Because of Mr. Terupt: Pages 103-142
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Question #1:
Anna and Jessica have quickly become good friends throughout the school-year so far. Why do you think Jessica had mixed feelings about her mother telling Anna's mom about her father? Why does Anna feel like a "mistake?" How do you think she feels emotionally about this? What do you think Jessica would say to Anna if she shared her thoughts with her?
Question #2:
What are the events that led to Peter throwing the snowball? Who do you think is at fault for the accident? Why? Luke thinks that Mr. Terupt should have stopped things before they got out of hand. Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
Question #1:
Anna and Jessica have quickly become good friends throughout the school-year so far. Why do you think Jessica had mixed feelings about her mother telling Anna's mom about her father? Why does Anna feel like a "mistake?" How do you think she feels emotionally about this? What do you think Jessica would say to Anna if she shared her thoughts with her?
Question #2:
What are the events that led to Peter throwing the snowball? Who do you think is at fault for the accident? Why? Luke thinks that Mr. Terupt should have stopped things before they got out of hand. Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
The events that led up to Peter throwing the snowball were these: 1. Mr. Terupt took his students outside in the snow for a free day. 2. Peter made a snowball and stuffed it in his pocket, despite the fact that Mr. Terupt had previously said that snowballs were not allowed. 3. Peter started a game where people knocked each other off the tops of snow mounds. 4. The game escalated too quickly to the point where Peter got knocked down repeatedly, aggravating him to the point where he threw the snowball.
ReplyDeleteI think that Jessica is at the most fault for the accident. This is because she was the first person who convinced a small group of people to knock down Peter, allowing other groups of people to knock him down, leading to the accident. For instance, on page 127 Jessica says, “Suddenly I thought of a way to get Peter. He wouldn’t expect me.” Then, on page 129 Luke says, “'Let’s get him Lukester,’ Jeffrey said. I felt like a couple of snipers (dollar word) sizing up our target. Jeffrey slid down the smaller mound, hurried across the snow, and shoved Peter’s face back into the white powder.” Then, on page 126, Peter describes the situation like this: “I’m not sure how it happened, but somehow I got knocked down. I was watching out for Lexie when somebody shoulder-checked me from behind.” Then it says, “I was angry. I got on my knees and BAM! I got knocked down on my face again. Now I was fuming and steaming. I pushed myself up to see who did it when BAM! Same thing happened. This time the person held my face down, too. I was so mad I jumped up, pulled that snowball out of my pocket, and chucked it for all I was worth.” These quotes show that Jessica started the whole situation by having a small group attack Peter first, which made it possible for Luke and Jeffrey to attack him directly afterwards, aggravating him enough to throw the snowball.
I agree with Luke in his opinion that Mr. Terupt should have stopped things before they got out of hand. This is because as a teacher, it is your job to demonstrate prudence at all times and prevent anything that could potentially be dangerous. For example, on page 126 it says, “That was how the game started. Everyone joined in, running back and forth between the two mounds. We knocked each other down as we ran and we wrestled each other off the tops.” This quote shows that immediately after everyone got outside, a game started that involved fighting and wrestling people off the tops of large mounds of snow. This was a situation that could have easily led to an injury, that Mr. Terupt should have put a stop to. Instead, Mr. Terupt didn’t show prudence, and didn't do his job as a teacher by stepping in to stop it, which unfortunately led to an accident.
Yes I totally agree with you Jessica really did started it other groups got influenced by her and her groups and I liked how you used literal words from the book in your post though I wouldn't put all the fault on Jessica because remember that Danielle and Anna were in Jessica's group.
DeleteArtemisia I don't agree with you that it was all Jessica's fault I think that it was everyone's fault for picking on Peter and Peter annoying the other kids who got there revenge on him. With everything else I agree with you. You did an awesome job with your response. Keep up the wonderful work!
DeleteArtemisia, this is probably the first time I have ever disagreed with you. Jessica is at much fault as the other kids in Mr. Terupt. Although it was her idea, the other kids were the ones who played along. They didn't have to participate, but they decided to, which reflects on their character. Even though I disagree, you response was very well put, so I am definitely going to congratulate you on yet another fantastic response. Can't wait to hear more from you!
DeleteArtemisia, I think your response was great! You had a lot of evidence from the book, and you laid everything out very nicely. However, I think that it wasn't completely Jessica's fault for what happened to Mr. Terupt. I think everyone played an equal part in what happened. Other then that, I think your response every single week is always amazing! Keep up the good work!
DeleteArtemisia, I can't believe you wrote that much!!! I agree with you and Luke that Mr. Terupt should have stopped things before they got out of hand.
DeleteHi Artemisia,
DeleteThis response is awesome. All your sentences are full of evidence, and we can clearly tell you aren't trying to drag it out. I agree with it being Jessica's fault also. Your response was very organized. Great work!
Here are the events that lead up to Peter throwing the snowball. Basically Peter started it himself by pushing Alexia because of how quiet she was. Despite what Mr.Terupt said about not having snow balls he put one in his pocket. Then the whole class started pushing each other off the the hill. Then Jessica made a plan to try to knock down Peter.
ReplyDeleteShe got Anna and Danielle to help her they pushed him off the hill he face planted into the snow. That made Peter really angry he didn't even expect that to happen. But what made him even more upset is when Alexia retaliated by kicking snow into Peter's face. Then Jeffrey assembled a team with Luke Jeffrey wnet over and stuck Peter's face back in the snow. Then Luke went over Peter and held Peter's face in the snow.
By now Peter was really raged up. You would think that Luke is the smartest he is but attacking Peter and holding his face in the snow is not a smart move. That's what triggered his anger to the highest he chucked the snow ball not knowing the Mr.Terupt was there. Anyone who participated in Peter's game should be ashamed because it is there fault kind of. Luke is right Mr.Terupt did take it to far he should have seen what was happening to Peter or maybe not because if Mr.Terupt was in the way then maybe he was going to help Peter up. Mr.Terupt probably knows that he got several concussions while wrestling so he should been careful as well.
Vignesh I agree with you everyone had something to do with Peter throwing the snowball. I think you should have added some evidence from the book but overall you did a great job!
DeleteGreat job Vignesh! You fully answered the question, and it is clear you spent a lot of time evaluating the prompt. There may be some punctuation errors, but all in all, fantastic!
DeleteHi Vignesh,
DeleteNice job! I think you had a very nice response this week, and I agree with you in all of your perspectives. Just make sure to check your grammar and punctuation, because there are some minor errors. Other than that, you did a great job answering all parts of the question, and explaining your thoughts. Keep up the good work!
Vig, I think you did a nice job. i can tell you put a lot of work into your post.
DeleteHey Vig,
DeleteGreat response! You definitely put a lot of effort into this. I agree that everyone had responsibility in throwing the snowball. Keep it up!!
There were multiple events that led to Peter throwing the snowball. It started when Peter pushed Lexie off the mound of snow. After that, the scene of events quickly escalated. Somehow Peter got knocked down. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Alexia decided to kick snow in Peter’s face. Then…. well, it seems better if you hear from Peter. “I was fuming. It’s one thing to knock each other down, but kicking snow in someone's face… that’s just wrong. I was angry.” (Page 126) So now you can tell by this point that Peter was really triggered. But what happens next, is probably the worst part. “ I got on my knees and BAM! I got knocked down on my face again. Now I was fuming and steaming.” (Page 126) When Peter threw the snowball, he was probably overwhelmed. At that point, it was him against all of the other characters. (except Mr. Terupt)
ReplyDeleteI feel like everyone is at fault for this accident. Sure, Jessica did come up with the plan. But Danielle and Anna participated as well. I can’t leave Luke and Jeffrey out of this though. “Let’s get him Lukester, Jeffery said.” (Page 129) However, none of this would’ve happened if Peter had just listened to Mr. Terupt when he said that no snowballs were allowed. “No snowballs, Mr. T had told us before coming out.” (Page 125)
In part, it was also Mr. Terupt’s fault. He should’ve stopped the fighting before it got to that point. When you are a teacher, you get paid for rightfully supervising children. Which is something that Mr. Terupt did not do. So, all in all, I agree with Luke when he says that Mr. Terupt should’ve interfered.
Hi Lily,
DeleteNice response! I agree with you in your thought that Mr. Terupt should have done his job, and interfered with the fight before it got too out of control. Overall, you answered all parts of the question thoroughly, and used strong evidence from the text to support your reasoning. Keep up the great work!
Hi Lily,
DeleteI agree with you that it was everyone's fault that Mr. Terupt ended up getting hit by a snowball. You also used many sentences and quotes from the book, which is great! I also agree with you that Mr. Terupt should have stopped everyone before things got out of hand. Keep up the good work!
Hi Lily,
DeleteAmazing Response!! I agree with you it is everyone's fault because everyone participated in Peter's "Game" I liked how you used evidence along with the Evidence you put the page number I loved your response keep up the good work!!
The events that led up to Peter throwing the snowball were - a) Mr. Terupt said everyone could go outside for the free day, b) Peter scooped up snow and made a snow ball even though Mr. Terupt told him that snowballs weren't allowed ("No snowballs," Mr. T had told us before coming out. [Page 125]), c) Peter pushed Alexia down the snow bank, d) Jessica, Anna, and Danielle all pushed Peter down the hill, d) Alexia kicked snow in Peter's face, and e) Jeffrey and Luke both pushed Peter back down into the snow.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is everyone's fault that Mr. Terupt got hit with the snowball. If Jessica, Anna, and Danielle hadn't pushed Peter down the hill, then he never would have been so angry. But, since Peter was already angry, he was even more angry after Alexia kicked a pile of snow in his face. If he wasn't already angry enough, Jeffrey and Luke shoved his face back into the pile of snow. By this point, Peter was so mad that he didn't listen to what Mr. Terupt said about "no snowballs" and threw it anyway. Mr. Terupt stood up at this exact time and got hit with the snowball. So, all the events leading up to this included everyone, so it was everyone's fault. However, I think Peter is still the one who caused the most trouble because he started the whole "war" by pushing Alexia down the hill, and he broke one of Mr. Terupt's rules and threw an icy snowball. Jessica, Danielle, Anna, Alexia, Luke, and Jeffrey were all just fooling around, and they weren't actually breaking any school rules.
I agree with Luke that Mr. Terupt should have stopped everyone before things got out of hand. Although Mr. Terupt is the kind of teacher that everyone would want, since he is so nice and understanding, he does trust his students a little too much. For example, on the very first page of the book, Luke said, "I wish Mr. Terupt hadn't trusted us so much. Maybe it was because he was a first-year teacher and didn't know better. But I don't think that was it. I think it was a case of Mr. Teruptbeing a special teacher." Mr. Terupt is a special teacher, because most people would't let their class go out for the whole day, or argue with authorities just for his students, or be mad at Anna, Jessica, and Danielle for not standing up to Alexia. I think that Mr. Terupt should have stopped the snowball fight at the very beginning, so all the events that happened wouldn't have ended up with him being in critical condition after being hit in the head with a snowball thrown by one of his own students.
Hi,Mariana
DeleteI agree with you it was everyone's fault because everyone was involved I liked the style you used in your post when you put a,b,c,d and e though I think you used d two times but other than that it was a good post keep up the good work!
I think that Jessica feels uncomfortable about her mom telling Anna's mom about Jessica's dad because they might not be allowed to be friends any more. I also think that Anna feels like a mistake because her mom had her at an early age. People usually frown upon that. I think Anna feels uncomfortable. She wants to tell people , but she's afraid they'll think she's weird. If Jessica and Anna talked about their troubles they would feel much better.
ReplyDeleteI think the snowball was everyone's fault. Peter would not have thrown that snowball, and Mr.Terupt would not have been hit. I think Luke was right. If Mr. Terupt had talked to Peter, the others would not have shoved him and made him angry.
Hi Addison,
DeleteI loved your response you put a lot of details in it and I agree with you Anna probably feels like she is a mistake because of her mother having her when she was around 16 I liked how you answered both questions keep up the good work!
Hello everyone,
ReplyDeleteThey events that lead up to Peter throwing the snowball were: Peter made a snowball, put it in his pocket, Jessica got Danielle and Anna to team up and get Peter, peter got knocked down and threw his snowball at Jessica, which missed, and hit Mr. Terupt, sending him into a coma. I firmly believe that this is mostly Peter's fault. My reason for this is that all year he annoys and is mean to the other kids, so of course if they have an opportunity like this they will take it. If he didn't want anyone to push, shove, or hit him, he shouldn't have acted this way throughout the year. You control you're own actions. It wasn't everyone who decided that it would be an awesome idea to through a snowball, it was Peter. I kind of agree with Luke, but for the most part I don't. What Mr. Terupt was most likely doing is trying to give kids some leeway. He thought the kids were mature enough to handle his teaching method. I strongly agree with the way he teaches, and it is very unfortunate that this had to happen. Throughout the story, Luke maintains self control. He never calls out, hits, or says mean things to anyone. He just maintains self control.
Hi Brian,
DeleteI loved your response and how you had detail in it I don't agree that Luke maintains self control over everything when he went over and held Peter's face in the snow that was not self control though that was the only time Luke didn't get in control of himself other than that I liked your response Keep up the good work!