History
Gabriella Rodriguez
“Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson
Summer Reading Assignment
1. Pg. 11 “Her eyes meet mine for a second. I hate you!” | Melinda and Rachel have been best friends since kindergarten. That hurts considering how close their friendship is. Melinda never returns Rachel’s hatred. | 2. Melinda Sordino | Melinda is very bright, but her vision is sometimes clouded by her suffering. She is 14 years old and has to deal with the memory of being raped at the end of the summer. Being raped changed her physically and mentally. | 3. Pg. 5 “When the pep rally ends, I am accidently knocked down 3 rows of bleachers” | I don’t understand why kids are so mean to Melinda. Mean kids at the pep rally push Melinda down the bleachers. Heather and the others contribute by not helping. This is an assault. | 4. Rachel Bruin | Rachel is Melinda’s best friend since grade school. She is very important to Melinda throughout the story. But Rachel turns on Melinda and believes that Melinda called the cops at the party. | 5. Pg.59 “Jeans that fit, that’s a good start. I have to stay away from the closet, go to all my classes. | I believe this quote means that Melinda is deciding to take control of her transformation. She is going in a more positive direction. She’ll be comfortable talking about the rape because forgetting it doesn’t seem to be an option. | 6. Pg. 9 “ There is no point in looking for my ex-friends” | I believe in this passage we are realizing that the group of friends have drifted away from Melinda. The friends believe that Melinda has called the cops on the party to get everyone in trouble, though that’s not the case. | 7. Pg.10 “If there is anyone in this entire galaxy. I am dying to tell what happened. It’s Rachel. My throat burns.” | In the passage, Melinda is “burning” to speak to Rachel. She wants to tell Rachel what had happened. Why can’t Melinda just come out and tell Rachel what happened
“Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson
Summer Reading Assignment
1. Pg. 11 “Her eyes meet mine for a second. I hate you!” | Melinda and Rachel have been best friends since kindergarten. That hurts considering how close their friendship is. Melinda never returns Rachel’s hatred. | 2. Melinda Sordino | Melinda is very bright, but her vision is sometimes clouded by her suffering. She is 14 years old and has to deal with the memory of being raped at the end of the summer. Being raped changed her physically and mentally. | 3. Pg. 5 “When the pep rally ends, I am accidently knocked down 3 rows of bleachers” | I don’t understand why kids are so mean to Melinda. Mean kids at the pep rally push Melinda down the bleachers. Heather and the others contribute by not helping. This is an assault. | 4. Rachel Bruin | Rachel is Melinda’s best friend since grade school. She is very important to Melinda throughout the story. But Rachel turns on Melinda and believes that Melinda called the cops at the party. | 5. Pg.59 “Jeans that fit, that’s a good start. I have to stay away from the closet, go to all my classes. | I believe this quote means that Melinda is deciding to take control of her transformation. She is going in a more positive direction. She’ll be comfortable talking about the rape because forgetting it doesn’t seem to be an option. | 6. Pg. 9 “ There is no point in looking for my ex-friends” | I believe in this passage we are realizing that the group of friends have drifted away from Melinda. The friends believe that Melinda has called the cops on the party to get everyone in trouble, though that’s not the case. | 7. Pg.10 “If there is anyone in this entire galaxy. I am dying to tell what happened. It’s Rachel. My throat burns.” | In the passage, Melinda is “burning” to speak to Rachel. She wants to tell Rachel what had happened. Why can’t Melinda just come out and tell Rachel what happened