Renee's+Reading+Group

=Summarizer (Dawn)= A freshman girl is beginning her first day of high school with dread. She is highly aware of the roadblocks to a positive experience.She feels the isolation on the bus, in the halls, classrooms abd beyond. She quickly finds connection with the ten lies they tell you in high school. An incident in the cafeteria tops off her day causing her to bolt out the door.

=Devil's Advocate (Dixie)= That's all well and good, but...

=Literary Luminary (Karen)= I am the only person sitting alone. And I don’t have anyone to sit with. There is no point in looking for my ex-friends. I know they’re laughing at me. I am Outcast.

The author seems to be reflecting how isolated she feels.

=Connector (Elizabeth)=

=Discussion Director (Renee)= Questions: 1. What might this person have done? 2. Does the title, //Speak//, mean that the narrator spoke and that's why people are upset or that she will speak eventually? 3. In what ways is this a realistic portrayal of high school behavior and social life? 2. =Illustrator (Anyone or Everyone)=