Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

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In the beginning of the book, Melinda chose a tree for her art project and she works on perfecting it throughout the year. What is the tree an example of?

Symbolism

Metaphor

Imagery

Foreshadowing

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In the graphic novel version of this book, what technique is used to show that IT is not a nice person?

Using visually mean facial expression

Color

Making IT look like a nice guy

Dark shading

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Why did Melinda's middle school friend's stop talking to her?

She has a boyfriend

They grew apart

Melinda called the cops on a summer party

Melinda made new friends

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Where does Melinda relax when she doesn’t feel like being in class?

Art room

Home

Old janitors closet

Library

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What does the Word Symbolism mean?

Why do you think the author decides to have the mascot change throughout the book?

At the end of the book, Melinda opens up about what happened to her over the summer. Who did she tell and why do you think Melinda chose them to talk to?

What is one difference between the graphic novel version and the prose version of this book? Did this difference, change the way you saw a character or a specific scene?

At the end of each semester, we get to see Melinda’s report card. Why do you think the author includes categories like lunch, clothes, and attitude.

Which version of the book did you like better (prose or graphic novel)? Why?

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