2024.01.13 Topic

Ethan's Book Story Telling

Book : How to steal a dog
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Theme : Read a book and discuss about the contents. 

You can read this book or see the movie before this meeting.
책을 읽어오셔도 좋고 영화를 보고 오셔도 좋습니다. 정 시간이 없으신 분은 인터넷 등에서 한글 요약본으로 내용파악만 하고 오셔도 됩니다.

Step 1. Introduce this book briefly and summarize the story. (For Every single one).
책소개와 요약. 참석하시는 모든 분들께 준비해오시길 부탁드립니다.

Introduction 
"How to Steal a Dog" is about a girl named Georgina who doesn't have a home, and she comes up with a plan to take a dog hoping for a reward to help her family. The book is all about being kind, strong, and finding friends when things are tough.
 

Summary

Georgina Haye is the girl who in a despair. Her left family without any notice, so Mom and her little brother toby had to live in their car.

She lost her best friend when she was noticed that she was a homeless by her best friend Luanne.

Mom had to work 2 jobs from morning to late night while kids' life were getting miserable.

She decided to steal a dog when she saw the sign that said reward for the missing dog.

All she had to do was steal a rich's dog and wait until the sign for reward and then get back the dog and get reward money for their home.

She was deperate to have a real house to live. Not live in the car.

After she stole the dog, things got worse than she thought. Carmella the dog's owner hadn't enough money and Georgina felt so sorry for Willy the dog she had stolen.

With great help of Mookie, Georgina managed to decide get back the dog to Carmella.

She confessed the true about who stole the dog then Carmella forgave her.

She was freed from a guilty conscience for stealing a dog at last.

She didn't got any reward money but she got a house to live in thanks to mom's effort.

Step 2. Discuss about 10 questions.
다음 10가지 질문에 대한 토론.

1. Why does Georgina want to steal a dog?
Georgina wants to steal a dog because she believes she can claim a reward by returning it and use the money to find a home for her family.

2. How does Georgina's family situation change at the beginning of the story?
At the beginning of the story, Georgina and her family are living in their car after being evicted from their apartment.

3. Who is Mookie, and what role does he play in Georgina's life?
Mookie is a homeless man who becomes a friend and mentor to Georgina, offering advice and guidance.

4. What does Georgina plan to do with the stolen dog?
Georgina plans to steal a dog and then return it to claim the reward money.

5. What challenges does Georgina face while trying to steal a dog?
Georgina faces challenges such as feeling guilty, encountering difficulties in executing her plan, and facing ethical dilemmas about stealing.

6. How does Toby, Georgina's brother, help her in her plan?
Toby initially disagrees with Georgina's plan but eventually helps her by keeping watch while she attempts to steal a dog.

7. What does Georgina learn about herself throughout the story?
Throughout the story, Georgina learns about empathy, resilience, and the importance of family.

8. What do you think why Georgina's father left his family?


9. What lesson does Georgina ultimately learn from her experiences?
Georgina learns that there are consequences to her actions and the importance of honesty and empathy.

10. How does the story end for Georgina and her family?
The story ends with Georgina and her family finding a new home and rebuilding their lives with the help of the community.

Step 3. Discuss about Characters
등장인물에 대해서 토론해 봅시다.
1) Georgina : active, aggressive, thoughtful, generous
2) Tobby : babish, generous
3) Mom : responsible
4) Luanne Godfrey : nosy, selfish
5) Willy : active, smart, adorable
6) Camella : understanding, empathy
7) Mookie : thoughtful, happy, skilful, patient

Step 4. Give us your most impressive sentence.
Even just one would be OK.
가장 인상깊었던 문장하나를 골라주세요.
단 1개라도 좋습니다.

I could see her thoughts just plain as day right there on her face.

I drove and I drove and I drove, the whole time sending  bad thoughts to my daddy for getting tired of it all and making us live in a car.

“You think all I got to do is snap my fingers and bingo\'' 
She pounded on top of the car. 
“There's the rent and there's the deposit and there's the gas for the car,” she yelled. 
“And snap, there’s electricity' and water and phone. 
Not to mention food and clothes and doctors and STUFF.” 
She kicked the car when she yelled the word “stuff.”

“There is always someone worse off than yourself.”
There was nobody, nowhere, worse off than me.

I opened the soda bottle of water and poured some into the margarine tub.
Willy went to town lapping it up.

I jumped into the bushes and ducked down, my heart pounding like nobody’s business.

Sometimes, the more you stir it, the worse it stinks.