A SEPARATE PEACE: CH. 5

QUIZ: CHAPTER 5 1.What can’t Finny do as a result of the accident? (1 pt.) 2.True or False: Finny accuse Gene of causing him to fall. (1 pt.) 3. “Instead of just crossing Boston and catching the final train for the short last leg fo the trip to Devon, instead of that I sat back in the seat and heard myself give the address of / for __________________. (1 pt.)

VOCABULARY: You didn’t go all the way to Dixie and then come back with nothing but your dismal face to show for it. (60) Dismal – Depressing; dreary. Propped up now before a great New England fireplace, on this quiet old street, he looked to me like an invalid, house- bound. (60) Invalid – (Noun) A person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

VOCABULARY It was only a feeling he had, and at this moment he must have ben formulating a new commandment in his personal decalogue: Never accuse a friend of a crime if you only have a feeling he did it. (58) Decalogue –The Ten Commandments I went south for a month’s vacation in my home town and spent it in an atmosphere of reverie and unreality, as though I have lived that month once already and had not been interested by it the first time. (59) Reverie – A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream He might denounce me there before the whole school. (55) Denounce – Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CH. 5 1.What happens to Finny? Why is this significant? Perhaps more significant then if it would have happened to Gene. 2.Does Gene reveal whether or not he did it intentionally? Do you think he did it on purpose? Why or why not? 3.Split personality or bi-polar? Find a passage where this seems to be true. If you don’t buy into the theory – which I don’t – why does Knowles use this approach? 4.Do you trust Gene as a narrator? Why or why not? 5.Does Finny know what happened? What is your take? Find evidence to support your claims. 6. Why did Gene put on Finny’s clothing?

IMPORTANT QUOTE While recounting what happened in the tree Finny says to Gene, “‘I thought I could reach out and get a hold of you’” (Knowles 58). This quote is important because…

COLON : Used to introduce a list. A colon is used to introduce a list but the text preceding it must be an independent clause making up a sentence that can stand alone. YES: We need several ingredients for the chocolate cake : flour, cocoa, butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract. NO: The ingredients for the chocolate cake : flour, cocoa, butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract.

PRACTICE A. Three things are most important for a five-year-old child: Mommy, Daddy, and home. B. The three most important things for a five-year-old child are: Mommy, Daddy, and home. A. Susan plans on bringing: cokes, napkins, forks and plates. B. Susan plans on bringing several crucial items to the picnic: cokes, napkins, plates and forks.

COLON : Used to introduce a quotation. When you use a colon to introduce a quotation, the information that comes before the colon must be a complete sentence YES: Dr. Frederick simply states the following comparison of two generations: “ the youth of today’s world is bombarded with more difficult and different problems that previous generations.” NO: Dr. Frederick simply states: “the youth of today’s world is bombarded with more difficult and different problems that previous generations.” Here’s a hint about introducing a quotation with a sentence and a colon: the information before the colon should add to the reader’s understanding of the quotation—it should set up a context for or explain something about the quote.

GRAMMAR = SEMICOLON ; Used to combine two independent clauses. Get rid of the periods Don’t use “and” or “because” Call me tomorrow; I will give you my answer then. My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early; she's afraid she'll miss out on something.

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION What makes a good discussion question? Brainstorm 2 discussion questions.