Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Underoos!

On page 143, Greg talks about his Wonder Woman underoos. Why did he receive them? Have you ever received a gift that was really too young for you? How did you handle it? What did you do with the gift?

Greg seems pretty lazy at times, especially when he talks about wearing his dirty clothes to school the next day, yuck! Discuss the whole Underoos scenario. Reference page 143 and page 210.

Link Adventure

There are 3 links to the left of these posts.

Select one and comment on why you think we chose these three links.
Discuss how one would be selected for West Point Academy?
or
Discuss the author interview.
or
Discuss the variuos badges that you can earn through Boy Scouts. What is the Eagle Award?

3 things to think about.....

Greg says that he is officially done with girls on page 200. Why?

Do you know any yearbook quotes or cool texting shortcuts? What are they? What do they mean? On page 202, Holly writes in Greg's yearbook- K.I.T.

The end of the book ended just like the beginning of the book, what do we mean by that? Why do you think the author wrote it that way? Do you predict that the first two books are written that way as well?

Phrases in the Book

There are several phrases in the book that need to be discussed:
Select one and blog about it!

On page 125, " opportunity of a lifetime" What is the opportunity of a lifetime that Greg discusses in the book? What opportunity of a lifetime can you think of that you've experienced?

Why would Greg talk about conserving body heat on page 137? What advice would you give to conserve body heat?

On page 151, Greg's team is pelting him with orange peels. The author helps us to create a mental image by his use of the word "pelting". What are some synonyms for pelting that could be used in that phrase?