Lakeview Elementary 3rd Grade
The Jones Family Express
1-How can you tell the boy in the story is telling the story? Pg. 358
2- The way in which the boy is using the words I, my and me, is called what and why? (First person)
3- Explain the meaning of tickled in the phrase “She was so tickled.” Compare it to the word tickle to make someone laugh pg. 359
4-Aunt Carolyn is amused and pleased, what do these two words mean?
5-Have you ever lived with someone besides your parents, like the narrator lives with his Grandma? Have you visited someone’s house?
6-How long is four and a half hours to the amount of time you spend at school? Are four and half hours along time to shop for a present? Pg. 362
7- Have you looked for a present for someone special in you life? Where did you go look, and was it hard to find a special present for that person? Pg.362
8-Have you ever went for along time without seeing someone you love, how do you feel and what do you say when you finally see them. Pg.370
9-Have you ever been on a train or rode in one? Have you seen a collage? What was is? Pg.372-373
10-While at a party with your family what were some of the special things people brought to eat and to share? Have you been to what’s called a block party? Describe it. pg.375
11-How old do you have to be to do some special things or events in your life and what would they be? Pg.377
What do Illustrators Do?
1-What are some of the words used to tell us about sequence? Pg.390-391
2-In what ways do you use you imaginations? Describe a time when you used your imagination pg. 392
3- What do you think the light bulb mean on pg. 395?
4-Have you ever grown a seed or watch one grow? Describe what you saw. Pg. 399
5-Make a number list of what the illustrators do to create the dummy. Pg391-400
6- What words does the author use to signal what happens next?
7-What are textures in an illustration? Pg. 404
8-What sequences signal word shows last on page 408. Discuss what sequence signal words are at the beginning of the story.
9-Did anything the students read make them want to learn more about illustrator’s do? Ask them if they are interested in learning about publishing careers?