Jennifer Stewart

Mr. Duval

Veterans

The Rotary

CharacterReporter who tried to

find out the true story

CharacterReporter who knows there is more to the story that what is in

the paper

CharacterAnyone who has

served in the Armed Forces, support

patriotism

Characterclub of small

business people who share ideas to help

their town’s economy

Dr. Seymour

Philip Malloy

Ted Griffen

Miss Narwin

CharacterWilling to be

underhanded to try and make himself

look good

CharacterPresents an image being patriotic that

isn’t true

CharacterOnly one who wins in the story at the end

Character wants to be a better

teacher but there isn’t any funding to

help

Philip Malloy

Dr. Palleni

Allison Doresett

Dr. Seymour

CharacterOnly does what is

necessary to get by, always blames

others, not responsible

CharacterThe one responsible

for the suspension, in charge of discipline

CharacterThought Philip was someone he wasn’t and supported Miss

Narwin as a nice teacher

CharacterWorried about the school budget and making the school look good in the

community

Mr. Lunser

Philip’s Parents

Dr. Doane

Miss Narwin

CharacterLaid back, allows the students to bend the

rules in his class

CharacterDon’t take the time to investigate the

situation fully

CharacterPrincipal at Harrison

High School

Character an English teacher for 21 years who

thinks the school has her back

Philip Malloy

Dr. Palleni

Dr. Doane

Dr. Seymour

CharacterClass clown, starts

the problem by being irresponsible

CharacterNever faces any

consequences for the suspension decision

CharacterFormer student of Miss Narwin who helps to ruin her

career

CharacterUses Miss Narwin as a scapegoat in order to save the school’s

image

Dr. Seymour

Philip’s Parents

Ted Griffen

Miss Narwin

CharacterThe superintendent

of the schools, reports to the school

board

CharacterDon’t listen or

communicate with each other

CharacterNeighbor of the Malloy's who is

running for school board

Characterends up being the scapegoat in the

story

Philip Malloy

Dr. Palleni

Allison Doresett

Dr. Seymour

ThemeHonesty is the best

policy

ThemeIf you can blame

someone else, you can save yourself

Themearen’t always what

they appear

ThemeSometimes you have

to sacrifice one person for the good

of the group

Mr. Lunser

Philip’s Parents

Dr. Doane

Miss Narwin

Theme:Beating around the bush will keep you

out of trouble

Theme:Be sure to get both sides of the story before you go off

half-cocked

Theme:Deciding what is necessary at the

moment may cost more than you

realize

Theme: Don’t count on

others to stand up for you; stand up for

yourself

Dr. Seymour

Philip’s Parents

Ted Griffen

Miss Narwin

Theme:If you can make it look good on the

surface, people will not see the problems

Theme:Take the time to

listen to the people in your lives

Theme:Sometimes

opportunity gives us an advantage

Theme: Life isn’t always fair

and timing is everything

Jennifer Stewart

Mr. Duval

Veterans

The Rotary

Theme:If you don’t ask the right questions, you won’t get the right

answers

Theme:There is usually more

to the story that what is on the

surface

Theme:Don’t be judgmental or believe everything

second-hand

Theme:You have to know

what is going on in your community to make a difference

memo-randum

budget

allocate

facilitate

My company sent a _____________

about what hours we would be

working on the holidays.

If you don’t _________ your

money better, you won’t have any money for your

vacation.

I have to ________ $50 of my monthly

salary to my retirement fund.

In order to _________ better

movement in the halls, we got big

dogs to chase the kids.

bickering

bedlam

pell mell

electorate

My mom is always telling my sister and me to stop

____________ with each other.

It was _________ at the mall the

day before Christmas.

The kids were running ___________

down the streets screaming loudly.

I am sure that the ____________ will choose the right candidate.

constituents

tuition

beneficiaries

blunt

The senator has to report to his

____________ about the new laws and

amendments.

The amount of _______ at public colleges is much less than private

ones.

The ___________ of the money will be the poor children

in Africa.

I had to be _______ with my brother and

tell him to take a shower; he stinks!

blew his stack

hit the fan

to the bone

go along, get along

My dad was so mad when I was

late that he ____________ and

grounded me for a year!

It really _____________ when my parents found out that my brother secretly dropped out of

college.

I only have one shirt and a pair of pants because my

mom cut my wardrobe_______.

If you learn to _____________ you will probably get farther ahead in

life.

particulars

spring for

vigilant

vital

I got a brochure with the

__________ of the Amazon

trip.

I hope that you will ___________ lunch today because I

am broke!

You have to be _________ to be

sure you don’t get caught off guard.

It is __________ to send Mrs. Carpenter a

present for Christmas if you want a good

grade!

bread and circuses

nuisance

death warmed

over

stamina

When it is all about money and a show and not really what

is important

My mom told me to stop

being a ________ and act right.

Why are you so pale and tired

looking? You look like __________.

I had enough ________ to stay up all night and do my

work but not to stay awake in

class!

insolence

bucks me up

in my bad books

Let bygones by bygones

Stop that ___________ or

you’ll be headed to the principal’s

office!

It really __________ when someone buys me ice cream!

You will be _______ if you keep turning your work in late.

I decided to _____________and not

hate that girl who stole my boyfriend

when I was younger.

botched

took a licking

to level with someone

Shoo in

You really __________ that

project. You can’t do anything right!

I saw a fight on TV and the one guy

really ____________ and ended up in

the hospital!

In order_____________, you have to tell the

truth and be honest.

Fedrico is a __________ to be

the next president of Colombia.

condone

Harrison, New

Hampshire

gripe

half- cocked

I cannot __________your

having two girlfriends at

once!

Where you would find

Philip and Miss Narwin

My __________ with you is that you never ask

me what I want!

My brother went

off___________ and ended up

in a fight.

American Legion

raucous

scapegoat

albeit

At the ___________ the veterans like to

share stories of wars and where they’ve been.

There was a _______ situation at the rally that lead to 12 people going

to jail!

She became the ___________ because she wouldn’t stand up for herself and

could easily be taken advantage of.

He was making progress,_________ slowly, and knew she would marry

him if he was persistent.

miscontruePeople will ______ the

situation if you say you were right!

ThemeMake sure you have all the facts, both sides of the story, before you make a judgment or

decision

The Malloys

Philip MalloyTheme

What goes around goes around - do unto others as you would have

them do unto you

Theme: Don't make a mountain out of a

molehill - don't let a small situation

snowball into a huge irrelevant incident

Dr. Palleni

animosity

emphatically

tenure

sabbatical

Juan felt a lot of __________toward

Pablo because he got a 100 on the test while Juan failed.

Ted Griffen said _________, “I will

not raise taxes!”

If you get________ then you probably can’t be fired from your teaching job.

I took a six month ____________ and

went to study Italian in Italy.

Philip and his parents

Philip and Miss

Narwin

Philip and Dr. Palleni

Miss Narwin and Dr. Doane

Conflict:Lack of

communication

Conflict:Purpose of education

Conflict:No clear

communication on the problem or how

serious it was; what he really wanted

Conflict: who to support, the teacher or the school

system/ administration

Philip and Miss Narwin

Philip and his dad

Philip and Allison

Miss Narwin and Dr.

Seymour

Conflict:Doesn’t like the

class or the teacher

Conflict: Wants to share similar interests but other things get in the way

Conflict:Unable to

connect on any level

Conflict:who to blame for

the incident; what's important

at school,- the show or education

Philip and the track

teamTed Griffin

and Dr. Seymour

Philip and other

studentsMiss Narwin

and the Malloys

Conflict:One is let down

because the other party isn’t responsible

Conflict: How to help each

other without giving away too

much private information

Conflict:Who to support

and believe; hurt feelings

Conflict:Lack of

communication leads to misconstrued info.

Allison Doresett

Dr. Palleni

Jennifer Stewart

the Malloys

In the end…forgets Phil; mad at him

for his treatment of Narwin; she and Todd 

start a petition

In the end…never held

responsible for anything that went

wrong, though he was a big part of

In the end…Prints the story

with the facts she gets though it is

slanted

In the end…Spend all of the college money they had saved

Miss Narwin

Dr. Seymour

Veterans

Mr. Duval

In the end…goes to FL to be

with her sister; still thinking about

resigning

In the end…doesn't get the budget

passed

In the end…Still hate Miss

Narwin and think she should be fired

In the end…Doesn’t print the

story because bigger news comes

up

Mr. Griffen

Allison Doresett

Philip Malloy

Coach Jamison

In the end…wins a seat on

the school board

In the end…Realizes a class

clown is just a fool

In the end…goes to a private school; no track team, loses his friends,

spends his college money, no Allison; doesn't know the words; more teasing

In the end…Realizes Philip won’t

follow his advice; track team without

Philip

ThemeWhen you are in the right, stand up for

yourself and what you believe - don't count on others to do it for you

Miss Narwin

Philip MalloyTheme

Take responsibility for your actions

and face the possible

consequences

In the end…loses a good

teacher and the respect and trust

of Miss Narwin

Dr. Doane

Coach Jamison

CharacterGave out good

advice that wasn’t taken until too

late

Miss Narwin

Dr. Seymour

Philip Malloy

Dr. Doane

Ironic Situationbest teacher at the

school and yet b/c of the article, everyone

wants her fired.

Ironic SituationNarwin was made out to be the scapegoat so the

budget could pass and no one even came out to

vote for it.

Ironic SituationThe story was about his right to sing the SSB and he doesn't

even know the words.

Ironic Situationa former student of Narwin was part of the group that was against her in the

end.

Miss Narwin

Mr. Duval

Philip Malloy

Allison Doresett

Ironic Situationfinally decided to get her story out, it was

pushed aside for other breaking news.

Ironic SituationSaw that it wasn’t the

whole story but didn’t get the true story out to the

public

Ironic SituationWants to go to the Olympics and ends

up at a school without a track team

Ironic SituationStarts a petition to support Narwin and

against Philip

Miss Narwin

The Malloys

Veterans

Mr. Duval

Ironic SituationFelt suspension is counterproductive

but is blamed for the suspension

Ironic SituationWanted Philip to go

to college but weren’t even

concerned about his grades

Anyone who has served in the Armed

Forces, support patriotism

club of small business people who share ideas to help

their town’s economy

Silent, respectful attentionFailing a class,

no pass, no play

Breaking a rule – disrupting a class,

twice in 1 week

A middling student, nice

boy

According to the original memo,

what was the rule for the playing of the Star Spangled

Banner?

Why can't Philip try out for the track

team?

Why does Philip get suspended

from school?

What was Miss Narwin's

perception of Philip when she first met him at the open house?

Do just enough to

get byTo take a class to improve her

teaching

To get along, you need to go along, do what you need to whether you like

it or not

It is cut to the bone and will need

personnel and other cuts if it doesn’t

pass

What is Philip's plan to getting things done at

school in most of his classes?

Why does Miss Narwin apply for a

summer grant program?

What does Coach

Jamison try to teach Philip?

Why is it vital, in Dr. Seymour's

opinion, to get the budget passed the

second time?

He tries to annoy her to get his class

changedMiss Narwin doesn’t like

him

Track metaphors and examples,

what they have in common

Disappointed and let down, she has never asked for

anything in 21 years

What happens every time Philip

is in Miss Narwin's class?

Why does Philip think

he isn't passing

English class?

What does Philip's dad always use to

try and talk to Philip about his

problems?

How does Miss Narwin feel when she doesn't get

her grant?

Talk to the school or teacher

Only cares about making money and

putting on a big show, not academics

Avoiding the issue, not answering the

question

His problem is minor, he has other bigger problems to

worry about

What do Philip's parents never do throughout the

whole story?

When Miss Narwin says that Dr.

Seymour is only interested in "bread and circuses," what does she mean by

that?

If you "beat around the

bush" you are doing what?

What is Dr. Palleni's attitude toward Philip's

behavior when he comes to his

office?

Her students score higher on

standardized tests, she is a Master

teacher

Only cares about making money and

putting on a big show, not academics

Not take responsibility, say it was someone

else

Not in a position of power there; could be he is a hypocrite

What does Dr. Doane tell Miss Narwin that lets her know she is

their best teacher?

When Miss Narwin says that Dr.

Seymour is only interested in "bread and circuses," what does she mean by

that?

What does it mean to "pass

the buck?"

Why doesn't Philip's dad stand up to his

boss at his job like he tells Philip to do?

Stand up for his rights

Apologize to Miss Narwin and the class

The vice principal in charge of discipline

Not only is it bad, but it will make

the situation worse

What Philip’s dad is always telling

him to do that he himself doesn’t do

What does Palleni ask Philip

to do so that they can forget

the whole incident?

Who actually suspends

Philip?

If something is "counterproductive,"

what does that mean?

Can’t let him win, pride gets in his

way, wants his way

Everything is as clear as

mud

Never believed that suspension was the answer,

too harsh

She thinks the school will take care of her, complacent in her situation after 21

years

Why doesn’t Philip take the option offered him by

Palleni and avoid the suspension?

What happens when Mrs.

Malloy talks to Mr. Palleni?

How did Miss Narwin feel about the consequences Mr. Palleni gave

Philip?

Why doesn't Miss Narwin do anything

further with the situation herself?

Have a heart to heart talk with him

Talk to Narwin, ask for extra

work, change his attitude

Could help him get elected to the school board

Talks/calls all the people involved to get their comments on the

story

What did Miss Narwin plan to do

when Philip returned from his

suspension?

What did Coach Jamison suggest to Philip so he

could qualify for the track team?

Why is Ted Griffen concerned about Philip's situation?

What does Miss Stewart do to confirm the information the Malloy's have given

her?

He wanted Philip to do something first; to keep the power

in his court

They admitted that they were

wrong and Philip was right

The right questions weren’t

asked; people wouldn’t give information

He doesn’t want to draw attention to the issue since he knows

it’s a lie

Why does Dr. Palleni send out the

homeroom memo change after he told Philip he wouldn't

unless he apologized?

What do the Malloy's think when Philip is

transferred out of Miss Narwin's

homeroom?

Why are there so many errors

printed in the newspaper story?

Why are Philip's parents so excited about being in the paper while Philip

isn't?

A wire service that buys and sells

stories around the world

Everyone around the country gives their opinion on

the story

To find some “dirt” on her so he can

blame the problem on her

So that it sounds like Philip is the problem

not the school

What is the Associated

Press?

What happens when the story

gets on Jake Barlow's Radio

Program?

Why does Dr. Seymour ask for the files on Miss

Narwin?

Why does each person change the

memo written about the incident?

Goes and talks to students who were

there

Support patriotism

She is shocked and can’t believe it

Everyone likes her and thinks she is a good

teacher

What does Dr. Doane do to try and get some

more information on the incident?

What do Young Americans for

America and the Society of the

Preservation of Free Speech have

in common?

What is Miss Narwin's response when she finds out that the

story is in newspapers all

across the country?

What attitude do the students at the

school have toward Miss Narwin?

Go talk with Miss Narwin to try and

pass her class

How she is ruining the youth

of today and should quit

They give him a hard time and

hassle him; joking in some ways

She says to be fair and even handed to all

concerned; really to try and smooth things

over

Once the story is out and his

homeroom is changed, what does Philip say

he'll do?

Several teachers and veterans send telegrams to Miss Narwin to express

what?

What is the attitude of the

students at school toward Philip when

he returns?

Why does Dr. Doane move Philip from Miss

Narwin's class?

He gets what he wants, she looks at

fault

Move, change schools, live with

aunt, private school

Coach Jamison

Only 21% of the people even cared

enough to come out and vote

Why is the changing of

homeroom and class good for Phil but bad for Miss

Narwin?

What does Philip want to do so he doesn't have to face the kids at

school?

Who was the one person at the

school that always was supportive of

Miss Narwin?

What is ironic about the school budget

not passing?

a scapegoat

People who have served in the

military

Miss Narwin was Dr. Doane’s

teacher in high school

To help him to advance his campaign

for school board

If someone is blamed for the

problems of others when it isn't their fault,

they are considered what?

The American Legion is an organization made up of

whom?

What is the connection

between Dr. Doane and Miss Narwin?

How does Ted Griffen use Philip's story?

The school budget and appearances

A lack of listening and not

communicating

Miss Narwin was Dr. Doane’s

teacher in high school

To help him to advance his campaign

for school board

What is Dr. Seymour's biggest concern with the school system?

What is the biggest problem

Philip and his parents have?

What is the connection

between Dr. Doane and Miss Narwin?

How does Ted Griffen use Philip's story?

Philip not doing his work

Friends, school, college money,

self respect

Allison, Miss Narwin, Philip, the

Malloys, Coach, track team

Time off of work with pay to do some studying or research

What actually causes the

whole situation to start?

What does Philip sacrifice by not doing the right thing from the

beginning?

Which characters were negatively

affected by Philip's actions in the

story?

They offered Miss Narwin a sabbatical, meaning she would

do what?

Call the school or talk to the teacher

Being a pest, causing

problems, bugging people

Dr. Palleni

Bernie Lunser

What do Mr. and Mrs. Malloy

never do throughout the

whole story?

What does it mean if you are

being a nuisance?

Who is never held responsible for

their actions in the suspension incident?

Which character didn't appear to take school too seriously?