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

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