Students Talk About CliquesWhat is a clique?Why do people form them?Do you need to act in a certain way? Hurt

people to be in one?What advice would you give to your peers

about cliques?Create a chart: What’s good about cliques /

What’s bad about cliques.

Students Talk About CliquesWhat would you tell grade 7’s “Find out who you are before someone else

tells you!” – Kari Blanchard.Stick to the Status QuoWhat does this mean? What groups are

represented? Why is it hard to break away? What is the message? Is this real life?

If you wanted to change, how can you do it?

Students Talk About CliquesWrite a one page journal type entry

discussing cliques. Do you think they are an important part of school life? How do they help or hurt students? Talk about which group you belong, or if you belong anywhere. Why or why not. Feel free to state your opinon.

Breakfast ClubGeneral Questions:Why don’t the students get along at the

beginning of the film?What are guys like Bender? Are there guys

like him here?Are academic clubs different than other

clubs? Which is better?

Breakfast ClubWhy didn’t they tell Vernon Bender broke the

door?Why did Bender keep it up with Vernon? Why

would he do this? Explain.Do you think Vernon wants to spend the next

2 months with Bender? Why would he do this?

Why did Bender go at Clair with the fat talk? Does it bother girls? What about being with guys? Explain.

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Breakfast ClubWhy did Andrew step in? Is he a gentleman?What do you learn about the characters when

they meet the custodian, Carl? Why did Bender smile? What is the significance of the grad picture regarding Carl?

Why does Bender pick on Brian so much? Explain.

Why didn’t the gang believe Bender about his homelife? Why did he tell them?

Breakfast ClubWhat does Bender mean when he says “Being

bad feels pretty good?”Why did the director, John Hughes, show the

character’s footwear? What does it say about the character?

Why did Bender save the others from Vernon? Does this make him a hero? Explain.

Was Vernon too hard on Bender in the storage closet? Do teachers have a right to feel like this?

Breakfast ClubWhy did the gang cover up for Bender?

Would they have done this at the beginning?Why were they all willing to try the

marijuana? Explain.Why did Carl give Vernon a hard time in the

file room? Why did he stick up for the kids?Why did Allison get so upset with the boys?

Why did she fight with Andrew? What is their connection? Explain.

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Breakfast ClubDo kids change, or teachers? Does Carl really

know what is going on?Why do they use sex to label each other? Why

does Clair have a hard time deciding what to say? Is it like that today?

What do you think of Andrew’s bullying? Can you understand why he did it? Do you feel bad for him?

Breakfast ClubIs Brian’s problem different from Andrew’s?

Explain.What is Bender’s problem? Did he sabotage

the fun? Why?Why would Brian consider suicide? Wouldn’t

he be happy?

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Breakfast ClubEssay: Choose 1 of the following questions

and answer. This should be at least one page and will be submitted for marks.

What are your thoughts on Allison’s makeover? Do you agree or disagree? Is this a good message? Do people feel the same today?

Just like the students in the film, you will have to write an essay describing who you are. However, you must choose a character you are most alike and explain how you are similar.

Explain the following quote:“…And these children that you spit onas they try to change their worldsare immune to your consultations.They’re quite awareof what they’re going through…” David BowieChanges

Breakfast ClubDon't you forget about me Dear Mr. Vernon, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday

in detention for whatever it was that we did wrong. What we did was wrong, but we think you're crazy to make us write an essay writing about who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us—in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal. Correct? That's the way we saw each other at 7:00 this morning. We were brainwashed. But what we found out is that each of us is a brain, and an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal. Does that answer your question???

Sincerely yours, The Breakfast Club

ASSIGNMENTClique assignment:1) cover page2) read poems – pp. 14 -15 “What’s Fair”

Mag.3) 1 pg. journal entry on cliques. – What are

they? Do you belong to one? Do they affect school life? Etc.

4) Breakfast Club question – 1, 2, or 3.5) Movie review – like? Why? Fave Part?

Rating?

Research Report : Breakfast ClubTeacher Name: Mr. Aiken

Student Name:     ________________________________________

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Amount of Information All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.

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Quality of Information Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

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Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

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