DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
THE BFG: FINISH BOOKS
1. Prepare for post it chats. Mark “oh my gosh,” “I wonder why” moments, connections, new words and themes learned.
2. Write at least two of your own high order thinking questions and be prepared to share and discuss.
3. What important life lesson does this story address (besides the obvious of good vs. evil). Cite at least three instances from the book that support this theme.
4. What is your opinion of the Queen? Do you think she is wise or foolish to believe Sophie’s story? Would you enjoy having breakfast with the Queen? Why or why not?
5. What do you think the Queen will do with the giants when they are brought back to her?
6. Do you think the giants received a fair punishment? Why or why not?
7. What surprises does the author reveal at the end of the book?
8. Why do you think the author used the title, the BFG and not the BFG and Sophie?
9. What other title might you give this book and why?
10. Discuss how the characters, life lessons and-or other qualities are similar and different to James and the Giant Peach. another one of Roald Dahl’s books or another fantasy. Be specific. Or compare and contrast how the characters, life lessons and-or other qualities are similar and different to another one of your favorite fantasies.
11. Vocabulary: petrified, anguish, spectacle, modest.
ELLA ENCHANTED: FINISH BOOKS
1. Prepare for post it chats. Mark “oh my gosh,” “I wonder why” moments, connections, new words and themes learned.
2. Write at least two of your own high order thinking questions and be prepared to share and discuss.
3. What important life lesson does this story address (besides the obvious of good vs. evil). Cite at least three instances from the book that support this theme.
4. What foreshadowed Char’s outrageous response to Ella’s letter that followed his marriage proposal?
5. Do you think Char should have realized that Ella was not being truthful in her response to his proposal? Explain.
6. How did the author create a feeling of suspense in the description of events at the third ball?
7. Why do you think Ella refused to become a princess?
8. Would you say that this story really ended “happily ever after?’” Explain your answer.
9. Ella challenged the role given to her by society. List at least four ways Ella challenged the manner in which girls were supposed to behave.
10. Discuss how the characters, life lessons and-or other qualities are similar and different to Cinderella or another fantasy. Be specific. Or compare and contrast how the characters, life lessons and-or other qualities are similar and different to another one of your favorite fantasies.
11. Vocabulary: squalor, servitude, reparations, feign, intrigue.
TUCK EVERLASTING
FINISH BOOK
1. Prepare for post it chats. Mark “oh my gosh,” “I wonder why” moments, connections, new words and themes learned.
2. What important life lesson does this story address (besides the obvious of good vs. evil). Cite at least three instances from the book that support this theme.
3. Write at least two of your own high order thinking questions and be prepared to share and discuss.
4. Vocabulary: petulance, gentility, remorseless, wistful, revulsion.
5. Do you think the Tuck family would still have taken the dream from the spring if they had known it would cause them to live forever. Explain.
6. If Winnie had used the spring water to join Jessie eternally, do you think they would have wanted their children to drink the spring water? Explain.
7. Describe how the world might be different if the man in the yellow suit had survived and gone ahead with his plan.
8. Are there any ways the Tuck family could have been destroyed. Write about possible attempts and the probable-likely results.
9. What if the Tucks discover a spring that makes them mortal? Would they drink from it? How would their lives change?
10. If death is a natural part of life, should we try to prolong life? Explain.
11. Does everyone have a right to know everything or should some things be kept top secret? Explain.
FREAKY FRIDAY—FINISH THE BOOK
1. Prepare for post it chats. Mark “oh my gosh,” “I wonder why” moments, connections, new words and themes learned.
2. What important life lesson does this story address (besides the obvious of good vs. evil and empty clichés like “things are not always what they appear to be). Cite at least three instances from the book that support this theme.
3. Write at least two of your own high order thinking questions and be prepared to share and discuss.
4. How does mother respond when asked how she was able to switch places with her daughter for a day?
5. Why do you think she responded this way?
6. What are all the ways that Annabel changed as a result of her switching identities with her mother? Be specific and cite text evidence.
7. There have been several stories about children switching identities (where kids become their parents or even older people become young again). For example in the movie, Back to the Future, a boy becomes his own father. Why do you think the theme of switched identities is so popular?
8. If you have read a book or seen a movie about mistaken identities, compare and contrast the similarities and differences.
9. VOCABULARY FOCUS: AGGRESSIVE, TACTFUL, WHIMPER.