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Week One.__** Discussion Question: In the novel Tuesdays With Morrie there are two main characters, Mitch and Morrie. Mitch is an old student of Morrie's. He is very hard working and puts his work before his family. He has a lot of money but it unhappy with who he has become. There isn't really anything at this point in the story that makes Mitch interesting at all. He started collage a year early and had Morrie as his professor. Mitch was really touched by the lessons he was taught throughout collage. Morrie, Mitch's old professor, is a very wise man with a strong opinion on life. Morries view on dying is very interesting, since he is not against it although he is on the verge of dying. Morrie lived a long happy life as a collage professor who embraces the hardships that come him way. As we read this book we are drawn to Mitch and Morrie because they were real people who actually went through every thing that is happening throughout the story. -Alecia Christiano
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__**Meeting Review**__ Fridays meeting was defiantly an interesting one. Our group was able to keep a discussion going about the bookTuesdays With Morrie through out the whole period. The only times we weren't talking about the book was when our group were eating the Mallomars and salt and vinegar chirps that Kim brought in. We discussed many thing during the meeting but we mostly focused on Morrie and how his life was so interesting. Our group thought his life was so interesting because he was always able to look at the world differently. Also we found it interesting that Morrie was able to remain positive even after finding out that he had a fatal disease. Everyone in the group agreed that this was a hard book to put down after reading only 40 pages and we are all looking forward to see how the book turns out. -Corinne Weir

1. If Mitch had never found out about Morrie's illness, do you think he would have ever visited him? Why or why not?-No, because he was too caught up in his new life of working all the time. 2. If Morrie was in Mitch's life all those years do you think things would have gone differently for Mitch? Why or why not? -Yes, because Morrie had a very big influence in his life. 3. Do you think Ted, America's most famous talk show host, will have a different view on death after meeting Morrie? Why or why not? -Yes, because Morrie is very calm and not against dying. 4. Why do you think Morrie is okay with dying? -Because he has lived a long fulfilling life. 5. Do you think Mitch will change after reuniting with Morrie? Why or why not? -Yes, because Morrie had such an impact on Mitch and now that he is reunited with him he looks back at the person he was and realizes he has to change. -Alyssa Brignola
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__**Open Ended Questions:**__ 1. Why is Mitch so unhappy with his life and ashamed to tell Morrie about it? 2. Why are people only interested in Morrie now that he is dying? People are so interested with Morrie now that he is dying because he has a different view on death then most people would. 3. If Mitch never saw Morrie on t.v. do you think Mitch would have ever gone back to see Morrie? Mitch would have probably never gone back to see Morrie because he was so caught up in his job and other things he was doing that it probably wouldn't have crossed his mind if he wasn't confronted with it. 4. How did Mitch and Morrie have such a strong and close bond after all of those years later? 5. Why do you think Morrie was okay with doing the interview about himself slowly dying? Morrie was okay with doing the interview about himself slowly dying because he wants people to learn how to enjoy the end of their lives the best they can like he does instead of being upset and wasting the time. -Aubrey Postolakis

Open ended Questions: Do you think that now Mitch's newspaper has gone on strike, that he will change his life around? -Yes because it will really allow him to put his life in a different perspective. What did Mitch mean when he says, "The newspaper has been my lifeline, my oxygen"? Why do you think Morrie feels drawn to these people on TV? What are some things Morrie benefits from his disease? ( Back in the Past) During a class, Morrie has the students participate in an exercise involving partners, one falling into the others arms, facing away from each other. What do you think was his point of this exercise? -Kim Pfeifer
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__**Open ended Questions:**__ 1. Why does Mitch constantly think of Morrie even when he isn't with him? Mitch is always thinking of Morrie because Morrie has made such an impact of Mitch's life. 2. What makes Morrie unlike any other adult to Mitch? The bond that Morrie had with Mitch made Morrie very special to him and let them have a relationship that nobody could duplicate nor replace. 3. What did Mitch and Morrie have in common that brought them so close to one another? 4. Why does Morrie have such a different view on death then everyone else? Morrie has such a different view on death then everyone else because he has experienced a lot through his lifetime so he knows that life it something to appreciate. 5. Why do you think Mitches list for Morrie has such serious and tough topics on it? The list that Mitch makes for Morrie has such serious topics on it because MItch really trusts Morrie and knows that the advice that Morrie gives him is really valuable and can help him with the most important things in his life. - Alecia Christiano

__**Discussion Question**__:In the novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Album, the language is pretty easy to read. Although the vocabulary is easy to read it is most appropriate for our age because it covers important topics like life and death. Younger children wont be able understand it because they do not go through the daily struggle that young adults do. Morrie's teachings tell you about the important things in life and since children do not know what that is they wont understand it.

__**Meeting Review**__: Our second group meeting was a productive meeting. We discussed what happened in the next forty pages. We discussed how Morrie and Mitch began to have their meetings on Tuesday. We also discussed some of the topics that Mitch and Morrie talked about. Next, we talked all about how Morrie was running out of time. And how he was very calm about his death. Then, we started to answer the questions as a group. Except Kim and Alyssa were both typing the answers to their questions at the same time and then before we new it. All of the answers to our questions were erased. Then a box popped up and it said it had recovered our answers. So luckily we did not loose any of our answers that we had worked on. I would say that my group had a very good discussion, that surprisingly stayed on track. Except for when we were eating the Munchkins that Corrine brought in. I can not wait to see what happens next in Tuesdays With Morrie and for our next group discussion. -Aubrey Postolakis

__**Tuesdays with Morrie Week three.**__ What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim? The overriding emotion of this book is that it is sad and inspiring. This book is sad because Morrie’s body is wearing away while he still has so much life in him. It has become harder to handle as the story progresses because we learn more about Morrie as a person and how he doesn’t deserve what he is going through. This story is also a very inspiring one. I find it inspiring because Morrie is able to except the fact that he cant do as much as he used to. I also find it inspiring that Morrie can change so many peoples lives for the better even though he knows that his will be ending shortly. The mood becomes deeper as Morrie approaches death. It becomes unsettling at some points when Morrie is suffering and there is nothing that can help him. - Corinne Weir

-Kim Pfeifer
 * __Summary :__** As i read this chapter, Morrie is aging more and more every lesson Mitch has with him. Throughout this section of the reading, Mitch and Morrie talk and cover many different topics. They discussed how it is being young, as to being old, and if regrets are worth thinking of. They talk about there family and refer back to Morrie's past working in a mental hospital for 5 years and the effect it had on Morrie as person and who he is today. Mitch referred back to thoughts of his brother and the cancer he faught. Mitch asked Morrie if he wishes he was young again, and Morrie replied that only people who havent lived their live fully say that, and for a fact Morrie lived his life to the fullest, and has experienced every experience he could through the ages the way he wanted to. Also, Morie came to the point in this chapter were he had to be dependant on people for everything. Morrie admitted it was complete surrender to the disease, but he began to suddenly like the dependency, and reling on people to wipe his but. At seventy-eight, he was giving as an adult and taking as a child.

1. Why do you think Morrie chooses the quote “Love or perish” to read Mitch? Morrie chooses this quote because he wants Mitch to know that love in very important and that if you don't have love you will perish because there is not much else to live for. 2. Why do you think Mitch’s brother is so against his family helping him fight his battle with cancer? Mitch's brother is so against his family helping he fight his battle with cancer because he doesn't want them to see him suffering. 3. Why do you think Morrie refers to Buddhist philosophy so often? Morrie refers to the Buddhist philosophy a lot because it is about life and how to live out a good one and appreciate it. 4. Why does Morrie embrace so many things that most people try to avoid such as death and aging? Morrie embraces these things because he appreciates all that life has to offer and he know that to live life to the fullest death and aging is just part of the journey. 5. Do you think Mitch will return to his job or do you think he will put his time into volunteering to help him community? Although we think Mitch will return to his job he will probably not be as involved with it and put time aside to help educate people like Morrie did and to help his community. -Alecia Christiano
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__**Meeting Review:**__ During the third meeting review we discussed how the book is starting to get sadder as Morrie gets closer to dieing. We talked about what we think will happen next and what Mitch will do once Morrie is dead. Then we answered the questions to the open ended questions and luckily none of our answers were erased again...(KIM). Overall I would say we had a very successful meeting until we talked about my messed up family marriages. I am really excited to find out what will happen next in Tuesdays with Morrie. - Alyssa Brignola

=**Tuesdays with Morrie**= week four. __**Summary:**__ In the last sixty pages Morrie's health begins to become very bad. He always said that when the disease hits his lungs he would be done and now the disease is becoming dangerously close to his lungs. Although Morrie is going through many hardships, he still meets with Mitch every Tuesday. On one Tuesday in specific Mitch takes his wife to meet Morrie for the first time ever. When she sings to Morrie, his tears start to come rolling down his face. In the weeks to follow Morrie continues to talk to Mitch about all different life lessons even though now he can do very little. Morrie always said that if you’re "in bed, you’re dead". He refused to stay in bed for a long time, but now Morrie is mostly on bed- rest because he is very close to death. Even though he is almost out of time and in a lot of pain, Morrie continues to share his knowledge and stories to help and inspire peoples’ lives. __**Meeting Review :**__ This week in our book club meeting we discussed the last sixty pages in Tuesdays with Morrie that we had just completed. While answering the discussion question as Kim wrote our answers we all ate the snacks that Alyssa brought in. After completing the discussion question we talked about the questions written by Corrine and Alecia. While discussing the book we all shared the same sadness because the closer to the end of the book we get. The less time Morrie has because his time is running out and it is sad to read about a man going from being healthy and adventurous to being turned into a man that does not have the strength to pick up his own head. We all can agree that we do not want the book to end because that will mean the end of Morrie. -Aubrey Postolakis

- Alecia Christiano  1.) What group of people came to visit Morrie and why do you think his response was so positive? 2.) What do you think Morrie means by invest in the human family? 3.) How do you feel Mitch has changed since he has stared visiting Morrie? 4.) What do you believe the thesis Morrie and Mitch are writing will be about? 5.) Why do you think Morrie was able to get along with Mitch’s wife so well? - Corinne Weir Discussion questions: What themes and images does your book contain? -The themes of the story overall involve life and death conversations that bring out the best in people. What are some of the images that are used? -Since Morrie is dieing, he gives off the image of death from his illness. What do the images represent? -Greeving and death. Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning? -To give a story and to keep the reader interested. -Kim Pfeifer __**Tuesdays with Morrie Week 5. **__  **Open Ended Questions **  1.) When Mitch and Morrie talk about love lasting forever, Morrie tells a story about how he found out about his father. Could you ever imagine finding out about the death of a loved one, the same way he did? - No, it would be very heartbreaking to find out like that. 2.) Why do you think Mitch never brought his wife, Janine with him? -Because it was something special that him and Morrie shared and he didn't want his wife to get in the way of that. 3.) When they talked about marriages and divorce, do you agree that our generation has problems with committing unlike the generations before us? -Yes, the divorce rate has gone up and many people don't see see it as something important. 4.)After reading this book do you agree with the views Morrie has? - Yes, he has knows a lot about life because he experienced it before we did. 5.) Does //Tuesdays with Morrie //  make you want to read another book by Mitch Albom? Did you enjoy reading it? - Yes, we all enjoyed it because it thought us many valuable life lessons and inspired us to read another book my Mitch Albom. -Alyssa Brignola **Open Ended Questions ** # What do you think Morrie taught Ted Koppel (nightline)? # The hibiscus plant was mentioned many times in the story. In your opinion, what do you think it represents? <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> - Corinne Weir
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 * 1) Why does music have a different effect on Morrie since he has been diagnosed with this illness?Music has a different effect on him because he has learned to appreciate the little things in life.
 * 2) Do you think Morrie’s lesson to Mitch about not putting value on material things will change the way Mitch lives his life at all? Why or why not. Yes Morrie's lesson will change the way MItch lives because he wont be as caught up in his work so he can make a lot of money, he will start to take some of his time to enjoy all the things life has to offer.
 * 3) What made Mitch want to change the way things were going with his brother and try to get in touch with him? Because Morrie was getting close to dying it made Mitch want to get in touch with his brother since he knew his brother was facing a life threatening disease and may not live for that much longer. He wanted to sped the last bit of time he could with his brother.
 * 4) Why does Mitch finally decide to bring Janine to meet Morrie? Mitch finally decides to bring Janine to meet Morrie because he knows that Morrie is a very special man and he wanted Janine to have the chance to meet him so he could have some impact on her.
 * 5) Why does Morrie think it is such an important thing to get married? Morrie thinks that it is so important to get married so that they are not alone and have someone to live life with.
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">How do you feel Mitch’s life would have turned out if he hadn’t gone back to see Morrie?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">In your opinion do you think Morrie ever feared death?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">At the end of the book there is a quote “my father moved through theys of we, signing each new leaf out of each tree (and every child was sure that spring danced when she heard my father sing). What do you think this means and how does it relate to the story?

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Discussion Question Yes, I would recommend Tuesdays with Morrie to many of my friends because it covered the topic of growing old and coping with death. Many other books do not effectively cover this topic because it is a very hard topic to write about. Especially since this is a true story it must have been a very difficult topic for Mitch to write about. This book should be considered for part of the schools curriculum because after reading this book it has changed my views on life. -Aubrey Postolakis

Meeting Review ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> This last meeting review we had, concluded the book discussion. We discussed the book in various ways and the impact it gave us overall. We all had great food brought by Alecia and fruit punch to make it fun. As we talked, we mentioned other books by Mitch Albom that some of us wanted to read in the future. This book conclusion meeting summed up very well and the book led a great discussion for this first marking period. -Kim Pfeifer <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> || || ||