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Stage 1: Before Reading Q. Explain why you chose this novel? A. I had seen this book in some book stores and it was always in the top rated section. Then a couple of days later I found it in the library and decided to borrow it.

Q. Is this author new to you or have you read other novels by this writer? A. This author is completely new to me and I have never read a book by him.

Q. Look at the cover illustrations. What do you see? Why? A. The cover illustrations are very simple and straight to the point, and in the name “GONE” you can see a teenager standing in a pose like he is fighting an invisible force that is pushing him back.

Q. What kind of story do you think the novel will tell? Why? A. Well since the cover doesn’t give you much clue I have to use the name as a hint, so I would think that it has something to do with someone disappearing or getting kidnapped.

Q. Read the opening chapter and then write down any questions that have come to your mind while reading. A. Why did all the adults and teenagers over 15 in the school disappear? Where did they go? Who will control the kids? Why didn’t the TV have a signal or the phones?

Q. Select two of these questions and write possible answers to them. (Predict) A. “Why did all the adults and teenagers over 15 in the school disappear? “ My prediction is that they all had some disease or someone cast a spell on them and they all disappeared. “Why didn’t the TV have a signal or the phones?” My guess is that the town ran out of power and the phone lines cut out.

Choose a character and adopt him or her throughout the story. See events from his or her point of view - The vantage point from which an author presents the actions in a work. 1st person-tale related by a character in the story. “I or me” 3rd person-story told by someone not participating in the plot. “He, she, they” My chosen Character is “Sam”