One of us is lying - Addy

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

PART ONE

SIMON SAYS

In which American state is the school
located?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

How did Addy feel when she saw Simon fall down during detention?

1. useless
2. defeated
3. scared
4. anxious

It seems like she depends on others to act - Jake, her boyfriend tends to make decisions for her and she seems OK with that.

Who is " the generic best friend whose name you forget once the credit even starts rolling".

Keely is the star, the lead character. Continuous reference to teen movies. 

Who was 'a constant presence around our group since freshman year, but never one of us'.

1. Luis
2. Simon
3. Janae
4. Jake

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

sexting

Keely

super drunk kiss

TJ

Officer Budapest's home visit

Jake's best friend

Tylenol

Jake

Janae

Maeve

About That

Ashton

nurse's station

Det. Wheeler

Det. Chang 

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.

Addy's character is portrayed as someone who focuses on looks. What part is totally overlooked because of this particular focus?

1. identity
2. relationships
3. intellect
4. friendship

Her mother took her and her sister to pageants and they were always runner-up. According to their mom they will never snag a decent (=rich) man if they do not make the most of their looks. 

Create a meme that depicts Addy's sister's view of the relationship between Jake and Addy.

Delve into Addy's mind and create that picture. Upload it here.

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

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?

The students don't have a copy of the epilogue. This means they don't know Addy has been talking to Nate a lot and has convinced him to explain his actions to Bronwyn. So on the night Bronwyn has a concert, Nate is there to say he is sorry and that he was an idiot. Addy has turned into this badass chick who's got Nate's respect and ear.

part two

HIDE-AND-SEEK

Addy decides to get a haircut. What does her blonde hair look like after the cut?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

She pulls her hair together and cuts it above her ear - the hairdresser has to fix it.

What does her new haircut symbolize?

What becomes clear from Addy's interaction with TJ?

1. She is shocked to learn he was beaten up by Jake.
2. She is much more like herself.
3. She realises she was actually attracted to TJ.
4. She cannot believe why TJ would have told Jake.

What saying would best go with the Ashton/ Addy comparison.

1. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
2. Blood is thicker than water.
3. What goes around comes around.
4. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Both girls went for looks over substance. Ashton''s husband Charlie cheated on her and Ashton never really laughed with Charlie. 
Addy always did exactly what Jake wanted.

The apple would stem from mom, not her sister.

What question is Addy mulling over after her break-up with Jake?

1. Will my group of friends every forgive me?
2. When will Jake talk to me again?
3. Who am I again?
4. How am I going to survive without Jake?

What saying would best portray Vanessa and Addy's relationship in part three?

Pretend to be Addy's friend and give her the advice she actually needs. Write ± 200 words. Upload a picture of your work.

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: Addy.

What life lesson does Addy take away from the About That drama?

1. She does not have any real friends.
2. A relationship defines who you are.
3. If you only have your looks going for you then you're in trouble.
4. She judged her friends on the wrong criteria.

Addy's mum is insistent she dates TJ or she'll end up a spinster. Addy's mum simply cannot 'survive' without a relationship and she passed on this belief on Addy. Luckily, Addy realises she shouldn't take on mum's advice and focus on herself for a while. Even though TJ would like to date Addy, she feels she cannot date him because it instigated Jake's revenge and their relationship would, therefore, be forever tainted.

Frenemy Vanessa strikes one last time in part three. How?

1. Vanessa publicly ridicules Addy's new haircut.
2. Vanessa has started dating Jake.
3. She tackles Addy in gym class.
4. She turns Keely against Addy.

Vanessa's take on 'slutshaming', or so Addy says.

How does Addy figure out who is behind the Tumblr posts?

Who diffuses the situation in the school cafeteria? (= Cooper in an uncomfortable spotlight).

1. Addy
2. Nate
3. Bronwyn
4. Mr Avery

Nate is standing beside Cooper and tells the whole group they are losers for giving a crap about Cooper being gay. 

Nate also manages to silence Vanessa by effectively slut-shaming her.

How does Addy show she has turned into a badass girl?

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?

Nate offers a fresh perspective on all characters. He is the one who stood farthest from the group but comes to appreciate all of them. In the murder club meeting at an empty estate Nate sees a feisty Addy (she’s turning more and more into herself), a two-dimensional Cooper (so not the empty-headed jock).

Also, Addy is the one to talk to Janae and learns about Simon's manifesto. The manifesto is an elaborate plan to get back at the four people who ruined something for Simon. He was planning on killing himself but felt a school shooting was far from creative. Janae was supposed to release the manifesto a year after the event.  Janae wanted to stop him but did not succeed. Jake had a compromising recording implicating Janae. 

Also, Addy takes Nate to task about eliminating Bronwyn out of his life. (We learn this from Nate.)

Write Addy's yearbook entry keeping in mind all she's been through. What lesson would she like to pass on? Min. 100 words. Take a picture of her 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?