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The Stranger

1. KNOWLEDGE - What are the first few clues that tell you that something is unusual about the stranger?

2. ANALYZING - What is the Bailey family like? Use details from the story to support your description.

3. GENERATING - The stranger feel something is "terribly wrong" when he sees green leaves on the trees. What do you think is wrong?

4. GENERATING - Who do you think the stranger is? List three clues that help you guess his identity.

5. INTEGRATING - If the stranger stayed for a while where you live, what effect might he have on the climate?

6. CONNECTIONS - What does Chris Van Allsburg do to make this story mysterious and amazing?

Focus on Plays/Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

1. ORGANIZING How is the play different from a fictional story, such as the ones you have already read in Journeys or American Stories? What features do they share?

2. ANALYZING In what ways does a play remind you of movies you of movies or television shows?

3. GENERATING How would the play have been different if a character other than Peter had narrated it. Explain.

4. INTEGRATING Why are stage directions so important in a play? Give examples of how stage directions helped you better understand "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing."

5. EVALUATING If you could play a character in "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" who would you choose? Why?

Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride/Duke Ellington

1. ORGANIZING - Compare the different ways the authors of "Amelia and Elenor Go for a Ride" and "Duke Ellington" tell their stories.

2. ANALYZING - What qualities do Duke Ellington and Amelia Earhart have in common? How do they each show these qualities in what they love to do?

3. ANALYZING - How are Duke Ellington and John Stetson alike? What qualities helped each man reach his goals?

4. GENERATING - Why do you think "Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride" and "Duke Ellington" are included in this theme?

5. EVALUATING - Which selection in this theme best describes your idea of what it means to be an American? Explain your answer.