1st and 2nd Marking Periods of Speak

How is the book separated?

By marking periods

Where does the Melinda Sordino attend school?

Merryweather High

What is the first mascot of the Merryweather?

The Trojans

Nicole is in what clan?

Jocks

What clan is Ivy in?

Suffering Artists and thespians

Who is Rachel Bruin?

Melinda's ex best friend

Who is the first teacher Melinda meets?

Mr. Neck

Who is Melinda's new friend?

Heather from Ohio

What is Melinda's English teacher's name?

Hairwoman

Who is the Basketball Pole?

A tall basketball player who accidentally dumps his potatoes on Melinda

Who is Melinda's art teacher?

Mr. Freeman

What object does Melinda get in art?

A tree

What is Melinda's mom's job?

She manages Effert's clothing store

How is Melinda's mom described?

She loves doing things that other people are afraid of.

What clan does Rachel belong to?

The foreign exchange students

What is heather's plan?

To join 5 clubs

Who runs after and chases Melinda?

Mr. Neck

What does Melinda use as her comfort zone?

The abandoned janitor's closet

What's the second mascot of Merryweather High?

The Blue Devils

How does Heather feel about the pep rally?

She's very enthusiastic and excited

What embarrassing thing does Melinda want to forget?

She called the cops at Kyle Rodger's party.

What object did Ivy get?

Clowns

Why is Mr. Freeman mad?

The school board cut the art budget

What does Melinda think she's good at?

Acting

Who is Melinda's bio teacher?

Ms. Keen

Who is Melinda's lab partner?

David Petrakis

Who is Melinda's algebra teacher?

Me. Stetman

What is Merryweather's 3rd mascot?

Tigers

What is Heather's 1st clan?

The Marthas

How is Melinda hurt by the Marthas?

Siobhan says she's creepy and has diseased looking lips

What are the new choices for the mascots?

Bees, icebergs, hilltoppers, and wombats

What do Mr. Neck and David get in a fight about?

Immigration

Why does Melinda's mom always cook Turkey on Thanksgiving?

She feels it's her holy obligation that makes her a wife and mother

What happens when Melinda's dad takes over the dinner?

It messes up and he order's pizza

Who does Melinda stay after art class with?

Ivy

What does David Petrakis do after the first fight with Mr. Neck?

He brings a video camera and records him

What is the 4th Merryweather High mascot?

Wombats

What does Melinda want for the holidays?

A little kid to make it fun

What do Melinda's parents notice?

Her drawing so they get her paper and charcoal pencils

After break, what does the gym teacher, Ms. Connors, discover about Melinda?

She can shoot basketballs really well

What is the deal Ms. Connors makes with Melinda?

If she helps Basketball Pole shoot fould shots, she can get an A in gym

What happens to Mr. Freeman's painting?

A newspaper guy hears about it and wrote about it in an article

What does Melinda keep trying to do with her tree?

Carve a tree out of linoleum blocks

Why does Heather get upset?

She's not meeting Martha standards and ruined some heart pillows

How does Melinda help Heather for the Marthas?

She creates posters for her for the Canned Food Drive

What happens to Melinda at the frog disection?

She passes out

What does Melinda do after getting scolded for bad grades?

She cuts her wrist with a paperclip

What does Heather do wrong with the food drive?

A neighbor donated beets and the Marthas don't eat beets

What does Heather get made fun of for?

The simple and baby like posters that Melinda made

Who is IT?

Andy Evans

Why does Melinda throw up?

Because IT, Andy Evans, twirls her ponytail

What has Melinda started in art class at the end of "Second Marking Period"?

A new linoleum Block

Who is the narrator and protagonist of the story?

Melinda Sordino

Who are Meg, Emily, & Siobban?

The three leaders of the Martha's Clan

What does Melinda's mother do?

She is the manager of Effert's clothing store

What does Melinda's father do?

he works as a insurance person

Who is David Petrakis?

Melissa's Lab partner. He also video tapes and records Mr. Neck's Social Studies Class.

This is an example of a simile

"Dad snorts like a bull"

This is an example of personification

"My tree is definitely breathing…."

This is an example of a metaphor

"Mother is the rock, I am the ocean"

This is an example of Personification

"I chomp my sandwich and it barfs mustard on my shirt"

This is an example of a metaphor

"Mr. Neck storms into my class, a bull chasing thirty-three red flags

This is an example of alliteration

"We are the Wombats, woozy, wicked Wombats! Worried, withdrawn, weepy, weird, Wombats…"

This is an example of hyperbole

"I think for sure he's going to explode."

This is an example of anomatopoeia

"Whack. The hatchet sticks in the frozen turkey…"

This is an example of hyperbole

"If she doesn't sell a billion shirts and twelve million belts on Black Friday, the world

This is an example of personification

"Maya Angelou's picture watches me while I sweep and mop the floor…"

"I knew you were trouble the first time I saw you. I've taught here for twenty-four years, and I can tell what's going on in a kid's head just by looking in their eyes."

Mr. Neck

"…We just want you to do your best. And we know your best is much better than this…"

Melinda's mother

"What should we do? What do you want to join? Maybe we should tutor at an elementary school."

Heather

"No imagination. What are you, thirteen? Fourteen? You've already let them beat your creativity out of you?"

Mr. Freeman

"Nothing. The clubs are stupid. Want some popcorn?"

Melinda