Character

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Character

• Who is the major character in Miss Alaineus?
  What words would you use to describe her?
• Add this information to your Character/Plot chart
  on workbook page 3.

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Plot

• What happens when Sage calls Starr to get the
  vocabulary words?
• How do you think Starrs rush to give Sage the
  vocabulary words will affect what happens next?
  Add this information to your Character/Plot Chart.

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Context Clues

• What does the word theme in the first sentence of
  page 24 mean? What clues to its meaning can you
  find?
• What is another meaning for the word theme that
  can be used when discussing realistic fiction
  such as Miss Alaineus?

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Make Predictions

• How do the words of Sages mother help you
  predict that Sage will probably make a mistake as
  she continues to define her words?
• What events have taken place to give you a clue
  that things might not go so well for Sage when
  she finally returns to school?

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Setting/ Strategy

• Where and when does this story take place? Are
  the settings realistic? Explain.
• I know that Sages flashback explains why she
  thought Miss Alaineus was a person and not a
  word. It also shows that Sage is proud of the
  way she can come up with word meanings. Do you
  think this flashback will be important to the
  plot? Why or why not? Add your answer to your
  Chart.

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Character

• Why is Sage happy to be back at school on Monday?
• What do you think the Tenth Annual Vocabulary
  Parade might be? How might the strategy Read
  Ahead help you to answer this question?
• Based on what you know so far, what word do you
  think Mrs. Page will give Sage to define?

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Comprehension

• Why does Sage become embarrassed over misspelling
  a vocabulary word?
• Why is Sages embarrassment in front of her
  classmates an important event in the plot? Add
  this to your chart.
• Is what happened to Sage during the Vocabulary
  Bee something that might happen in real life?
  Explain.

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Comprehension

• What problems has Sage faced in the story so far?
• What does Sages reaction to her mistake tell you
  about her character? Add your answer to the
  Character/Plot Chart.
• Using the definitions for the words gold and
  mistake, what do you think Sages mother meant by
  her words Theres gold in every mistake?

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Questions

• How do you think Sage feels when her classmates
  laugh at the museum guides words?
• If you were Sage, how would you try to solve her
  latest problem?
• What do you think Sage and her mother will do?

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Comprehension

• Why did it take courage for Sage to walk out on
  the stage as Miss Alaineus, and what does that
  say about her character? Add the answer to your
  chart.
• How does Sage find a solution to her problem?
  Explain how you reached your answer and add it to
  your chart.

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Point of View/Imagery

• From what point of view was this story told? How
  do you know? How did this point of view affect
  your enjoyment of the story?
• What are some other Miss names you can think
  of? Describe how some of the costumes for these
  Miss names that might look in a vocabulary
  parade.