Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day

Section 2 pg. 22-47

Model: Discussion Director

1) Characterization: Find examples of how Junie B. characterizes her classmates and other students at her school by giving them nicknames.

    New Thelma (pg.22)

    Handsome Warren (pg.22)

    Crybaby William (pg.33)

    Meanie Jim (pg.38)

    Strong Frankie (pg.43)

2) Theme/Moral: What lesson does Junie B. learn about the purpose of Field Day?

Junie B. learns that Field Day was designed for the children to have fun, and that winning is not the most important thing. She also learns how to accept loss. (pg.39)

3) Cause and Effect: What event caused Room 9 to lose the race on Field Day?

Junie B's shoe flies off her foot and she stops to put it back on. By the time she runs back to her line, Room 8 has already won the race. (pgs.35-37)

4) Mood: How does the mood change from the beginning of the Field Day competition to the end of section 2?

On page 32, all the students are excited, happy, and confident about their ability to win the Field Day competition. However, at the end of section 2 on page 47, everyone is sad, upset, and defeated. The mood is somber rather than joyful.

5) Genre: What is the genre of this book? How do you know?

This book is in the genre realistic fiction. You can tell this because nothing happens in the story that could not happen in real life. However, Junie B. is not a real person, and the story is not true, so it is fiction.