Released by Sony Classical in 1999 (SK 61696) containing music from October Sky (1999). Two state troopers have arrived because they believe that one of the boys rocket started a fire and burned down some homes. Miss Riley brings in a map to show that the boy's rockets couldn't go that far. The only kids that got out of the dust filled town received football scholarships to college, the rest accepted the inevitability of working in . Why does Miss Riley choose Sonny to represent the BCMA at the science fair? Why do you think he does so? October Sky: Miss Riley By the one, the only, Makayla Newman Flat, Round, Static, Dynamic Flat or Round, Static or Dynamic Flat: The character doesn't change much from the start of the book to the end. Yet the teacher agrees if the principle will agree. How do the spectators react? What comment does Coach Morgan make about Sonny's ability to play football? Except that seven people sign up for the class and Sonny, as the boy with the lowest grades, is excluded from the class a difficulty he takes well even though he was the one who lobbied to get it in the school. Who is the chemistry teacher at Big Creek High School? In October 1957, news of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1 reaches the town of Coalwood, West Virginia, where most male residents work in the coal mines. 4501. What question does Sonny's mother ask him after the rocket failure? What effect do you think they have on Sonny? At the launch of their largest rocket yet the Miss Riley John, who never attended any of the launchings, shows up at the last moment and is given the honor of pushing the launch button. Roger Ebert, who gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, recognized that the film "doesn't simplify the father into a bad guy or a tyrant. How would you feel if you were Sonny? Jim says they can beat them up just not in the school so the football team doesn't get in trouble. While other people may return from summer vacation with a tan, Miss Riley comes back looking a bit pale. Grandview Memory Gardens. She insists that he tell his father, but not his mother that she helped him. I feel like its a lifeline. What date divides Sonny's life into two distinct phases? Jake is like a father/older brother figure to Sonny. What effect does the tragedy have on Homer and Elsie? She has been attempting to get them to go to the science fair throughout the story. This article will give you a chapter by chapter October Sky summary. What is the result? In a small town like Coalwood, West Virginia, Mrs. Freida J Riley was just what the students needed. With an undefeated season, the high school football team of Big Creek is forced out of the state championship. It mixes well with the life of the young boy and the events, both world-changing and far more personal, that are affecting his world. This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 12:35. Why does Mr. Hartsfield initially see no hope for having a calculus class at Big Creek High School? O'Dell: Treasurer and supplies. How does Sonny feel? She also tells him something vital, that she has gotten him the book, but he has to be the one with the courage to learn what is inside. Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky. The heart of this chapter though is in the decision to join the science fair. They wanted to see Sputnik. This was changed in an effort to keep the audience from being confused. And what better way to start than for the boys to enter the county science fair? Who does the calculations for the first rocket based on the sum total of Miss Riley's book? Miss Riley paid attention to all her students, not just her missile-building boys. Sonny lies to her because he's Sonny's friend. October Sky streaming: where to watch movie online? How does he reply? The majority of the chapter covers a trip that the Rocket Boys take to earn money. When we first meet Miss Riley, she is still a senior at Concord College, and is only student teaching at Big Creek High School. Copyright National Museum of Education. When going for altitude bigger wasn't always better. Share by E-Mail. October Sky Summary Chapter 1: Coalwood Chapter 2: Sputnik Chapter 3: Mom Chapter 4: The Football Fathers Chapter 5: Quentin Chapter 6: Mr. Bykovski Chapter 7: Cape Coalwood Chapter 8: Construction of the Cape Chapter 9: Jake Mosby Chapter 10: Miss Riley Chapter 11: Rocket Candy Chapter 12: The Machinists Chapter 13: The Rocket Book This chapter covers two things. Quentin thinks that the other boys will listen to Sonny, so they'll have help building the rockets. He has been kept out of football this year, which means he has likely also been kept out of college, which means he will likely achieve far less in his life than he otherwise would have. Homer Hickam on the left - 1999. So he can give the other boys a chance at getting scholarships for college. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of October Sky. He appears at first to be a bad influence. Match. Bykovski, who is a welder on the night shift. Freida J. Riley is a perfect example of the impact a teacher can have for the cause of good. Miss Riley A friendly miner who assists Homer with building rockets at many points in Rocket Boys. Who helps him understand his revelation? This comes mostly from aid his father gives him, though the man refuses to admit that he is aiding his son in this endeavor. Laura Dern had an emotional turn inOctober Skyas Miss Riley. This means that they will need a new formula, but the zinc they want to use needs to be mixed. Homer Hickam is the main character's name; in the book and in real life he was nicknamed "Sonny". Jake Mosby is a mining engineer from Ohio who stuck around after going through "mining boot camp". What question does Sonny ask John F. Kennedy? It is also used in a period radio broadcast describing Sputnik 1 as it crossed the "October Sky". Sonny because he taught himself and Quentin insists. Here he discovers that his brother has taken the girl he has been in love with for years out on a date. Erica has taught college English writing and literature courses and has a master's degree in children's literature. Explain why Sonny's problem with the calculus class is an example of irony. Eventually, this drives his friend Roy Lee to punch him. In a mining accident, John is injured rescuing others, and Ike Bykovsky (a mine worker who let Homer use the machine shop for fabricating rocket components, and later transferred underground for better pay) is killed. Why do you think he does this? He also discovers Valentine, a girl who he has been friends with but nothing more. And her support doesn't end there! Test. The other is that his father pulled her out of a fire that killed everyone else in her family when he was a boy. Valentine, she makes out with him in the back of Buck's truck. The film is praised by many fans, and October Sky is one of star Jake Gyllenhaal's highest-rated movies. [3] Principal photography took place in rural East Tennessee, including Oliver Springs, Harriman and Kingston in Morgan and Roane counties. We are excited to announce the release of our Miss Riley Fiberglass Rocket Kits now for purchase on our website! They get Sonny interested in reading classic literature. Wherever I go, I am thanked by people of all walks of life, but especially by teachers, for telling her story. Who is the new member of the BCMA? It is only when he finally speaks to Mrs. Bykovski that he begins to move beyond it. Homer makes an urgent phone call home to his mother Elsie, who implores John to end the ongoing strike so that Mr. Bolden, Bykovsky's replacement, can use the machine shop to build a replacement nozzle. Homer get stitches and looses sight in an eye. Not only does Sonny catch her checking Jake out, but he also notices that she speaks to Jake in ''a dulcet voice I had never heard her use before.'' They DO NOT get along. Block house, launch pad, test stands, flag. The boys find ginseng in the mountains to sell. This brings it back to the importance of Sonny Hickams own attempts to build a rocket. One of the many roadblocks in the Rocket Boys' way, Principal Turner was played by actor Chris Ellis. Miss Riley is his chemistry teacher who one day shows them a chemical reaction they believe would be a good rocket fuel. However, Homer is not a football player. They attempt to sue the state but are turned down. How does Jake help the BCMA? Miss Freida J. Riley was a science and math teacher from Coalwood, West Virginia, who, for most of her career, taught while suffering from Hodgkin's Disease. How does Sonny respond? Sonny also discovers that his science teacher has cancer. This revelation of what his mother thinks of him magnifies the pain of seeing someone he cares about hurt. It launches into the spectators and bounces off the road. Ellis came into the role after appearing in another space-facing flick, starring as Deke Slayton inApollo 13 (1995). Dern already had more than a decade in the industry to her name when she landed the role of Miss Riley. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The movie was praised for its portrayal of 1950s Appalachia despite several major and minor differences from the book on which it is based. Mr. Ferro who is in charge of the main machine shop. Natalie Canerday played Elsie Hickam, offering maternal wisdom to Homer as he butts heads with his father. There were actually six "rocket boys" rather than the four in the movie. How do you think Sonny feels about Jim? What is their goal? AUK XXXI was their last rocket. Let's learn more about this amazing teacher. At long last, they say, someone has written about a real school teacher, one who not only fought for her students, but insisted that they learn. What excuse does Homer give Elsie about not leaving Coalwood for Myrtle Beach? Before playing Homer's buddy with a dangerous home life, Scott made a name for himself with gigs inGattaca(1997) andThe Opposite of Sex(1998), and a starring turn as Stanley "Bullethead" Kuznocki onThe Steve Harvey Show. Learn more about Rocket Boys and Homer Hickman. With whom does Sonny become friends with at the National Science Fair? Mr. Turner is doubtful of anyone but the football team putting trophies in the case. She is the one to go to the principal with Sonny to fight for creating a calculus class. With the town's support and replacement parts quickly sent to Indianapolis by bus, the boys win the top prize and Homer is bombarded with college scholarship offers. Flashcards. Why does Sonny abandon the rocket building after the mine tragedy? This leads to a simple but vital discussion about the possibility of change, forgiveness and even the possibility that Sonnys father might be jealous of Wernher von Braun. What does she vow to do if he ever goes again? How does Homer respond?, "We're going to space, Dad." Why do you think this event has such an impact on him? How do they react to Quentin's "dream" for a science trophy? Covalent names and formulas. Before taking on the role, the veteran star appeared inMatewan(1987),Guilty by Suspicion(1991),This Boy's Life(1993), andGreat Expectations(1998), and hit the small screen with appearances on Miami Vice and Law & Order. [4][5], October Sky is an anagram of Rocket Boys, the title of the 1998 memoir upon which the film is based. . One of her upcoming responsibilities just happens to be helping students who want to enter the fair. October 5th 1957. Thiswith the permission of her sister, Iva Riley Dean. Emily makes him take it back and gets him a blue suit. He died in 1989. myPerspectives: English Language Arts, Grade 7, Harold Levine, Norman Levine, Robert T. Levine, Vocabulary for Achievement: Fourth Course. This seems to be enough to convince the principal to lobby for their class and he gets it for them. Usually, the teachers we appreciate the most are the ones who encouraged us, supported us, taught us something new, and made us feel valued. What is Homer's father's name . He was also in My Cousin Vinny(1992),Addams Family Values(1993),That Thing You Do! He tries out for football, like his athletic brother Jim, because he sees football as a chance to escape Coalwood via athletic scholarship. The USSR-born star has also had a prolific TV career,picking up gigs onCriminal Minds,Heroes,Rizzoli & Isles,Castle, Homeland, and Chicago Med. October Sky is a film that demonstrates the impact of presence and absence of various leadership characteristics and their impact on others in society. She manages to procure materials to conduct experiments with her own meager income, such as when she shows an example of ''rapid oxidation'' by setting fire to a mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar. He understandably wants his son to follow in his footsteps, and one of the best elements of the movie is in breaking free, he is respecting his father. "[6] The book was later re-released with the name in order to capitalize on interest in the film. His family and classmates do not respond kindly, especially his father John, the mine superintendent, who wants Homer to join him in the mines. Poppy is Homer Sr's father. He would build a real rocket and convince his father that he was smart enough for college. How does Sonny miss meeting Dr. Wernher von Braun in Indianapolis? Where do they get this ingredient from? It brings his parents back on friendly terms. After Sonny watches the successful ABMA rocket launch on TV. what is a "basis for modification"?, Anything that they have to change from one rocket to the next. What one thing did every Coalwood family have to have? Religion 7 October Sky Notes. What effect does the suspension of the football team have on Buck Trant? Mr. Hartfield doesn't think it'll get any support from the administration because people from Coalwood either end up working for the mine or moving away. The school's curriculum would be twice as hard to keep up with the Russians. Instead, they continue to test their black powder, filling pop bottles with it and measuring the explosion. He's very smart and Sonny seeks his help with building rockets. What does Elsie give Sonny for Christmas? They choose not to call the police even though they are almost certain who it was that took the shot at him. What does the launch of Auk XX prove to the boys? The other important point in this chapter is that there is a pillar explosion in the mine. Her impact upon her students is captured in the 1999 award-winning film October Sky, in which she is portrayed by Laura Dern. Who are the "Great Six"? Finally, everyone else comes out alive, but his father has been injured and will likely lose his eye. I trust she thought of her Rocket Boys when he did. She's who he talks to when no one else will listen. This leads to the chapters title, Mr. Miss Riley, our job is to give these kids an education. Later, Homer is inspired by Miss Riley to read a book on applied rocket science, learning to calculate the trajectory of a rocket. The kits are 55" tall, 2.64" Diameter with a 38mm MMT and have a Aluminum Billet Machined Nozzle, just like the original ones. To stick it to his dad and to give his friends an opportunity to get scholarships so they can go to college. The story continues with the Rocket Boys finishing their cape and putting up notices of their launches. Credit: MCA/Courtesy Everett Collection; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images, Credit: MCA/Courtesy Everett Collection; Todd Williamson/Getty Images, Credit: MCA/Courtesy Everett Collection; Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images, Credit: MCA/Courtesy Everett Collection; Youtube.com/createlittlerock. At least, I was able to do that retroactively in Rocket Boys. 39 lessons. Voila! After this, they discover the metal hardly even covers the cost of food for their trip and doesnt cover the stitches so they borrow the money they needed from Jake in return for waxing his car. But it also comes to the end of his high school career. Quentin then explains that it is not a rocket at all but an aeronautics flare. Do you think his opinion is justified? Who helps Sonny design the next two rockets? This requires a lot of high level math that Sonny has to do. How do the media react to Sputnik? He never forgot that day. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. Sonny sees academics more as a way to improve their rockets, a means to what they desire. Why? In this chapter, you can begin to see more of the conflict between Sonny Hickam and his father. Homer and Elsie react to the experience?, Homer wants to show him what a mining engineer does. Miss Riley gives Sonny a book on rocketry: "Principles of Guided Missile Design". Originally titled The Rocket Boys when Hickam wrote it in 1998, the book can also be found under the title October Sky which was released in conjunction with the movie tie-in in 1999. So the boys go to the local moonshine makers for pure alcohol. They're all down and out because they got suspended from football for the year and can't play. Sonny find the place interesting enough but isn't drawn to it. Jim tells Sonny that he's an embarrassment to the family. Stephenson urged him to do so. The school curriculum has changed due to Sputnik with hours of homework every night. In the film, Homer said he thought his father sent Mr. Bykovski from the company machine shop back into the mines as punishment for helping with some welding. 8.Jake Mosby: Buck up, Homer. Upon returning, he discovers that Sonny has been excluded from the class he lobbied for and is using his book. Briefly explain the conflict between John Dubonnet and Homer Hickman. What is the most successful rocket in this section? AboutPressCopyrightContact. No one is hurt, but Sonny understands better what that means now than he did before his trip into the mine. The company owns everything. Why do Sonny and Quentin want to take calculus and learn differential equations? Homer is mad that Sonny doesn't want to be a mining engineer. The film is set in Coalwood, West Virginia in the year 1957. Why have Jim and Sonny entered into a truce? After seeing Mr. Bykovskis death, Sonny blames himself and shuts down almost entirely. What physical symptoms does Sonny begin to experience? He is also congratulated by Von Braun himself, though not realizing his idol's identity. All rights reserved. Sonny and Elsie are both worried. They're reached the peek for their fuel and need to find a new one. Sonny feels nothing and despises himself. Her impact upon her students is captured in the 1999 award-winning film October Sky, in which she is portrayed by Laura Dern. How do Elsie and Sonny react? The black phone that goes to the mine rings, except this time his mother rips the phone from the wall and throws it out onto the lawn. Homer Sr. punishes him for encouraging Homer's experiments by relegating him to an unpopular part of the coal mine, but Bykovski continues to give Homer useful advice. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. Using this, he and Quentin locate their missing rocket and prove it could not have caused the fire. He played the nerdy Quentin, a surprising addition to the Rocket Boys' friend group. Sonny wins first prize. What do you think this symbolizes to Elsie and to Sonny? Josh Cassada, who launched to the ISS back in October, shared a stunning photo of the Northern Lights on Twitter. In addition, his father begins to show signs of real sickness including a spot the size of a dime on his lungs. With OCTOBER SKY, Johnston's talent has matured to include realistic human drama in a family setting. If you were to think of all the teachers you've ever had, which one was your favorite? The Rocket Boys decide that they need a break from building rockets. The Freida J. Riley Teacher Awardannually recognizes an American teacher who overcomes adversity or makes an enormous sacrifice in order to positively impact students. Quentin and Sonny are looking at the trophy case. October Sky soundtrack from 1999, composed by Various Artists, Mark Isham. Without excuses, Sonny has to do the math to figure out the best possible way to create the nozzle of their rocket. Unfortunately, Miss Riley's life gets quite a bit more difficult the fall of Sonny's senior year in high school. I mean, I can be just as hard-headed, and just as tough. Around this same time, his mother finds him. What does the X-ray reveal about Homer? They would better understand the rocket book given to them by Miss Riley and they would be able to build better rockets. How does Sonny first meet him? This implies the company owns the worker's lives and runs everything. Homer still wants Sonny to come back and run the mine but he doesn't like Sonny being pushed around by the company. They launch off their rockets as everyone in the town celebrates. Overcoming a poor education, a tough father John Hickam [Chris Cooper] and a series of misfires, Homer H. Hickam, Jr. turns his dreams into reality in this incredible true story of hope . Mr. Van Dyke was fired for trying to negotiate and the union threatens to strike. Who makes up Sonny's core group of friends? In addition, the ballistic weapons that he developed for the Nazi regime were largely constructed by concentration camp prisoners who faced inhumane conditions, with many dying due to their brutal imprisonment. He made TV appearances onWeeds,Castle, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., NCIS, Sneaky Pete, and PEN15, among others. by. She explains that Ike could have returned to the machine shop if he wanted but they liked the money. He also discovers the main troublemaker has left town and so decides it would be better off not knowing who had killed his cat. Rocket Boys (from which the film October Sky was based) is about life in a West Virginia coal town during the 1950's and centered on my high school days when some friends and I decided to become rocket-builders. This chapter ends with Sonnys cat being killed and the realization by Sonny that the car that hit the cat was likely the same person who shot at his father. In an interview in 2014, Natalie Canerday recalled that Gyllenhaal was tutored on set because he was still in school and taking advanced classes. 2023 Oscars predictions: See who will win at the 95th Academy Awards. Create an account to start this course today. Where does Auk IV land? Sonny reaches the National Science Fair and discovers the competition is bigger than he had expected. Miss Riley tried to talk to him and ultimately Mrs. Bykovski finally tells him, before she leaves, to keep firing rockets. I would definitely recommend Study.com to my colleagues. But he has his circle of support too: Miss Riley (Laura Dern), an inspiring teacher who believes in breaking convention, a nerd called Quentin (Chris Owen) with engineering smarts, and Homer's . How does Sonny's view of academics change due to the BCMA? He becomes Sonnys partner, and a driving force, in building a rocket as the two learn about the history of the rocket and experiment with creating their own black powder. What does Sonny do with the medal he receives in Indianapolis? RAshton-Hall. [10] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A to F.[11], Many critics tend to commend the movie for its values, family, and inspirational aspects. what does he tell Homer? Identify two results of the union/company conflict that directly affect the Hickam family and one that affects the BCMA. How does Homer intervene in the football team's concerns? Appearing inAmerican Beautythe same year, Cooper plays the stern mine manager who is skeptical of Homer's rocket dreams. The money that she made in the stock market. After racking up small screen roles on Boy Meets World,Picket Fences,7th Heaven, and Sister, Sister and making a brief appearance in 1998'sCan't Hardly Wait Chris Owen landed a role inOctober Sky. They get him back just in time to get him stitches. Elsie thinks Sonny can build rockets and do well. Filming concluded on April 30, 1998. Why does Miss Riley ask Sonny about Jake Mosby? (The couple is seen on their wedding day) +14. While she's still a student teacher, though, she runs into Sonny and Quentin while they are dreaming that one day they could have a trophy for their rocket building join all the football trophies in the school trophy case. He says Homer shouldn't object because it's a good skill to learn. Homer lights the final rocket, Sonny encourages him to do it. Ike Bykovski is crushed and dies. The physical pain of the punch allows Sonny to move pass the emotional pain and see things more clearly. In Rocket Boys, I quote Miss Riley as saying, "All I've done is give you a book. It is rocket candy because when the rocket is launched the smoke smells sweet or like candy. In fact, he goes behind his fathers back to do it. What is Quentin's definition of a good rocket? This chapter begins with the introduction of someone who would be important to the Rocket Boys. More directly to him, this means that not only will she not be able to help much with the science fair. What do the BCMA boys decide to add since and sulfur to create rocket fuel? Like many of us, Miss Riley has at least some interest in having a romantic relationship. On Jim Hickman? Hodgkin's disease Riley, the teacher who inspired the Rocket Boys and is depicted in the film October Sky. When a teacher is excited, that excitement shows through not only in the way they talk about a subject, but also in the way they bring it to life. what do the boys realize is the major problem?, Auk XII: 760 feet. What do you think this symbolizes? Mr. Isaac Bykovski teaches Homer how to weld and design nozzles. What are the results? Sonny gets a signed picture of Dr. Van Braun as well as a letter from him about how he's impressed with his rocket work so far. He is furious. She is Sonny's favorite teacher and she gives him some leftover solution for rocket fuel. Roy Lee became a banker. What does she tell him then? No matter what, she is always there for Sonny, whether it's being at important events in his life, such as the BCMA's final rocket launch, or helping him prepare for the national science fair. He yells at friends and tries to be what he thinks people from Coalwood are supposed to be. What problems does this cause? Offers may be subject to change without notice. She was only 31 years old. 23 terms. This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 - Comprehension questions. Filming began on February 23, 1998, almost a year before the movie's release. The movie has had a total lifetime gross of $34,675,800 worldwide. This is reinforced at Christmas when his mother gives him an autographed photo and note from Werner von Braun. But in that short time she reached far enough to inspire some of America's best scientists, including Homer Hickam and the Rocket Boys - whom the touching film 'October Sky' was based on. In the aftermath of the arrest, the boys are dejected and abandon rocketry, destroying their launch site. What does Jim tell Sonny about the rocket failure? copyright 2003-2023 Study.com. Sonny forgets to lock his stuff up and it gets stolen by some kids. What effect does it have on rocket launches? Miss Riley is one of the BCMA's earliest supporters. Jim is bigger and stronger than Sonny. Jim could care less, and Homer thinks it's dangerous. You have to have the courage to learn what's inside it." For instance, she is able to make it to the bus station to wish Sonny luck when he is setting off for the national science fair. [2], October Sky received generally positive reviews. Sonny, while delivering morning papers, meets him while he's drunk on the floor in his apartment building. Describe Quentin and tell why Sonny asks him to be part of his rocket group. Today has finally addressed anchor Hoda Kotb 's mysterious week-long absence from the morning show - revealing that the 58-year-old mother-of-two has taken time off the air to deal with a 'family . What modifications does Mr. Dubonnet suggest to Sonny following the launch of Auk V? 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