1. Speak

2. Through Reading

3. Speak
Pages 3-29

4. Looking Ahead … Pgs 3-29 Who is Melinda Sordino? What is she like?
How did she spend her last weeks of summer?
What is school like for Melinda?
How does the way Melinda’s school year begins differ from her other school years?
What characters are we introduced to? What are they like?
What happened over the summer?
Any references to metal or to mirrors?
Any examples of communicating without speaking?
Any examples of Melinda no longer feeling safe?

5. Looking Ahead … Pgs 3-29
Any references to prey vs. predator, or violation of personal space?
What are Melinda’s reasons for not speaking (in general and specifically about what happened over the summer)?

6. Reminder to keep on track with with your reading work:
Coping
Dialectical Journals (1 per reading assignment)
Trees
Escape Fantasies
Violation & Trauma
Literary Devices
Mirrors