Love That Dog
by Sharon CreechLove That Dog Interpretive Questions - due Friday, May 9
Include textual evidence and cite quotes from the text for ALL questions.
Activities: (CHOOSE ONE) - due Friday, May
by Sharon CreechLove That Dog Interpretive Questions - due Friday, May 9
Include textual evidence and cite quotes from the text for ALL questions.
- Jack doesn’t want to write poetry at the beginning of the book. Why doesn’t he want to? Jack doesn’t want to write poetry at the beginning of the book because jack thinks that poetry is for girls.
- In Jack’s first poem, he writes:
So much depends upon
a blue car splattered with mud
speeding down the road.
Why was the blue car important to Jack? the blue car was important to Jack because that was was his first poem - What caused Miss Strechberry to be so interested in Jack’s first poem? Describe what Miss Strechberry does to get Jack to write more poems, especially about the blue car. Miss Strechberry liked Jacks first poem because that was is first poem and it was good.
- How does Jack respond when Miss Strechberry asks him to write about a pet? Why do you think Miss Strechberry insists he write the poem despite Jack’s reaction? Jack dose not want to wight about a pet because he wanted to make up a pet. Miss Strechberry insists that he wrights about a pet because it is easy to write about a pet.
- What are Jack’s feelings toward Sky? Make a list of details from the book that describes Jack’s feelings toward his dog. jack love him because he rites poems about him. and he misses him.
- Jack changes a great deal in the novel. Think about these changes. Then create a two- column chart with two headings: “Beginning of school year ” and “End of school year ”. Under each heading, list examples of the things Jack does, thinks and says in the beginning of the year compared to the end of the year.
- Imagine Miss Strechberry has just asked Jack to write an essay telling what he has discovered about poetry and how it can change a person’s life. What would the essay say? I think that the essay will be very good from jack because he can right
- Sky’s death affected Jack deeply. If you had just lost a much-loved pet, what things could you, or other people, do to help you cope with the loss? Create a list of ideas. i would be very very very very very sad.
- Miss Strechberry is able to convince Jack to write poetry and share his feelings even though he doesn’t want to. Point out the qualities Miss Strechberry has as a person, and as a teacher, that allow her to reach Jack. Miss Strechberry is very good person for help
- Why does Jack fall in love with Walter Dean Myers’ poetry? What effect does Mr. Myers’ visit to the school have on Jack? How do you know? Jack fall in love with Walter Dean Myers’ poetry he helped jack right more and better poety. the effect that he has on him when he visted his school is jack was very happy
- There are many ways a poet can paint a picture in a reader’s mind with words. They include, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and more. Find examples of the techniques the poets use in Love That Dog. As a group, choose three verses from the novel that created the most vivid pictures.
- How might Jack’s life have been different if he hadn’t had Miss Strechberry as his teacher? his life would be differnt because he would not have been a goo righter without her. Jack might have never started to like or write poetry without Miss Strechberry, he probably would have thought poetry is for girls the rest of his life
- It’s the end of the school year, and Jack wants to thank Miss Strechberry for being such a great teacher. Compose a letter or write a poem from Jack that shows his appreciation for Miss Strechberry. i think that this is what jack would say
- thank you so much for helping me with my righting it means a lot
- How did reading Love That Dog change your point of view about poetry? Explain your answer. it not not change my view of poetry
- At the end of the book, the author includes poems by seven famous American poets. Which poem did you like the best, and why? the tiger .
Activities: (CHOOSE ONE) - due Friday, May
- Create your own poem where the words make the shape of the poem’s subject. Use The Apple, by S.C. Rigg and My Yellow Dog, by Jack, as models to work from