This presentation was prepared for hearing, Deaf and hard of hearing students in MsAmyLC's ASL classes.

3. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

4. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

5. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

6. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

7. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

8. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

9. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

10. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

11. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

12. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her
Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

13. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

14. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

15. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

16. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

17. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

18. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

19. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling. (Bradley was not a major character.)
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

20. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling. (Bradley was not a major character.)
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

24. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

25. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

26. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

27. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets
for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant
from Greece. He is learning English.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know
Maggie’s mother and father are Deaf. He became a World War II soldier.
3. Conflict: Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are
hearing. She doesn’t want her friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie
is her parents' interpreter. She worries about having an independent life.

28. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.

29. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
Turn your notes into paragraphs.

30. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
Turn your notes into paragraphs.

31. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
Turn your notes into paragraphs!
Follow this example.

32. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.

33. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

34. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

35. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

36. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

37. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

38. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

39. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

40. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

41. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.

42. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.
Now, DO THE REST YOURSELF!!

43. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
We watched a movie called Love Is Never Silent. Joseph Sargent was the director. The
story was set in a large city in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and was based on a novel, In This
Sign, by Joanne Greenburg.
Now, DO THE REST YOURSELF!!

44. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.

45. 1. Movie Title: Love Is Never Silent
Director: Joseph Sargent
Setting: In a large city, 1930s- 1950s
Based on a novel: In This Sign
Author: Joanne Greenburg
2. Characters:
Margaret/Maggie, hearing daughter. Maggie interprets for her Deaf parents.
Bradley, hearing son. He died falling.
Janice, Deaf mother. She sews at a factory.
Abel, Deaf father. He is a printer.
Mr. Petrakis, hearing friend. Has a store downstairs. He is an immigrant from Greece.
William, a hearing young man who likes Maggie. He does not know Maggie’s mother and father
are Deaf. He became a soldier to fight in World War II.
3. Conflict:
Maggie's parents are Deaf. She is hearing and her friends are hearing. She doesn’t want her
friends to know her parents are Deaf. Maggie is her parents' interpreter. She worries about
having an independent life.
4. events leading to the resolution (the end):
5. resolution:
6. memorable scenes:

46. KEEP
WRITING

48. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

49. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

50. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

51. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

52. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

53. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

54. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
your address
today's date

55. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

56. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
Dear Maggie,

57. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
Dear Maggie,

58. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.

59. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
2 paragraphs.
Say why you are writing.
Make suggestions.
Explain why your suggestions are good.

60. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
275 words.

61. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
275 words.
Sincerely,

62. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
275 words.
Sincerely, or
Your friend,

63. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
275 words.
Sincerely, or
Your friend,

64. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
275 words.

65. Write a letter to the main character, Maggie, after the movie ends.
What advice would you give her?
Follow standard personal letter writing format.
275 words.
Your Name in Cursive

66. Personal Letter Template

67. Your Name in Cursive
Sincerely,
Your friend,
2 paragraphs.
Say why you are writing.
Make suggestions.
Explain why your suggestions are
good.
Dear Maggie,
your address
today's date
Personal Letter Template