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

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