“Like a comet inthe sky…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?What do youthink Jackmeans by“poems justbecome poemssometimes”?“Pretend I still havethat pet?” When Jackwrote this line, heslated the letters.This is calledITALICS. What doesthis do to the wordswhen we read it?How couldpoetry helpYOU inYOUR life?Jack learnsabout differentstyles ofpoems - whatkinds?Why does Jackreally connectto Walter DeanMyer’s poems?Give this booka mark out of10. JUSTIFYwhy you gaveit that mark.Who werethecharacters inLove ThatDog?“Like a squashedpea…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?How hasJackchanged inthe book?What was Jack’smisconceptionabout poetry atthe beginning ofthe book? Whatdoes he learn?If you couldchoose ANYpet, what petwould youchoose?How dopoets usewords indifferentways?If YOU had towrite a poemabout a pet -what animalwould it be andwhy?Who was theauthor thatJack wasMOSTinspired by?Ms.Stretchberryseemssupportive.Give anexample of this.How did Jackfeel about MissStretchberryputting Jack’swork on display?At first? Later?How didJack and hisdad chooseSky?Tell one waythat poetrychangedJack’s life.How doesJackGROW asa poet?Sky’s death affectedJack deeply and ittook him a long timeto ‘come to terms’with it. How do youthink poetry helpedJack with this?Is it ok touse anotherauthor’swords?We have to INFER(read between thelines) a lot in thisbook - what’s 1 timewe had to figuresomething out thatthe author didn’t justcome out and say?How did LOVETHAT DOGchange any ofYOUR originalthoughts, feelings,or ideas aboutpoetry?“Like a comet inthe sky…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?What do youthink Jackmeans by“poems justbecome poemssometimes”?“Pretend I still havethat pet?” When Jackwrote this line, heslated the letters.This is calledITALICS. What doesthis do to the wordswhen we read it?How couldpoetry helpYOU inYOUR life?Jack learnsabout differentstyles ofpoems - whatkinds?Why does Jackreally connectto Walter DeanMyer’s poems?Give this booka mark out of10. JUSTIFYwhy you gaveit that mark.Who werethecharacters inLove ThatDog?“Like a squashedpea…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?How hasJackchanged inthe book?What was Jack’smisconceptionabout poetry atthe beginning ofthe book? Whatdoes he learn?If you couldchoose ANYpet, what petwould youchoose?How dopoets usewords indifferentways?If YOU had towrite a poemabout a pet -what animalwould it be andwhy?Who was theauthor thatJack wasMOSTinspired by?Ms.Stretchberryseemssupportive.Give anexample of this.How did Jackfeel about MissStretchberryputting Jack’swork on display?At first? Later?How didJack and hisdad chooseSky?Tell one waythat poetrychangedJack’s life.How doesJackGROW asa poet?Sky’s death affectedJack deeply and ittook him a long timeto ‘come to terms’with it. How do youthink poetry helpedJack with this?Is it ok touse anotherauthor’swords?We have to INFER(read between thelines) a lot in thisbook - what’s 1 timewe had to figuresomething out thatthe author didn’t justcome out and say?How did LOVETHAT DOGchange any ofYOUR originalthoughts, feelings,or ideas aboutpoetry?

LOVE THAT DOG - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. “Like a comet in the sky…” - what type of figurative language is this? AND what is Jack comparing?
  2. What do you think Jack means by “poems just become poems sometimes”?
  3. “Pretend I still have that pet?” When Jack wrote this line, he slated the letters. This is called ITALICS. What does this do to the words when we read it?
  4. How could poetry help YOU in YOUR life?
  5. Jack learns about different styles of poems - what kinds?
  6. Why does Jack really connect to Walter Dean Myer’s poems?
  7. Give this book a mark out of 10. JUSTIFY why you gave it that mark.
  8. Who were the characters in Love That Dog?
  9. “Like a squashed pea…” - what type of figurative language is this? AND what is Jack comparing?
  10. How has Jack changed in the book?
  11. What was Jack’s misconception about poetry at the beginning of the book? What does he learn?
  12. If you could choose ANY pet, what pet would you choose?
  13. How do poets use words in different ways?
  14. If YOU had to write a poem about a pet - what animal would it be and why?
  15. Who was the author that Jack was MOST inspired by?
  16. Ms. Stretchberry seems supportive. Give an example of this.
  17. How did Jack feel about Miss Stretchberry putting Jack’s work on display? At first? Later?
  18. How did Jack and his dad choose Sky?
  19. Tell one way that poetry changed Jack’s life.
  20. How does Jack GROW as a poet?
  21. Sky’s death affected Jack deeply and it took him a long time to ‘come to terms’ with it. How do you think poetry helped Jack with this?
  22. Is it ok to use another author’s words?
  23. We have to INFER (read between the lines) a lot in this book - what’s 1 time we had to figure something out that the author didn’t just come out and say?
  24. How did LOVE THAT DOG change any of YOUR original thoughts, feelings, or ideas about poetry?