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
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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
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.
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.
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