Lean On Me Scene 9

What is the setting for scene 9

• on the street

• in front of a school

• at Sams' house

• in Mr Clark's office

What is scene 9 about?

What are your thoughts on how Mr Clark handles his students?

The emotions of Sams...

• Brave, high minded, superior, privileged

• calm, dominate, free, hopeful

• tough, worriesome, scared, relieved

• I do whatever I want because I am not going to get caught

"Now, let me tell you something. The_______with being a _________is you don't know anything. The________with teenagers is you think you're_______than_______who've already been down the______you're_______. You know what I'm trying to say to you,______, do you?

What is the climax of scene 9?

Why didn't Sams tell his father he was kicked out of school?

• father works at the school as a janitor so, he already knew

• father is deceased

• father is abusive

• father doesn't live with him anymore

What is the name of the principal?

• Mr. Clark

• Mr. Joe Clark

• Crazy Joe

• Principal Skinner

Where is Eastside High located?

• Philadelphia, PA

• Boston, MA

• Paterson, NJ

• Springfield, MA

What is the reason the school's test scores were so low?

• Uniforms needed to be implemented

• Teachers were unable to teach

• too many distractions

• There was more negative students than positive