THINGS NOT SEEN

Grade 6- Term 3

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TABLE of CONTENTS
Objectives…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
PREDICTIONS........................................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTERS 1-4.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Before Reading.................................................................................................................................... 5
After Reading ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Quote Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTERS 5-8.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Before Reading.................................................................................................................................... 9
After Reading .................................................................................................................................... 10
Quote Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 11
Personal Response ............................................................................................................................ 12
CHAPTERS 9-13 ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Before Reading.................................................................................................................................. 13
After Reading .................................................................................................................................... 14
Essay Response ................................................................................................................................. 15
CHAPTERS 14-18 ................................................................................................................................... 17
Before Reading.................................................................................................................................. 17
After Reading .................................................................................................................................... 18
Quote Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 19
CHAPTERS 19-23 ................................................................................................................................... 20
Before Reading.................................................................................................................................. 20
Before Reading.................................................................................................................................. 21
CHAPTERS 24-28 ................................................................................................................................... 24
Before Reading.................................................................................................................................. 24
After Reading .................................................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTERS 24-28 ................................................................................................................................... 27
Extension Activity ............................................................................................................................. 27

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Increase knowledge of word families, roots, derivations and
Phonics, Spelling and regular spelling patterns
Vocabulary • Spell correctly most words used
• Use a dictionary and thesaurus effectively.
• Find and understand the main ideas, viewpoints, themes and
purposes in a text.
• Give an informed personal response to a text and provide some
textual reference in support.
• Skim and scan a text or ICT source to find out the main ideas
Reading and relevant information.
• Make relevant notes to select, collate and summarize ideas
from texts.
• Identify and understand the main ideas, viewpoints, themes
and purposes in a text; give and support comments on
quotations
• Write to express a personal viewpoint.
Writing • Practice note-taking using different styles for different
purposes.
• Work in solo, paired and group assignments, including role-
play.
Speaking and Listening
• Speak for a variety of purposes, such as to explain, describe,
narrate, explore, analyse, imagine, discuss, argue and persuade
• To internalize and display the value of respect towards other
Social Skills
people and individual differences
General Skills • To empathize with others
Critical Thinking Skills • Explain one’s own viewpoint with supporting examples

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PREDICTIONS
A. Discuss each statement in your group. Decide whether you agree or disagree with
each statement, and write your response in the before reading column.
Statement Before reading the novel After finishing the novel

It is sometimes okay to keep

secrets from your parents.

When the police are looking

for a missing child, you should
always help them by telling
them everything you know.

People who are blind cannot

live an independent, normal
life.

It is sometimes okay for

hackers to steal information
from a company’s computers.

Being invisible for the rest of

my life would be fun.

It is okay to go outside naked if

no one sees you.

B. The statements in the table above are all related to what happens in Things Not Seen.
Write at least three sentences predicting what will happen in the novel. Try to use as
many of the bold words from the statements above as you can.
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 CHAPTERS 1-4
Before Reading
A. Complete this puzzle by skimming the indicated pages for
words that match the definition and fit in the puzzle. Then
write the numbers with the matching pictures.
Across
1. fades away or melts, and disappears (page 6)
3. someone who acts strangely (page 9)
8. an unusual or rare person or event that can’t be explained
(page 4)
9. to be confused about where you are (page 22)

Down
2. saying the opposite of what you think in order to hurt someone's
feelings.(page 15)

4. fake, not real, insincere (page 6)

5. a ghost (page 33)
6. growling angrily (page 33)
7. a very small flying insect (page 26)
10.Having the feeling of spinning and being about to fall (page 22)

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CHAPTERS 1-4
After Reading
B. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. What is the setting of the novel?
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2. How do Bobby’s parents react when they learn what has happened to him? What does this
tell you about their characters?
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3. In chapter 2, Bobby does some experiments to learn more about his condition. Describe two
of them, and explain what he learns.
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4. What does Bobby wear when he goes out in Chapter 3? What are some possible problems
with this plan? Support your answer with at least 2 examples from the chapter.
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5. What happens when Bobby is leaving the library? Why is he lucky?
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6. What does Bobby learn when he’s watching the evening news in chapter 4?
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Quote Analysis
Sometimes what a character says (and how he says it) is just as important as what
happens in the story. It can tell us a lot about the character’s personality, and about his
or her relationship with other characters in the story. You can explain a lot about a
story using quote analysis.

Instructions:
1. Quote: Find the quote in the text. Read it in context.
2. Context: Explain who said it? To whom? When? Where?
3. Paraphrase: Explain what the speaker is saying in your own words to make the meaning
clearer. Give the reference.
4. Characterization: Explain what this quote tells you about the character. What kind of person
would say these things? Why would they say it? What would they have to know, or be
thinking about, to say it? What does it show about their relationships with other characters?

Example:
Quote: “So then what do my responsible parents do? They make sure I’m asleep and they leave.
Because so many other things are really important.” (TNS, p.32-33)
Bobby says it to his father. He says it when his father calls Bobby
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irresponsible for going to the library without permission.
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Bobby says that his parents are irresponsible for leaving him at
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home alone. He says that they think their jobs are more important than
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Bobby is defensive and sensitive. He does not accept criticism

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easily. He thinks his parents don’t pay enough attention.
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C. Analyze the quote below.

Quote: “I don’t tell them much. I mean, they’re okay in small doses, and they can be useful. Them
knowing what I’m up to usually makes them less useful.” (TNS, p.2)
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Personal Response

D. Answer one or both of these questions below in a paragraph. (Totally, you should write at
least 120 words.)
1. Bobby is angry with his parents because of how they react when they learn he is invisible.
Why is he angry? Do you think he is right? What does Bobby’s reaction to his parents tell us
about his own character?
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2. Describe a time when you were angry with your parents. Why were you angry? How did you
solve the problem? What does this tell us about your character?
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CHAPTERS 5-8
Before Reading
A. Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms. 2
1. concussion ______ police
10
2. to arrange ______ to move quickly
3. to approve ______ an imaginary monster used to scare kids
4. fortunate ______ a bruise around the eye (a black eye)
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5. cops ______ to say something is alright, acceptable
6. to admit someone ______ to organize
7. to twirl ______ lucky 5
8. a shiner ______ a head injury
9. to scoot ______ to spin around
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10. the bogeyman ______ to let someone enter

B. Complete this chart showing three idioms that you will see in this section. 1
Idiom and Illustration Meaning
To be perfectly fine; to be healthy again (after being
sick or injured).
Example

To be right as rain.
Idiom and Illustration Meaning

To be in no shape for company.
Idiom and Illustration
Example
I have to cancel our dinner plans tonight. I’m in no
shape for company: I’ve got a terrible cold and my
house is a complete mess!
Meaning
To get rid of something (or someone); to leave
something (or someone behind).
Example

To ditch something (or someone).

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CHAPTERS 5-8
After Reading
C. Answer the questions below in full sentences.
1. Who is Aunt Ethel? Why is it “pure fiction” that she will be Bobby’s baby sitter?
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2. How does Bobby get to the hospital? How does he get to his mother’s room in the hospital?
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Match the phrases below to describe what Bobby does after he gets home from the hospital:
1. Bobby goes in the side door a) …so Mrs. Trent, the next door neighbour, won’t
instead of the front door… (__) see his empty clothes walking around the
2. He closes all the curtains before house.
turning on the lights… (__) b) …but she doesn’t answer the phone, so he
3. He phones his mother… (__) leaves her a voice message.
4. He turns on the TV… (__) c) …so the light on the front porch won’t turn on.
5. He turns on the radio… (__) d) …and feels like he will drown in fear.
6. He turns on all the lights… (__) e) …because the house is too quiet.
7. He turns on the computer to chat f) .…and sees a crazy man with an axe and
with his friends… (__) vampires sucking blood, so he turns it off again.
8. He runs to his bedroom, locks the g) …but no one is available online because they’re
door and sits on his bed… (__) studying for exams.
h) …to get rid of the darkness and shadows.

3. How does Bobby overcome his fear?

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4. Why does Mrs. Trent come to Bobby’s house in chapter 8? How does Bobby trick her?
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Quote Analysis
Instructions:
1. Quote: Find the quote in the text. Read it in context.
2. Context: Explain who said it? To whom? When? Where?
3. Paraphrase: Explain what the speaker is saying in your own words to make the meaning
more clear. Give the reference.
4. Characterization: Explain what this quote tells you about the character. What kind of person
would say these things? Why would they say it? What would they have to know, or be
thinking about, to say it? What does it show about their relationships with other characters?
Example: See page 8 in this booklet.
D. Analyze the quotes below.
Quote: “The bogeyman isn’t really dead, not forever. He’s not here. Not tonight.” (TNS, p.60)
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Quote: “I’m missing the old Mum, who would show up once or twice a day, give an order, and then
get on with her busy life. Suddenly, I’m her life.” (TNS, p. 62)
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Personal Response
E. Answer one or both of these questions below in a paragraph. (Totally, you should write at
least 120 words.)
1. Bobby was home alone at night. Even though he didn’t know what he was afraid of, he was
terrified. Have you ever had a similar experience? If you have, explain how you felt, and how
you overcame your fear. If you haven’t, imagine you were in Bobby’s position. How would
you overcome your fear?
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2. Bobby is often annoyed with his parents, and his parents know it. Imagine you are Bobby’s
mother or father. Write a page in your diary, describing your thoughts and feelings about
your son and about his reactions to you.
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CHAPTERS 9-13
Before Reading I have never heard or seen this
A. Rate your knowledge of the words. word before.
B. Use a dictionary if necessary and write a definition I think I know this word, but I’ll
for each word. check the dictionary to be sure.
C. Draw a picture in the space provided. I definitely know this word and I
use it all the time!

Word Definition Picture

a warrior (n.)
p. 69

naked (adj.)
p. 69

to barge in (v.)
p. 76

a creep (n.)
p. 86

dazed (adj.)
p. 91

to blush (v.)
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a dead end (n.)

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self-conscious (adj.)
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CHAPTERS 9-13
After Reading
D. Answer the questions below in full sentences.
1. Read Bobby’s description of the students as they leave school on pages 71 and 72. In the
table below, identify three students from three groups. Give three or four words that Bobby
would likely use to describe each group.
Name Group Description
school band / fantasy
nerds
Jessica

swaggering, proud, athletic,

popular, pathetic

2. Which group do you think Bobby is part of? Give evidence from the story for your answer.
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3. How does Alicia discover that Bobby is naked? How does she react?
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4. How is Alicia’s experience of going blind similar to Bobby’s experience of becoming invisible?
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5. What is one thing that Alicia says has stayed the same since going blind?
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Essay Response
E. Write an essay on one of the topics below. Your essay should have three paragraphs at least
160 words. Show your planning on this page; write your essay on page 16.
Option 1: Comparing Bobby and Alicia Option 2: Summary of Chapters 1-13
Paragraph 1: Paragraph 1:
Describe Bobby and Alicia. Why is their Who is Bobby? How does he discover he is
friendship unexpected? invisible? Why is he alone at home?
Paragraph 2: Paragraph 2:
Despite their many differences, how are Bobby How does Bobby meet Alicia? How does she
and Alicia similar? discover his secret?
Paragraph 3: Paragraph 3:
Explain why you think they have become Who discovers Alicia talking to Bobby? What do
friends. you think will happen next?

Option 1 Planning

Bobby Similarities Alicia

Option 2 Planning

First Paragraph Second Paragraph Third Paragraph

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CHAPTERS 14-18
Before Reading
A. With the help of a dictionary, sort the words. Which words do you think police use most
often? Which words do doctors use most often? Which are used by both?

juvenile (adj.) disability (n.) authority (n.)

contagious (adj.) criminal charges (n.) search warrant (n.)
evidence (n.) suspicious (adj.) conclude (v.)
illness (n.) truant (adj.) disease (n.)

B. Find the words above that match the pictures below.

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 CHAPTERS 14-18
After Reading
C. In the table below, list who is in each
of “The Two Committees.”

The First Save Bobby Phillips Committee The Second Save Bobby Phillips Committee

D. Answer the questions below in complete sentences.

1. How are the two committees similar? How are they different?
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2. Bobby’s mother says, “The school nurse and the Board of Health and the Department of
Children and Family Services have got their little collective brain into a tizzy about one
missing boy, and they’re going to push until they get answers.” (TNS p. 123) Do you think the
authorities are right to be worried about Bobby, even after Mrs. Phillips says he is fine? Why?
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3. How does Mrs. Pagett get Aunt Ethel’s Florida phone number?
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4. Think about Mrs. Phillips’ reaction to Mrs. Pagett on pages 120 and 130. What do we learn
about her character? How are Bobby and his mother similar?
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 5. What object from Bobby’s room do the two fathers decide they need to study? Why does
Bobby feel first proud, then angry about this?
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Quote Analysis
Instructions & Example: See page 8 in this booklet.
E. Analyze the quotes below.
Quote: “Do they think you murdered me and put me down the garbage disposer or something? Or
maybe I’m locked in a closet? Come on, Mom. Get real.” (TNS, p. 123)
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F. Watch the short clip of the movie ‘Brave’ and write what this scene tells you about
the character Merinda and her mother.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r3l8ibGUEY

Characterization for Merinda:

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CHAPTERS 19-23
Before Reading
A. Use the words in the box
B. to complete the sentence below. Use a dictionary if necessary.

faulty (adj.) consumer (n.) merchandise (n.)

unconditional (adj.) manufacturer (n.) pace maker (n.)
tragedy (n.) inconvenient (adj.) loiter (v.)

1. My new phone is _____________________: I can’t send messages or get onto the Internet. I
called the store where I bought it, but they said I have to send it back to the
_______________________ in China to have it repaired!
2. When I learned it would take two months to repair my phone, I was so upset. My father told
me not to cry: it was just a little _____________________, but it wasn’t a
_______________________.
3. A group of street kids likes to _____________________ outside the Starbucks on my street.
It makes the customers there nervous and the manager angry.
4. Mothers give their children ___________________ love: whether you are an angel or a little
devil, your mom will love you anyway!
5. ________________________ are people who buy things. The things they buy are called
_______________________ : for example phones, computers, cars and clothes.
6. After his heart attack, my grandfather needed a ___________________________ to help his
heart beat regularly.

C. Match the idioms with their meanings.

to stonewall someone to eavesdrop to open up your heart

to hit the jackpot to get off one’s case a cinch

1. ____________________________________: to refuse to give someone information.

2. ____________________________________: a very easy task.
3. ____________________________________: to listen in on someone’s conversation.
4. ____________________________________: to stop criticizing or annoying someone.
5. ____________________________________: to find exactly what you’re looking for.
6. ____________________________________: to share your feelings with someone.

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CHAPTERS 19-23
Before Reading
D. Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
1. What two things does Bobby learn when he calls Sears and talks to the customer service
representative?
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2. Bobby tells Alicia: “You’ll be my body, and I’ll be your eyes.” What does he mean? What is
Bobby’s plan at Sears, and how will Alicia help him?
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3. Bobby tells Alicia: “Companies love it when... um… people like you apply for jobs.”
(TNS p. 176) What does Bobby mean? How does Alicia feel about this comment? Why?
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4. What happens to Alicia at Sears? Why do you think she is quiet in the taxi on the way home?
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5. What does Bobby learn about Sheila Borden from her father? What kind of personality do
you think Shelia has? How do you know?
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Quote Analysis
Instructions & Example: See page 7 in this booklet.
E. Analyze the quote below.

Quote: “The smiles and handclasps are so strong, so real and warm. And it’s like this wave sweeps
over me, and my eyes get blurry, and I swallow hard.” (TNS, p. 184)

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 Personal Response

F. Think about the two quotes below. Write a paragraph (at least 120 words) about a time
when you felt alone or lonely. What happened to make you feel this way? How did it feel?
Was there anything other people could have done to help you?
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“I talked to those people about being blind and working…

and I didn’t believe it had anything to do with me. But
today, it was different. And it was so new. To think about
myself that way. And it was scary and… and it made me
feel alone.” (TNS p. 198)

“I’m three feet away from two

other people and I can’t talk to
either of them. I’ve never felt
this alone.” (TNS p. 186)

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CHAPTERS 24-28
Before Reading

Before predictive text and emojis, people often used abbreviations

in their text messages. Test your text lingo knowledge: match the
abbreviations with their meanings.
1) L8R M8 ________ a) As far as I know.
2) B4 ________ b) Love you with all my heart.
3) AFAIK ________ c) Boring!
4) W8 4 ME, M L8, SOZ ________ d) Text me back.
5) KIT ________ e) Have a nice day!
6) RUOK? ________ f) Later mate!
7) LUWAMH ________ g) Keep in touch.
8) HAND ________ h) Easy!
9) Zzzzz ________ i) Are you okay?
10) KOTL ________ j) Wait for me. I’m late. Sorry.
11) TMB ________ k) See you later tonight, cutie!
12) 0 ME ________ l) By the way...
13) EZ ________ m) Before
14) BTW ________ n) Ring (phone) me
15) CU L8R 2NITE QT ________ o) Kiss on the lips!

G. List any other English text message abbreviations you know.

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H. Match the words with their definitions.
a) to look carefully in something for
1. to bombard (v.) _____ something you hope to find, and which
you believe may be hidden there
2. to comb something b) a mythical creature who is said to make
(a beach, a book, the _____ children fall asleep by sprinkling sand in
internet, etc.) (v.) their eyes
c) to try to make someone give you
3. to interrogate
_____ information that they are trying to hide
someone (v.)
by asking many questions
d) to attack a place or person continuously
4. the sandman (n.) _____ with bombs or other flying objects, or
figuratively with questions, work, etc.

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CHAPTERS 24-28
After Reading
I. Illustrate what happened when the police entered Bobby’s room in the middle of the night.
Your drawing should show the reactions of all the characters in the scene: Bobby, the police,
Mrs. Pagett, Bobby’s mom, and Bobby’s dad. Use speech bubbles if necessary.

J. Answer the questions below in complete sentences.

1. Think of at least one way that Bobby has changed in his thinking, behaviour, or attitude since
the beginning of the story. Give an example from the last four chapters that demonstrates
this change. What do you think has caused this change?
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why not?
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4. What does Bobby do with the electric blanket and all the research? What do you think will
happen as a result?
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5. Reread Alicia’s email to Bobby on pages 248-251. Explain how Alicia felt about Bobby’s
invisibility and about his reappearance? Why does she call Bobby her “invisible mirror”?
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6. The book ends with the lines: “I’ve got to get over to Alicia’s house… I need to be there to
see her face when I tell her.” (TNS, p.251) What do you think Bobby is going to tell Alicia?
How do you think she will react?
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K. Complete the “After Reading” column in Part A, page 4, in this booklet. Be prepared to
discuss why your thoughts have changed or stayed the same.

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Extension Activity
L. Choose one of the topics and write a response of at least 120 words.
1. Analyze the poem, “Basement Room,” by Alicia Van Dorn, on pages 249-250. Identify the
figurative language used in the poem, and explain the theme and mood of the poem.
2. Look at your “Before Reading” responses to the statements in Part A, page 5, in this booklet.
Find one response which has changed as a result of reading the story. Write a paragraph
explaining why your opinion has changed.
3. After Bobby makes himself visible again, he says: “Now that I know how it’s done, would I do
it again someday, on purpose? So I could take a vacation from life?” (TNS, p. 239) If you had
Bobby’s electric blanket and knew how to use it, what would you do?
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