RULES of
the ROAD


by Joan Bauer
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize


FOR TEACHERS:
Intro
Prepare the Classroom
During Reader Response Sample Journal Page
Character Analysis (Main)
Character Analysis (Secondary)
Connections
Puzzlemaker Activity
Assessment Tools
 
FOR STUDENTS:
Getting Started
Before Reading
Chapter 1
Chapters 2-3
Chapters 4-5-6
Chapters 7-8
Chapters 9-10-11
Chapters 12-13-14
Chapters 15-16
Chapters 17-18-19
Chapters 20-21-22
Chapters 23-24-25
Chapters 26-27-28
After Reading
Web Sites
About the Writers
READ / REACT / RESPOND:


Chapters 2 and 3

  • Read on.
  • React to what you read by noting the new situations Jenna faces.

Respond to what you read by answering the following in your ROAD JOURNAL:

  1. What is Mrs. Gladstone's reaction to Jenna's father?
      How is this helpful to her?
  2. Who writes a note to Jenna?
      What do we learn about Jenna's mother even before we get to meet her?
      What is Jenna's relationship with her mother like?
  3. Describe Jenna's sister Faith.
  4. What wording does Faith use for how Jenna must have felt when their father came to the store? (p 16).
  5. How are Faith and Jenna different?
  6. What offer does Madeline Gladstone make?
  7. What is her "vehicle of choice"?
  8. Who does Jenna visit?
  9. List the "three A's" that Jenna is worried about.
  10. Picture and describe with details Mrs. Gladstone's house.
      Why is it called a "brownstone"?
  11. Describe Mrs. Gladstone's car.
  12. What kind of a person does Mrs. Gladstone seem to be?
  13. Who is Jenna's best friend? What are her main interests?
  14. THINK ABOUT: How does this remind you of a job you've had?
    Do you think Jenna is capable of such a job?
    Predict where you think this story is going.

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Enhanced Reading and Teaching Guide by Robert C. Bergstrom
Copyright 2002 Robert C. Bergstrom