Search for Safety by John Langan |
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Search for Safety by John Langan
Instructions: Answer each question using the ACE format for short answer questions. Be sure to label the components of ACE [A=, C=, E=]. There will be a test on this novel when school starts.
UNIT ONE: Chapters 1, 2, and 3
Search for Safety: Projects
Instructions: Choose one of the projects below to complete for the novel.
1. Scripted conversation. As with Ben, sometimes young people have problems at home that they find difficult to discuss with others. Write a script for a conversation in which a young person must tell a trusted adult about a difficult situation at home. The following is the format for writing a script:
Kevin: Aunt Evelyn, there’s something I need to talk to you about.
Aunt Evelyn: What is it, Kevin?
Try to make the conversation as realistic as possible. How might the young person explain what is bothering him or her? What are some ways that the adult might respond? Try to express, through the characters’ words, the emotions they are feeling. Begin your script with a narrator who explains who the characters are, what they are doing, and where they are when the conversation takes place. Your script might then be performed in class, with one student as the narrator, another as the adult, and a third as the young person.
2. Scene illustration/ Postcard activity. Think of your favorite scene from the book. Write a paragraph explaining why this is your favorite scene. In addition, draw a picture of how you imagine the scene would look. Try to include as much detail as possible about all the characters involved and the surrounding scenery. On the back of the illustration, pretend you are a character in Search for Safety, write a postcard to another character from the book. In the postcard, you should ask that character a question about his or her actions or behavior.
3. Character diagram. On a separate sheet of paper, draw five boxes. Label each box with the name of one of the main characters in the book: Ben, Aunt Fay, Geneva, Larry, Mr. Graham. In each box, do the following:
a. Write two facts that you’ve learned about that person. Example: He is tall. She is sixteen.
b. Write two descriptive words that seem right for that person. Example: Smart and friendly.
c. Identify one or two key quotes from the story that help illustrate each person’s personality.
If you’d like, you may also draw a picture of each of the characters.
4. Epilogue. An epilogue is a final short chapter of a story that discusses what happens after the main action of the story is finished. Write an epilogue for Search for Safety, discussing what you would like to see happen to the main characters after the story ends. For instance, you might consider one or more of the following questions: What will happen when Ben and Cindy meet again? Will Larry and Donald be convicted and sentenced to long jail terms? Will Ben and his mom move back in with Aunt Fay? Will Ben continue to work at Graham’s grocery?
5. Guided Essay Assignment –
Instructions: Answer each question using the ACE format for short answer questions. Be sure to label the components of ACE [A=, C=, E=]. There will be a test on this novel when school starts.
UNIT ONE: Chapters 1, 2, and 3
- How does Ben’s mom explain her decision to marry Larry, who she’s known for only a few months?
- What are Larry’s house rules? How does Ben react to them? What does Larry do in response?
- What does Aunt Fay tell Ben which surprises and disappoints him?
- How did Aunt Fay once rescue Ben and his mother?
- What happens to Ben on the way home from Cat’s Sandwich Shop? How does Larry react to what happens?
- Why is Mr. Graham reluctant to hire Ben to work for him at his store? Who does Ben remind Mr. Graham of, and why?
- In Chapter 4, how do Dez Hodden and his brother Cooper stick up for Ben?
- What happens to Ben and his mother on the Monday after the Labor Day party? Afterward, what does Mom refuse to let him do? What reasons does she give for refusing?
- What positive things happen to Ben on his first day of school at Bluford High?
- What bad news does Mom tell Ben about Larry’s job? How does Ben react to this news?
- What does Larry do one Friday night to get money? What does he spend the money on? How does this affect Ben and his mom?
- What does Mr. Graham invite Ben to do after work on Saturday? How is this a change for Ben?
- On Monday morning, Ben decides to do something that he’s never done before. What does he do? Who sees him doing it? What is Ben’s reaction to being seen by these people?
- What happens at the store on the day that Ben works an extra hour? How does Ben react to what happens?
- What two things prompt Aunt Fay to return from North Carolina? What does she do when she again sees Ben?
Search for Safety: Projects
Instructions: Choose one of the projects below to complete for the novel.
1. Scripted conversation. As with Ben, sometimes young people have problems at home that they find difficult to discuss with others. Write a script for a conversation in which a young person must tell a trusted adult about a difficult situation at home. The following is the format for writing a script:
Kevin: Aunt Evelyn, there’s something I need to talk to you about.
Aunt Evelyn: What is it, Kevin?
Try to make the conversation as realistic as possible. How might the young person explain what is bothering him or her? What are some ways that the adult might respond? Try to express, through the characters’ words, the emotions they are feeling. Begin your script with a narrator who explains who the characters are, what they are doing, and where they are when the conversation takes place. Your script might then be performed in class, with one student as the narrator, another as the adult, and a third as the young person.
2. Scene illustration/ Postcard activity. Think of your favorite scene from the book. Write a paragraph explaining why this is your favorite scene. In addition, draw a picture of how you imagine the scene would look. Try to include as much detail as possible about all the characters involved and the surrounding scenery. On the back of the illustration, pretend you are a character in Search for Safety, write a postcard to another character from the book. In the postcard, you should ask that character a question about his or her actions or behavior.
3. Character diagram. On a separate sheet of paper, draw five boxes. Label each box with the name of one of the main characters in the book: Ben, Aunt Fay, Geneva, Larry, Mr. Graham. In each box, do the following:
a. Write two facts that you’ve learned about that person. Example: He is tall. She is sixteen.
b. Write two descriptive words that seem right for that person. Example: Smart and friendly.
c. Identify one or two key quotes from the story that help illustrate each person’s personality.
If you’d like, you may also draw a picture of each of the characters.
4. Epilogue. An epilogue is a final short chapter of a story that discusses what happens after the main action of the story is finished. Write an epilogue for Search for Safety, discussing what you would like to see happen to the main characters after the story ends. For instance, you might consider one or more of the following questions: What will happen when Ben and Cindy meet again? Will Larry and Donald be convicted and sentenced to long jail terms? Will Ben and his mom move back in with Aunt Fay? Will Ben continue to work at Graham’s grocery?
5. Guided Essay Assignment –