Loser by Jerry
Spinelli
Section 2 p. 34-70
CHARACTER SKETCHER
Your job is to sketch Mr. Zinkoff, Donald’s father.
DISCUSSION
DIRECTOR
Your job is to ask 5 questions, the answers to your questions, and the p. and par. And consider where the answers are found (if possible). Ask good thinking questions! Ask the following:
1 compare/contrast
1 setting
1 fact/opinion
2 characterizations
PASSAGE PICKER
Pick 4 passages that exhibit the following:
2 descriptive
1 figurative language
1 important
WORD WIZARD
Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following words:
Acquires p. 34 par.1
Etiquette p. 41 par.1
Gnarled p. 53 par.1
Atrocious p.54 par. 3
Prowling p. 66 par. 4
SUMMARY
Your job is to prepare a brief summary of today’s reading. Make sure to include the beginning, middle and end of the reading.
Donald is greeted with a baby sister, Polly, and a new
neighbor, Andrew. Donald begins to play
soccer and is not very good at soccer.
In fact, he is wide open to score a goal and misses by a
huge distance. Donald also begins second
grade and his teacher does not like him.
After he ruins the teacher’s favorite eraser, she throws him out of
class. Donald is so excited because he
gets to go with is dad to work one day (it is actually on the weekend). He is able to write letters and deliver them
around the neighborhood. Donald is so
excited! He loves being a mailman.