B2T+Chapter+3-4



__**Chapter Three--The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade**__
 * 1) Who is Mr. Turner?
 * 2) How is Leslie different from the other students?
 * 3) Why is Mrs. Myers unhappy with her new class?
 * 4) What did the boys organize outside once they had been dismissed after eating their lunch?
 * 5) Why were the boys stunned at the results of Jess' heat?
 * 6) Why is Gary Fulcher reluctant to let Leslie race in the finals?
 * 7) Why does Jess sit beside May Bell on the bus?

cutoffs, corduroys, retreated, inheriting, roused, smirked, hoarsely, repulsive, quivered, drought, conspicuous, eliminations, sarcasm, deliberately, conceited, grudgingly
 * Vocabulary**: Find the meaning of each word, then choose 5 to use in a sentence.


 * __Chapter Four--Rulers of Terabithia__**
 * 1) Why wasn't running fun anymore?
 * 2) Find proof in the story that Jess really likes Miss Edmunds.
 * 3) What did Leslie mean by the statement, "Money is not the problem"?
 * 4) Why was Leslie unable to do the project on Jacques Cousteau?
 * 5) According to Leslie, what was the only way that someone would be able to get to their magic country?
 * 6) What did Leslie name their new secret land?
 * 7) Why did Leslie and Jess avoid one another during school hours?
 * 8) Have you ever had a secret place where you went with your friends? Describe it.


 * Vocabulary**: Find the meaning of each word, then choose 5 to use in a sentence.

consolation, melodic, consolidated, rumpus, liable, faltered, contempt, ominously, dittoed, abruptly, enchanted, regally, siege, foes, principle, tyrant, dictator, extinct, shinnying, corset, punctured, strive, sacred


 * Activity**
 * The students were quite concerned with fashion on the first day of school. Many advocates of school uniforms argue that this problem is eliminated when students wear school uniforms. Do you agree? Defend your position. Write an argument supporting your opinion. Include at least 3 reasons why.