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Writing Assignments
OCTOBER SKY
a Joe Johnston Film
based on an extraordinary true story
| ASSIGNMENTS | START to END TIMES | Example Notes | |
| Week 1, Part1 (Vocabulary) |
Chapter 1: The Age of Sputnik |
00:00 - 09:04 |
Part 1 Part 1 |
| Week 2, Part 2 (Vocabulary) | Chapter 3: To Build a Rocket | 09:05 - 17:46 |
Part 2 Part 2 |
| Week 3, Part 3 (Vocabulary) | Chapter 4: Stroke of Genius | 17:47 - 25:17 |
Part 3 Part 3 |
| Week 4, Part 4 (Vocabulary) | Chapter 5: Cape Coalwood | 25:18 - 34:31 | Part 4 |
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Chapter 6: Rocket Roulette Chapter 7: Splitting the Sky |
34:32 - 41:08 |
Part 5 Part 5 |
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Chapter 8: False Hopes Chapter 9: Up in Smoke |
41:09 - 53:10 | Part 6 | |
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Chapter 10: Valentine Chapter 11: I Won’t Shed a Tear |
53:11 - 1:07:11 |
Part 7 Part 7 |
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Chapter 12: A Life That Counts Chapter 13: Search for AUK 13 |
1:07:12 - 1:21:20 | Use Part 8 example notes only if you have trouble. | |
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Chapter 14: Strike Chapter 15: Homer’s In Trouble |
1:21:21 - 1:29:14 | Use Part 9 example notes only if you have trouble. | |
| Week 10, Part 10 (Vocabulary) |
Chapter 16: The Highest Honor Chapter 17: This One’s Yours Chapter 18: Epilogue/Titles |
1:29:15 - 1:41:20 | No example notes |
The Characters:
"The Rocket Boys" - Homer Hickam, Quentin Wilson, Roy Lee
Cook, Sherman O'Dell
Homer's Parents - John and Elsie Hickam
Homer's Brother - Jim Hickam
Miners - Mr. Ike Bykovsky, Mr. Leon Bolden, Mr. Earl Lee (Roy's
stepfather)
Teacher - Miss Freida Riley
Others - Mr. Turner (high school principal); Dr. Wernher von Braun (NASA rocket scientist);
Dorothy (high school student), Basil Thorpe (Bluefield Telegraph reporter);
Valentine Carmina (high school student)