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

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