Ms. Robyn Litt

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Choose either the novel Going Home or Taking Sides to answer the following question.  Support your response with evidence from the story.  Finally, ask another question for your peers. Remember the HOT Zone!

Literature from all cultures employs strong characters to tell a story. What characters from your reading impressed you? Why?

After reading and discussing the essay “Libraries…Diverse Views”, what is your opinion? Have books you read been banned before? Do you think some books should be banned? Who decides?   (Include examples from your own life as a reader as much as possible. Add a HOT question for your peers.)

Choose either the novel Going Home or Taking Sides to answer the following question.  Support your response with evidence from the story.  Finally, ask another question for your peers. Remember the HOT Zone!

Literature from all cultures employs strong characters to tell a story. What characters from your reading impressed you? Why?

This is the debate video we watched today. Due to popular request…
you can access it again with parental permission at

youtube.com and type the title in the searchbar to find it.

How does “dreaming” or the idea of being a “dreamer” affect the story and the main character? (Support with at least one specific passage from the reading.)

Do you feel our main character has a need to show others how skilled she is? How does that reflect on her self-confidence? (Use supporting passages from the story to support your reasoning.)

What is most important to our main character? Why is that significant? (Support your response with specific evidence from the story.)

What would meet the criteria for you of a perfect “secret” place? How does your secret place compare to the cave?