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

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