I would believe Melinda was sexually assaulted and why IT should be convicted. Signs of assault were her not speaking, calling the cops that night and her scared of IT. "I open my mouth to scream, and his hand covers it...my voice [in my head] ""NO I Don't WANT TO!"" #tollgvms
@AditSFSUSD I agree with your response because people can listen and understand what they are talking about and the same goes for replying to someone by understanding and then speaking back to them by replying. #tollgvms
People can listen to understand but listening to the ideas of what someone is saying and taking the facts in and keep them. People also listen to reply by not listening too much to what someone is saying and finding something to reply to that they heard. #tollgvms
Mr. Freeman and Melinda are parallel characters. Both have a love for art and they try to find ways for inspiration. In the text from the book it says: ¨Mr. Freeman is having his own problems. He...stares at a new canvas [looking for inspiration]¨(Anderson 103) #tollgvms
Melinda's parents did not handle the situation correctly when they notice Melinda's self harming. They should've taken the time out to help her and take care and ask her what is going on in her life. They should've given more notice to this in the future as well. #tollgvms
Parents should always speak openly with their child about issues they are facing. They can help comfort you and understand what they are going through and help you overtime with the problems. Both should always be connected and show each other their problems. #tollgvms
Americans should have opened the borders for immigration because they are running away from their problems and starting a new life. They should be allowed to have the same jobs as people who already live in the U.S. They shouldn't be mistreated as well. #tollgvms
Maya and Melinda were both harassed at a young age and both of their parents are on bad terms. I believe she was added to Speak because they have many similarities and tragedies, she later overcome these issues. Both Melinda and her had the issue of having bad childhood #tollgvms
@AditSFSUSD A8 #tollgvms I like how you showed signs of her struggling. A real world example might be a boy who got good grades for numerous year in a row until they start to get bad grades and feel down
@JordanWFSUSD A8 #tollgvms I like the way you showed some signs of how Melinda is struggling in life. A real world example might be a boy who is starting to get bad grades and had always had perfect grades for numerous years in a row.
A8 #tollgvms Melinda has some sign that show that Melinda is struggling but not many people see these in her life and not picking up these sign. A way she is struggling is her grades when she was really good in previous years. People miss these by not checking in with them a lot
A7 Pt2 #tollgvms Melinda is also similar to when the song says she has no guidance from and adult like a teacher. "The first ten lies they will tell you in High School... 1. We are here to help you.... (Anderson 5)
A7 #tollgvms Melinda is similar to the song that Pink by the song saying that no one cares about her when she is struggling. It shows that Melinda is struggling in High School and no one cares about her because she is an Outcast. "I am outcast" (Anderson 4)
@MelissaTFSUSD @mstollgvms A6 #tollgvms I liked your choice of why she chose to stay quiet but you might consider that she is probably threatened by IT. A real world example might be that a girl is blackmailed for trying to tell someone about her assault.
@Lizzoloopy A6 #tollgvms I agree with your answer on this however you might consider that she chose to be quiet because she is threatened or something like that. A real world example might be a girl blackmailed if she told someone about something sexually
A6 #tollgvms I think Melinda chose to stay quiet because she might have been threatened by someone and picked on even more if she told someone. Rumors would've spread and made her life even worse
@AditSFSUSD A5 #tollgvms I like how you talked about they wanted to leave her. However you can also say their life styles had changed and the "clans" had changed them all. A real world example might be a girl who gets left by her old friends because of all of their new life styles