Chapters 10-12

Questions:
1. Why do you think Mars Bars wanted Maniac to tell him he was "bad"?
2. Why are the last two sentences of Chapter 11 important to the story?


Vocabulary:  converge, hemisphere, finicky, pandemonium


Activity: Complete the "Saying Hi" activity worksheet

Chapters 7-9

Chapter Questions:
1. What does the author mean by "flap-soled sneakers"? Why are Jeffery's this way?

2. Define maniac. Do you think this name fits? Why or Why not? What other name could he have been given and why?

Vocabulary: wretch, befuddled, stupefy, lumber

Activity:   Complete "The World's Best Candy Bar" worksheet

Chapters 4-6

Chapter Questions:

1. Jerry Spinelli’s description of the Finsterwald’s backyard is full of detail, allowing the reader to visualize what it looks like. Using this passage as a model, write a description of the Finsterwald’s backyard, but describe it as if it were the nicest place in town, as if the Finsterwalds were the nicest people around
            
2. Who are the Pickwells? Use examples from the text to describe the family.










Vocabulary:  theory, blunder, commotion, infamous







Activity: Just how fast do you think Jeffery can run? How does this compare to other animals? Find out here http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/fastestanimals.htm, then use this information to create a bar graph showing 5 of the animals' speed, along with your prediction of how fast Jeffery can run.

Chapters 1-3

Questions: What is strange about Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan?
                  What would you do if you were all on your own with no one to take care of
                   you?

Vocabulary: trolley, trestle, legacy, deserted

Activities: Two Mills is a divided town. Come up with some ways you would help to bring the town together and write a paragraph in your reading notebook