If you were Oscar, would you have given up all your ‘fighting’ for someone?
Do you think Oscar’s attempt of escaping with Nia, was the best option?
Why do you think Oscar continued to try and escape when he knew his dad had found out about someone wanting to escape Candor (being him and Nia)?
Why do you think Oscar’s dad installed the cameras?
Why do you think Oscar burnt his stuff up? Like his magazines and laptop?
Why do think Oscar’s dad hates art so much?
Do think Oscar’s dad is a mean person? After brainwashing his own son?
10. How old would you think Oscar is? 11.How do you feel for Oscar in Chapter 37?
CANDOR Week 5
Vocabulary Enricher
Decaf: I choose this word because I have never seen it before. I think you pronounce it de-caf but I could be wrong.
Messages: I thought I would just add this in because everyone else has and is pretty much the key word for this story.
Psychotic: I thought when Oscar said this word it would be a good way to describe Sherman was at the hospital, which we read about last week
Appropriate: Everything in Candor is appropriate
Friend: Oscar really didn’t have any friends besides Nia when she wasn’t brainwashed and his shed he says he feels like he has lost a friend when he is burning the shed
Suspicion: I find that the brain washed people have lots more suspicion than a normal person. I think this is because if someone is doing something they shouldn’t be or something that nobody else is doing makes the suspicious.
Perky: I thought this was a funny word in the context of what was going on when he was trying to chase Nia and she smiled at him. I thought it was funny.
Confused: I find that Nia is always confused when Oscar is trying to explain something to her she gets confused very easily.
Read chapter/s 29-37
Caitlin- Discussion director
- Did people like the book?
- Would you have ended the story like it did?
- If you were Oscar, would you have given up all your ‘fighting’ for someone?
- Do you think Oscar’s attempt of escaping with Nia, was the best option?
- Why do you think Oscar continued to try and escape when he knew his dad had found out about someone wanting to escape Candor (being him and Nia)?
- Why do you think Oscar’s dad installed the cameras?
- Why do you think Oscar burnt his stuff up? Like his magazines and laptop?
- Why do think Oscar’s dad hates art so much?
- Do think Oscar’s dad is a mean person? After brainwashing his own son?
10. How old would you think Oscar is?11.How do you feel for Oscar in Chapter 37?
CANDOR Week 5
Vocabulary Enricher
Decaf: I choose this word because I have never seen it before. I think you pronounce it de-caf but I could be wrong.
Messages: I thought I would just add this in because everyone else has and is pretty much the key word for this story.
Psychotic: I thought when Oscar said this word it would be a good way to describe Sherman was at the hospital, which we read about last week
Appropriate: Everything in Candor is appropriate
Friend: Oscar really didn’t have any friends besides Nia when she wasn’t brainwashed and his shed he says he feels like he has lost a friend when he is burning the shed
Suspicion: I find that the brain washed people have lots more suspicion than a normal person. I think this is because if someone is doing something they shouldn’t be or something that nobody else is doing makes the suspicious.
Perky: I thought this was a funny word in the context of what was going on when he was trying to chase Nia and she smiled at him. I thought it was funny.
Confused: I find that Nia is always confused when Oscar is trying to explain something to her she gets confused very easily.