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Monday, April 5, 2010

Reading Response Pages 3-36 Question #6

1. How does Melinda's family communicate?

2. How does this reflect the way that Melinda acts at school?

3. Do you think Melinda is getting the proper support from her parents?

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  2. 1) Melinda's family communicate threw sticky notes on the fridge. When they do sit down for a dinner they yell at her and act like they care about how she is doing in school when they went 6 weeks without saying anything to her until that night.
    2) Melinda acts like the other students and her ex best friends don't care about her because of one mistake. She probably relates everyone at school not caring to the way her parents act.
    3)No I think they just were in a competition with the other parent to prove that they are a better parent and that they care. I think melinda's mom should have known about what happened at the pary the night it heppened or the week after not the full school year that it takes for her to tell her mom.

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  3. At the biginning they communicate by sticky notes in the fridge, so they really don't communicate at all, because when her parents get home she just goes to her room, butu later on when they do talk she gets yelled at because of her grades. There communication reflects at school because she doesn't know how to communicate to others not even with her parents so how is she gonna know how to communicate when she can't even do it with her parents. i don't think melinda is getting enough support from her parents because they should try and help her with her grades not yell at her for not having better grades.

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  4. Melinda communicates with her parents through notes on the fridge. Her parents dont pay much attenchion to her so when she actsout they dont notice it as a help just as slacking. Not much parenting going on.
    if her parents dont pay attenchion to her then and the people she use to know dont pay attenchion to her. she feels unwanted and dosnt care anymore.
    no she is not getting proper care. they are too involved in work and this is an important time for their child but they rather fight than see the real problem.

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  5. 1)melinda's family communicates threw sticky notes that they leave on the counter.They really don't talk. in the book melindas eating and hears her dad come inside and goes straight to her room and turns on the radio just to let him know she's home. so no one talks to eachother

    2)this effects melinda at school because she keep to herself and doesn't talk to anyone.she seems to have no social skills and like no friends at all because of it.

    3) in my opinion i don't think her parents are giving her proper support. they should talk to her about school and maybe she would be social.

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  6. 1.) Melinda and her family communicate through notes either on the fridge or the counter.
    2.) I think this effects Melinda at school because she had nobody to talk to at home about the problems she having at school or about anything in general. It makes it seem like Melinda hasn't came out of her shell yet.
    3.) I don't think that Melinda is getting the right support from her parents because from what we read last time Melinda and her parents never talked until she had bad grades.

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  7. malindas family communicates by sticky notes on the fridge or by yelling at each other.

    malindas family over reacts when they find out about school by yelling at her and saying that she can do better and knowing that she can do better.

    i dont think that her parents are giving her proper support, they dont talk to her right or give her the respect.

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  8. 1.Malindas family communicates by useing sticky notes that they leave on the counter they do not talk and the time that they finally do talk malindas dad scolds her.
    2.This affects malinda at school because she doesnt use any type of social skills at school and this makes people think that she is weird.
    3.I do not think that malinda is getting the proper suport from her parents i think that it is making her lock up and not share what happened to her or whats going on in her life.

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  9. -. Melindas family communicates threw sticky notes on the kitten counter.

    -.It effects melinda at schoool bkuz she dosnt have any socail skills and shes stays alone.

    -. no i dont think melinda is getting the proper support from her parents bkuz they are not a positve support their alawys talking s*** to her.

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  10. Melinda's family generally communicate through note and post its on the table. This is reflected through the way she acts at school because she isn't good at communicating with people. At home she doesn't talk to her family that much or communicate with them so I think she tends to be the same way with the students at school. I don't think that she is getting the support she needs from her parents. Parents are supposed to guide and help their child through difficult times and so far I haven't seen that at all in the book.

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  11. They comunicate thru notes and write eachother on a bord.

    this effects her because she keeps to her self and she really dont talk to anyone at school.

    no i do not i think your parents should be there for you 100% and not make you hide yourself

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  12. 1. Melinda's family communicate's through notes left on the kitchen counter of where they are, what to do, and when they'll be back.

    2. This reflect's on the way that Melinda acts at school because she is so quiet and keeps all of her thoughts and feelings to herslef. This contradicts with socializing because she has no social skills and it keeps her from people understanding her and keeping the wall away from the weird vibe people get about her.

    3. I do not think Melinda is getting the proper support from her parents, with Melinda keeping many things to her self she doesn't really get assistance on how to handle situations wheather or not they're difficult. Also there are many ways a parent needs to be to their child to support them other than being assertive and unaccepting. Melinda and her parents relationship is very unhealthy.

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  13. they communicate by sticky notes and yelling at eachother

    this might effect her because thats all she is used to and she might be scared they will yell at her to

    i dont think that she is getting the support she needs from her parents

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  14. 1) her family leaves her notes on the fridge.

    2)This reflects on her communication at school because shes not used to talking at home so she doesnt talk at school.

    3) No. Melinda needs closer attention from her parents. they need to know whats going on in her life.

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  15. Melinda's family communicates through notes. This reflects the way she acts at school by how she doesn't tell anybody what's wrong with her and she doesn't stick up for herself when people treat her badly. I don't think she's getting the proper support from her parents because they don't even notice that something is wrong with their daughter or care to notice.

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  16. Melinda's family communicate threw sticky notes on the fridge. Ithink that this reflects the way melinda acts in school because I think she has no one to really talk to at home so its the same at school and she dont talk and keeps quiet. i know that this is not at all enough support frrom a parents, i place my self in her shoes and it would be very hard

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