Love That Dog
by Sharon Creech
by Sharon Creech
Love 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 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 a poetry at the beginning of the book because he thinks it is for girls. " I don't want to because boys don't write poetry. Girls do." (pg. 1)
- 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 is important to Jack because it is Jack's first poem . (pg.8) " So much depends upon
a blue car splattered with mud
speeding down the road. " - 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 is so interested in Jack's first poem is that she persuaders Jack and she puts anonymous so he won't be a embarrassed " Okay ,here it is, but I don't like it. (pg.8)
- 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's respond when Miss Strechberry asks him to write about a pet is that he used to have dog. Miss Strechberry insists he write the poem despite Jack's reaction because maybe she wants all is feelings out into the poem.(pg.10) " Yes, I used to have a pet. I don't want to write about it. (pg.12)
- What are Jack’s feelings toward Sky? Make a list of details from the book that describes Jack’s feelings toward his dog. - He loves Sky he does everything with him. " My yellow dog followed me everywhere everywhere way I turned he was there wagging his and slobber coming out of his mouth when he was smiling at me all the time." (pg.46)
- 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. - Bottom of the web-page
- 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? - That he would have written about his dog Sky and how they might have discovered something in there backyard or font yard.
- 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.
- 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 her to reach Jack.
- 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 falls in love with Walter Dean Myers' poetry because it is very descriptive. " That was the best best BEST poem you read yesterday by Mr. Walter Dean Myers the best best BEST poem ever." (pg.42)
- 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? - Jacks life without Miss. Strechberry as his teacher because she inspired him as anonymous. " Yes you can type up the yellow dog poem that dog but this time keep the spaces exactly the same and maybe it would look good on yellow paper." (pg.38)
- 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. - Thank you so much for eaching me how the write poems and how to rhyme I will be better at that soon.
- How did reading Love That Dog change your point of view about poetry? Explain your answer. - It changed my point of view about poetry is that it can be nice to hear and by being descriptive.
- 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 poem I like best was " the Tiger" because it expresses how it feels about the animals.
Activities: (CHOOSE ONE) - due Friday, May 9
- Choose your favorite poem at the end of Love That Dog, and tell what the narrator was trying to say in your own words. - That the apple is good and it has lots of adjectives.
- 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.
- Get a collection of poems from your favorite poet. Read the collection, then select your favorite poem. Create a collage that illustrates what the poem is about.
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End of the school
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