buddy if they agree with Angus’ description of their family.

3. What did Jesse as Winnie to do? What would you do if you were Winnie?

4. What would happen if nothing ever died? Ask your Blogger Buddy to share their opinion too.

Answer 5-6 based on chapters 19-25.

5. How had Winnie changed since we first met her at the beginning of the book?

6. Discussion with your Blogger Buddy about Tuck Everlasting: Winnie had decided that she would help get Mae out of jail, even though she knew her parents wouldn’t allow it if they knew. Yet, she “had her own strong sense of rightness,” and she believed that this was something she had to do. So, as much as she didn’t want to disobey her parents, she decided she would go ahead with her plan, and then make them understand later.

It is easy to do something when there are many people with your, supporting you, agreeing with you. However, when you must do something alone because in your heart you believe it is right, regardless of what others may think, that is truly difficult–but that is also the most rewarding.

Follow the link to read a very famous poem by Robert Frost called “The Road Not Taken”

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/frost_road.html

By taking the less traveled road, that is, the midnight escape plan, do you think that Winnie felt it had “made all the difference”? Below are several situations for which there are no easy answers. Read each situation and decide what you would do. Be ready to give reasons for the choices you have made.
Choose one of the situations (1-4) and discuss your reasons for your decision with your blogger buddy and ask them what they would do if they were you.

1. You see an elderly woman shoplift medication from a drug store. You think she probably couldn’t afford to pay for it. Do you report her?

2. Your best friend will fail English if he/she missed on more homework assignment. You know the assignment is done because you saw it completed. Your friend has forgotten the assignment at home, and there is nobody to bring it to school. Your friend has asked to copy your homework. What would you do?

3. Your dog is very old and sick. The vet said it might live for another year or longer but it would probably be in pain. You could have the dog put to sleep, or let it die naturally. What would you do?

4. Your mother has worked very hard after work every night for a month making a Halloween costume for you. You don’t like it and suspect you will be teased if you wear it. What would you do?