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ELA: Novel

Maniac Magee HW Packet #2

Packet #2 DUE Monday, March 7

Weekly Calendar 2/29 3/4

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

- Discuss: Ch.
16-17
- Writing:
Figurative
language
- Vocabulary

- Discuss:
Conflict in Ch.
21
- Historical
Context
- Vocabulary

- Analyze: Point
of View
- Review:
Figurative
Language

- Quiz:
Figurative
Language
- Read aloud:
Ch. 28-29

- Read aloud:
Ch. 33-34

HW: Read Ch.

20-21; Write
opinion
paragraph

HW: Read Ch.

22-24;
Comprehension
Questions

HW: Read Ch.

25-27;
Figurative
Language
practice

HW: Read Ch.

30-32;
Comprehension
Questions

HW: (No
assigned
reading) Venn
Diagram

HOMEWORK RUBRIC
Learning
Target
I can quote
accurately to
support an
analysis of
literary text.
I can compare
and contrast
literary
elements
(characters,
setting, plot)
using details
from the text.
Quality

Exceeding (4)

Meeting (3)

Beginning (1)

My responses to
questions are
based on
evidence from
the text.

Developing
(2)
My responses
are sometimes
based on
evidence from
the text.

My responses to
questions are
clear, textbased, and
include
evidence from
the text.
I use evidence
to compare the
different literary
elements in the
text and cite
page numbers.

I use evidence
to compare the
different literary
elements in the
text.

I can sometimes
compare the
different literary
elements in the
text.

I dont
understand the
literary
elements in the
text.

I complete my
homework to
the highest

I complete my
homework to an
acceptable

I partially
complete my
homework.

I do not
complete my
homework.

My responses
are not based
on evidence
from the text.

quality.

quality.

Monday Night: Chapter 20 - 21

Opinion Paragraph
Prompt: After untying Cobbles Knot, should Maniac have left the East
End? Write in complete sentences.
Your Opinion

Reason #1:

Example:

.
....
.

Reason #2:

Example:

Opinion restated

Circle at least 2
words that describe
the character.

Quote from the text that supports 2 of the traits

you circled

Earl Grayson is

1.

Unfriendly Friendly
Innocent
Selfish
Secretive
Curious
Jealous
Afraid
Humble
Cautious
A Know-it-all Bossy
Spoiled
Bored
Nervous
Serious
Mean
Doubtful
Playful
Smart

Page #
of
Eviden
ce

2.

Or other:
Make an Inference:
At dinner, Grayson
asks Jeffrey questions
about black people,
such as whether or not
they eat mashed
potatoes and
meatloaf, and if they
brush their teeth.
When Maniac tells him
that black people are
just regular people,
like us, Grayson is
surprised. What does
this tell you about
Grayson and the life
he has led?

Ch. 24,
pg. 8789

Tuesday Night: Chapter 22 - 24

Character Development
Write in complete sentences.

Wednesday Night: Chapter 25 - 27

Figurative Language
While reading Chapters 25 27, annotate the text for examples of figurative language.
Try to find at least 2 in total and record them in the chart below.
If you have difficulty finding 2 examples of figurative language in Ch. 25-27, you may
find examples of figurative language in other chapters.
Types of figurative language:
1. Simile A comparison between two unlike things using like or as
2. Metaphor A comparison between two things NOT using like or as
3. Personification Giving human attributes to non-human things
4. Hyperbole An extreme exaggeration that seems unbelievable

Pa
ge
#

Example of Figurative
Language

Type of
Figurative
Language

Meaning

Thursday Night: Chapter 30 - 32

Comprehension Questions
Write in complete sentences.
Question

My Answer + Supporting Evidence (Quote)

Make an
Inference:
Why might the
holidays
(Thanksgiving
and Christmas)
be so
important to
Maniac?

Evidence: (Write down here and underline/highlight it in your

book).

Make a
Prediction:
Maniac runs
away before
the funeral is
over. Where do
you think he
will run to
next?

Page #
for
eviden
ce

pg. 118

Friday - Sunday Night: (No assigned reading)

Venn Diagram - Comparing Characters & Settings
Like the Beales, Maniac Magee finds a home with Earl Grayson. Compare and contrast
Maniacs friendship and life with the Beales to Maniacs friendship and life with Grayson.

You may use bullet points.

Note: Details about life with Amanda and the Beales can be found in Ch. 12-15. Details
about life with Grayson can be found in Ch. 26-31.
Life with Amanda and the Beales
Grayson

Both

Life with Earl

WHOLE WEEK: Vocabulary Chart

(To be used while completing packet)
Directions: While reading, write down words you do not know. Use context clues to
determine the meaning, then check your Guess Meaning by using the dictionary or
asking an adult.
You must find and define at least 3 words for full credit.
Word from
Passage

Context Clues
to Determine
Meaning

Guess
Meaning
(What I think
it means)

Actual Meaning
(Dictionary or Adult
definition)

Was my
guess
right or
wrong?

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