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

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