of the Iceberg
Feb 22, 2016
The Tip of the
Iceberg
"The depth of a soul is not measured by what appears on the surface."
Everyone is an
iceberg.
90% of an iceberg’s mass in below the surface
Who is this person?
Let’s create a list of descriptions based on this
woman’s appearance.
Now lets see if she is more than what we described her
to be.
What about these boys? Who are they?
Based on their appearances, what can we say about
them?
What else could we say about
these boys beyond their appearance?
Whale Talk•Which characters in Whale Talk do you think keep their bigotry hidden? •Which characters reveal their bigotry?•Which characters keep themselves hidden? •Which characters reveal the most about themselves?
Choose any character from the book and consider how the person they project on the surface differs from the person you find beneath. Use examples from the text to explain your answers.
RichMikeT.J.
DanielTay-Roy
AndyJackieSimonChrisPaulCarly