Awkward

Do a character analysis of Jaime. What kind of character is he? How does he interact with his fellow members of the science club? How do his parents influence his character? What role does he play in the resolution of the plot?

Compare Miss Tobins and Mr. Ramirez, the science and art teachers. What kind of club leaders are they? How do their leadership styles differ? How do their personalities affect the children in the clubs they are leading?

Art and science play a big role in this text. What role do they play in the graphic novel? How do characters’ perceptions of what art and science are change?

Why is it important to own up to mistakes? How does acknowledging mistakes help the characters in the graphic novel grow? Use examples from the text.

Analyze the relationship between the science and art club. Why is teamwork hard for them? Why are they stronger together than they are apart?

What effect does name-calling have on people? How do other people perceive those who call people names? Which characters in the graphic novel use name-calling and why?

Analyze the relationship between Peppi and Maribella. How does Peppi feel about Maribella at the beginning of the graphic novel, versus at the end? How does Peppi come to understand Maribella better?

The art and science clubs combine their skills to make a planetarium. Research something else that unites art and science. What is scientific about it? What is artistic about it? How do art and science work together?