BEFORE READING

Have you ever taken boxing lessons?
Do you keep a scrapbook or memory box
What is a "thesaurus?"
Check over your CHARACTER CHART and be prepared to add more new characters from this chapter.
Review your RESPONSE JOURNAL entries for Chapter 6.

DURING READING

Watch how the author uses words from a thesaurus to give depth to vocabulary meaning and the meaning of names.
Notice how Hope thinks about her father.
Read to see what menu items are ordered by different people and what this tells about their character.

AFTER READING

Write a title or name for this chapter in your RESPONSE JOURNAL.
LIST new characters on the CHARACTER CHART.
In your RESPONSE JOURNAL do a "Quick Write."

Write as fast as you can and as much as you can about the "scrapbook of Dads" that Hope keeps. What traits did Hope want in a perfect father? Why is this so important for her? Also comment about your own dad if you so choose.
What fitness activity had Hope learned to use? Why did she use it? Did it help her?
Explain and discuss the concept of "spin doctor" (p. 62).
Explain the line (top of p. 67) "The sweet synergy of food service."
Use a Thesaurus to find descriptive words about yourself.
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