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Chapter 32 Personal Pronouns & A Day with Misha

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are words that replace nouns. They usually refer to people. However, the pronoun “it” refers to a thing. Examples: he, she, they, us, we, me, you, them, it, etc. List the personal pronouns from paragraph 6 of this chapter. You do not need to write the same pronoun more than once.

Pronouns:

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

A Day with Misha

If you could spend the day with Misha from Milkweed, where would you

go and what would you do? Explain in detail.





Chapter 34 Synopsis or Summary?

Synopsis or Summary?

Synopsis means summary. Therefore, if you are asked to

write a synopsis of something you have read, than you are

being asked to summarize, or tell what happened during

the reading in your own words.

Write a brief synopsis of this chapter. Be sure to write in

complete sentences with proper grammar and

punctuation.

Remember: Do not copy sentences from the book!





Chapter 36 Thought Question & Vocabulary

Thought Question :

Uri told Misha to rub white dust on his face and hands before

he started to run away. Why do you think he wanted Misha to

do this?

Create Your Own Vocabulary List

Create a vocabulary word list from words chosen from this chapter of

Milkweed. Pretend that you are a teacher and choose words that you feel

other students in your class may not already know.

1. Vocabulary Word: Part of Speech: Dictionary Definition:



4. Vocabulary Word: Part of Speech: Dictionary Definition





Chapter 38 Simple and Compound Sentences

Simple and Compound Sentences

A simple sentence is a single sentence with a subject (what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is doing). A compound sentence is two or more sentences combined into one sentence using a comma followed by a conjunction (but, for, and, yet, or, nor, or so) or by using a semicolon (;) between them. Examples: A. Simple sentence:

Janina is an interesting character. Subj. Pred.

B. Compound Sentence: (combined using a comma followed by a conjunction): My favorite book is

Milkweed and Jerry Spinelli is one of my favorite authors.

(combined using a semicolon): My favorite book is Milkweed; Jerry Spinelli is

one of my favorite authors. Locate and write an example of a simple sentence and an example of a compound sentence from this chapter:

Simple: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________Compound: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





Chapter 39 Prepositional Phrases

Grammar Activity: Prepositional Phrases

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a

noun. It is not the subject, and it is not the action of the sentence. It

is extra information added to the sentence to show a relationship of a

noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence.

Example:

Mrs. Jones teaches at J.D. Middle School in Smalltown, Georgia.

prep. phrase 1 prep. phrase 2

Some common prepositions: at, of, to, in, into, with, through, above

Examples of prepositional phrases:

at the store beside the table to my school of the chapter in the backyard, under the stairs above the sink

List the prepositional phrases from the first paragraph of this chapter.





Chapter 40 Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Pretend that you have been invited to a birthday party for Misha and

are out shopping for a gift (price does not matter). Describe what

you would buy and your reason for buying it.

Gift: What is it? __________________________________________

Now, write a paragraph explaining why you chose this gift.





Chapter 41 Thought Question and Chapter Summary

Thought Question

Misha still believes he will find Janina. Do you believe will?

Explain.

Chapter Summary

Write a summary of what took place in this chapter of Milkweed. Remember to include key details.

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Chapter 42 Main Idea

Main Idea

A main idea refers to what a story is about. List 3 important details

from the book so far. Then briefly explain what you

feel is the main idea of Milkweed.

Important

detail:

Important

detail:

Important

detail:

Main idea:





Chapter 44 Subjects and Predicates

Grammar Activity: Subjects and Predicates

All sentences consist of a subject and a predicate. The complete subject consists of the words that tell what the sentence is about and the complete predicate includes the verb and the rest of the sentence.

Example: Janina is an interesting character. S P

S = subject P = predicate Write the subject and predicate of each of the first 2 sentences of this chapter of Milkweed.

1) Subject__________________________________________Predicate __________________________________________

2) Subject__________________________________________Predicate ________________________________________





Post Reading Activities Recommendations

Recommendations

Your friend, who rarely reads any books, has just been asked

to do a book report for his English class. He asks for your

opinion on for a book to read. Would you recommend

Milkweed to him? If your answer is yes, write a short

recommendation, detailing reasons why you feel this would be

a good book for him to read for his assignment. If your answer

is no, write a brief book review, detailing why you would not

recommend Milkweed to him.





Chronological Order

Chronological order refers to how details are listed in relation

to the time in which they took place in the story. The detail

that took place at the earliest time would be listed first and the

detail that happened at the latest point in the story would be

listed last. List 3 main details from Milkweedin chronological

order from first to last.

Detail 1:

Detail 2:

Detail 3:





Climax and Rising and Falling Action

The action of a story will generally build up or rise until it

reaches a peak, known as the climax, of the story. The climax

is the most important point of the story. Also, this is generally

a turning point in the story where the action then falls until the

story reaches a conclusion or a resolution to a problem.

What do you believe is the climax in Milkweed? In your own

words, describe it.

Now, list some important details that lead up to the climax.

Now, list some important details that take place after the

climax.

How does the story end? What is the resolution?





Author Study

Using a computer, look up Jerry Spinelli and answer the following questions:

Background information about the life of Jerry Spinelli (born where/when, first book,

family details, education, or any other interesting bits of information you come across):

Other books:

Memorable characters:

Genres (mystery, romance, science fiction, drama, etc):





Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story

Directions: Place the letter of the correct match from the right into the blank before the word on

the left.

1. _______ Protagonist

2. _______ Antagonist

3. _______ Setting

4. _______ Point of View

5. _______ First Person

6. _______ Third Person

7. _______ Conflict

8. _______ Internal Conflict

9. _______ External Conflict

10. _______ Climax

11. _______ Rising and

Falling Action

12. _______ Rising Action

13. _______ Falling Action

14. _______ Narrative

15. _______ Dialogue

16. _______ Foreshadowing

A. A shared conversation between two or more people.

B. The struggle that is taking place in a story.

This can be either external or internal.

C. An emotional, struggle between what the character wants to do

and what he feels he must do.

D. When an author gives subtle hints to things that may happen

later in the story.

E. The main details in the story that lead up to the climax.

F. The most important character or the “good guy” of the story.

G. The view, or from who’s perspective, or viewpoint, that the story

is being presented.

H. The one who is in conflict with the main character or the “bad

guy.”

I. Text that explains a series of events.

J. The main details that follow the climax of the story.

K. The narrator of a story is a character from the story.

L. The narrator of a story is not a character from the story.

M. The part when the story reaches its most important point.

N. Leads up to and follows the climax.

O. The time and place in which the story is taking place.

P. The external problem that is standing in the way of the character

and what he wants to accomplish

Answers to Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of

a Story

Directions: Place the letter of the correct match from the right into the blank before the word on the left.

1. _____F_____ Protagonist

2. _____H _____ Antagonist

3. _____ O_____ Setting

4. _____ G_____ Point of View

5. _____ K_____ First Person

6._____ L_____ Third Person

7._____ B _____ Conflict

8. _____ C _____ Internal Conflict

9._____ P_____ External Conflict

10._____ M_____ Climax

11._____ N _____ Rising and

Falling Action

12. _____ E_____ Rising Action

13._____ J_____ Falling Action

14._____ I _____ Narrative

15._____ A_____ Dialogue

16._____ D_____ Fore-

Shadowing

A. A shared conversation between two or more people.

B. The struggle that is taking place in a story.

This can be either external or internal.

C. An emotional, struggle between what the character wants to do

and what he feels he must do.

D. When an author gives subtle hints to things that may happen

later in the story.

E. The main details in the story that lead up to the climax.

F. The most important character or the “good guy” of the story.

G. The view, or from who’s perspective, or viewpoint, that the story

is being presented.

H. The one who is in conflict with the main character or the “bad

guy.”

I. Text that explains a series of events.

J. The main details that follow the climax of the story.

K. The narrator of a story is a character from the story.

L. The narrator of a story is not a character from the story.

M. The part when the story reaches its most important point.

N. Leads up to and follows the climax.

O. The time and place in which the story is taking place.

P. The external problem that is standing in the way of the character

and what he wants to accomplish



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Final Essay Test

All of the following essay questions need to be written in paragraph form,

using proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.

1. Fully describe the setting of Milkweed.

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2. Fully describe Misha, including a physical description and her

main personality traits.

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3. Fully describe the mood of Milkweed.

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Final Essay Test (pg. 2)

4. In your own words, write a detailed description of the plot of the

story. Be sure to include the conflict, or struggle, either physically

or within a main character, the climax, or the part when the story

reaches its most important point, and rising and falling action, or

what leads up to and follows that point.

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5. Fully describe the ending of Milkweed. Did it surprise you?

Then, describe another way that Jerry Spinelli could have ended it.

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Rubric for Final Essay Test

Perfect Detailed, full

sentences,

with no errors

in grammar,

punctuation,

or spelling

Excellent Full sentences

with very few

errors in

grammar,

punctuation, or

spelling

Good Full sentences

with some

errors in

grammar,

punctuation,

or spelling

Okay Incomplete

sentences

Poor Incomplete

sentences with

errors in grammar,

punctuation, or

spelling

Setting 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points

Character

Description

10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points

Mood 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points

Plot

Description


Description of

the Ending


45-50 points = A

40-44 points = B

35-39 points = C

30-34 points = D

25-29 points = F





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Attention Teachers!

You have probably noticed that I have not included any multiple choice chapter quizzes or chapter tests for Milkweed. I prefer to have students complete activities to prove their engagement with the text rather than answer multiple choice questions. However, on occasion, when I do use multiple choice assessments, I like to include the students in the creation of them. This not only saves me time, but also empowers the students, somewhat, in the learning process. The following pages include activities for doing just that. There is an activity for creating chapter quizzes and an activity for creating a unit test. All you have to do is choose the student-created questions and answers that you like the best and combine them, along with some of your own, into a well- designed chapter quiz or test for the novel. (You may be surprised at how good some of your students are at this!) You may even decide to keep some of the questions for use with future classes.




Quiz Creating Activity

Pretend that you are the teacher, teaching this novel. Write 2 multiple choice questions for this chapter. (Your teacher may choose to use your question(s) along with others for a real quiz so make them good!)

Question 1:

Possible answers: (Be sure to put a check mark on the line next to the correct answer) _____ A. ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____ B. ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____ C. ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____ D. ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Question 2

Possible answers: (Be sure to put a check mark on the line next to the correct answer) _____ A. ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____ B. ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____ C. ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____ D. ________________________________________________





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Test Creating ActivityPretend that you are the teacher, teaching Milkweed. Write a multiple choice question for each chapter of

Milkweed. (Your teacher may choose to use your question(s) along with others for a real test so make them good!)

Ch. _____Question:

Possible answers: (Be sure to put a check mark on the line next to the correct answer)

_____ A

_____ B.

_____ C.

_____ D.

Ch. _____Question:


_____ A

_____ B.

_____ C.

_____ D.

Ch. _____Question:


_____ A

_____ B.

_____ C.

_____ D.





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Test Creating Activity (pg. 2)

Ch. _____Question:


_____ A

_____ B.

_____ C.

_____ D.

Ch. _____Question:


_____ A

_____ B.

_____ C.

_____ D.

Ch. _____Question:


_____ A

_____ B.

_____ C.

_____ D.





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Reader Response to the Novel

1) Choose one of the openings below to complete in a short,

informal paragraph:

(Check one)

______One thing that surprised me about Milkweed is…

______One thing that irritated me about Milkweed is…

______One thing that impressed me about Milkweed is…





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Advertisement

In the space below, write an advertisement for Milkweed and include an illustration:





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Advice for Jerry Spinelli

If you had written Milkweed, what would you have changed? Write

a letter to Jerry Spinelli explaining why you would recommend this

change.

Dear Mr. Spinelli,

Sincerely,





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Your Chance: Opinions and Feelings

How do you feel about Milkweed? Did it grab your attention

and make you want to keep reading? Following the guidelines

below, write a paragraph giving 3 reasons you liked or did not

like reading Milkweed.

Remember: A proper paragraph should include: (1) a topic sentence; (2) three or more supporting

sentences; and (3) a conclusion. Also, be careful to use proper grammar and spelling.





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Book Review:

A book critic is someone who is paid to read and analyze

books. Pretend that you are a book critic for a major

newspaper or magazine and write a detailed review of

Milkweed.

Be sure to include: a detailed description of the main

characters; a brief summary of the plot; and whether or not

you would recommend the book for others to read.

Author: Publisher and Copyright Date:





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Book Events

Illustrate 3 events from Milkweed in the boxes below. Then write a description of the event below the picture.





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Answers to Grammar Questions Chapter 5 Par. 4

Nouns (all) kettle. balls bombs head. bomb street airplane. enemy

Chapter 11

(all) bread loaf corner thing. spot. bakery. bag. day

Singular:

Plural: spots. bakeries corners

Chapter 16 par 3

Adjectives (all) some fourth every one same same

high dirt wonderful other fourth flat

Chapter 21 Par 2

Verbs (all) looking. walked could tell. wasn’t was

were

standing

Chapter 32 Par 6

Personal pronouns (all) them. his he We

Chapter 39

Prepositional Phrases (all) to the hole. in the shadows

near our two-brick

hole, like salt and fish. of brick

with dried

herring.





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Chapter 44

Subjects and Predicates

1. Subject: The world

Predicate: was returning to normal, but for me there was no normal to return

to.

2. Subject: Normal for me

Predicate: was stolen bread and ditch water.

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