4V One of us is lying Nate

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

PART ONE

SIMON SAYS

In which American state is the school
located?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Who is partly responsible for Nate's criminal actions?

1. Lopez
2. Mom
3. Dad
4. Nonna

Mostly dad: his social security benefits aren't enough to support the two of them. Of course, it doesn't help that mom took off to live in a commune either. 

Why is Nate lucky Lopez visits him every Sunday?

What does Chad Posner relay (=pass on) to Nate?

1. the 4 unposted About That entries
2. the content of the Tumblr post
3. the link to the About This gmail
4. that he is aware where Nate stashes his drugs

The post reveals how the writer got the idea to kill Simon. Brags about being the only one having the guts to kill him.

NATE

BRONWYN

ADDY

COOPER

SIMON

Stan

ranch house

tiring but not boring

useless

burner phones

Has been on gossip app

allergies

orphan

the best thing I ever heard

Maeve

About That

Amber

probation

painstillers

cocaine 

Bronwyn has not much information on Addy at this point. 

The two mysteries are important here:

- How did Simon know about her cheating?

- What did Bronwyn lie about to her parents?

Perhaps, as an additional assignment, have the Bronwyn's work together on a Bronwyn quiz. All in all, students should have relevant information on Bronwyn in their Instagram/ Pinterest and in their Coggle.

Create a meme that depicts Lopez's warning to Nate.

The title of part one alludes to ...

1. Simon Kelleher's app
2. a quote from Simon
3. a prank
4. a children's game

Write a brief report on Nate. Pretend to be his probation officer. Write ± 200 words.
Make it look official. When you're done, take a picture of your work and upload it here.

Take a screenshot of your group coggle - part one.

What information new information did you learn about your character that you didn't know from what you read?

part two

HIDE-AND-SEEK

Who can prove he is a bit of a man-whore like Bayview High thinks?

1. Amber
2. Addy
3. Gayle
4. Keely

He regularly hooks up with Amber but also kissed Keely before Keely was dating Cooper.

What did Nate confess to?

1. fighting Simon
2. drug use
3. playing truant
4. stealing Jesus

What does Nate promise Bronwyn on Marshall's peak?

1. That he didn't kill Simon.
2. That he wouldn't kill Bronwyn.
3. That he would never deal drugs again.
4. That he would not lie about his parents again.

According to Nate, Lopez and Bronwyn have something in common.

1. They both want to fix his problems with a support group.
2. Neither of them are afraid to pull punches.
3. They both want him to find a pro bono lawyer.
4. They are both angry at him for lying to the police.

support group Bronwyn means = Until Proven

support group Lopez mentioned = family members of alcoholics

What element does Eli mention the police have omitted considering?

1. Even though the Bayview 4 all had a motive, so did half the school.
2. He thinks it odd that Mr Avery left the room when he did.
3. Both Leah and Aidan were hurt a lot more because of About That than the Bayview Four
4. The evidence is too flimsy and was never actually released before Simon died.

What does Eli consider 'suspicious timing'?

Trace the following key words back to the correct characters.

Maeve

Mr Avery

Eli

Until Proven

4chan

Mikhaill Powers Investigates

technophobe

Getaway driver

Which music is on Nate's playlist?

A = SciFi

B = Bourne Identity music

C = Divergent

D = Variations on Canon (Bronwyn's part)

Why was there one obvious choice in the music playlist question?

Make a Netflix or iTunes playlist with movies / series or music that Nate would have on his playlist. Add at least five and briefly explain with a note why you picked each of the series/ songs. Min. 150 words.

Bourne Movie = acceptable like

Divergent = hates movie

creepy movies and SciFi also acceptable

Music = one of them should be 'Variations on the Canon'.

Take a screenshot of your group coggle - part one and two.

What information new information did you learn about your character that you didn't know from what you read?

part three

TRUTH OR DARE

Explain TRUTH or DARE in relation to your character: Nate.

What stereotype is Nate fighting against?

There's only one gay man Cooper knows of in the field of professional baseball. It doesn't bode well for him.

Cal State is the only university who didn't forget about Cooper when they learned of his sexuality.

Take a screenshot of your group coggle - whole book.

What information new information did you learn about your character that you didn't know from what you read?

Write Nate's yearbook entry keeping in mind all he's been through. What lesson would he like to pass on? Min. 120 words. Take a picture of his yearbook entry. Bring to class too.

Before you watch the video,
what do you think American teenagers
have to say about school shootings?

05:45

What did they actually
have to say about
school shootings?

  At American high schools, some students …

o have lockdown drills in which they pretend a shooter is in their school

o are taught a procedure called ‘run, hide, fight’

o have teachers who have access to guns 

o experience security measures like metal detectors 

Possible solutions according to high school students: 

o Raise the age to buy firearms 

o Ban firearms 

o Regulate ammunition

o Vote 

o Demand change

scared Pilgrims are to blamed

- scared of the Indians
- scared of each other

- scared of the British

- scared of Black People rebelling (which they did of course!)

Samuel Colt made a gun that could fire several shots.

KuKluxKlan - NRA 
pro killing people - pro shooting people

fled to suburbs 

with gates

guns

03:07

According to the producer of this film, Micheal Moore, Americans own guns because ...

scared Pilgrims are to blamed

- scared of the Indians

- scared of each other

- scared of the British

- scared of Black People rebelling (which they did of course!)

Samuel Colt made a gun that could 

7000 school shootings

action would be taken if this were a faulty product

despite media portrayals they are multi-faceted
A crisis on various level

gun laws are at the surface of the issue

but ... no concern for people's lives
--> change the culture about guns
--> make it harder for mentally ill people to own guns
--> gun lobby restriction
--> keep guns out of the hands of teenagers

--> common sense: fewer guns, fewer shootings

Societal problem:
negative stigma around mental health
--> talk about it! Anxiety for instance. 
"Boys don't cry". = weak and feminine but this is wrong at a basic level. Also, around 60% of suicides are male - so talking about problems is vital!!!

- mental illness likely to be in the mind of the shooter

- male entitlement (white males - often the shooters!). Starts at birth. 

- Toxic masculinity. Limit the range of emotion. We excuse violent behaviour when they are white males. 

- Sante Fe shooter. Targeted the class of a girl who refused to date him. 

- Toxic masculinity affects not only the white males, it affects everyone!

- The point isn't all men are like this, but enough are and we need to treat this problem.

The psychological profile of a school shooter:
- he won't fit in the box of toxic masculinity

- fell through the cracks of the mental health system - he went unrecognised

- has access to a gun

She feels society doesn't take responsibility for its issues.

She turned her feelings into action in the TED Talk. Give time to an organisation that votes against gun violence etc. Also, talk about it at home, keep it in your mind's eye. Have that tough conversation. 

Stand up and realise that change is in order! Talk about mental health. 

Stop using femininity as an insult. 

10:57

How many students have died in school shootings in the US?

1. 700
2. 70,000
3. 7,000
4. 70

10:57

The speaker describes the school shootings as a ...

1. masculinity problem
2. societal problem
3. gun problem

10:57

The Sante Fe shooter was a prime example of ...

1. a white privileged male
2. depressed students
3. mental instability
4. Toxic masculinity

What do you think is the likelihood of school shootings happening in the Netherlands?