For your reading of Montana 1948, book groups will meet four times to discuss the novel and address each aspect listed below. Take notes on your wiki for each of your meetings and save it to your group’s Wiki, noting the date and members names at the top.
This is the reading/book discussion schedule. Be sure you have completed each part prior to the book discussion day.
1) Part One, Friday, March 19th
2) Part Two, Tuesday, March 23rd
3) Part Three, Thursday, March 25th
4) Afterward/Epilogue, Friday, March 26th
Directions: Write your notes for every category below on your group’s wiki space. Be sure to discuss in your groups:
• Imagery/ Symbolism where is this part?
• Character Behavior or Psychology:
For Part one you must focus on characterization of the main characters listed below. For each character, discuss all three modes of characterization:
1. What the character says
2. What the character does
3. What others/narrator says about the character
You must use textual evidence for each of these three elements of characterization
Part 1:
Narrator’s Father
1. Doesn't like the indians. "my guess is she's never been to any doctor other than the tribal medicine man." (Watson35)
2. HE is a sherriff of the mercer county "In 1948 my father was serving his second term as sheriff of Mercer County, Montana." (Watson 15)
3. Narrator says his father does not like the indians ""My father did not like the indains that's not exactly true because that would imply that my father disliked the indians which simply isn't true he just held them at a low standard." (Watson 34) Narrator’s mother (Gail)
1. What the character saysIs worried about her son, and husband and says she wants to leave Montana. "My mother feared for my soul" (watson21)
2. What the character doesTakes care of everyone in the house. "keep an eye on her, David" she told me. "If she gets worse, call me."(watson31)
3. What others/narrator says about the character
She thinks thats Frank is a pervert, because Maria told her that he molests his patents. "I told you. When he examines Indian girls he does things to them." (watson47) Good evidence
Marie and Ronnie Tall Bear
Uncle Frank (and Aunt Gloria)
Grandfather
1. What the character says.
He favors his other son over David's. "Now I'd like to bring my son up here." (Watson37) He didn't mention which son he was talking about, neither did he think he had to2. What the character doesDavid's grandfather wants power, and control. "He wanted, he needed, power. He was a dominating man who drew sustenance and strength from controlling others." (Watson20)3. What others/narrator says about the character
He cared about his position in power more than his family. "Mu father often spoke of how difficult it was for him to move from the ranch and its open expanses to the tiny apartment that always smelled of stale beer and cigar smoke." (Wastson20)
• Interesting Passages (at least two passages, cited in proper MLA format) Why is this missing?
• Questions/ Predictions you have:
Is David going to tell his parents he heard them talking?Is David's father going to arrest his own brother, or is he going to leave it alone?What's going to happen to Frank?What's going to happen when David's grandfather finds out?Is Marie going to survive? Good questions.
• Connections to modern life or your personal life
Part One: what is done is done well, though there is way too much missing in this group post. Be sure that in future book group meetings you thoroughly complete all components. 15/20
Part 2:
Intersting Passages
1: "Grandfather laughed a deep, breath cuh-cuh-cuh that dounded like half cough and half laugh. "Come on, Wesley. Come on boy. You know Frank's always been partieal to red meat. He couldn't have been any older than Davy when Bud caught him down in the stable with that little indian girl. Bud said to me, 'Mr. Hayden, you better have a talk with that boy. He had that little squaw down on her hands and knees." (pg.72 paragraph 3 lines 8 - 14) By Andy Keehn
2: "Those were the last words Marie spoke to me. The next day, Monday, Agust 13, 1948, Marie Little Soldier was dead. My mother came home from work at 5:15 and found Marie lying dead in her bed." (pg.86 paragraph 3 line 16-19) By Andy Keehn
Connections to modern life-
1. One connection to our modern life would be listening in to a conversation you know you arn't supposed to hear. when david is listening to his grandpa and dad talk about his uncle he knows he isn't supposed to eaves drop but he does it any way.
2. We all have had times where we don't know whether to tell someone something or keep it to ourselves. When david sees his uncle leave the house at three oclock he doesn't know whether to tell or not
• Questions/ Predictions you have:
What is David's dad going to do about Frank, now that he knows he might have been at the house.
Did Len actually see anything, or was he talking about something else?
Is Marie's death because of a disease or did Frank do something to kill her? Is David ever going to tell his Parents he overheard them talking?
- David Pascaru
Imagery/ Symbolism 1. when in the story the stopped to discribe the wind they were talking about how the wind was just like the people in the town. The wind can come one minute and the next be gone. just like the people. you never know what or who will come threw the town. Thats why they chose the wind.
2. When the writer is telling the story he makes it so that you can see all that is happening in you owen head. he can talk about anything and know that us the readers know exactly what he is trying to tell us. This makes the book both interesting and fun.
-christian bermudez.
Part 3:
• Questions/ Predictions you have: - Is David's dad going to blame David's Father for his sons suicide?
- Are David's Parents going to confront his grandfather about the men he sent to their house?
- Does David's dad blame himself for his brothers suicide?
- If David's dad went to stop Frank from breaking all the jars, would his brother not have killed himself?
- David Pascaru
Connections to modern life
- When David feels that pain of do i help defend my mom or run that is something that we experience whether with our mom or siblings or friends we all experience it and we all don't know what to do.
- when DAvid has that moment of panic when he hears the breaking glass and then runs to see his parents are not in their room that is the anxiety that we all feel sometimes. We all feel that alone and no one is around to protect me feeling. and that is what david feels here
Evan Diomede
DATE:
GROUP #:
MEMBERS:
For your reading of Montana 1948, book groups will meet four times to discuss the novel and address each aspect listed below. Take notes on your wiki for each of your meetings and save it to your group’s Wiki, noting the date and members names at the top.
This is the reading/book discussion schedule. Be sure you have completed each part prior to the book discussion day.
1) Part One, Friday, March 19th
2) Part Two, Tuesday, March 23rd
3) Part Three, Thursday, March 25th
4) Afterward/Epilogue, Friday, March 26th
Directions: Write your notes for every category below on your group’s wiki space. Be sure to discuss in your groups:
• Imagery/ Symbolism
where is this part?
• Character Behavior or Psychology:
For Part one you must focus on characterization of the main characters listed below.
For each character, discuss all three modes of characterization:
1. What the character says
2. What the character does
3. What others/narrator says about the character
You must use textual evidence for each of these three elements of characterization
Part 1:
Narrator’s Father
1. Doesn't like the indians. "my guess is she's never been to any doctor other than the tribal medicine man." (Watson35)
2. HE is a sherriff of the mercer county "In 1948 my father was serving his second term as sheriff of Mercer County, Montana." (Watson 15)
3. Narrator says his father does not like the indians ""My father did not like the indains that's not exactly true because that would imply that my father disliked the indians which simply isn't true he just held them at a low standard." (Watson 34)
Narrator’s mother (Gail)
1. What the character saysIs worried about her son, and husband and says she wants to leave Montana. "My mother feared for my soul" (watson21)
2. What the character doesTakes care of everyone in the house. "keep an eye on her, David" she told me. "If she gets worse, call me."(watson31)
3. What others/narrator says about the character
She thinks thats Frank is a pervert, because Maria told her that he molests his patents. "I told you. When he examines Indian girls he does things to them." (watson47)
Good evidence
Marie and Ronnie Tall Bear
Uncle Frank (and Aunt Gloria)
Grandfather
1. What the character says.
He favors his other son over David's. "Now I'd like to bring my son up here." (Watson37) He didn't mention which son he was talking about, neither did he think he had to2. What the character doesDavid's grandfather wants power, and control. "He wanted, he needed, power. He was a dominating man who drew sustenance and strength from controlling others." (Watson20)3. What others/narrator says about the character
He cared about his position in power more than his family. "Mu father often spoke of how difficult it was for him to move from the ranch and its open expanses to the tiny apartment that always smelled of stale beer and cigar smoke." (Wastson20)
• Interesting Passages (at least two passages, cited in proper MLA format)
Why is this missing?
• Questions/ Predictions you have:
Is David going to tell his parents he heard them talking?Is David's father going to arrest his own brother, or is he going to leave it alone?What's going to happen to Frank?What's going to happen when David's grandfather finds out?Is Marie going to survive?
Good questions.
• Connections to modern life or your personal life
Part One: what is done is done well, though there is way too much missing in this group post. Be sure that in future book group meetings you thoroughly complete all components. 15/20
Part 2:
Intersting Passages
1: "Grandfather laughed a deep, breath cuh-cuh-cuh that dounded like half cough and half laugh. "Come on, Wesley. Come on boy. You know Frank's always been partieal to red meat. He couldn't have been any older than Davy when Bud caught him down in the stable with that little indian girl. Bud said to me, 'Mr. Hayden, you better have a talk with that boy. He had that little squaw down on her hands and knees." (pg.72 paragraph 3 lines 8 - 14) By Andy Keehn
2: "Those were the last words Marie spoke to me. The next day, Monday, Agust 13, 1948, Marie Little Soldier was dead. My mother came home from work at 5:15 and found Marie lying dead in her bed." (pg.86 paragraph 3 line 16-19) By Andy Keehn
Connections to modern life-
1. One connection to our modern life would be listening in to a conversation you know you arn't supposed to hear. when david is listening to his grandpa and dad talk about his uncle he knows he isn't supposed to eaves drop but he does it any way.
2. We all have had times where we don't know whether to tell someone something or keep it to ourselves. When david sees his uncle leave the house at three oclock he doesn't know whether to tell or not
• Questions/ Predictions you have:
What is David's dad going to do about Frank, now that he knows he might have been at the house.
Did Len actually see anything, or was he talking about something else?
Is Marie's death because of a disease or did Frank do something to kill her?
Is David ever going to tell his Parents he overheard them talking?
- David Pascaru
Imagery/ Symbolism
1. when in the story the stopped to discribe the wind they were talking about how the wind was just like the people in the town. The wind can come one minute and the next be gone. just like the people. you never know what or who will come threw the town. Thats why they chose the wind.
2. When the writer is telling the story he makes it so that you can see all that is happening in you owen head. he can talk about anything and know that us the readers know exactly what he is trying to tell us. This makes the book both interesting and fun.
-christian bermudez.
Part 3:
• Questions/ Predictions you have:
- Is David's dad going to blame David's Father for his sons suicide?
- Are David's Parents going to confront his grandfather about the men he sent to their house?
- Does David's dad blame himself for his brothers suicide?
- If David's dad went to stop Frank from breaking all the jars, would his brother not have killed himself?
- David Pascaru
Connections to modern life
- When David feels that pain of do i help defend my mom or run that is something that we experience whether with our mom or siblings or friends we all experience it and we all don't know what to do.
- when DAvid has that moment of panic when he hears the breaking glass and then runs to see his parents are not in their room that is the anxiety that we all feel sometimes. We all feel that alone and no one is around to protect me feeling. and that is what david feels here
Evan Diomede