<div dir="ltr">Our student Book Club writes their own discussion questions. Here's what our students came up with:<div><br><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-95b95b41-7fff-7133-d1e0-8d28fedf1edd"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday’s Not Coming Discussion Questions</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Claudia is terrified of people finding out about her learning disability. Why do you think she would rather hide her disability than get help?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In what ways is Claudia a reliable narrator? In what ways is she unreliable?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What did you think of the timeline and the way the chapters were labeled? How did this shape the way you interpreted the story?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How does homophobia play a role in Claudia’s relationships with others?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How are Claudia and Monday dependent on one another? Does their close friendship have positive or negative effects on them?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The author was inspired by the many black girls that go missing each year and are never found. What institutions and systems portrayed in the book fail Monday when given a chance to help? How might these systems be fixed?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">April is often slut shamed by other characters in the book. What do you think of April’s choice to have sex for money?</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 9:06 AM Lala Lala via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello All!<div><br></div><div>I am going to be moderating a Book Club meeting today at our high school. We all read <i>Monday's Not Coming</i> by Tiffany Jackson. </div><div><br></div><div>Just wondering if anyone already has a list of questions to discuss?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Lori<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Lori McGreal<div>Trinity High School librarian</div><div><a href="mailto:lmcgreal@trinityhs.org" target="_blank">lmcgreal@trinityhs.org</a></div><div>1-708-453-9340</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1ZAgneiO5EmmkZoXDfytcafr6Jc202s3j&revid=0B5mSxmEyKk-1M0xJVkN4dkVXYnlmZkJvckQ3RVc4OTJTZ0lnPQ" width="96" height="39"><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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