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

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