Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Response Question- SECTION 5- pages 195-239
What do you think of their decision to move back to their old neighborhoods in Newark? Would you do the same thing?
Response Question- SECTION 5- pages 195-239
Whom do the boys invite to their graduation from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey? Whom would you invite to share such a big day with you? Why?
Response Question- SECTION 5- pages 195-239
Describe the experience of “Match Day.” Do you think you would be excited, nervous, or both?
Response Question- SECTION 5- pages 195-239
Sam does not pass the state-board exam right away. What keeps him going? Why doesn’t he give up? What would you do in the same situation?
Response Question- SECTION 4- pages 141-194
When Rameck gets arrested for having the fishing knife, his dream almost ended. How did Rameck rebound from this event? How would an unfortunate (and unfair) event like this affect you? Would you have given up?
Response Question- SECTION 4- pages 141-194
The boys enjoyed their job working as toll collectors on the New Jersey turnpike. What did they like and dislike about this job? Do you have a job? Do you enjoy it? Why or why not?
Response Question- SECTION 4- pages 141-194
Both Rameck and Sam talk about falling in love. How do their relationships affect them? How do your relationships affect you?
Response Question- SECTION 4- pages 141-194
Describe how the lure of the rap world entices Rameck and George. What decision would you have made?
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Response Question- SECTION 3- pages 99-139
What does Rameck mean when he talks about “Giving Back?” Do you agree or disagree with him?
Response Question- SECTION 3- pages 99-139
Sam calls Carla at Seton Hall an “Earth Angel.” Is this title fitting? Who is your “Earth Angel?”
Response Question- SECTION 3- pages 99-139
The summer program the boys attend before their freshmen year at Seton Hall is quite rigorous. Describe how the program is demanding. Do you think you would have been able to survive?
Response Question- SECTION 3- pages 99-139
Describe some of the the school and community activities that George says helped keep him out of trouble. Do you agree or disagree that activities and athletics can keep teenagers off the streets? Do you belong to any groups like this?
Response Question SECTION 2- pages 55-97
Think about the initial presentation Sam, George, and Rameck hear about the program at Seton Hall. What are some of the program's requirements? Have you ever heard of programs like that? Would you ever consider being a part of such a program?
Response Question SECTION 2- pages 55-97
Re-read how George describes graduation at the end of this section. What stands out most for George? Have you ever thought about your own graduation? Are you excited? Are you scared? Are you nervous?
Response Question SECTION 2- pages 55-97
Think about the “few good examples” Rameck discusses on p. 72. Describe why Rameck thinks he does not have any good examples. Then, describe whether or not you have "good examples."
Monday, November 16, 2009
Response Question- SECTION 1- pages 1-53
Describe the “Pandora’s box” that Sam discusses on p. 24. Do you have a “Pandora’s box?”
Response Question- SECTION 1- pages 1-53
Describe the dentist that George meets and the influence this man has on the young boy’s life.
Response Question- SECTION 1- pages 1-53
What is “positive peer pressure?” Give some examples of peer pressure, positive or negative, that are described in the book, and then give examples from your own life.
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