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Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog

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Chapter One

  1. Who is the main character in the story?
  2. Setting can be more than just a place. The setting can also be time of day or the time of the year. What is the setting of this story? Think of time and place.
  3. How did Cam get her name?
  4. Why does Cam say, “Click?”

ACTIVITY: Draw a picture of Poochie.

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Chapter Two

  1. How does Poochie “sign” his autograph?
  2. What happened on page 14?
  3. Why do you think Poochie will not sit and listen to his trainer?
  4. What do you think will happen next?

ACTIVITY: On the worksheet labeled VOCABULARY begin to define (tell the meaning of) each of the words.

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Chapter 3

  1. How was Poochie a hero before he was a TV star?
  2. What does Donna notice about her hand?
  3. What does Cam realize about Poochie? How does she remember this?
  4. Where do you think Poochie is? Why?

ACTIVITY: Finish the worksheet labeled VOCABULARY define (tell the meaning of) each of the words.

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Chapter 4

  1. How did Cam convince Mr. Lee that it was not the same dog?
  2. What did Cloudy do?
  3. Why do you think that Cam wants to follow Cloudy?
  4. What do you think will happen next?

Activity: Create a Venn diagram comparing Poochie and Cloudy.

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Chapter 5

  1. Why did Cam want to give Cloudy meatloaf?
  2. What characters are you most like? Why?
  3. Why would someone want to paint shoe polish spots on Cloudy?
  4. How do you think Cam realized that the man was the same man from the bookstore?

Activity: Make sure you have finished all other activities and questions.

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Chapter 6

  1. What item was found in the trashcan? What does it prove?
  2. What do you think the man was making from the magazine he was cutting out?

Activity: Create a timeline describing what has happened in the story so far. You should have at least 6 items on your timeline.

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Chapter 7

  1. Cam comes up with a plan to free Poochie. What is the plan?
  2. How did Cloudy almost ruin everything?

Activity: Make sure you have finished all the other activities and questions.

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Chapter 8

  1. Was Cam able to save Poochie?
  2. How did the police know that the man meant to steal Poochie?

Activity: Make sure you have finished all the other activities and questions

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Chapter 9

  1. What kind of reward did the kids earn?
  2. How did they know it was the real Poochie in the end?

Activity: Complete the attached book rating. Tell me how you REALLY felt about the book.