t2+novel+study

﻿12/7/11 

WALT: Write about the plot,setting,characters,theme of our novel and to write a critical responce.

S.C we have Described 3 charaters looks and personalites Identified the main themes in the novel Described in detail where our novel tkes place so that a picture is created in the readers head Listed the mmain events in our story Written about what I liked and didn't like about our novel and given a recommendation for intended audience

media type="file" key="Sam's writing thing.mov" width="630" height="630" KORBAN'S COMMENT. Your novel study is petty good Sam k. I like your lettering and your presentation. But there is lots of mistake like capital letters in the wrong places. You could of described your setting better and your plot. There are some spelling mistakes in your novel study. But overall a good novel study :)
 * 5/7/11**

**Teacherʼs Pet**

**By Morris Gleitzman**

Session One **WALT** - predict what our novel is about based on the cover.

The blue writing means that I got it wrong

What does Teacherʼs Pet mean? How would you feel being called Teacherʼs Pet? Look at the colours on the cover What do you think the images are of? Who do you think Ginger is? What do you think the novel might be about? Read the blurb on the back What does the blurb tell you about Ginger? Now write a paragraph on what you think the novel is going to be about. I think it is about a girl that gets bullied because she is a teachers pet and because she isn't popular.
 * Teacherʼs Pet**
 * By Morris Gleitzman**
 * Session One (With Miss Crone)**


 * Session Two Read Chapter One** and answer the following questions. Who is the main character in this novel? Ginger √ What does the author try to make you think about Ginger at the beginning of the chapter? she is a very organized person x she hates cats. What does Ginger fear the most? CATS √ What makes Ginger feel bad? The thing is animals that are homeless √ What was Ginger worried her sneezing may do to her? Hurt her spine ﻿√ What is Gingerʼs sisterʼs name? Mitzi ﻿√ Why does Ginger think the stray dog is running after her? I think that she thinks it is running after because of the cat. ﻿√


 * Session Three Read Chapter Two** and answer the following questions. What makes Ginger not feel better anymore and why? Because she saw Mr Napier walking down the path with a big smile on his face ﻿√ How does Mr Napier prevent himself from looking bald? By having lots of platers ﻿x What happens when Ginger sneezes inside the school office? Mr Napier will get her into more trouble than she is already is in. She sneses right into mr napiers face x ﻿ Who do you think the school bully might be? Locklen grosbey √


 * Session Four Read Chapter Three** and answer the following questions. What do Gingerʼs parents do for a job? Work at the school √ What do you think Ginger means when she says she is always at the end of the queue for her mum and dad? Its the end of the love of her mum and dad towards her x Because her mum and dad think that she is an after thought and her parents don't love her. Why did Ginger stand up for Ned? Because ned was always getting bullied and she wonted to tell them he had a pet x What are the differences in the way Mr Wong and Mr Napier speak to Ginger? Mr Wong speaks in a nice voice and Mr Napier speaks the complete opposite towards her √


 * Session Five Read Chapters Four and Five** and answer the following questions. How many cats does Gingerʼs family own? They have five cats √ What are their names? Rice bubble cornflake cher Kylie madonna √ Why did Gingerʼs mum end up putting Cat food instead of cereal into her bowl? Because she was in a rush to get to school √ Why does Ginger use made up words when she is frustrated? Because she cant think straight when she is frustrated x Her dads class was making up swearwords Why do you think Mr Napier cancelled Pets Day? Because they have security all over the school because of Mr Wongs Attack x Why is it Gingerʼs fault that Pets day has been cancelled? Because she brought in her sisters cat (cornflake) and it attacked Mr Napier √


 * Session Six Read Chapters Six and Seven** and answer the following questions Why do you think Mr Napier has taken all of Mr Wongʼs things off the wall? Because he thinks that his injuries are so badly hurt that he wont come back to school √ Why does Mr Napier not seem to want Bruno to hang around when the journalist arrives? Because he might give him false information √ What does //Justice// mean? People should be treated equal in everyway no matter what x Fair play Who finds Ginger with the dog? The photographer because he forgot his case √  Where do Mr Napier and the reporter go? Into Mr Napiers office. √


 * Read Chapters Eight and Nine** and answer the following questions How long have Mr and Mrs Wong been together for? They have been together for six years They have been together for 47 years Why did Ginger want Mrs Wong to give her a ride home? She saw the dog x She wants a ride home so that she dosn't get attacked  What made Ginger change her mind about the dog? The dog was watching her intently x The dog licked her hand What does //intently// mean? Sad and lonely x Watching her really closely


 * Read Chapters Ten and Eleven** and answer the following questions How did Gingerʼs mum and dad know there was a dog in the shed? Because there is food in the microwave √ What do Isabelʼs parents use their shed for? They use it as a compost or a mini land fill for all there scraps x They store there old people stuff from Africa How do you think Ginger feels about her friends idea of her being adopted? Very bad I fell sorry for her √ Why do you think this? because nobody wants to be adopted at her age and she loves her parents. √


 * Session Nine Read Chapter Twelve** and answer the following questions What does Ginger plan to do with her knowledge of DNA testing? She could prove that the dog didn't bite mr wong √ What qualities does Ginger think a principal should have? They have to be able to keep stray dogs away from there school so nobody gets hurt x A principal should care about the schoo l Why has Mr Wong decided to resign? Because he was bitten by a stray dog and he doesn't want it to happen again x because he thinks that he has let everyone down


 * Session Ten Read Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen** and answer the following questions What kind of car does Mr Napier drive? He drives a corolla x Light blue How do you think Mrs Kalinksi and Ms Cunningham feel about Mr Napier? They hate him x What makes you say this? Because when they were doing the interview Mr Napier told mr Cunningham to go away x Because he is hurting gingers feelings What catches Gingerʼs eye on the Yellow pages ad and why? The thing that catches gingers eye on the back of the yellow pages is the lab testing and then she thinks that she can test the evidence that she has found of the dog. x to see if she is adopted


 * Session Eleven Read Chapters 15 and 16** and answer the following questions Whose favourite activity is Ice Skating? Mr Wongs favorite sport is ice skating √ How does Ginger try to get money? Ginger gets money from her raffle that she had √ How does Ms Cunningham help Ginger? She gave her a five dollar note for the raffle √


 * Session Twelve Read Chapters 17 and 18** and answer the following questions Who is Ginger named after? She was named after her older cat who was called ginger √ What is Gingerʼs idea for Mr Wong? To get back on the ice skating ring to get to loosen up and come back to school and boot Mr Napier out of the school √  How does Mr Napier plan to wipe out all the stray dogs in the area? His plan was to put them in an old run down factory so that nobody would look there x He is going to have a meeting and he says that the dogs have rabies


 * Session Thirteen Read Chapters 19 and 20** and answer the following questions What is the puddle on the floor of the phone box? The puddle on the floor was pee from fang √ Who bit Mr Wong? Fitzherbert √ Why do you think Mr Napier cancelled Pets day and then allowed it to happen again? He canceled it because he thought that he was upsetting to many kids by canceling it so he made pets day back on x He will turn into the hero


 * Session Fourteen** **Read Chapters 21 and 22** and answer the following questions What causes all the chaos at Pets Day? Fitzherbert bit Mr Napier on the ankle an it all went down hill from there √ What does Ginger see as she drives past the school with Mr Wong and how does this make her feel? She feels sick inside because she sees pets every where She sees Mr Napier in his car with a murderous look on his face How do you think Mr Wong feels about the surprise being Ice Skating? He feels very happy and very scared √


 * Session Fifteen Read to the end of the book** and answer the following questions What did Mr Napier make Locklan do? Make him lie about his dog √ Who does Cerebus end up living with and why? He lives wit Mr Napier because he walked back to his house with him √ Why do you think that Mr Napier behaved the way he did in this story? Because he had had problems with ginger before the story How do you think Gingerʼs life may change now? She could be a school hero