How doesJackGROW asa poet?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?Is it ok touse anotherauthor’swords?Who was theauthor thatJack wasMOSTinspired by?How did Jackfeel about MissStretchberryputting Jack’swork on display?At first? Later?Why does Jackreally connectto Walter DeanMyer’s poems?“Like a comet inthe sky…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?How couldpoetry helpYOU inYOUR life?What do youthink Jackmeans by“poems justbecome poemssometimes”?If you couldchoose ANYpet, what petwould youchoose?Tell one waythat poetrychangedJack’s life.Sky’s death affectedJack deeply and ittook him a long timeto ‘come to terms’with it. How do youthink poetry helpedJack with this?“Like a squashedpea…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?“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 dopoets usewords indifferentways?Give this booka mark out of10. JUSTIFYwhy you gaveit that mark.Jack learnsabout differentstyles ofpoems - whatkinds?What was Jack’smisconceptionabout poetry atthe beginning ofthe book? Whatdoes he learn?If YOU had towrite a poemabout a pet -what animalwould it be andwhy?Who werethecharacters inLove ThatDog?How hasJackchanged inthe book?Ms.Stretchberryseemssupportive.Give anexample of this.How didJack and hisdad chooseSky?How doesJackGROW asa poet?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?Is it ok touse anotherauthor’swords?Who was theauthor thatJack wasMOSTinspired by?How did Jackfeel about MissStretchberryputting Jack’swork on display?At first? Later?Why does Jackreally connectto Walter DeanMyer’s poems?“Like a comet inthe sky…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?How couldpoetry helpYOU inYOUR life?What do youthink Jackmeans by“poems justbecome poemssometimes”?If you couldchoose ANYpet, what petwould youchoose?Tell one waythat poetrychangedJack’s life.Sky’s death affectedJack deeply and ittook him a long timeto ‘come to terms’with it. How do youthink poetry helpedJack with this?“Like a squashedpea…” - whattype of figurativelanguage is this?AND what is Jackcomparing?“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 dopoets usewords indifferentways?Give this booka mark out of10. JUSTIFYwhy you gaveit that mark.Jack learnsabout differentstyles ofpoems - whatkinds?What was Jack’smisconceptionabout poetry atthe beginning ofthe book? Whatdoes he learn?If YOU had towrite a poemabout a pet -what animalwould it be andwhy?Who werethecharacters inLove ThatDog?How hasJackchanged inthe book?Ms.Stretchberryseemssupportive.Give anexample of this.How didJack and hisdad chooseSky?

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. How does Jack GROW as a poet?
  2. 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?
  3. How did LOVE THAT DOG change any of YOUR original thoughts, feelings, or ideas about poetry?
  4. Is it ok to use another author’s words?
  5. Who was the author that Jack was MOST inspired by?
  6. How did Jack feel about Miss Stretchberry putting Jack’s work on display? At first? Later?
  7. Why does Jack really connect to Walter Dean Myer’s poems?
  8. “Like a comet in the sky…” - what type of figurative language is this? AND what is Jack comparing?
  9. How could poetry help YOU in YOUR life?
  10. What do you think Jack means by “poems just become poems sometimes”?
  11. If you could choose ANY pet, what pet would you choose?
  12. Tell one way that poetry changed Jack’s life.
  13. 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?
  14. “Like a squashed pea…” - what type of figurative language is this? AND what is Jack comparing?
  15. “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?
  16. How do poets use words in different ways?
  17. Give this book a mark out of 10. JUSTIFY why you gave it that mark.
  18. Jack learns about different styles of poems - what kinds?
  19. What was Jack’s misconception about poetry at the beginning of the book? What does he learn?
  20. If YOU had to write a poem about a pet - what animal would it be and why?
  21. Who were the characters in Love That Dog?
  22. How has Jack changed in the book?
  23. Ms. Stretchberry seems supportive. Give an example of this.
  24. How did Jack and his dad choose Sky?