Tears of a Tiger project

YOU WILL BE WORKING ON THIS WHILE I AM OUT. I WILL TAKE THIS AS YOUR FINAL EXAM GRADE AS LONG AS I RECEIVE A GOOD NOTE FROM THE SUB AND YOUR PRESENTATIONS LOOK LIKE YOU TOOK TIME AND DID THE BEST JOB YOU COULD ON THEM. ANYONE WHO DOES NOT DO THIS, OR THEIR NAME IS LEFT FOR BAD BEHAVIOR, WILL HAVE THE 80 QUESTION FINAL EXAM TO DO ON EXAM DAYS. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, YOU MAY PLAY EDUCATIONAL GAMES AS LONG AS YOU STAY QUIET AND RESPECTFUL! BE GOOD--MS. ROTH


Today and tomorrow, you and a partner will be working on a presentation that goes along with Tears of a Tiger. You may pick any topic that goes with the book. For example: teen drinking, depression, teen suicide..or any others you can think of. Since this book deals with teenagers, you can even take it a little further and research current topics like bullying etc. If you aren't sure if it goes, ask me.

Once you have decided what you are researching, you will look up facts and information about that topic. You and your partner will then put the info into a Google Slides project. To get the best grade, you should include pictures, facts, and where you found the info. 

One of you start a slide project and share it with the other person and me. 

There is not a certain number of slides, but I want you to explain your topic fully. You guys did a great job with reading the book, and I'm looking forward to seeing your presentations. We will present them next Tuesday in class. 

TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER, YOU MUST TALK QUIETLY. IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE GROUPS.

Online Reading Comprehension

Go to the following website:

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/practicereading.html

Once you are there, pick grade 7 and work through the activity.

Once you have finished, go to where it says "Print Answers." Your answer sheet will pop up, but instead of printing it, copy and paste your answers to a Google Doc and share with me. 

Friday

Today I will be conferencing with you about your Benchmark grade. 

As I call you up one by one, the rest of you will be watching the CNN 10 newscasts from this week. To find them, just google search CNN 10. Start with Monday April 3rd.

In a Google Doc, write full summaries of the stories date by date and share with me.

I am taking this as a MAJOR grade (to be nice), so make sure you give me good summaries with no errors in punctuation or capitalization!

Happy Friday!

Reading between the lines

Today you are going to be watching some videos and making some inferences about what is happening. Making an inference means to "read between the lines." Even though you are not specifically told the answers to these questions, you should be able to answer them from watching the videos.

Create a Google Doc called "Inference" and answer the questions after you watch the short videos. You do not have to write the question, but you must answer in complete sentences. Share with eroth@irvingisd.net



Pixar Short Inference Questions

1. Birds
1. How do the little birds feel about the big bird? How do you know?

2. Does the big bird know how the little birds feel about him? How can you tell?

3. How do the little birds feel at the end of the movie? How do you know?

2. Dug’s Special Mission
1. How do the three dogs feel about Dug? How can you tell?

2. What is Dug’s special mission? Why does Alpha give Dug a special mission?

3. What is the theme of the story?

3. Lifted
1. What is the alien trying to do? Who is the guy watching him?

2. How is the alien feeling throughout the video? How can you tell?

3. What happens at the very end? Why does the big alien let him drive? How can you tell?

IV. Partly Cloudy

1. At the beginning, what is the relationship between the stork and the cloud?

2. What is the conflict of story?

3. What is the climax of the story? How do you know?  

4. Why did you think the stork left? Why did he really leave?

5. How is the conflict resolved?

5. La Luna
1. What are the mens’ jobs?

2. Why does the boy imitate the men?

3. What is the main conflict?

4. How is the conflict resolved?

Monday

Reading Comprehension Session 1

In this essay, Judith Ortiz Cofer recalls how her childhood fantasies and her mother’s dreams intersect. Read the essay “Volar,” which means “to fly” in Spanish, and answer the questions that follow.

1

1 barrio — a Spanish-speaking neighborhood 2 café con leche — coffee with milk

Volar by Judith Ortiz Cofer

At twelve I was an avid consumer of comic books—Supergirl being my favorite. I spent my allowance of a quarter a day on two twelve-cent comic books or a double issue for twenty-five. I had a stack of Legion of Super Heroes and Supergirl comic books in my bedroom closet that was as tall as I. I had a recurring dream in those days: that I had long blond hair and could fly. In my dream I climbed the stairs to the top of our apartment building as myself, but as I went up each flight, changes would be taking place. Step by step I would fill out: my legs would grow long, my arms harden into steel, and my hair would magically go straight and turn a golden color. . . . Supergirl had to be aerodynamic. Sleek and hard as a supersonic missile. Once on the roof, my parents safely asleep in their beds, I would get on tip-toe, arms outstretched in the position for flight and jump out my fifty-story-high window into the black lake of the sky. From up there, over the rooftops, I could see everything, even beyond the few blocks of our barrio;1 with my X-ray vision I could look inside the homes of people who interested me. Once I saw our landlord, whom I knew my parents feared, sitting in a treasure-room dressed in an ermine coat and a large gold crown. He sat on the floor counting his dollar bills. I played a trick on him. Going up to his building’s chimney, I blew a little puff of my super-breath into his fireplace, scattering his stacks of money so that he had to start counting all over again. I could more or less program my Supergirl dreams in those days by focusing on the object of my current obsession. This way I “saw” into the private lives of my neighbors, my teachers, and in the last days of my childish fantasy and the beginning of adolescence, into the secret room of the boys I liked. In the mornings I’d wake up in my tiny bedroom with the incongruous—at least in our tiny apartment—white “princess” furniture my mother had chosen for me, and find myself back in my body: my tight curls still clinging to my head, skinny arms and legs . . . unchanged. 2

In the kitchen my mother and father would be talking softly over a café con leche.2 She would come “wake me” exactly forty-five minutes after they had gotten up. It was their time together at the beginning of each day and even at an early age I could feel their disappointment if I interrupted them by getting up too early. So I would stay in my bed recalling my dreams of flight, perhaps planning my next flight. In the kitchen they would be discussing events in the barrio. Actually, he would be carrying that part of the conversation; when it was her turn to speak she would, more often than not, try shifting the topic toward her desire to see her familia on the Island: How about a vacation in Puerto Rico together this year, Querido?3 We could rent a car, go to the beach. We could . . . And he would answer patiently, gently, Mi amor,4 do you know how much it would cost for the all of us to fly there? It is not possible for me to take the time off . . . Mi vida,5 please understand. . . . And I knew that soon she would rise from the table. Not abruptly. She would light a cigarette and look out the kitchen window. The view was of a dismal alley that was littered with refuse thrown from windows. The space was too narrow for anyone larger than a skinny child to enter safely, so it was never cleaned. My mother would check the time on the clock over her sink, the one with a prayer for patience and grace written in Spanish. A birthday gift. She would see that it was time to wake me. She’d sigh deeply and say the same thing the view from her kitchen window always inspired her to say: Ay, si yo pudiera volar.6

3 Querido — dear
4 Mi amor — my love
5 Mi vida — my life, used as a term of endearment
6 Ay, si yo pudiera volar — Oh, if only I could fly

ID:293044 ●

14 C Common EQ

1.In paragraph 1, which specific action changes the author from a girl into a superhero?

A. turning a page in one of her comic books

B. looking out over the houses in her neighborhood

C. climbing the stairs to the top of her apartment building

D. playing a trick on the landlord of

her apartment building

ID:293864 ●

15 D Common EQ

2. Read the sentence from paragraph 1 in the box below.

. . . I would get on tip-toe, arms outstretched in the position for flight and jump out my fifty-story-high window into the black lake of the sky.

In the sentence, the phrase “black lake of the sky” makes the sky seem

A. playful.

B. relaxing.

C. polluted.

D. boundless.

ID:293052 ●

16 B Common EQ

3. Based on the essay, which characteristic best describes the author’s father?

A. ambitious

B. practical

C. content

D. harsh

ID:293866 ●

17 A Common EQ

4. What is the main effect of the author’s use of Spanish phrases in the essay?

A. It captures the author’s cultural environment. B. It identifies the intended audience for the essay. C. It emphasizes the tension between the author’s parents.

D. It indicates the time period in which

the essay takes place.

6th grade after Achieve

Go to  http://mrnussbaum.com/

From there choose 6th Grade then Language Arts. Make sure when you start a new game, you pick 6th grade.

Friday - 7th Grade

1. Type up your essay in Google Docs. Color code it and share with me (eroth)

2. You are going to make a presentation about your Go-to's. Use Google Slides.
Include information, pictures, and anything else I need to know. 
Share with me!!!

Friday

https://www.vocabulary.co.il/

freerice.com

http://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/lang_arts.shtml

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/readingmachine.shtml 

 PICK GAMES FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL

Wednesday

After you have entered your answers in AWARE, read the following story 

https://maptia.com/charitywater/stories/the-15-year-old-president

You have been given a pink sheet of paper with 3 multiple choice questions and a writing prompt. 

In a Google Doc, answer the three multiple choice questions. Tell me specifically how you got these answers.

EXAMPLE: 2. I know the answer is ___. The story tells me that __________ and _________. This shows _______.

In that same Google Doc, complete the writing prompt.

Remember to watch your punctuation, capitalization, etc.

When you are finished, share with me (eroth)

Tuesday continued

https://www.vocabulary.co.il/

freerice.com

http://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/lang_arts.shtml

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/readingmachine.shtml 
 PICK GAMES FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL

Tuesday - Current Events

We need to get back up to date on some Current Events!

Today you are going to watch the CNN Student News segment from today 1/10.

In Google, search for CNN STUDENT NEWS and you will be able to find it.

For the broadcast, you will pick 1 story and do additional research on it. In a Google Doc, give me 3 additional facts and a picture that were not given on the news. 


When you are finished, go to the entry above this.

Wednesday

Once you have finished the Oprah assignment, watch CNN Student News from the last three days (Mon, Tues, and Wed)
From each day, pick one story and do more research on it. 
In a Google Doc, tell me 5 additional facts you discovered that were not mentioned on the news.
Share with me when finished.

7th Grade 12/6

In continuing to look at the way our world is impacted by others, we are going to delve into the life story of Oprah Winfrey. We will look at how the world has impacted her, as well as her enormous impact on the world.

First, read this bio and watch the associated videos:
 http://www.biography.com/people/oprah-winfrey-9534419#synopsis

After you do this, answer these questions in a new Google Doc named "Oprah" and share with me. COMPLETE SENTENCES

1. How might a person's media influence be harmful or helpful to the public?

2. Why do you think Oprah is such an activist for children's rights? How do her own experiences factor into this?

3. Write a brief summary of the "Success and Fame" section of the article.

4. Why do you think Life magazine called Oprah "the most influential woman of her generation"? What information might they have used to make this statement?

5. How did she become a respectful talk show host during a time when talk shows where considered increasingly trashy? From what you know of her personality, why do you think she chose this route?

6. What cities has Ms. Winfrey lived in over the course of her life?

7. What interview finally brought the OWN Network into prominence? How did Oprah feel about the interview afterwards?

8. According to Forbes Magazine, what are Oprah's financial accomplishments?

9. How has Oprah used her fame and fortune to help others?

Friday

This week our school lost an important part of our Sam Family. Tomorrow is Mr. Strawn's funeral. I am friends with his family and have met his children several times. I know they are hurting right now and it would be a really nice thing to let them know how much their dad meant to us.

I want you guys to write them a letter and let them know we are thinking about them and what their dad meant to us.
Some of you might have stories to share about Mr. Strawn and that is awesome. If not, just let them know we are thinking about them and hope things get better for them soon.

Do this in a Google Doc and share it with me (eroth)

I will print them out and give them to the kids tomorrow.

The kids names are Chelsea, Adam, and Alexis.

Review for DA

You have been given a handout over Subject Verb Agreement with Prepositional Phrases.

In a Google Doc, type out the sentences correctly. When finished, share with me. (eroth@irvingisd.net)

Tangerine Part 2 Test

After you have read and taken notes over the summaries, take this test in a Google Doc and share with me. eroth@irvingisd.net



TANGERINE Part II Test

1.   Why did Joey try to take off Mike's shoes after Mike was struck by lightning?
 
A Joey wasn't sure why he had done that.
B Mike always felt better when he got his shoes off.
C Joey thought he could sell them.
D Mike had promised to give them to him.


2.   What happens in TMS's second soccer game?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A Paul scores a goal.
B Paul gets to play goalie.
C Paul goes berserk and attacks a player from the other team.
D Victor has to come out of the game because he got a red card.


3.
The following passage is an example of what literary term?

I stared hard in to the backyard. First I could see Erik and Arthur. Then I couldn't. And I remembered:
Our backyard in Huntsville. Mom and Dad were standing in front of me. Dad was directing Erik to move in a circle, around and behind me...

A foreshadowing
B flashback
C figurative language
D imagery

 

4.   Match each character to the appropriate description
 
_____ Maya

_____ Victor

_____ Gino

_____ Ms. Bright

_____ Mr. Donnelly

 
a. top goal-scorer in county for middle school soccer
b. TMS soccer coach who had an impressive athletic career
c. leader/captain for the LWMS soccer team
d. leader/captain for the TMS soccer team
e. Writer for the TANGERINE TIMES


5.   Why did Paul cry when he got off the bus after the last game?
 
A He was injured from when he missed a save and the ball hit him in the head.
B He was mad at himself for letting Lake Windsor score on him.
C He was so overcome with happiness because they were the champions and he had contributed as goalie.
D He was sad about them losing the county championship.


6.   The Homeowners' Association of Lake Windsor Downs met in the Fisher's home on Wednesday, October 4th. What concern(s) did they discuss?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A The pond's fish population
B The lightning rods on Mr. Donnelly's house
C Robberies in the houses that are being fumigated
D A termite problem


7.   What nickname is Joey Costello given?
 
A Mohawk Man
B Lightning Boy
C Shoe Salesman
D Charlie the Tuna


8.   Why does Paul's family not have time to eat dinner together anymore?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A Soccer Games
B Football Games
C School (including projects)
D Work


9.  Number these events in the order they happen.
 
_____ Paul starts a new cross-curricular group project.
_____ Tangerine Middle ties Lake Windsor Middle in the last game of the season.
_____ Paul has his first day of school at Tangerine Middle School.
_____ Paul visits the Tomas Cruz Groves and helps work with the citrus groves.


10.   Why hadn't Mr. Fisher responded to the college football offers that had arrived for Erik?
 
A He had been too busy with work.
B He was "holding out" for the top Florida schools.
C He wanted to wait until closer to the end of the football season.
D He was bargaining for a better scholarship from the interested schools.


11.   What is the specific topic that Paul's group chooses for the cross-curricular project?
 
A Florida agriculture
B Florida weather
C Florida citrus fruits
D Florida fruits and vegetables


12.   What nickname(s) has Paul been given throughout the novel?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A Mars
B Four Eyes
C Fisher Man
D Eclipse Boy


13.   Which of the following descriptions are accurate of Victor Guzman?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A He is a leader.
B He is a "trash-talker".
C He is a "ball-hog" and scores a lot of goals.
D He likes to give nicknames to people.


14.   True or False: Erik's family laughed at him when he appeared on the sports bloopers on the evening news.
 

15.   True or False: The Tangerine Middle School Team soccer team won the title of District/County Champions.
 
16.   What do Paul and Luis Cruz have in common?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A They both play/played goalie.
B They both attended Lake Windsor Middle School.
C They both have sisters.
D They both have some sort of "handicap".


17.   How is Tangerine Middle School different from Lake Windsor Middle School?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A The soccer team is smaller, and they have older jerseys.
B There is only one soccer team with boys and girls.
C TMS does not have portable classrooms.
D There are more minorities.


18.   Match each team to the appropriate mascot.
*Note: There is one answer choice that will not be used.
 
_____ Lake Winsor Middle School

_____ Tangerine Middle School

 
a. Seagulls
b. War Eagles
c. Fighting Tangerines


19.   Who seems to have a crush on Paul?
 
A Cara Clifton
B Theresa Cruz
C Kerri Gardner
D Maya Pandhi


20.   Match each character to the appropriate description.
 
_____ Paul

_____ Tino

_____ Shandra

_____ Luis

_____ Joey

 
a. Theresa's twin brother
b. backup goalie for the TMS soccer team
c. developer of the Golden Dawn Tangerine
d. new student/soccer player at TMS who does not like it there
e. starting goalie on the TMS soccer team


21.   Who is Paul's escort on his first and second day at Tangerine Middle School?
 
A Shandra Thomas
B Theresa Cruz
C Maya Pandhi
D Kerri Gardner

The rest of Part 2

Friday, September 29

Yesterday, during practice, Mr. Donnelly of the Tangerine Times and a photographer showed up. It appeared that Mom had called Mr. Donnelley as she had mentioned on Wednesday. They wanted pictures of Shandra and Maya. And, they wanted to find out their last names.

When Dolly alerted Shandra to the presence of members of the press, Shandra ran as fast as she could into the school building. Betty Bright, their coach, told Mr. Donnelly Maya’s last name, which is Pandhi, but she didn’t tell him Shandra’s.

This morning Paul looks at the sports section of the Tangerine Times. There is no article about the team. There is a picture of Nita. The caption on the picture refers to Nita as Maya Pandhi.

Monday, October 2 Summary Paul and his friends have two classes, science and language arts, that work together. They do a project in science and write about it in language arts. The students split up into groups at the beginning of each project. Paul asks Tino if he and Joey can be in the group he started with Henry D. (The D. in Henry D. stands for Dilkes.) Joey is unhappy. He doesn’t want to be in Tino’s group. Paul tells him that it would be a good way to get in with members of the soccer team. Joey says that he dropped off the team. Joey goes into a rant about how the school is different. Then, the bell rings and Paul leaves without him.

Notes
Paul and Joey have different attitudes toward Tangerine Middle School. Their different attitudes result in different experiences.

Tuesday, October 3

Paul remembers back to Joey’s first day at Tangerine Middle School. Joey hadn’t wanted Theresa to show him around the school like Paul had suggested. Joey called her a guide dog. He said that, if Paul considered Theresa to be good-looking, he had been at the school too long. Paul suggested that Joey needed an attitude adjustment.

Today is the first science project meeting. Theresa is now in the group with Tino, Henry D., Paul and Joey and she takes charge of the group. She hands out an advertisement for a tangerine that her brother, Luis, has developed. It is called the Golden Dawn tangerine. The members of the group will each do a report on a different aspect of the project. Theresa says that she will type everyone’s report for them. When Joey suggests using a computer and Theresa gets embarrassed because she doesn’t have one, Tino jumps in, confronting Joey and calling him Tuna. Joey stands up and announces that he is going to join another group. He then insults Luis and the tangerine he has developed. When the battle of words turns physical, Mrs. Potter, the teacher, takes Tino into the hallway. Then Joey turns on Paul and tells Paul that he is afraid of the other kids. At that time, Mrs. Potter calls Joey out into the hall. After he leaves, Theresa asks Paul if he plans to leave the group,

With a chant from Victor ringing in their ears, the remaining team starts the second half strongly. Tino and Maya both score goals. Then Paul, playing in Victor’s spot, scores. And, Maya scores again. Now that they are leading 7-3, more subs are sent in. The score remains 7-3.

Victor returns from the emergency room at the end of the game. Victor gives Paul a high-five.

Wednesday, October 4

While Paul is doing some research on his father’s computer, which is located near the great room, Mom warns him that there will be a loud meeting later in the great room. Mr. Costello has been receiving complaints, some about termites, some about recent break-ins. Mom asks Paul if he or Joey have heard any talk about kids being involved in the break-ins. Paul has not heard anything.

Mr. Costello is among the guests that arrive. As they exchange words, Paul notices that Mr. Costello looks tired. He has been looking tired since Mike died.

Someone brings up the subject of the Donnelly house. Mr. Costello explains that after the Donnellys received approval for the installation of a lightning rod, Mr. Donnelly installed ten of them on his roof. Mom says that he took advantage of the Homeowners” Association. She adds that the Architectural Committee has sent a letter to him.

Someone else mentions the disappearing koi. No one seems to know what has happened to them. Paul thinks that he has solved the mystery, but says nothing.

The next subject is the muck fire. Mr. Costello tells those gathered that a contractor was hired to dig four wells. Then, they pumped water onto the fire for a month. The fire never went out. Now, there is also a swamp that is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Starting tomorrow a truck will spray the development for mosquitoes every other night.

The discussion turns to the robberies. Guards should have been stationed around the tented homes. It’s the law. Mr. Costello said that all that can be done is for the victims to sue the exterminator. But, all the exterminator has is his pick-up truck.

With that depressing information, the meeting adjourns. As Paul’s attention turns back to the computer, he notices a file title, Erik-Scholarship Offers. Paul opens the file and finds the addresses of colleges along with the names of their head football coaches. There are no recent entries.

When Paul notices Dad closing the front door as the last guest leaves, he quickly exits the file.

Thursday, October 5

When Paul doesn’t see Joey at Tangerine Middle School, he says to himself that Joey is back at Lake Windsor Middle School, where Paul feels that Joey belongs.

Before science class, Paul gives Theresa his research paper. She tells him that Tino will be able to play tomorrow. Luis talked to Dr. Johnson about the situation. Tino didn’t actually hit anyone. Dr. Johnson shortened his suspension. Then, Theresa told Paul to tell Joey to be more respectful toward Luis, not to talk about him like he did. Paul tells her that it looks like he won’t be a student at Tangerine Middle School anymore. Theresa gives Paul a map to their house and invites him to meet Luis after soccer practice.

After soccer practice, the last one without Tino, Paul gets a ride with Henry D. and his brother to Theresa’s place. Paul discovers that Henry D’s brother is Wayne, the fireman. When they get to their destination they see a grove of hundreds of trees. The trees are on higher ground than a nearby pond. Among the citrus trees are tall water sprinklers.

There is a group of buildings on the property. It includes a large house made of cement blocks. Another building is called a Quonset hut. It was surplus after World War II.

Saturday, November 4

Tired of waiting for another meeting to be held at the tangerine nursery, Paul decides to just go to the nursery. When he gets to the Quonset hut, Tino implies that he should have called first. But, Luis reminds Tino that he, Luis, invited Paul to return. Paul helps them lay out hose in the Golden Dawn tangerine nursery. After doing that for three hours, the three of them take a break, sitting on crates in the adult grove and eating tangerines one after the other. Paul, in response to a question from Tino, says that he likes the smell of the orchards. Luis agrees. Their next job is snipping holes in the hose that they just laid out. They put a hole in the nursery. During the next break, Luis says that Paul is done for today. Paul is sunburned. After a suggestion from Luis, Tino takes Paul into the Quonset hut and applies a spray to Paul’s burned skin.

After calling home for a ride, Paul asks Tino about Theresa. Tino says that she is busy helping their father with paperwork for the business. Then Tino suggests that Paul could do the project report on his computer because Theresa is really busy these days. He adds that it is Theresa’s idea.

Tino tells Paul about how Luis injured his knee when he was twelve. He was clipping tangerines at the time. After that, Luis could no longer go and clip tangerines. That is what led to Luis becoming interested in horticulture. Tino added that Luis played soccer, too. He was a goalie.

Because he notices that Tino is in a good mood, Paul tells him that he is the one who told that Tangerine Middle School soccer players were the ones who wrecked the Ax Man exhibit. After asking Paul to turn his back to him, Tino kicks him and tells Paul to tell his Lake Windsor homeboys what happened when Tino found out.

Sunday, November 5

Tonight Dad, Mom and Paul walk over to Mr. Donnelly’s house, the one with the lightning rods. Mr. Donnelly is interested in football. He has noticed Erik’s talent lately. He wants Erik to meet some football guys that he knows. Mom hopes to find out why Mr. Donnelly has not answered any of the letters she has sent to him from the Architectural Committee. Dad hopes that she doesn’t mention it tonight. Erik isn’t with them as they walk because he has been off somewhere with Arthur. When they get to Mr. Donnelly’s place, Arthur’s Land Cruiser is parked in front, but Paul cannot tell if Erik or Arthur are inside the vehicle.

Mom, Dad, and Paul are attacked by a swarm of mosquitoes and hurry into the Donnelly home as soon as Terry Donnelly opens the door. Erik is already in the house, watching football on the big-screen television. The two men who Mr. Donnelly wanted them to meet are also there. Their names are Larry and Frank.

Mom suggests that Arthur should join them. Erik says that Arthur doesn’t want to come in because he smells like bug spray. The idea of getting Arthur to come inside is dropped.

Later, when Mr. Donnelly sees Paul eying his trophy case, he asks Paul about his sports interests. When he finds out that Paul is on the Tangerine Middle School soccer team, he tells him about his coach, Betty Bright. She was a famous hurdler and could have been even more successful without some bad luck.

When it is time for the family to leave, Mr. Donnelly tells Erik that it was great to meet him. Then, he tells Paul that it was also great to meet him. This surprises the Fishers.

When Erik opens the door of the Land Cruiser, it startles Arthur, who quickly removes something shiny from his dashboard.

Arriving home with Mom and Paul, Dad opens the house by using the garage-door opener in his car, which he first unlocks. About this time, Grandma’s voice can be heard on the message machine.

Wednesday, November 8

Today’s Tangerine Times includes two articles that seem to be inspired by Mr. Donnelly’s conversation with Paul at last Sunday’s gathering at the Donnelly home. One article is about the soccer teams in the county. The other article is about Betty Bright’s history as a hurdler.

Friday, November 10

As the Tangerine Middle School War Eagles soccer team waits to board the bus to go to Lake Windsor Middle School for their last game of the season, Paul notices that all the people who attended their home games are in the parking lot. As the team boards the bus, he sees twenty-five or more cars and trucks lining up behind the bus.

On the trip to Lake Windsor, Henry D. tells Paul about last year’s game. Both teams had a 9-1 record going into the game, which was held at Tangerine. But, last year, Lake Windsor beat Tangerine. Victor adds that Lake Windsor stole the championship last year and must pay this year.

As the bus goes by the housing developments near Paul’s home, the team members make comments and refer to the housing developments as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Paul sees the places that he goes by all the time with different eyes, with the eyes of a Tangerine War Eagle.

There is a big crowd around the Lake Windsor soccer field. The coach parks the bus near the visitor’s corner-kick area like she does at all away games.

As the team runs around the perimeter of the soccer field, Paul notices people that he knows. Mr. Donnelly gives him a thumbs-up sign. The run ends with a turn at midfield that brings the team to the center of the field where Victor, who led them during the run, and Betty Bright lead the team in their war cry.

The game begins. Victor and Gino clash right off. As part of this clash, a large Lake Windsor fullback hits Victor in the face causing him to fall and hit his head. The referee sends the fullback out of the game. As a result of Victor being knocked down, Paul goes in as his substitute, even though Victor is sure that he is ready to resume play. When play resumes, the War Eagles, in a team effort quickly score a goal. Lake Windsor’s Tommy Acoso scores next. In the process of attempting to block him, Shandra’s stomach is hit, causing her to vomit. Because of this, Paul becomes substitute goalie. When Gino attempts a goal, the ball hits Paul in the face, and bounces back to Gino who then makes the goal. Now Lake Windsor is ahead 2-1. His latest encounter with the ball leaves Paul with a bloody nose. He also has more spirit than ever. He manages to stop everything that comes his way. When the half ends, the score is still 2-1.

During halftime, Coach Walski of the Lake Windsor team tells Betty Bright that Paul is not eligible to play. If he plays in the second half, the War Eagles will forfeit the game. Betty has an answer. She tells him that the goalie who had to leave the game earlier is Shandra Thomas. Shandra lives in Tangerine, as does her brother, Antoine Thomas, Lake Windsor’s star. After being hit with this information, Coach Walski decides that they should just play ball. Betty sends Paul back to the goal.

This half Victor is back in the game. That takes some pressure off of Paul. Every time the ball comes his way, Paul is ready for it. The next goal is scored by an unexpected player, Cesar, Tangerine’s smallest substitute, also called Cesar Salad.

The score remains 2-2. Gino and Victor collide and the referee calls a penalty on Victor, who, after the crash, had landed on Gino.

As Gino moves toward the ball to make his penalty shot, Paul thinks that he knows from experience where Gino will aim and moves in that direction. But, Gino surprises him. Realizing too late where Gino had aimed, Paul thinks that a goal was scored, but it wasn’t.. Gino had missed the goal. Because time runs out, the game ends with a tie score, 2-2. Afterward, Gino tells Paul that Paul made him miss the shot..

Kerri approaches Paul and compliments him.

Mom wants to know if both teams are champions. Paul explains that Tangerine’s record is better, 9-0-1, compared to Lake Windsor’s, 9-0-2.Then he tells her that he plans to go back on the bus with the team. Mom complains because it means more driving for her. But Paul gets his way.

On the way to the bus, Paul gets his picture taken with Cesar, Maya, and Victor for tomorrow’s Tangerine Times. On the bus, Victor renames Cesar Salad. He is to be called Julius Cesar now. The caravan gets loud. People that they pass stop and look. Paul is happy that he took the memorable ride on the bus.

Something about the scene triggers a suppressed memory for Paul. He remembers Grandmom and Grandpop approaching him in the Fisher garage in Huntsville. They were both noticing that something had happened to his eyes. Mom suggested to Grandmom and Grandpop that they could discuss it later. Paul remembers that, as the rest of the family entered the house, Paul and Erik starred at each other.

Notes
The mention of Arthur smelling like bug spray foreshadows what we will find out while reading Paul’s Sunday, December 3, journal entry.

Tuesday, November 7

Today, in the last home game of the season, Paul scores a goal while playing left wing. As the teams wait for the referee and coaches to confer, a storm blows in, causing a rain delay.

As they wait for the storm to pass, Victor questions the referee. They find out that, if the game cannot continue, there will be no rain-out game. It will be as though the game never happened. Paul’s goal will not count. Twenty minutes later, the referee confirms that today was “no game.”

Coach Bright reminds the team that Friday they play Lake Windsor, the other undefeated team. When Victor mentions Lake Windsor’s tie game against Palmetto yesterday, the coach tells the team to concentrate on their own team.

Tino is at the Quonset hut. He welcomes Henry D, but doesn’t acknowledge Paul. They go to meet Luis. Theresa is with him. As a group, they leave the Quonset hut. Luis leads the way, limping. They go to a grove that contains Cleopatra tangerines. Luis tells those who don’t know that his family sells the tangerines to citrus packers and companies that make juice from the tangerines. They have been doing so for forty-five years.

Next, Luis shows the group another product. They go to what looks like a miniature grove. It is called a nursery. These trees are not expected to bear fruit for Luis’ family to sell. Instead, the trees will be sold to other growers. Luis continues to spout information about the trees giving the group much that they can use in their report.

When Wayne returns to pick up Henry D. and Paul, Paul notices a trailer attached to Wayne’s truck. It holds a sprayer. The reason Wayne will be going to Lake Windsor Downs is to spray for mosquitoes.

When they get to Lake Windsor Downs, Wayne sees the blue tents along one street. He says that is where the citrus trees that were cleared to make room for Lake Windsor Downs were buried after they were burned.

Back home, standing at the breakfast bar window, Paul sees Erik and Arthur practicing in the back yard. Clouds of mosquito spray enter the back yard. Paul remembers their Huntsville back yard. He remembers a scene that, until now, his mind has been blocking out. He remembers Dad and Mom in the yard talking about Paul’s vision. Erik was there. When he heard that Paul couldn’t see him, he terrorized him. That made Paul cry. After Mom took Paul to get glasses, Paul could see. He could even see things that Mom and Dad could not see, things like how phony Erik acted for Mom and Dad.

Thursday, November 2

The Fisher family has been busy these last four weeks. Dad is now the Director of Civil Engineering for Tangerine County. Mom is now the head of the Architectural Committee. She is also involved in the Neighborhood Watch as a block captain. Erik has been busy kicking field goals to help his football team win games. Paul has been playing soccer as part of a great fear-inspiring team, the Tangerine Middle School War Eagles.

Erik and Arthur head for the gate. Before he leaves, Erik gives Paul a look that surprises him, a look of something like sorrow

Saturday, November 4

Tired of waiting for another meeting to be held at the tangerine nursery, Paul decides to just go to the nursery. When he gets to the Quonset hut, Tino implies that he should have called first. But, Luis reminds Tino that he, Luis, invited Paul to return. Paul helps them lay out hose in the Golden Dawn tangerine nursery. After doing that for three hours, the three of them take a break, sitting on crates in the adult grove and eating tangerines one after the other. Paul, in response to a question from Tino, says that he likes the smell of the orchards. Luis agrees. Their next job is snipping holes in the hose that they just laid out. They put a hole in the nursery. During the next break, Luis says that Paul is done for today. Paul is sunburned. After a suggestion from Luis, Tino takes Paul into the Quonset hut and applies a spray to Paul’s burned skin.

After calling home for a ride, Paul asks Tino about Theresa. Tino says that she is busy helping their father with paperwork for the business. Then Tino suggests that Paul could do the project report on his computer because Theresa is really busy these days. He adds that it is Theresa’s idea.

Tino tells Paul about how Luis injured his knee when he was twelve. He was clipping tangerines at the time. After that, Luis could no longer go and clip tangerines. That is what led to Luis becoming interested in horticulture. Tino added that Luis played soccer, too. He was a goalie.

Because he notices that Tino is in a good mood, Paul tells him that he is the one who told that Tangerine Middle School soccer players were the ones who wrecked the Ax Man exhibit. After asking Paul to turn his back to him, Tino kicks him and tells Paul to tell his Lake Windsor homeboys what happened when Tino found out.

Sunday, November 5

Tonight Dad, Mom and Paul walk over to Mr. Donnelly’s house, the one with the lightning rods. Mr. Donnelly is interested in football. He has noticed Erik’s talent lately. He wants Erik to meet some football guys that he knows. Mom hopes to find out why Mr. Donnelly has not answered any of the letters she has sent to him from the Architectural Committee. Dad hopes that she doesn’t mention it tonight. Erik isn’t with them as they walk because he has been off somewhere with Arthur. When they get to Mr. Donnelly’s place, Arthur’s Land Cruiser is parked in front, but Paul cannot tell if Erik or Arthur are inside the vehicle.

Mom, Dad, and Paul are attacked by a swarm of mosquitoes and hurry into the Donnelly home as soon as Terry Donnelly opens the door. Erik is already in the house, watching football on the big-screen television. The two men who Mr. Donnelly wanted them to meet are also there. Their names are Larry and Frank.

Mom suggests that Arthur should join them. Erik says that Arthur doesn’t want to come in because he smells like bug spray. The idea of getting Arthur to come inside is dropped.

Later, when Mr. Donnelly sees Paul eying his trophy case, he asks Paul about his sports interests. When he finds out that Paul is on the Tangerine Middle School soccer team, he tells him about his coach, Betty Bright. She was a famous hurdler and could have been even more successful without some bad luck.

When it is time for the family to leave, Mr. Donnelly tells Erik that it was great to meet him. Then, he tells Paul that it was also great to meet him. This surprises the Fishers.

When Erik opens the door of the Land Cruiser, it startles Arthur, who quickly removes something shiny from his dashboard.

Arriving home with Mom and Paul, Dad opens the house by using the garage-door opener in his car, which he first unlocks. About this time, Grandma’s voice can be heard on the message machine.

Something about the scene triggers a suppressed memory for Paul. He remembers Grandmom and Grandpop approaching him in the Fisher garage in Huntsville. They were both noticing that something had happened to his eyes. Mom suggested to Grandmom and Grandpop that they could discuss it later. Paul remembers that, as the rest of the family entered the house, Paul and Erik starred at each other.

Notes
The mention of Arthur smelling like bug spray foreshadows what we will find out while reading Paul’s Sunday, 

December 3, journal entry.

Tuesday, November 7

Today, in the last home game of the season, Paul scores a goal while playing left wing. As the teams wait for the referee and coaches to confer, a storm blows in, causing a rain delay.

As they wait for the storm to pass, Victor questions the referee. They find out that, if the game cannot continue, there will be no rain-out game. It will be as though the game never happened. Paul’s goal will not count. Twenty minutes later, the referee confirms that today was “no game.”

Coach Bright reminds the team that Friday they play Lake Windsor, the other undefeated team. When Victor mentions Lake Windsor’s tie game against Palmetto yesterday, the coach tells the team to concentrate on their own team.

Wednesday, November 8

Today’s Tangerine Times includes two articles that seem to be inspired by Mr. Donnelly’s conversation with Paul at last Sunday’s gathering at the Donnelly home. One article is about the soccer teams in the county. The other article is about Betty Bright’s history as a hurdler.

Friday, November 10

As the Tangerine Middle School War Eagles soccer team waits to board the bus to go to Lake Windsor Middle School for their last game of the season, Paul notices that all the people who attended their home games are in the parking lot. As the team boards the bus, he sees twenty-five or more cars and trucks lining up behind the bus.

On the trip to Lake Windsor, Henry D. tells Paul about last year’s game. Both teams had a 9-1 record going into the game, which was held at Tangerine. But, last year, Lake Windsor beat Tangerine. Victor adds that Lake Windsor stole the championship last year and must pay this year.

As the bus goes by the housing developments near Paul’s home, the team members make comments and refer to the housing developments as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Paul sees the places that he goes by all the time with different eyes, with the eyes of a Tangerine War Eagle.

There is a big crowd around the Lake Windsor soccer field. The coach parks the bus near the visitor’s corner-kick area like she does at all away games.

As the team runs around the perimeter of the soccer field, Paul notices people that he knows. Mr. Donnelly gives him a thumbs-up sign. The run ends with a turn at midfield that brings the team to the center of the field where Victor, who led them during the run, and Betty Bright lead the team in their war cry.

The game begins. Victor and Gino clash right off. As part of this clash, a large Lake Windsor fullback hits Victor in the face causing him to fall and hit his head. The referee sends the fullback out of the game. As a result of Victor being knocked down, Paul goes in as his substitute, even though Victor is sure that he is ready to resume play. When play resumes, the War Eagles, in a team effort quickly score a goal. Lake Windsor’s Tommy Acoso scores next. In the process of attempting to block him, Shandra’s stomach is hit, causing her to vomit. Because of this, Paul becomes substitute goalie. When Gino attempts a goal, the ball hits Paul in the face, and bounces back to Gino who then makes the goal. Now Lake Windsor is ahead 2-1. His latest encounter with the ball leaves Paul with a bloody nose. He also has more spirit than ever. He manages to stop everything that comes his way. When the half ends, the score is still 2-1.

During halftime, Coach Walski of the Lake Windsor team tells Betty Bright that Paul is not eligible to play. If he plays in the second half, the War Eagles will forfeit the game. Betty has an answer. She tells him that the goalie who had to leave the game earlier is Shandra Thomas. Shandra lives in Tangerine, as does her brother, Antoine Thomas, Lake Windsor’s star. After being hit with this information, Coach Walski decides that they should just play ball. Betty sends Paul back to the goal.

This half Victor is back in the game. That takes some pressure off of Paul. Every time the ball comes his way, Paul is ready for it. The next goal is scored by an unexpected player, Cesar, Tangerine’s smallest substitute, also called Cesar Salad.

The score remains 2-2. Gino and Victor collide and the referee calls a penalty on Victor, who, after the crash, had landed on Gino.

As Gino moves toward the ball to make his penalty shot, Paul thinks that he knows from experience where Gino will aim and moves in that direction. But, Gino surprises him. Realizing too late where Gino had aimed, Paul thinks that a goal was scored, but it wasn’t.. Gino had missed the goal. Because time runs out, the game ends with a tie score, 2-2. Afterward, Gino tells Paul that Paul made him miss the shot..

Kerri approaches Paul and compliments him.

Mom wants to know if both teams are champions. Paul explains that Tangerine’s record is better, 9-0-1, compared to Lake Windsor’s, 9-0-2.Then he tells her that he plans to go back on the bus with the team. Mom complains because it means more driving for her. But Paul gets his way.

On the way to the bus, Paul gets his picture taken with Cesar, Maya, and Victor for tomorrow’s Tangerine Times. On the bus, Victor renames Cesar Salad. He is to be called Julius Cesar now. The caravan gets loud. People that they pass stop and look. Paul is happy that he took the memorable ride on the bus.