Stray
Discuss the following two questions with your group. Then, as a group, write your responses. Each question should be answered in one paragraph (two paragraphs total). Then, please comment on at least one other group’s responses (one more paragraph). Your group does not have to agree on their answers; you may write that one person felt one way and another disagreed.
1. How did the setting of “Stray” influence the problem and its resolution?
2. How did the qualities of Mr. Lacey’s character effect the plot and the resolution of the conflict in the story?
Make sure you understand all the words in the questions - use a dictionary if you need to. Also, make sure you answer both parts of each question. I have purposely given you tough questions.
September 25th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
the snow influence the problem because they could take the dog to the shelter & because if it wasn’t snowing Doris would have been at school and never would have found the dog and also she would have not been more attach to the dog.
September 25th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
1)One of the problems was it was cold and the stray dog was trembling.Mr.Amos was very strict and he just wanted to take the dog to the shelter.
Mr.Amos’s daughter wanted to keep the dog.
September 25th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
1. How did the setting of “Stray” influence the problem and its resolution?
Since it was snowing and all the roads are blocked the dad had no choice but to let the dog stay.
September 25th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
1. The setting influenced the problem by blocking the roads with ice cold snow. It affect the doggy by the snow because they can’t take the doggy to the pound. The shelter was the worst place in the world.
September 25th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
It was snowing and doris did not go to school so she was shoveling when she found a stray dog .Then she asked her parents if she can have the dog but her dad sayed no because they didnt have enough money to buy a dog .Then her father said when it stop snowing he will take it to the pound.
September 25th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
The problem was that doris’s dad didint let here keep the dog but in the setting when he saw the pound how filthy and bad it was , he let her keep the dog. Mr. lacey effected the plot by saying no to her but when he came back from the pound he let her keep the dog.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
The setting made the problem because the dad could not imediatly take the dog to the pound because there was too much snow.It also helped with the solution because the pound was so messy that the dad did not want to leave the dog in the dirty pound so he took the dog home and kept the dog .
September 25th, 2006 at 2:15 pm
Because it took place in winter snowing and the father couldn’t take the dog to the pound because of that. He had to wait 6 days for the snow to clear up. Also because when he finally went to the dog pound he saw that it was a terrible place where he saw that they were stuffing 6 dogs into one cage. He felt that he couldn’t leave the poor inosent little puppy in such a horrible place. He felt he wouldn’t leave an ant in there.
Well, his qualities made it so that he had to feel emotions torward the dog. He was considerate enough that he couldn’t leave the dog at the pound because he knew that would upset her daughter.
According to Daniel Dermot and Michael we believe
that they should have put more details about the fact
that the shelter was worst place in the world.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
Mr.Laceys character effected the plot because he did not want to shovel the snow to take the dog to the pound . He was nice enough to not leave the dog in the pound because of the fact that the pound was dirty and full of 10 dogs per cage .
September 25th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
It affected the plot and the resolution because if the pet adoption center hadn’t been so out of place,then Mr.Lacey would have left the puppy
in that place.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
1. The snow influenced the problem because if Doris had not been outside she would not have seen the dog.If it had not been snowing her dad would’ve taken the dog to the pound and if the pound hasn’t been dirty dad would’ve left the dog there.
2. It affected the story because he is a quiet gentel men and he does not speak a lot.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
1. We all think if the setting wasn’t snowing then Mr.Lacey would have took the puppy to the pound right away. So the dog wouldn’t have been in the basement. If the pound didn’t have six animals in 1 cage then Mr.Lacey would have left the dog in there. Also if the pound wasn’t so far away then Mr.Lacey would have already have drove the dog to the pound. If the weather wasn’t snowng then Doris would have never found the dog outside.
2. If Mr.Lacey wasn’t nice the pup would be in his car as possible. Also he would have left the dog in the pound. He also said that he would never leave an ant in the pound. If Mr.Lacey wasn’t so kind then the dog would have been in the freezing cold weather inatead of the basement. If his family talked alot then Doris would have known that the dad let the dog stay
September 25th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
1. The setting affected the problem because it was snowing and the father could not take the stray dog to the dog pound because he had no way of moving the snow so he could drive.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
(1) The setting makes the problem and the resoulution the way it is because it is winter so the dad took the dog to the pound when the sun came . Also because the pound is discusting so dad did not take the dog to the pound.
So this is why it influences the problem.
(2) The dad felt sorry for dog and so it efected the plot and resolution because he did not give it away and he was emotional by that time. The dad was shocked in the story when he got to the pound.
(3) I think that yvana did a good job but I think that they should have added that it was snowy so the dad took the pup when the sun cleared up.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
The setting influenced the problem of stray and its resolution because if it hadn’t been snowing and the dog pound hadn’t been horrible the dog wouldn’t have stayed and Doris the daughter wouldn’t have gotten used to the dog.
The qualities of Mr.Lacey’s character effected the plot and the resolution of the conflict because at the beginning he instead of just leaving the dog on the street he let the dog stay in the basement and get fed scraps of food the Lacey family didn’t want.Then he also was kind enough instead of looking at the dog pound and not caring and left the dog in the pound,he saw the dog pound and thought it was a horrible place and took the dog back to the Lacey home and let the dog stay.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Comment by Victor and Melina L.
The setting influenced the problem because
if it hadn’t been snowing Doris wouldn’t have met
the stray dog.
The qualities of Mr.Lacey’s character effected the
plot or the resolution of the conflict of the story
because,if the pound wasn’t terrible and out of
shape he would have just left the puppy there like he wanted.But he was actually very nice inside,so he let the dog stay with Doris.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
1.) The snow influence the problem by Mr. Lacey not being able to go to the dog pound.The setting also influence the resolution by the pound looking like a jail for dogs, which made Mr. Lacey want to keep the dog.
September 25th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
2.) Mr. Lacey’s character affected the plot by saying he was going to return the dog after the snow melted.His character also affected the resolution by the pound being the wost place he’s ever seen,because it looked like jail, so he wouldn’t leave the dog there.
September 26th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
2. How did the qualities of Mr. Lacey’s character effect the plot and the resolution of the conflict in the story?
When Mr.Lacey went to the pound he thought it was so bad that Mr.Lacey would keep it instead of puting it in that pigsty.
Wow I really like what mathews group said about the first questiion.
September 26th, 2006 at 12:16 pm
The girl couldnt go to school because it was a snowday,and his dad couldnt go to to work.So they coundnt take the dog to the pound.When it stopped snowing they took the dog to the pound.Mr.Lacey brought back the dog.The pound was the worst place Mr.Lacey has seen.So they let Doris keep the dog.
Mr. Lacey didnt like the way the pound looked like.So Mr.Lacey brought back the dog.
September 26th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
the snow influence the problem because they could take the dog to the shelter & because if it wasn’t snowing Doris would have been at school and never would have found the dog and also she would have not been more attach to the dog.the shelter helped because the dad saw how bad the shelter was he didn’t want to leave the dog there.
September 26th, 2006 at 12:18 pm
1.The way the snow influenced the problem was that she had a snow day which ment she didn’t go to school.So when she was shoveling the snow she saw the dog.Since it was snowy the dad could not take the dog to the pound so the dog stayed with them for a little more than a week.So thanks to the snow the dog could stay but once the snow ends the dad says he will take it to the pound.
September 26th, 2006 at 1:09 pm
1.)How did the setting of “Stray” influence the problem and it’s resolution?
It influenced the problem because it was snowing and the roads were not plowed,so they couldn’t take the dog to the pound.If the weather was good at the time then the dog would have already been at the pound.Also they didn’t live in the city,so it made it harder for them to put the dog in the pound.She got attached to the dog so at the end she got to keep it.
2.)How did the qualities of Mr.Lacey’s character effect the plot and the resolution of the conflict in the story?
The qualities of Mr.Lacey effected the plot is because if he didn’t care then he would have probably left the dog in that dreaded pound.Also,he would have probably left it to sleep outside in the freezing snow,and he wouldn’t waste any of there food on the dog either.
September 27th, 2006 at 9:42 am
1) How did the setting of “Stray” influence the problem and it’s resolution?
The setting of Stray influenced the problem and its solution because of the snow. Because it was snowing they couldn’t take the dog to the pound and so Doris was able to keep the dog while the roads wasn’t clear.
September 27th, 2006 at 9:58 am
If it wasn’t snowing lacey wouldn’t be outside pushing the snow off the drive way.She would have never have found the puppy. If it wasn’t snowing Mr.Lacey would have taken the puppy to the pound.
When it stop snowing Mr. Lacey took the dog to the pound but Mr.Lacey didnt want to leave it in the pound because it smelled really bad. And if the dogs or cats , didnt get adopted in 6 days they would get will get killed.
September 27th, 2006 at 9:59 am
The problem is that Mr.Lacey wanted to send the stay to the pound but because the pound was not fine for the stray so Mr. Lacey kept the stray dog.
The qualities of Mr.Lacey is the way he sounds he sounds like he is mean but he kept the dog because he had feelings for the dog.
September 27th, 2006 at 9:59 am
When the girl finds the dog she gets attached to it.When her father and mother find out they say that they will have to take it to the pound as soon as it stops snowing.As soon as the snow storm ends the girls father goes to the pound he sees how miseable all the animals are.The dogs are are in cages and if no one adopts a pet in two weeks they kill the animal.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:03 am
1.If it wasnt snowing then she wouldnt of found the puppy and wouldnt have gotten attached to it.Also if the pound was cleaner,didnt smell,and if the puppies werent so cramped up the dad would of left the puppy there and wouldnt keep it.The resolutoin is that at the end the dad decided to keep the dog.
2.The qualities of Mr.Laceys effected the plot because the dad made his daughter think that he was going to take the dog to the pound so the daughter was very sad because she thought her dad was going to take it.But then her dad said he didn’t take the puppy to the pound.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:07 am
1. How did the setting of Stray influence the problem and its resolution?
The setting of Stray was that the roads were with snow and if the weather was good Doris would have to go to school and she wouldn’t have found the dog.If she didn’t find the dog, the dog would be in the pound.Since she found the dog she got
attached to the dog and since it was snowing they did take the dog to the pound but, the dad took it back because he didn’t want the dog to get killed.
So they kept it at the end.
2. The qualities of Mr.Laceys affected the plot because if didn’t care he would take the to the pound and would let sombody put the dog to sleep.But, he did care and he took the dog back and let Doris keep the dog.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:15 am
The setting is important because Dorris wouldn’t of stayed home from school and if she didnt stay home she wouldn’t of found the puppy.The setting is also important because if the pound was a really a good place for dogs Doris’ dad would have left the puppy there.The setting is also very important because they were at there house when it was snowing at the time she found the dog.So this proves that the setting is very important.
This affected the family getting the dog because Mr.Lacey didn’t want the dog so he tried to take the dog to the pound.So this affected Doris very badly.She was crying and was very sad and angry at her parents.This also afects the story because the pyuppy was probably very sad as well.So this is very important.
Coment by:Vicor and Melina L.:We agree with there comment because the dog wouldnt have been found because she would have gone to school and never seen the dog.We also agree with it because it is very clear.They said the dog would have been found because it was snowing and thay cancelled school and if it was not snowing they would have gone to school and the dog would have never been found.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:17 am
1.it infuenced the problem and the resolution because one of the problems is that they camt take the dog to the pound because of the snow outside.one of the resolutions was that she got to keep the dog longer because of the snow because they couldnt take the dog YET.
September 27th, 2006 at 10:42 am
1.If Doris wasn’t plowing the front steps she wouldn’t had found the poor dog.If the weather was sunny instead of snowing they wouldn’t of kept the dog for nine days.If the pound was clean and not smelly they would of took the dog to the pound.
2.Mr.Lacey didn’t like the dog,because they have to waste money on her.In the end he actully liked the dog because he felt bad for Doris and he didn’t want to leave her in the pound because they kill the dogs after six days.
3.We agree with jocelyn’s group because they wrote almost the same as us that if she wasn’t plowing the steps she wouldn’t of kept the dog.
September 27th, 2006 at 11:29 am
1)the snow influence the problem because they could take the dog to the shelter & because if it wasn’t snowing Doris would have been at school and never would have found the dog and also she would have not been more attach to the dog.
2)since Mr.Lacey was reasonable he knew that they didn’t have enough money they were not able to keep the dog but like he was sort of kind and nice in the inside he didn’t leave the dog in the pound because the pound was so bad.
September 27th, 2006 at 11:30 am
1.how did the setting of “STRAY”influence the problem and it’s resolution ?
The setting of STRAY influence the problem and it’s solution because of the snow.The snow was the solution because the kids could not go to school so Doris had to shovel the cinder blocks and that is when she found the dog .The snow stop the dad from going to the pound and she ot to keep the dog
September 27th, 2006 at 11:38 am
1. The setting of “Stray” influenced the problem because it was snowing Doris didn’t have school
and had shovel the snow from the cinderblock and her father didn’t go to work either.
September 27th, 2006 at 11:39 am
The problem was that Doris’s dad told her that she couldn’t keep the but when he saw the pound how filthy and bad it was he let her keep the dog. If the dad didnt let her keep the dog then she would have been really sad and not happy and the dog would be miserable at the pound. We agree with Olenka’s group because you explained how she wouldn’t of found him and that is very important.
September 27th, 2006 at 11:50 am
2. Mr. Lacey’s qualities effected the problem because he acted like a tough guy but in the inside he was really soft .His character effected the problem because when he was acting like a tough guy he said that they were giving the dog away but when he showed his soft side he showed that he wasn’t able to give the dog away.
September 27th, 2006 at 11:57 am
3. I agree with Joanna Max and Fanny because if Doris was never there she never found the stray dog and
there wouldn’t have been any problems.
September 27th, 2006 at 11:58 am
2.How did the qualities of Mr.Lacey character effect the plot and the resolution?
When he saw the dog he said that it would go to the
pound .When the got to the pound he saw that it was horrible so he took it back and his daughter Doris can keep the dog.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Mr.Lacey character effect the plot by saying we can’t keep the dog because they can’t afford to keep a dog.Mr.Lacey said that they’d wait till the weather changes so they’d take the dog to the pound.He noticed that Doris was attached to the dog so he changed his mind and he changed the resolution by having a great heart and by letting Doris keep the dog.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
The dad could not take the dog to the pound because it was to snowy.Through that time the dad started to feel bad for his dautgher so he let her keep the dog.He took the dog to the pound but he thought it was horrible.He would not even take a ant there.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
1. The weather caused Dorris to stay home. If it the was not snowing then Dorris would have never found the dog. The shelter also got dirty and full because of the snow and the amount of the animals that got lost. Thus made the father change is mind and let the dog stay. The weather mostly caused the problem and the sulution.
2.If the father wasn’t nice to the pup then the pup would have been left in the shelter and they wouldn’t have kept the dog at all.The dad was shocked when he got to the shelter.
3.We agree with Jocelyn’s group because they put exactly what they were suppose to do for the assingment.What they said was true and we agree with them.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Mr. Lacey hides his true feelings on the inside so he decided to keep the dog. His qualities effected the story because people thought he woulden’t keep the dog.He kept it because he wanted his daughter to be happy because he loves her very much like she loved the doggy.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
IT EFFECTED THE CONFLICT BECAUSE AT FIRST HE DIDNT REALLY FEEL THAT BAD FOR HIS DAUGHTER BUT THEN HE STARTED TO FEEL BAD FOR HIS DAUGHTER SO THEN HE LET HER KEEP HER DOG.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:16 pm
1) The setting was important because if it did not snow she wouldn’t have found the dog. Also if her parents weren’t home then she couldn’t ask them if she could keep the dog.
2) The qualities of Mr. Lacies character effected the plot and resolution of the conflict of the story. Mr. Lacey decided to keep the dog. The reason he kept the dog was because he felt sorry for the dog. Mr. Lacey also decided to keep the dog because he saw his daughter cry. He didn’t want to see his daughter suffer.
3) We think that Max, Joanna, and Fanny should have explained it better.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
we agree with michael,dermot,daniel because they did what they had to do.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
Mr.Lacey hides his true feelings on the inside so he decided to keep the dog.His qualities effected the story because people thought he wouldn’t keep the dog.He kept it because he wanted his daughter to be happy because he loves her very much like she loved the doggy.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:25 pm
To:Jessica,aaron,morraina
It wasn’t a adoption place it was a pound.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
we all agree with Alex,Andrew,&Yesenia becuase the whether did affect why the dad didn’t take the dog away so quickly.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
Jocelyn your group should have a better explaination.
September 27th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Shanon, Vilma, Cristian’s answers were great.Their answers were great because, on the first question the snow did cause the problem and the solution.
September 27th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
We agree with Luisa,Elizabeth,Armando with all they said about the pound.
September 27th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
1. We all think if the setting wasn’t snowing then Mr.Lacey would have took the puppy to the pound right away. So the dog wouldn’t have been in the basement. If the pound didn’t have six animals in 1 cage then Mr.Lacey would have left the dog in there. Also if the pound wasn’t so far away then Mr.Lacey would have already have drove the dog to the pound. If the weather wasn’t snowng then Doris would have never found the dog outside.
2. If Mr.Lacey wasn’t nice the pup would be in his car as possible. Also he would have left the dog in the pound. He also said that he would never leave an ant in the pound. If Mr.Lacey wasn’t so kind then the dog would have been in the freezing cold weather inatead of the basement. If his family talked alot then Doris would have known that the dad let the dog stay
3. We agree with Erveen,Luis, and Chris. But about the part when they said the pound was dirty we dissagree. In the story it said the pound had 10 animals in one cage. We also agree with OLENKA, CHRISTIAN, and ARMINE becuase it siad that in the story.
September 27th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
Shanon, Vilma, Cristian’s second answer was great. They were right because they put exactly what they needed for the second question.
September 27th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
We agree with suha’s,leanna’s,and heather’s answers for the questions from the story “Stray”.We also think that if there were grades for this that they would have
gotten an A.
September 27th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
2. His attitude had a total effect on the conflict because he is a very quiet man so, when he told Doris that she could keep the stray dog,he kept a straight face expression.
September 27th, 2006 at 2:22 pm
The Problem Is that Juan,Gary,and Chris forgot to add that there was to much snow in the first place that is why they didn’t take the dog to the pound and they also put that the dad got emotional when he didn’t get emotional.
September 27th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
3.) We agree with Daniel,Dermot,and Michael except on the part where they say,”The qualities of Mr.Lacey effected the story because peoplr thought they wouldn’t keep the dog”.We thought that was wrong because it didn’t have anything to do with his feelings.
October 4th, 2006 at 9:14 am
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1.If it wasnt snowing then she wouldnt of found the puppy and wouldnt have gotten attached to it.Also if the pound was cleaner,didnt smell,and if the puppies werent so cramped up the dad would of left the puppy there and wouldnt keep it.The resolutoin is that at the end the dad decided to keep the dog.
2.The qualities of Mr.Laceys effected the plot because the dad made his daughter think that he was going to take the dog to the pound so the daughter was very sad because she thought her dad was going to take it.But then her dad said he didn’t take the puppy to the pound.
3.I disagree with Fatima,Shokrola,and Brandi didnt realy explain the dads affect in the story
October 4th, 2006 at 9:26 am
How did the qualities of Mr.Lacey effect the plot and the resolution of the conflit in the story?
Well Mr.Lacey seemed mean at first but at the end it showed that he cared by not leaving the pup at the horrible pound. He saw that they didnt cared for there animals properly and they only gave them 6 days to live if they didnt get adopted.
October 4th, 2006 at 9:28 am
the setting infuenced the setting because if it wasn’t snowing outside Dorris would not have found the dog.it also infuenced it because since it was snowing mr.Lacey could not take the dog to the pound because of the snow.So if it wasn’t for the snow Dorris would not have gotten closer to the dog and mr.Lacey would not had let her keep it.
October 4th, 2006 at 9:33 am
We agree with the group of Max T, Joanna T, Fanny V. We agree with them because they talk about how the snow influnced the problem and what would have happend if the snow had not been there.
October 4th, 2006 at 9:37 am
The girls father was angry at first when she foud the dog for the first time.Also he told her that they couldn’t afford the dog.At frist you think that the dad is mean but then when you see how he’s at the end.That he cares about the dog at the end.
October 4th, 2006 at 9:41 am
Mr.lacey was a mean character in the begining of the story but then he turned out into being a nice guy,brandi;First he was a bad man but then he showed that he cared by letting Dorris keep the puppy.;Fatima;he was a nice guy since he didnt give the dog to the pound.,shokrola
October 4th, 2006 at 9:42 am
1) The setting is that it was snowing that meens the dog never would of seen doris because if it were not snowing then doris would be in school and never would of seen the dog. It also also would of never seen doris because it way might of been blocked by snow.
2) Well, the qualeties of Mr.Lacy made it so that he had feel of emotion toward the dog.He had consedert enough that he couldn’t leave the dog at the pound. He knew he upsent his daughter
October 4th, 2006 at 10:38 am
1) The weather influenced the problem because if it was a sunny day she would’ve gone to school and would’nt have been as used to stray as she was in the story
2) Mr.Lacey was mean at the beginning,because he said he didn’t like Stray,but at the end of the story,when he took him to the pound he decided it was a bad idea because the pound smelled bad and decided it was a bad idea that’s why we think he was nice
3)We agree with Rosemary & Rafael because if she wasn’t plowing she never would have found Stray
October 4th, 2006 at 10:39 am
1. How did the setting of Stray influence the problem and its resolution?
The setting of Stray was that the roads were with snow and if the weather was good Doris would have to go to school and she wouldn’t have found the dog.If she didn’t find the dog, the dog would be in the pound.Since she found the dog she got
attached to the dog and since it was snowing they did take the dog to the pound but, the dad took it back because he didn’t want the dog to get killed.
So they kept it at the end.
2. The qualities of Mr.Laceys affected the plot because if he didn’t care he would take the to the pound and would let sombody put the dog to sleep. But, he did care and he took the dog back and let Doris keep the dog.
3. We agree with Manuel M, Stephanie O,and Michelle N because they said the same thing of us that the dad took the dog back because the kept 10 animals in a cage.
October 4th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
I really like what Mathew said for the first question but not the second one because, it dosn’t say anything about his qualities either if he was mean, nice etc.I think they should add more about his qualities instead of saying what he did.
October 4th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
I think that the dad is really nice because he let his daughter keep the little dog at the end.At first he seemed like he was not going to let her keep the dog but it but it turned out he did let her keep the dog.
October 4th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
We agreed on Max,Joanna,Fanny on what they said about Mr.Lacey.
October 4th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
We agreed on Max,Joanna,Fanny on what they said about Mr.Lacey…
October 4th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
doris wasnt at school because it was a snowy day, and if she went to school she wouldnt have found the dog . if the father hadnt felt for the dog she wouldnt have kept it. the dad didnt like the pound because it was filthy.
October 4th, 2006 at 12:31 pm
the dad’s character was grumpy at first but as he saw the pound he knew the dog wouldnt be safe there.that shows he really was sensitive deep down
October 4th, 2006 at 2:31 pm
We agree with Max,Joanna,and Fanny
October 4th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
Daniel,Michael,Dermot’s second answer about Mr. Lacey’s hidden feelings were great.They were right that he’s feelings made him keep the dog.
October 9th, 2006 at 9:49 am
We agree with Shanon,Vilma,Christian what they said about Mr.Lacy when he was mean or mad.