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2014-2015 English Language Arts, Grade 10Tears of a TigerStudent DocumentsSecond SemesterThe mission of the Richmond County SchoolSystem is to educate students to become lifelonglearners and productive citizens.Page 1 of 28Last Revised 6/10/14

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketTears of a TigerBy Sharon M. DraperA story of Realistic FictionPage 2 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPre-reading ActivityDirections: Think about the words below. Free write for at leastthree minutes about each word. Use extra paper if necessary. Beprepared to share your thoughts with your classmates.1. suicide2. DWI3. friendship4. family5. depression6. discriminationPage 3 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 1-22 Vocabulary & Discussion GuideVocabularyFiery (1)Weaving (1)Frantically (2)Raggedy (4)Stunted (16)Infinite (16)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. What does the newspaper article report in the first chapter?2. Why do you feel the author chooses to begin the novel this way? Howdoes that affect your opinion of the novel?3. What are the four friends going to do after the game? Why?4. Who does not drink alcohol? Why?5. Which member of the team decides to go home after the gameinstead of going with the guys? If you were this person, and youlearned of the accident, what would be your first reaction?6. Who calls Keisha to inform her about the accident?7. Why does Keisha assume that it was Andy involved in the accident?8. Who was the only person admitted to the hospital?9. Who had the most to drink, according to Tyrone?10. How was Rob positioned in the car?11. Why did B.J. sit behind Rob?12. Who was the first to escape from the car?13. Who did Rob call to for help? Why?Page 4 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource Packet14. Why does B.J. decide to go back to church? Would most people reactthis way? Why or Why not?15. What is ironic about Andy being appointed as the new team captainfor the basketball team? Who can we infer appoints Andy to this newposition?Journal: Respond to one of the two prompts (Use your own paper toanswer questions)1. Tears of a Tiger begins with a tragic accident--a fatal car crashcaused by drinking and driving. The story is then told from the pointof view of the group of friends involved. How does this method oftelling the story affect the reader's response? What advantages anddisadvantages does this method of narrative offer?2. Many teenagers drink and then drive with no thought of theconsequences. How is Andy like many young people today? How is hedifferent? What makes this book more than just a moral warning toyoung readers about alcohol and vehicles?Page 5 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 23-34 Vocabulary & Discussion GuideVocabularyProceeded (25)Miscellaneous (26)Recuperated (26)Ordeal (26)Revoked (27)Privileges (28)Forfeited (28)Clogged (34)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. How does everyone treat Andy after the accident occurs?2. How is Andy dealing with the tragedy? Do you agree or disagree withhis method of coping?3. Who was Rob closest to out of the three boys?4. What could Andy have done to avoid the accident? What about theothers?5. Why did Andy cry when he was in court?6. What sentence did the judge give to Andy? Does Andy think thesentence was fair? What sentence do you think Andy should havereceived?7. What sentence did the judge give to Andy? Does Andy think thesentence was fair? What sentence do you think Andy should havereceived?8. How does Rhonda feel about grief counselors who visit the school?Why do you think she feels this way?9. Who is Rhonda dating?Page 6 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource Packet10. Why does Gerald hate peanut butter?11. What are the things that Gerald says a five-dollar bill can buy? Whydoes Gerald mention these things? What does this suggest aboutGerald’s home life?Debate: (Use your own paper to answer questions)Do you believe that the punishment Andy received fit the crime hecommitted? Write 4-6 sentences on why or why not.Page 7 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 35-49 Vocabulary & Discussion GuideVocabularyAssuming (35)Psychic (39)Affected (42)Cotillions (46)Affirmative action (47)Rebellious (48)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. Why is Andy late to the basketball game?2. Who has replaced Rob as captain on the basketball team?3. Do you feel that Andy should take the place of Rob as both team captainand as center? How do you think this affects Andy?4. Why do you think Andy played better than ever for his first game back?Does this indicate that Andy is moving past his feelings of guilt? Why orWhy not?5. How does the author let you know that Andy is unhappy with hisparents?6. How would you describe Andy’s coach as a person? Do you think he helpsAndy?7. What impresses Andy about Dr. Carrothers?8. Why does Andy feel that Rob wouldn’t blame him for the accident?9. Why do you think Andy says he is not a killer? Do you think he reallybelieves this? Why?10. Why do you think Andy didn’t want to role play with Dr. Carrothers?11. How does Andy describe his parents to Dr. Carrothers? Explain.Page 8 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource Packet12. How does Andy feel about his brother, Monty? Is he concerned aboutMonty? Why?Debate: Blame (Use your own paper to answer questions)Who is most at fault for the accident? Andy, who drove and was thedrunkest, Rob, who got the alcohol, Tyrone, who participated in drinking; orB.J., who was sober. Write 5-6 sentences.Page 9 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 50-70 Vocabulary and Discussion GuideVocabularyRighteous (51)Tantrums (51)Expectations (55)Potential (57)Frustration (59)Dense (69)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. Why is Andy finally in a good mood?2. How is Andy reacting to Keisha not spending enough time with him?Do you think his reaction is fair or unfair? Why?3. What is happening to Andy’s grades? Why?4. How did Gerald get that scar on his face?5. What excuse does Andy give for not making straight A’s?6. According to Andy, how does his dad communicate with him?7. Why doesn’t Andy talk to the guidance counselor at school? If youwere in a situation like Andy’s would you talk to someone at school? Ifso, who? Do you feel that the people at school would be there to helpyou?8. Why do you think Keisha is frustrated with Andy?9. Describe the poem that Andy wrote. How does it make you feel? Howdo you think Andy felt when he wrote it?10. Why do you think Andy doesn’t turn in the poem he wrote?Page 10 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketAnalyze and Opinion: What does Dr. Carrothers mean when he states, “It’slike the system is set up so you don’t succeed”? Do you agree or disagreewith his statement? Why?Page 11 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 71-88 Vocabulary and Discussion GuideVocabularyCommodities (72)Looted (73)Phony (74)Cynical (74)Cinder (84)Stereotypes (86)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. Why is Christmas so tough for Andy to deal with?2. Why did Andy feel like he and Rob were being watched at the store?3. How does Andy feel about his relationship with Keisha?4. What spoils Christmas Day for Andy? Would this spoil your day? Whatcould Andy do to make this situation better?5. Why is Andy cynical about Christmas?6. How does Andy feel about his teacher, Ms. Blackwell?7. How does Gerald react to the poem, “One Thousand Nine Hundred andSixty-Eight Winters”?8. What is the teacher’s reasoning for using references of black andwhite in poetry? What other colors are mentioned in the story to showsomething else (symbolism)?9. Why would Andy wonder if Rob’s feet were cold like his own?Page 12 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 89-105 Vocabulary and Discussion GuideVocabularyHypnotized (90)Verbalize (92)Traumatic (92)Grieving (93)Eternity (101)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. How did the winter weather reflect Andy’s emotional state?2. Character Analysis: In what ways is Andy out of touch with reality?3. Infer: Why would the retaining wall seem bigger than it really is onthe night of the accident?4. How does Dr. Carrothers respond when Andy says, “It seems like bein’dead is the only way I’ll ever feel alive again”?5. What does Dr. Carrothers suggest Andy do in place of contemplatingsuicide?6. What does Andy tell Keisha he sees in his future? What event doesthis foreshadow?7. Why does Monty sleep with the light on?8. Infer: Why would Andy feel that it would be a nightmare to be in arich white neighborhood after midnight?9. Character Analysis: Why does Andy dream of Rob blaming him forhis death?10. What does Rob’s family have that Andy believes his family doesn’thave?Page 13 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 106-122 Vocabulary and Discussion QuestionsVocabularyWretched (106)Morality (106)Degeneration (106)Inevitable (106)Deterioration (107)Inhibitions (120)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. Why does Ms. Blackwell think that Macbeth’s death was inevitable?How does Macbeth’s emotional state compare to Andy’s emotionalstate?2. Why did Andy run out of his English class?3. Why does Andy get so upset when B.J. and Tyrone bring up Rob’s nameat lunch?4. What hints do Tyrone and B.J. receive from Andy that tells them heis not able to handle the pain and pressure?5. What happens when Andy’s friends try to talk to the counselor aboutAndy?6. Why would Andy hide the truth about his dreams, his failing grades,and his depression from Dr. Carrothers?7. Do you feel that Dr. Carrothers was right to end Andy’s weekly visitsso quickly? Why or Why not?8. Why does Keisha believe that friends can survive anything? Do youhave the same attitude about your friends? Why?Page 14 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource Packet9. Why does Ms. Blackwell call Andy’s parents? How does Andy’s fatherreact to Ms. Blackwell’s call? Is this wise? Do parents often overlookwhat is really happening with their children? Justify your answer.Page 15 of 25

Tears of a TigerTeacher’s Resource PacketPages 123-135 Vocabulary and Discussion QuestionsVocabularyHilarious (127)Magnificent (132)Bombard (132)Daggers (134)Discussion Questions (Use your own paper to answer questions)1. Infer: Why is Andy upset that Monty only likes blond-haired girls?2. Why did Monty put tears on his picture of a tiger?3. Infer: Why would Monty compare Andy to a tiger?4. What types of comments do the teachers make in “Hidden Openings”?(Responses will vary)5. How have Keisha’s feelings changed about dating Andy?6. Why does Keisha feel that it is time to break up with Andy?Comparison: (Use your own paper to answer questions)What do you know of Hazelwood High School from the descriptions given inthe text? How would you describe the building itself, the teachers, thestudents, the administration, the "feel" of the school? Compare and contrastour high school culture to that of the one in this book.Page 16 of 25