12th
Consider by Kristy Acevedo
Grade – Literacy Summer Assignment
Journal Prompt Directions: Mandatory Assignment
Complete both journal prompts. Each journal response must be a minimum of 200 words and must be
answered in completion.
Journal prompts must be submitted to your 2017-2018 school year English teacher on day 2 of your
first academic cycle. Each journal entry is worth (40) points. There will also be a mandatory (20)
question multiple choice test on day 2 of your first academic cycle that will be worth (20) points. The
combined journal prompt and multiple choice test grade will count as a test grade for first quarter
and a late submission will result in a loss of (10) points per day.
1. Alexandra, Dominick, and Rita have different family situations which affect their decisionmaking on whether to stay or leave Earth. Discuss all three characters’ situations and why
they each decide to stay or leave. Be sure to quote from the book to support your response.
2. The media has a major effect on characters throughout Consider, especially Alexandra.
Explain in detail how the media affects Alexandra through the book. Be sure to quote from the
book to support your response.
Study Guide: Optional Assignment
The following study guide is an optional assignment. Students who complete it may earn up to (10)
bonus points to be combined with the journal prompt and multiple choice test score. It should be
submitted on day 2 of your first academic cycle to your English teacher with your two journal
prompts.
Chapter 1:
1. What does Alex ask the hologram? What is its answer?
Chapter 2:
2. Describe the thoughts that go through Alex’s mind when faced with the HAZMAT team.
3. Why doesn’t Dominick like being called Nick?
Chapter 3:
4. What is the latest news about the comet and the vertexes?
5. Describe Alex’s panic attack.
Chapter 4:
6. Where do her parents work?
7. What is Dad starting to do?
8. What is the United Nations newest decision?
9. What’s a meritocracy?
10. What happens to Scout the robot?
Chapter 5:
11. What’s the latest decision by the United Nations?
12. Why does George Rogers volunteer?
Chapter 6:
13. What is “Zombie Night”?
14. Fishing reminds Alex of a memory. Describe what happened.
Chapter 7:
14. What is the Debt-Departure Debate?
15. What does Alex figure out about the crazy lady?
16. Alex and Dominick argue. What are they arguing about?
Chapter 8:
17. What triggers Alex’s anxiety at school?
18. Why won’t Alex ever go near a vertex again?
Chapter 9:
19. Describe Arianna’s view of anxiety.
20. How do the teens choose Halloween costumes?
Chapter 10:
21. Why is everyone freaking out?
Chapter 11:
22. Describe Penelope’s character.
Chapter 12:
23. On what issue are they asking people to vote?
Chapter 13:
24. Why is Alex angry with Benji?
Chapter 14:
25. What does Alex do when a family comes to her door and asks for food?
Chapter 15:
26. What is part 1 of the CORE plan?
27. Why are Rita’s parents upset with her?
28. Why is Alex’s dad upset with her?
Chapter 16:
29. What happens while they attend the wedding?
Chapter 17:
30. What happened to Alex’s dad that makes him not want to leave?
Chapter 18:
31. What are people posting on the internet?
32. What does Alex think is creepy about her mom decorating for Christmas?
33. What is part 2 of the CORE plan?
34. What is part 3 of the CORE plan?
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Ambiguity
Androgynous
Apocalypse
Dichotomy
Diminutive
Halitosis
Machismo
Nihilistic
Oppression
Oxymoron
Participle
Religiosity
Sinew
Smithereens
Vertex