HOW TRUE TO LIFE DO YOU THINK THE MOVIE

IS?

DO YOU FEEL ADULTS WHO INTERACT WITH

TEENAGERS ARE “OUT OF TOUCH” WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR

LIVES? WHY?

WHAT SCENE AFFECTED YOU THE MOST? WHY?

Examples: Skip’s death, Skip’s funeral, Skip’s parents fighting, Henry’s death, Skip or Ken trying to talk to their parents, Cindy’s speech, Ken’s suicide attempt/conversation with Skip’s parents

WHAT CHARACTER DID YOU IDENTIFY MOST

WITH AND WHY?

Cindy, Ken, Skip, Penny, Andrea, Barbara, Carl

WHO IS AFFECTED MOST BY SKIP’S SUICIDE?

WHY?

Cindy, Ken, Skip, Penny, Andrea, Barbara, Carl

DO YOU FEEL THE TWO STRESSORS THAT

CAUSED SKIP’S DEPRESSION ARE VALID?

WHY?Low SAT scores/concerned about college Andrea doesn’t like him the way he likes her

IF YOU WERE KEN, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU

WOULD HAVE REACTED TO SKIP’S

CONVERSATION AT THE POOL PARTY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK KEN COULD HAVE DONE

DIFFERENTLY IN REACTION TO HIS

CONVERSATION WITH SKIP AT THE PARTY?

HOW DID THE MOVIE PORTRAY SKIP’S

FAMILY/FRIENDS AFTER HIS SUICIDE?

DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WHO THINK ABOUT SUICIDE TAKE INTO

CONSIDERATION THE FEELINGS OF THEIR

FAMILY/FRIENDS?

CAN PEOPLE ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE

BEHAVIORS OF THE FRIENDS/FAMILY OF

THOSE WHO COMMIT SUICIDE SUCH AS KEN?

WHY DO YOU THINK CINDY DID HER CLASS

PRESENTATION ABOUT HER BROTHER’S DEATH?

WHY DO YOU THINK “SILENCE OF THE HEART”

WAS THE NAME OF CINDY’S SPEECH AND THE TITLE FOR THIS

MOVIE?

WHAT WERE THE MESSAGES OF THIS

MOVIE?

WHAT WAS YOUR OVERALL THOUGHTS/FEELING OF

THE MOVIE? (DISREGARD HOW OLD IT IS)