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

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