Viva New Jersey

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Viva New Jersey

• By Teacher Jasmine

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Big Question

• How do we learn to connect with others in a new
  place?

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Compare and Contrast

• When you compare you tell how two or more things
  are alike.
• When you contrast you tell how two or more things
  are different. P.82-83
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  /flash/tip114a.swf
• http//www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rs
  r/build1/RR_e_3_17.htm

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Vocabulary

• Corridors
• Destination
• Groping
• Menacing
• Mongrel
• Persisted
• Pleas
• P.84-85

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Corridors

• Narrow hallways or passageways

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Destination

• The place to which one is going

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Groping

• Reaching about uncertainly

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Menacing

• Threatening

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Mongrel

• An animal that is a cross between, or a mixture
  of, different breeds

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Persisted

• Held firmly

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Pleas

• Earnest requests

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Explore

• Have you ever moved to a new neighborhood, city,
  state or country?
• How did you feel before and after you moved?
• If you have not moved, do you know someone who
  has moved?
• What kinds of feelings did that person experience
  before and after the move?

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Realistic Fiction

• Tells stories about ordinary characters in
  everyday situations. Both characters and events
  are imaginary.

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Guide Questions

• Is Lucinda comparing or contrasting? Clue word.
  Any other examples?
• What can you infer about Lucindas feelings about
  the dog.
• How does the author help you visualize the
  setting in which Lucinda discovers the dog?

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Guide Questions

• At the end of page 91, Lucinda discovers that
  Chauncy is white. What is the cause of her
  discovery?

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Guide Questions

• What is the main idea of the story?
• How would you summarize Lucindas feelings about
  the life in New Jersey?
• Have you ever hidden something from your parents?
  Why did you conceal something from them?

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Guide Questions

• When the lights go off, Lucinda realizes Chauncy
  must have hit the switch. What does this say
  about her character?
• Why does Lucinda decide to go to Ashleys house?
  What does this say about her character?
• What can you conclude about Lucindas concern for
  the way the adults might view her?

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Guide Questions

• How are Lucinda and Ashley similar?
• How would you summarize Lucindas interactions
  with Ashley and Chauncy?
• What can you infer about Ashleys character from
  what she tells Lucinda?

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Guide Questions

• Does the author sate the girls goals?
• How do you compare the two girls feeling at the
  end of the story?
• Briefly summarize Viva New Jersey.
• What can you infer about the kind of friend that
  Ashley would be?
• How does the author help the reader visualize the
  story?