Sister Josephine says, “’You have to pull your Mirabella is not contributing to human weight around here’” (p. 236). society in ways that the nuns value. The nuns criticize Mirabella for not trying to Mirabella is not able to perform basic tasks or “earn Skill Points by shelling walnuts and communicate using human speech. polishing Saint-in-the-Box” and for not even knowing how to say the word walnut (p. 236). Sister Ignatius says, “’Something must be Mirabella is such a difficult student that the done’” (p. 236) and all of the other nuns nuns are working on a plan of some sort that agree. Claudette comments on the is not very pleasant but that might force “ominously passive construction” of the Mirabella to behave more like a human. sentence (p. 236). Model Jigsaw Tool 4: Girls’ Responses to Mirabella Name: Class: Date: Directions: Review the text, your notes, annotations, and tools to find evidence showing how Russell uses descriptions of the girls’ responses to Mirabella to develop her character in each stage of culture shock. Stage Description of girls’ responses to Mirabella How girls’ responses develop Mirabella (What do you learn about Mirabella based on the girls’ responses?) 1 N/A N/A 2 “The pack was worried about Mirabella.” (p. Mirabella is still part of the pack at the 230) beginning of Stage 2, when the girls try to correct her.
Sister Josephine says, “’You have to pull your weight around here’” (p. 236). Mirabella is not contributing to human society in ways that the nuns value. The nuns criticize Mirabella for not trying to “earn Skill Points by shelling walnuts and polishing Saint-in-the-Box” and for not even knowing how to say the word walnut (p. 236). Mirabella is not able to perform basic tasks or communicate using human speech. Sister Ignatius says, “’Something must be done’” (p. 236) and all of the other nuns agree. Claudette comments on the “ominously passive construction” of the sentence (p. 236). Mirabella is such a difficult student that the nuns are working on a plan of some sort that is not very pleasant but that might force Mirabella to behave more like a human. Model Jigsaw Tool 4: Girls’ Responses to Mirabella Name: Class: Date: Directions: Review the text, your notes, annotations, and tools to find evidence showing how Russell uses descriptions of the girls’ responses to Mirabella to develop her character in each stage of culture shock. Stage Description of girls’ responses to Mirabella How girls’ responses develop Mirabella (What do you learn about Mirabella based on the girls’ responses?) 1 N/A N/A 2 “The pack was worried about Mirabella.” (p. 230) Mirabella is still part of the pack at the beginning of Stage 2, when the girls try to correct her.
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