1112+Kid+in+the+Red+Jacket

Kid in the Red Jacket Reading Group

Assignment #1 (Chapters 1 and 2) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator (Taylor D.)=== When Howard starts his new school, will he make any new friends? Will Howard become good friends with Molly Thomson? Will Howard finally like the "big move"? Will Howards friends Rodger and Thornsberry visit him in his new town? Will Johnny move again after getting attached to his new school and friends?

2. Connector (Darian J.)
1.My friend moved away just like Howard and he was also sad.2. I get really sad sometimes just like Howard.3. Howard was a new kid, and we got two new kids to our school.4. I have a dog just like Howard.5. I was in the car in the backseat and my legs were hot and i got carsick just like Howard.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer (Robbie M.)===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher (Esmeralda M.)===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * ==//Muffling//== || ===To deaden a sound of=== || ===It sounds funny=== ||
 * ==//**Pondering**//== || ===to consider carefully=== || ===Sounds funny=== ||
 * ==B//**asset**//== || ===any of an old french breed short-legged long eared hunting dog=== || ===Sounds awesome=== ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain (Karlee M.)=== 1. Howard was sometimes mischievous. He said "//Complaining is my job now. Its what I do.// //2.// Howard's dad is serious. He said "//Gaylord would you knock it off! Im not kidding!// 3. Gaylord is noisy. He kept screaming because he did not like his car seat untill he went to sleep, then he woke up and started screaming again. 4. Howard's mother is simple. When Howard was complaining she just took and orange out of the lunch box and tost it to him. 5. Howard is a little selfish. He doesn't like his little brother,and he thinks his parents don't care about him.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || __rich__ || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || noisy || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder (Triston S.)===
 * 1) "At lunch my mom asked the waitress is she would buy the baby" - idiom. she didn't really mean it she was just annoyed by all her screaming.
 * 2) "Thanks to all the babies screaming he drove us all crazy" - idiom. driving them crazy basically means making them mad.
 * 3) "Roger made a face" - idiom. he looked at him differently than he usually does.
 * 4) "My mom made me be one on halloween" - idiom. she made him dress like one for halloween.
 * 5) "Her hair was almost as big as her" - idiom. her hair was really big.

‍Assignment #2 (Chapters 3) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator===
 * 1) What do you think is going to happen next?
 * 2) How do you think Howard felt about his mom trying to make him play that game?
 * 3) How do you think Howard felt about leaving his enimies?
 * 4) How do think Howard felt about Molly?
 * 5) Do you think Howard will like the house in the end?

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector=== 1. Like Howard, sometimes when certain people won't leave me alone, I get really frustrated. 2. Like when Molly looked through Howards car window and he was frustrated at his parents, I was mad at my parents for embarrasing me in front of other people. 3. I know how Howard felt when he was arguing with Molly about if he heard her mom calling her or not and when Molly told Howard that her parents got divorced, he felt sad for Molly like when I feel sad for a passing when a family member dies or a friend dies. 4. I could relate to when Molly asked Howard to play house with her because when I was little, I used to beg my brother to play house with me because I had nobody otherwise to play with.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer (Darian J.)===



===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain===
 * 1) Molly is entertaining and fun-loving. She always wants to play.
 * 2) Howard is not much of a fun person. When Molly asked him to play house he said no.
 * 3) Howard is mean because while Molly was clapping at the trunk he asked his mom to tell Molly to leave

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder=== 1. It would kill me before I would be the daddy playing house"-idiom- Howard thinks that playing house is babyish and thinks that he will have a really horible time and get embarrassed. 2. Talking to Molly was like talking to the smufs"-simile-molly kept being annoying and and she was saying random things. 3. It was chilly outside, but it was better than Buzz's beeping"-anomatopoeia-The mover man Buzz was making car sounds that were very annoying to Howard. 4. My father is always a big help in situations like this"-idiom-His father told Molly that he was hiding in the car when because he didnt want to see Molly. 5. Its good Ralph isnt a bus driver. By the time he'd honk half of the people in the street would be dead"-hyperbole- Ralph was making noises and he hit something and beaped afterward like he was in a car.

‍Assignment #3 (Chapters 4 and 5) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator=== 1.Do you think Howard will like Molly later in the story? 2.Will Howard make friends at his new school? 3.Do you think Howard will forget his old friends? 4.Wiill Molly move away when Howard becomes friends with her? 5.Will Howard visit his hometown to see his friends?

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector===
 * 1) Like Howard ,I didn't like my new house at first
 * 2) Like Howard ,I used to be scared of my closet.
 * 3) Like Howard ,My brother is annoying.
 * 4) Like Howard ,After the first day of school i didn't want to go back.
 * 5) Like Howard, There was once a girl like molly that lived by me.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher (Darian J.)=== 1.Overactive-Very active and especially abnormally. 2.Darting-A quick movment. 3.Bounded-To move by leaping. 4.Strain-An act of straing. 5.Shrugged-To hunch up their shoulders
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain===

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder===
 * 1) To me what's really important is how the room feels, not where the bed is-idiom he means where ever his bed is its not like his old house.
 * 2) If donkey kong reached through my window and squished me to death my dad would think i squished myself.
 * 3) Your mouth loooks grumpy-Molly really means is it looks like Howard is mad.
 * 4) I waited until mom turned her back and nodded. How did she know? It would kill me.
 * 5) I felt her eyes staring at me. Howard is saying that he knows molly is watching him.

‍Assignment #4 (Chapter 6) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator===
 * 1) What do you think will happen next?
 * 2) Why do you think Molly was making fun of Howard on page 63?
 * 3) Do you think the story is called The Kid in Red Jacket because Pete Called him that?
 * 4) Why do think dad said "Horn in?"
 * 5) Why do you think Howard said that Molly was a big problem in his life instead of something else?

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector=== 1.Like Howard I was trying to run away from people I knew. 2.I sat alone when I was new like Howard. 3.I was embarrsed like Howard when someone was yelling to me from afar. 4.When I was new to a school like Howard, at lunch I was listening to someone to see if they would make a nice and good friend. 5.When I was in soccer I hung by a group so someone can pick me for a team.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * expression: noun || The act or process of expressing especially in words. || Because Howard expressed the way he was feeling about the "big move". ||
 * lavatories: noun || A basin for washing. || I didn't know what the word meant and now I do. ||
 * professional: adj || Of, relating to, or connected with a profession. || I chose this word because I like professional sports. ||
 * pretended: adj || To make believe. || Because Molly wanted to pretend that Howard was the Dad in "house". ||
 * interrupted: verb || To stop or hinder by breaking in. || I chose this because Molly kept interrupting Howards day by barging into his house. ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain (Darian J.)=== 1.Pete-Athletic-he was kicking the soccer ball into the net. 2.Howard-kind-wated for molly to catch up with him. 3.Ollie-amusing-stood up with an orange in his mouth. 4.Dad-caring-gave Howard advice. 5.Howard-sarcatic-Howard said the whole table would fall on the floor.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder===

‍Assignment #5 (Chapters 7 and 8) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector===
 * 1) Like Howard-When I was a new kid I was excited because a kid my age from school had called me.
 * 2) Like Howard-I like to hang with my neighbors.
 * 3) Like Howard-there was a girl block on my that was annoying.
 * 4) Like Howard-me and my friends made the annoying girl cry.
 * 5) Like Howard-after we made the annoying girl cry later I felt bad for her.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * Humiliated #84 || Embaressed or uncomfortable || one of the interesting words in the chapter ||
 * Chemestry# 92 || A science that deals with composition || it is interesting ||
 * Frizzy #94 || Puffed up and fuzzy || funny ||
 * Plowed #95 || flattened or ran over || it's a cool word ||
 * Pounding #97 || stomping or punching || wanted to know the definition ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain=== Ollie: __Snoopy__- Ollie is snoopy because when he came into Howard's house, he went straight up into his bedroom and looked through all of his things without permission. Howard: __Careless__- Howard is careless because when Ollie was looking through his things, he didn't really care. Molly: __Loud__- Molly is loud because when she came barging into to Howard's house again, she was screaming for Howard. Ollie: __Silly__: Ollie is silly because he took Molly's toy Madeline and threw it back and forth with Howard like monkey in the middle. Pete: __Defending__: Pete is defending because when Howard and Ollie were throwing Madeline accross the room, he stook up for Molly.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder(Darian J.)=== 1.Hit'em in the head! Metaphore-it was a cheer. 2.My father treats everyone like a man even woman and children. Simile-shakes everyones hands. 3.Mad magazines make you look like a normal kid. Idiom-they aren't mad at all. 4.Sometimes life isn't as hard to take through the cracks. Metaphore-life isn't as hard as it seems. 5.Molly's eyes got wide as sausers. Idiom-she opened her eyes wide.

‍Assignment #6 (Chapters 9 and 10) - Post your work in the spaces provided below:
===‍‍‍1. Discussion Director/Facilitator(Darian J.)=== 1.Would Molly ever forgive Howard for what he had done. 2.Will Howard get angry explaining everything to molly. 3.Was Molly showing her boots to Howard the real reason she came over. 4.Does Howard still find Molly annoying. 5.Does Ollie still think Howard is a jerk.

===‍‍‍‍‍‍2. Connector===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍3. Artful Adventurer===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍4. Vocabulary Enricher===
 * ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Word selected and page # where found:==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Definition based on context -- use of dictionary is encouraged!==== || ====‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Reason word was selected:==== ||
 * recognized #98 || Saw and remembered them. || Interesting word. ||
 * avoiding #98 || Keep away from and ignore. || Interesting word in the chapter. ||
 * cautiously #99 || Marked by or given to caution. || Wanted to know the defanition. ||
 * awkwardly #99 || Did something very weird. || Seemed sinteresting ||
 * insulting #100 || An act or expression showing disrespect. || Wanted to know what it meant. ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍5. Character Captain=== Molly- creepy - because she was staring at Howard when he was inside. Howard- nice - because he let molly in even though she was being annoying. Uncle Russel- nice - because he gave Madeline boots. Ollie - class clown- he put an orange in his mouth trying to be funny. Sally- shy - she didn't want Howard to play the game with them because she didn't know him.

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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Common Character Traits: A List of Adjectives**======
 * adventurous || awesome || artistic || athletic || active ||
 * beautiful || brave || bold || bossy || cheerful ||
 * curious || creative || courageous || considerate || daring ||
 * impulsive || dainty || dangerous || exciting || entertaining ||
 * energetic || funny || a fighter || friendly || fun-loving ||
 * gentle || generous || happy || humble || hostile ||
 * honest || intelligent || independent || inventive || a leader ||
 * lazy || messy || mischievous || mean || neat ||
 * nasty || nice || nosy || open || poor ||
 * proud || pretty || quiet || rich || respectful ||
 * rad || sad || sloppy || serious || successful ||
 * shy || short || smart || studious || selfish ||
 * simple || tall || trustworthy || thoughtful || unselfish ||
 * warm || witty || wild || wonderful || silly ||
 * melancholy || mellow || aimless || loud || prudent ||
 * iconoclastic || penurious || belligerent || loyal || visionary ||

===‍‍‍‍‍‍6. Figurative Language Finder===