How Good Is Your Decision-Making?

Click here to take a survey on decision making.

In a Google Document that you share with me labelled "Decision Making" write at least seven sentences reflecting upon the results of the survey. How did you do? What did you learn about your decision making in particular? What did you learn about decision making in general? How could you apply the results of the survey to make better decisions in the future?

Tattoo and Personal Essay

Responding to Rule of the Bone:

Tattoo and Personal Essay

FINAL EDITS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6.

Step 1:

Draw a tattoo that in some way represents who you are.

The tattoo you draw should show thought and care.

Step 2:

Write an introductory paragraph (seven or more sentences) explaining how the tattoo suggests something about who you are and what is important to you.

Write three body paragraphs. In each body paragraph vividly tell a different story about yourself that shows who you are and what is important to. Write each story in a way that helps the reader experience it. Make sure you tell the reader what the story shows about you.

Conclude. Write a paragraph that sums up what the tattoo and what the stories show about who you are.

Type this in Google Docs. Save it with your first name, last initial, and the word tattoo. Mine would be jcook tattoo. Share the doc with me: jcook@gloucester.k12.ma.us.

Thinking about Rule of the Bone #9

What big, life-changing decision does Bone make in chapter 14 (Crossing the Bar)? Do you think it's a good decision, a bad decision, or more complicated than that? Explain and support your answer. Show me that you understand Bone and his situation. Convince me that you're right.

Thinking about Rule of the Bone #8

In chapter 12 ("Over the River and through the Woods") what do you think is interesting and significant about what Chappie's grandmother tells Chappie about his real father? Include at least four details in your response. Explain exactly what makes the details interesting or significant.

Thinking about Rule of the Bone #7

Near the end of chapter 11 ("Red Rover") Bone says, "I'll always remember that moment. I've played it back in my mind a hundred times at least since then."

1. What choice does his mother make in that moment? Provide details.
2. Why do you think she makes that choice? Explain.
3. Do you think she would have made a different choice if she knew that Ken sexually abused Chappie? Explain your answer.
4. Why do you think Chappie/Bone doesn't tell her the full truth about Ken? Explain.

Thinking about Rule of the Bone #6

#6 What do you think about Russ's decision to leave Chappie/Bone in order to live with his aunt and uncle? Consider the question from at least four different points of view: Russ's, Bone's, his aunt's, yours. Write at least four sentence.

Thinking about Rule of the Bone #5

The more power you’ve got

the more you’re able to do the right thing

which is whatever you can get away with

and at that point in my life I had no power whatsoever,

I couldn’t get away with anything

so I had to do the wrong thing

and tell the truth.

    from Rule of the Bone, "Presumed Dead" chapter 5, page 73

Is Chappie right? Give and explain your answer in the comment box below.