T2+reading

WALT: write about the plot, setting, characters, theme of our novel and to write a critical response. S.C We Have
 * Describe Three main Characters looks and Personalities.
 * Identified the main themes in our novel.
 * Described in detail where our novel takes place so that a picture is created in the readers head.
 * Listed the main events in the story.
 * Written about what I liked and didn't like about our novel and given a recommendation for intend audience.

Novel study Video media type="file" key="Novel study good for real.mov" width="546" height="546" Great Work Braydon! :) I like the color you picked for your pages and your hyperlinks work fantastically. The page about the Plot of See ya Simon is a little short though. I Really like your characters page it tells me a lot about Simon, Nathan and Fiona The Moaner. :) Rueben **T2 reading prediction** **__5/5/11__**

I think that this book is about a teenage boy named simon. But he is not like other teenage boys because he has a muscle disorder so he has to be in at wheelchair and he does not have long to live. I think this will be a sad story because it is told by simon’s best friend nathan and it is about their last year together.

Who should come first - Todd Martin or Melissa McDonald and why? **Todd** **Martin should come first because they are going of last names and a comes before c√** Find the simile on the first page. **done She works through jokes like our dog works through a can of jelly meat ** Why was the soccer ball well-trained? **because the ball bounced neatly into simon’s lap√** What did Haare do when he saw Simon coming towards him? **got on his knees and pretended to pray√** Why do you think Simon was playing goalie? **because simon’s wheelchair would be to bulky to be in the play of the ball√** Why has Simon got a new wheelchair? **because his muscles had got a lot weaker√** Who does Nathan have a crush on? **Brady west√** “Simon looked //fragile”// What does fragile mean? **He could hurt himself easily√** How much longer does Simon have to live? **2 years√** How do you think Simon reacts to his illness? **Does not take it seriously√**
 * Session Two Read Chapter One** then answer the following questions

Nathan is told to behave like a ʻcivilised human beingʼ. What does //ʻcivilisedʼ// mean? **no violence and you treat each other nicely√** Why does Nathan say his dog has no concern for the environment? **because it piddles on every tree and shrub√** How does Nathan feel about his sister? **wants to break every bone in her body√** What is muscular dystrophy? **When your muscles start to slowly waste away√** Why would Simon disappear for a while at times? **so that people in the hospital could do tests at school√** Why was Ms Kidman both smiling and crying at the same time? **Because she may have some news about simon but she saw all the fun he was having** How does Simon use his disability as an advantage? **He uses it to get out of work by making people feel very sympathetic √**
 * Session Three Read Chapter Two** then answer the following questions

What annoys Simon about the way some people treat him? **People go too soft on him√** What is Simon normally doing in his dreams? **slow motion Running or walking √** Why canʼt Nathan wait for christmas to come around again next year? **Because Last year simon’s big sister gave him a hug under mistletoe √** Give an example of how much Simon has deteriorated in a month? **He was finding it hard to roll the dice in the board game √** Why do you think Simonʼs parents take a lot of photos of him? **Because they want to remember him √** What is the howling noise from the shower? **Simon singing √**
 * Session Four Read Chapters Three and Four** then answer the following questions

What does the following sentence mean? “//making an enemy of Alex Wilson is not a recommended way of increasing your life expectancy”// **That means that he will make people not think much of you ﻿ You won't live as long ** Why do you think Simon sometimes needs somebody to talk at not talk to? **because he needs to get something out of his system √ ** Why does Simon lash out at Nathan when he is trying to help him? because he wants to be more independent √
 * Session Five Read Chapter Five** then answer the following questions

What nice things did Nathan do for his sister in this chapter? **Walk the dog for her And also run her bath for her ** Why do you think Nathan //got ready to hide under the table// when Fiona asked why they donʼt get Dad to send them money? **because he was afraid of what his mother might do** ** √ ** How did everybody feel after Simon read his poem to the class? **every ounce of dislike vanished into the floorboards Upset and miserable ** Why do you think Ms Kidman said that nobody would forget Simonʼs poem? because it was a very touching poem** √ ** Why do you think Nathan has made a promise to himself to be kind to everyone? **because he wants to impress brady west Because of simons' poem ** Why will Simon be no competition for Nathan with Brady West for a while? Because Simon will be in the hospital ** √ ** Why do you think Mr Rata stood up to take over the conversation? **Because he didn’t know what simon was going to say Because he didn't want people to get depressed about Simon **
 * Session Six**
 * Read Chapter Six** then answer the following questions
 * Session Seven Read Chapter Seven** then answer the following questions

Why does Nathan have trouble talking to both Brady and Kirsti? Because he likes them ** √ ** Why do you think Nathanʼs mum tells him he is a neat kid? **because he does't think about Simon's as a freak because his M.D** √ Why were the Shaws quiet on the way home from the hospital? **Because there was important news on Simon Because they don't know what will happen to simon ** How is Simon helping to keep unemployment down? **Because he makes work for people** √ Who is Simon talking about in the final paragraph of Chapter 9? **Some people shouldn’t be aloud to have kids Jason ** What is the class filming? a video about suffragettes ** √ ** Why canʼt Simonʼs electric wheelchair be in the film? Because the video is set in 1900-1910 and they didn’t have electric wheelchairs ** √ **
 * Session Eight Read Chapter Eight** then answer the following questions
 * Session Nine Read Chapters Nine and Ten** then answer the following questions

Why wasnʼt it easy for Nathan to say tough things when he saw Simon again? Because he was sorry for Simon ** √ ** What are the two main reasons Simon doesnʼt like the //Telethon// tv programme? **It made it sound like they had to give money and the money is pity money And it makes them feel like outsiders ** What does Nathan keep forgetting? **The promise he made That simon will not have a career **
 * Session Ten Read Chapters Eleven and Twelve** then answer the following questions

Why is Nathan so dramatic about babysitting? Because he did not like it ** √ ** Nathan describes Alex as being //primitive//. What does this mean? Very basic ** √ ** Why does Mrs Shaw start crying? Because she sees how well Simon is doing with Aaron and knows that he will not be able to have a baby ** √ ** List 5 words to describe Nathan. Funny, Honest, Neat, Good friend and Trustworthy ** √ ** Why do you think Kirsti calls Nathan a “//neat kidʼʼ?// Because he accepts that Simon has M.D ** √ **
 * Session Eleven Read Chapter 13** then answer the following questions

Why does it get harder for your lungs to work properly with Muscular Dystrophy? Because the muscles in your chest get weaker ** √ ** How does Nathan feel about Simon getting sicker? **He feels frightened and angry Guilty ** Do you think you would feel the same way if you were in Nathanʼs position? Why/why not? **Yes, Because I wouldn’t know why it had to happen to him and no one else in the family.**
 * Session Twelve Read Chapter 14** then answer the following questions

Why is it so hard to push Simon up the bank? Because he had his brakes on ** √ ** How so you think Simon felt after being thrown from his wheelchair? Very Scared ** √ ** How does Nathan feel about Nelita? **She gets on his nerves sometimes he is changing his mind about her ** Why does Simon have to go to school in the van now? Because his breathing problems are getting worse ** √ **
 * Session Thirteen**
 * Read Chapters 15 and 16** then answer the following questions

What does it mean when people donʼt face what is happening? they don’t want to except the fact that simon has M.D ** √ ** Why does Nathan stare at nothing much when he gets off the phone? Because he was sad Because he is What do you think Simon means when he says Nathan is working on the wrong girl? He should be trying to impress someone other than brady ** √ **
 * Session Fourteen Read Chapter 17** then answer the following questions

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