Flying Solo Reading Guide

Characters Pg 1-41 Rachel White Sean O’Day

Tommy Feathers Bastian Fauvell

Christopher Ransom Jessica Cooke

Vickie Sky

Karen Peggy Ransom

Mr. Fabiano Irwin Peacock

9:50 am Flashdrafts Pg 42-46

Rachel

-How has Mr. Fabiano made Rachel feel about not talking?

Sean -Where does Sean go? Why? -What are his feelings towards Rachel? Jasmine -What does it mean to be fresh? -What is her life goal? Bastian -How does he feel about Mr. Fabiano? Missy -Why is it important to help each other when you don’t have an adult to watch over each other? -What problems could arise in this situation?

10:30 Music Pg 47 What is their plan to not get caught? Why do you think Rachel keep having memories pop into her mind of Tommy Feathers? How does Rachel feel at the end of music?

11:13 am Snack Pg 50 Give an example from the chapter that shows Missy and Rachel know each other very well. Who is Mr. Snickenberger? What has happened between Rachel and Mr. Snickenberger?

11:18 am Visitors pg 53 Who came to visit their classroom? (1st and 2nd) Why? Did they get caught?

-What was Morgan’s response? What is feeling “off” or “weird” as Sean walks through the halls?

11:30 am Connections pg 60 What is Bastian worried about? Why do you think the students are following the schedule? Would you follow the schedule if your teacher was gone? Why or why not? What similar topic do the students write about? (except Christopher and Sky) Why didn’t Sean share his writing?

12:10 pm Lunch pg 70 What is the plan to keep their secret? How does Rachel feel as the news spreads?

Why does she want to talk again? -Does she?

12:21 pm Early Dismissal pg 74 Where does Bastian go? Who was skipping school?

12:30 pm Recess pg 78 What happened to Rachel’s family? Why does Rachel want to fly so badly? Why does Rachel choose not to speak?

12:50 pm Blood pg 80 Who gets hurt? Why is that a problem? How do they solve the problem?

What is the mood of the class at the end of the chapter?

1:10 pm Enrichment pg 85

Look up troglodyte online write the definition. How do the students get out of enrichment? Do you think this is a dishonest thing to do and why or why not? Why did Mrs. Zemetti come to their room? What did she say to them? What big event happened because of her comment?

1:20 pm DEAR pg 90

Who comes to school? How does this change the classroom’s atmosphere?

What are Rachel’s feelings during DEAR?

1:35 pm Exploration pg 95

How do the class and Mr. Fabiano feel about exploration? Do they have exploration? Why not? Prediction – What is a Rock Ritual?

1:40 pm Rock Ritual pg 98 What is a rock ritual? What feeling creeps up and surprises Bastian? What does Rachel “say” during the rock ritual? What is Bastian’s response during and then after she finishes? Why do you think they chose to talk about Tommy Feathers today?

2:01 pm Tommy Feathers pg 107 What do they decide to do for Tommy? Why do they choose to play 1812 overture? Do you think the students regret they way they might have treated Tommy? Respond to one students memory Name of student: Summarize the memory: What do they need to do to make it through to the end of the day?

2:25pm School Assembly pg 114 What kind thing does Bastian do? Why does he do this? What happens at the assembly?

Sunday April 30th pg 121 9:04 pm Karen Ballard’s House

Why is Karen proud of herself and her classmates? How do you think they did without a teacher? Who calls Karen? How does this person respond to Karen’s Story?

Monday May 1st 8:15 am Room 238 pg 127

What happens during attendance? What does Mr. Fabiano ask the students to do? After finishing the chapter answer the following questions Do the students regret their choice? What do you think about the conclusion of the book?

Why did the author end this way? If you were the author what would happen next?

Final Project

Option 1 -Using your classroom schedule pretend that your teacher is gone for the day. Make a poster that lays out the day to show what would happen during each subject. Option 2 – Choose a character from the story. It can be one that you liked or one that you disliked. Create a poster showing what you discovered about this character throughout the book. Option 3 – The story stopped without telling what happens to the students after they write their letters to Mr. Fabiano. Write your own ending to the story telling what has happened to the students after their day without a teacher. *Must be at least 3 paragraphs Option 4 – Create your own project that shows what you learned in the story. You must get your project approved by the teacher.