Chapters one and two reading questions

3/20/2013

Chapter One
1. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of Coalwood.
2. How does Sonny feel about his father?
3. In what ways is Coalwood similar to your hometown? How is it different?

Chapter Two
1. Have there been national events in your lifetime as significant as Sputnik? What were they? Why were they significant?
2. Are the students described typical of high school students? Why or why not?
3. Why do Jim and Homer Sr. appear to dislike Sonny?

8 Comments

Ben Leas

3/26/2013 10:07:54 am

1. The Strengths are that everybody in the town know eachother. The weaknesses are that everybody has the same job and the govenrment is unfair
2. Sonny feels that him and his dad do not have a lot in common.
3.Coalwood is similar because the kids go to school and its a pretty small town, but its different because in my town people have different jobs, and the houses aren't all the same.

Ben Leas

3/26/2013 10:22:40 am

1. I think the Juno launch mission was significant, but not as significant as sputnik was it it's time. It was significant becuase we get to see what life would be like on jupiter.
2. Yeah, I think they are because in the school they still have all the different groups that kids in highschool are all put into
3.Because they have different views on space and the coal mine

Martha LoCoco link

3/26/2013 11:31:04 am

1. The strengths in Coalwood is that everyone knows their routine each day and that it is a close community. The weakness is that everything is company owned so they do not have a lot of freedom.
2. Sonny said that he and his father do not get along on anything.
3. Coalwood is similar because it is a small town. It is also different because everything in Coalwood is the same and they don't have freedom to do what they want.
1. Yes, such as 9/11. It was important because no one was expecting it and it was extremely dramatic.
2. No, because they aren't very smart or athletic.
3. He is interested in rockets and stuff that his father isn't interested in.

Ben Antonneau

3/26/2013 12:48:33 pm

1. Everyone in the town has their life pretty much defined by the coal company. This made it a very safe way of living, knowing that you won't be able to be poor or unemployed.
2. Sonny loves his father and would love to get to know him more, but he is never available.
3. Coalwood is pretty nice, and everyone seems to know everyone else. It is a relatively quiet neighborhood and there isn't any crime.

1. The most significant one that comes to mind is the election of the first African American president. This is significant because it shows how far America has come since the times of segregation.
2. They are not the brightest, they are not very good at sports, and have different interests than most boys.
3. Their thoughts on the coal mine and building rockets are very different. Their ideas of space travel are very different.

Ben Antonneau

3/26/2013 12:50:47 pm

1. Everyone in the town has their life pretty much defined by the coal company. This made it a very safe way of living, knowing that you won't be able to be poor or unemployed.
2. Sonny loves his father and would love to get to know him more, but he is never available.
3. Coalwood is pretty nice, and everyone seems to know everyone else. It is a relatively quiet neighborhood and there isn't any crime.

1. The most significant one that comes to mind is the election of the first African American president. This is significant because it shows how far America has come since the times of segregation.
2. They are not very good at sports and their grades aren't outstanding. They also have very different interests and thoughts of the future than other boys their age.
3. They don't agree on issues such as space travel and the coal mine.

Ben Antonneau

3/26/2013 12:51:37 pm

sorry, that was an accident.

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Chapters one and two reading questions

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