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Discussion Board: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 15:00:17 Author: Hayden, Kellie <khayden@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: Vocabulary List  Here's a list of possible vocabulary for this play for general use in the 8th grade. 1. twilight 2. effeminate 3. hermaphrodite 4. peculiar 5. ecstasy 6. leprosy 7. gestures 8. cataracts 9.pervade 10. mere 11. saccharine 12. uncomprehending 13. varisose 14. chlorophorm 15. sterility 16. accentuate 17. transmute 18. tremendous 19. rummages 20. sanatorium 21. thrombosis 22. inconspicuous 23. momentous 24. convulsions 25. evesdropping

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 13:31:34 Author: Pinkstock, Theresa <terrip@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Vocabulary List  Nice Job!! In reading it myself, I didn't realize there was such an extensive list of higher vocabulary words.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 16-Nov-2002 12:06:04 Author: Glasgow, Jackie <glasgow@ohiou.edu> Subject: Re: Vocabulary List  Great list! Can't believe there are so many new words to learn!

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 15:18:05 Author: Hayden, Kellie <khayden@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: The enviornment our students live in--created by their parents  Betty the Loon, Beatrice, creates an unhealthy environment for her two girls and then blames them for everything. How could a parent just "think about" going to a science fair when it was such an honor for Tillie to get to go? She was so worried about what was on their backs that she forgot to put her brain together and act "normal." She keeps her daughters home to clean, she gives them cigarettes, and she is afraid that she will be embarrassed by them. Thanks god for prozac, valium, and other new pretty drugs now days. This is a woman who needed to be on them to make a decent environment for her children.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 13:34:38 Author: Pinkstock, Theresa <terrip@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: The enviornment our students live in--created by their parents  Wow, I agree!! As I was reading this drama, I kept thinking about how dysfunctional their life was. I could not imagine my mother killing my rabbit. Also, I couldn't imagine not attending my child's Science Fair program.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 16-Nov-2002 12:07:18 Author: Glasgow, Jackie <glasgow@ohiou.edu> Subject: Re: The enviornment our students live in--created by their parents  That's really dysfunctional! How do your students handle this kind of topic?

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 14:23:38 Author: Pinkstock, Theresa <terrip@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Paul Zindell's novels  I can't help but notice that, at this point, all of Paul Zindell's novels have one thing in common-- they all deal with the dysfunctional family theme. I realize he writes from experience. Wow, he must of had a terrrible life.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 15:09:25 Author: Hayden, Kellie <khayden@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Paul Zindell's novels  Here, here. Do we have to read another novel about his crazy mother? Although, I am sure that writing about his horrible life helped him, I don't want to know anymore information about the lady who refers to her children as stones tied to her neck.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 16-Nov-2002 12:08:40 Author: Glasgow, Jackie <glasgow@ohiou.edu> Subject: Re: Paul Zindell's novels  I hadn't noticed this as a recurring theme in Zindel's books. Can you guess how many of your students come from dysfunctional families?

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 20-Nov-2002 10:02:04 Author: Wilson, Sandra <SWi3548332@aol.com> Subject: Re: Paul Zindell's novels  Ido think that he reworks the same issues from his childhood in all three books that we read. This may be a way of healing for him.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 20-Nov-2002 10:06:01 Author: Wilson, Sandra <SWi3548332@aol.com> Subject: pullitzer prize material ?  It is hard for me to judge whether or not something is Pulitzer Prize material, but I do believe this is a powerful play. I could relate to it on several levels and to me that is where the power of the writing is. I could tell Zindel was writing from raw emotion and so he could tap into those emotions in his readers or his audience. At least he did for me.