Help+A+Bear+Is+Eating+Me

**Book Club Schedule**
You should divide your book into 5 equal sections. For example, if your book has 100 pages, you should have five 20 page sections. You should read the appropriate section for each meeting.


 * Requirements**:
 * **PERSON A - GROUP LEADER** - This group member will be responsible for both keeping the group on task throughout the meeting as well as responding to the week's topical questions, listed below.
 * **PERSON B - QUOTATION FINDER** - This group member will be responsible for finding 5 important, meaningful quotations from their section of the text. They will also facilitate a discussion regarding these quotations.
 * **PERSON C - KEY QUESTIONER** - This group member will be responsible for providing 5 open-ended questions regarding the week's reading section. These questions, and their responses, will be posted on the group's wiki.
 * **PERSON D - GROUP SUMMARIZER** - This group member will be responsible for posting a thorough, two-paragraph summary of the group's Friday meeting, to be posted on the group wiki no later than the Sunday following the meeting.


 * Groups will decide appropriate penalties for group members who fail to uphold their responsibilities.**


 * NOTE: If your book club has three members, the roles B and C should be combined; if your book club has five members, two students should take the role of C (5 questions each).**


 * Week One: December 17**

Topic: Characters (Section 1 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not? (A) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page s 4.Person D hould post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. Evan Angels 1. The main character is Marv Pushkin. He thinks very highly of himself. He doesn't really seem to care about anything except for his material goods such as his range rover and cell phone. I'm drawn to his character though because it is actually humorous how conceded he is. At the same time I just can't stand Marv because he is such a jerk. Friday in class we discussed the first 30 pages of the book. We talked about what we thought of the characters and their role in the book. We also discussed the humor in the book which is making it a very enjoyable read.


 * Steven Glanzburg Questions**
 * 1. What is the setting? And what is happening?** The setting of the book takes place in the woods and Marv the main character is stuck under a car and is being attacked by a bear.
 * 2. What are the three tips that alaska.com says what you should do when a bear is attacking you?** Tip #1 do not run away, but let the bear know who you are. Tip #2 if the bear attacks, play dead. And the last tip is if the bear continues to attack, fight back vigorously.
 * 3. Why can't Marv move when the bear is attacking him?** Marv can't move because he is stuck under a car.
 * 4. How did Marv get stuck under the car?**
 * 5. What is inside the cooler that Marv brought?**


 * Week Two: January 7**

Topic: Language (Section 2 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? (B)

The language in this book is easy to read. All of the language we use today is in this book. No it is not conversational because Marv is thinking in his mind because he is stuck underneath a car and no one is around him. None of the words in the book are confusing, it is all words we use today. This book is probably written for someone in 9th grade. 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
 * Nicholas Scialabba Language**

1. "But can I at least describe this to you? How close I was? I woke up in the morning and Mister Bear was gone. Sensing an opening, i unsheathed my plan and plunged into action." 2. "And then Mister Giant Fat Stupid Snarling Vicious Ugly Malodorous Evil Angry Buzz-Killing Bear arrived out of nowhere, howling ad screaming as if I was his girlfriend and the jack was his best friend from college. He. charged, rammed the car hard-further crushing my knees, and somehow lowering this oil pan a centimeter closer to my face." 3. "Marcia from product dialogue whined, 'Aren't you worried you might run over a squirrel?' Marcia I explained 'just by driving a fossil fuel burning car from the ferry station in Anchorage to here,we must have already killed twenty or thirty squirrels with global warming.'" 4. "Marv, you're not honestly going to eat this bear?" "Baby we are going to skin, clean, fillet, marinate and barbecue this bear, yes." 5. "If I were recovering in hospital recovering from exotic neurosurgery, and you were a biographer for a large publishing house, sent to capture the exciting story of my trial by bear, perhaps you'd ask why I chose to handicap a perfectly legitimate hunting trip by including a couple of jelly-kneed women who don't even enjoy killing."
 * Steven Glanzburg Quotes**

3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.

Today in class we discussed the language of the book. We said that the language was easy to read throughout the book so far. We said that the quotes are mostly the thoughts in his head put into sentences. There are also many curse words used throughout the book. We agreed that the book is about at a ninth grade level.
 * Evan Angels**

4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Three: January 14**

Topic: Mood/Tone (section 3 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the mood or tone of your book.What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim? (B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.

This week our group talked about some of the ideas Marv has to try an get out from under his Range Rover. Whenever he tries to move the bear is right there about to attack him. He has some crazy ideas but none of them he thinks will work. He tries everything in his power to free himself from under the car. We also talk about what he thinks about other than getting from this car. Since he doesn't have anyone to talk to he just has flashbacks of happier times and he also has dreams of what he will do once he is free. This is what we talked about during our discussion this week.
 * Steven Glanzburg Summary**

4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Four: January 21**

Topic: Themes/Images (section 4 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the themes and images that your book contains. What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning? Images that this book uses are the material goods that Marv Pushkin owns. The author goes into a lot of detail describing them and it shows how Marv really only cares about these things and is a selfish person. 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
 * Evan Angels Group Discussion**
 * Steven Gallagher**
 * 1.** "He's not summoning any help for me, oh no. He's not going to tell the others that he found me here, and he's not going to summon Search and Rescue."
 * 2. "**And what of Mister Bear ? I haven't seen him in ages. Moved on to the next injured hunter? Died of wounds sustained while defending my snacks?"
 * 3. "**Morning of the fourth day. This place is cold, damp smelly, and utterly inconvenient. Stuck under a car, beat ate my feet, wife treacherous, bugs biting, hip wound seeping, blah, blah, blah."
 * 4. "**Here's at least one piece of good news: I finally found a use for the saw blade in my Leatherman Super tool. It's the one blade I never use, and I've always wondered if maybe it overkill, maybe I should have bought the smaller version, but now I know I was right to buy the biggest, most modern and most favorably reviewed pocket multi-tool on the market, because I'm going to need that saw blade to saw my own legs off."
 * 5. "** Once I saw myself free I'll crawl as best as I can under the car to the front bumper undercarriage, where I keep a hidden spare key in a little magnetic box. Oh yes did I mention that I am prepared."

3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. This week our group we discussed the images the book gives off. This book goes a lot in to detail and at some part gives off some pretty nasty images. We wondered what in the world the author was thinking about. The part where the author is describing the relationship with Marv and a woman from his work place was so messed up. Seriously we think something is wrong with this author.
 * Nicholas Scialabba**

4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Five: January 28 (LAST MEETING)**

Topic: Responding to the Text (section 5 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss your final reflections on this book. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum? (B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page