Collect Recall & Ask Questions

 

  1. What does a close study of a novel include? Features of a novel.
  2. What is Katherine Paterson saying about the background to the book?
  3. Complete chapter summaries. 40 words each chapter.
  4. Jess describes himself as he was at the beginning of the novel as “a stupid, weird little kid who drew funny pictures and chased around a cow field trying to act big – trying to hide a whole mob of foolish little fears running riot in his gut”.
    1. Why does Jess need to be the fastest runner in fifth grade?
    2. What are his “foolish little fears”?
  5. Jess feels that he must “conform” to the other boys. Why does he feel like this?
  6. What makes Leslie so “different” from the other children at Lark Creek Elementary?
  7. In Lark Creek there seem to be certain expectations about how people should look or behave.
    1. How do Jess, Leslie and Miss Edmunds differ from these expectations?
    2. At the end of the novel Mrs Myers acted in a way Jessie did not expect. What did she do?

 9. What was Terabithia? Consider what it represented to Jess and Leslie.

10. Who is Prince Terrien? Why is he important?

11. Who was “the giant” in Jesse and Leslie’s lives? Describe her.

12. What sort of despicable things does she do?

13. What happens in chapter 7 that is crucial to this development?

14. What is the significance of Chapter 8, “Easter” to the rest of the book?

15. he author uses descriptive language to describe the teachers. Write your own descriptive paragraph about one of your teachers. 80 words

16. Describe the land of Terabithia in your own words. 100 words.

17. Find in the book and write out 5 sentences with slang in it. Rewrite these sentences correctly.

 

To conform or not to conform - that is the question. Do you think it's important for people to conform?

Date: 17/02/2012

By: paulina.k

Subject: english 7.4

i liked the begining of the book and it got very interesting when we got to know the characters a bit more.but after leslie died it got a bit sad and boring.my favourite character was jess aaron because he made it seem more interesting and he seemed more fun to be around. my favourite book is raised by wolves because i love wolves and it was very interesting and it made you want to continue reading.i give bridge to terabithia a 6/10 but raised by wolves a 10/10.

Reply

—————

Date: 17/02/2012

By: naomi zaiters

Subject: Re: english 7.4

paulina i think your explanation of the book is a 100% correct. i love what you thought about the book bridge to terabithia because i thought the same about the book. paulina we have the same mind seriously.

Reply

—————

Date: 17/02/2012

By: Johanna Cusack

Subject: ENGLISH

I think it is important to conform because most rules are structured so that you get the best results by conforming. If you conform but edit some of the rules that fit your personal criteria, that will most likely make you feel better about conforming.

Reply

—————