Group+Five+Montana

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// **Book Group Template** // // DATE: // // GROUP #: // // MEMBERS:Ryan Picinich, Max Adoff, Stephen Pansolini, Rolando Lantigua //

// 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, Monday, March 21st // // 2) Part Two, Thursday, March 24th // // 3) Part Three, Monday, March 28th // // 4) Afterward/Epilogue, Wednesday, March 30th //

// **Directions: Write your notes for every category below on your group’s wiki space. Be sure to discuss in your groups:** //

// · Imagery/ Symbolism  //

// · 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//

// Narrator’s Father // // Narrator’s mother (Gail) // // Marie and Ronnie Tall Bear // // Uncle Frank (and Aunt Gloria) // // Grandfather // // · Interesting Passages (at least two passages, cited in proper MLA format)  // // Part 3: // // “Oh, no. No, I don’t mean that literally. They were bad business but not… They’d have worked us over, though. That’s sure. Funny. I found out years later that they had a reason for wanting those golf balls. They were selling them back to the golf course. (Watson 158)” // // “You’ve been jealous. I saw it. Your mother saw it. The whole goddam town probably saw it. But I thought you’d have the good sense not to do anything. Now you pull a fucking stunt like this. I should’ve taken you aside and got you straightened out. (Watson 119) // // · Questions/ Predictions you have:  // //I predict that Frank is going to molest more Indian women and he is probably going to kill someone.// //Part 3:// // Why did Frank kill himself? // // What was going through the mind of Frank? // // Wesley’s father will get back at him. // // · Connections to modern life or your personal life  // // Part 3: // //- This act shows the difficulty of any rape and how different families react to it. Be rape is never under any circumstance good, but different families have different ways to overcome their problems.// //Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000195 EndHTML:0000021858 StartFragment:0000005210 EndFragment:0000021822 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/adoffma/Desktop/Montana_1948_Project_Assignment2011.doc

**Outlining Your Project- //Montana 1948//**

**Introduction:**  ü Background information  ü Reasoning  ü Thesis statement **Supporting Section #1:**  ü Grandpa was a man who had his favorites.  ü Grandpa stated, "Now I'd like to bring my son up here."(pg. 37)  ü David said, "But my father didn't move/ He just stood there, like every other man in the crowd, smiling and applauding, while his brother stepped in on the table." (pg. 37)  ü It shows how grandpa favored Frank over Wesley even thought Grandpa knew what was happening. He was being praised at a picnic for his war heroism and no one really knew what happened but Grandpa and Wesley did. Grandpa ignored Franks wrongdoings as he praised Frank as Wesley sat in agony.
 * In any family there is favoritism between bothers or even father and son. In "Montana 1948" by Larry Watson, this theme is very important in the events that take place during book, Grandpa is going to take a side that leaves the rest of the family in shambles.
 * Grandpa shows his love Frank more than Wesley.
 * Frank feels like he can do anything being dad's number one.
 * What ever Wesley does, his father contradicts him.
 * Favoritism is the main root of all there problems.

**Supporting Section //#2://** <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü Frank feels like he has the world in his hands. <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">ü "Frank had not hesitateed either; he knew immediately that Grandfather was reffering to him (Watson pg.37). <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü "He had been a star athlete in high school and college, and he was a genuine war hero, complete with decorations and commendations (Watson pg.36). <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü What not for a father to be proud of when you other son as done nothing in comparison.

<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.35pt; line-height: 150%;">**Supporting Section #3:** <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü Wesley does everything right but never gets praise for it from his father. <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü "This isnt about family," my father said. "This is a legal matter."(Watson pg 116) "Bullshit. Then why have you got him locked up here and not over at the jail? This is your brother here. My //son!"(Watson pg 116).// <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü "Is this why i gave you that goddamn badge? So you could arrest your //**own**// brother?" "Don't try to tell me law. Don't" "Some Indian thinks he put his hands where he shouldn't and your pulling out your badge." (Watson pg 120) <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü Even though Wesley's father does not believe in his obligation for justice. Wesley continued to do what was right, despite it not being in his fathers favor.

<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.2pt;">**Conclusion:** <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 37.2pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü A rephrasing of your thesis and three main ideas <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 37.2pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> ü Summarize but also synthesize. Answer the question, “So what?” Why is this important to think about? What larger questions or truths are suggested by what you have discussed? What is the “bigger picture” here? Make the reader feel satisfied that he or she has just viewed something worthwhile.

<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 37.2pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">In conclusion Julian, Frank and Wesley father favors Frank. Frank can do any thing he wants with no repercussions. In some family's there biasness toward one sibling or the other. Julian believes Frank and has little belief in Wesley. Do to his fathers preferential treatment Frank feels invincible. Wesley wants to be independent but cant because his father will not give his hand to Wesley. Some faileys can be more dangerous then drugs and Alcohol, taring each other.

**You __MUST__:** ü Use the text to support your views—at least six pieces of textual evidence in your presentation (use MLA citations) ü Include all members of the groups in the presentation (a.k.a.—we don’t hear you talk, you get a zero for the project) ü Include images to help convey your points ü Create a Keynote, iMovie to present your project