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

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