Thursday, April 25, 2013

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley


Chapters 1 - 3
What do we know of Peter?  Where is he from?  Where is he going?  Why?
Vocabulary:
interior (1)
fray (7)
toil (8)
decrepit (15)
formidable (20)
intently (22)

Chapters 4 - 7
What do we know of our antagonist Black Stache?  How does he treat his crew?  How do they treat him?
Vocabulary:
prominent (33)
rival (33)
communal (39)
contempt (47)
mock (52)

Chapters 8 - 11
How could Molly speak to the porpices in this chapter?  Make a prediction about her origin and what she knows.
Vocabulary:
exasperated (66)
disperse (75)
unison (80)
protocol (88)

Chapters 12 - 15
How does Black Stache take advantage of other people's good will towards others?
Vocabulary:
edible (91)
urgent (92)
privy (99)
prevail (100)
dire (100)
peril (107)
defiant (125)

Chapters 16 - 19
What is the name of the Wasp changed to by Black Stache?  Why is this important?
Vocabulary:
vicious (129)
barter (130)
foray (135)
luminescent (149)

Chapters 20 - 22
Who are the Starcatchers?  What do they do?  Who do they oppose?  What will happen if they fail?
Vocabulary:
suffused (156)
descendant (159)
subtle (160)
eradicate (164)
urchin (178)

Chapters 23 - 28
Why does Peter return to the ship?  How might he and Molly be able to escape?
Vocabulary:
ruse (185)
euphoric (186)
conceal (189)
indisposed (194)

Chapters 29 - 34
Who has made it to the island?  What are they looking for?  What will they need to survive?
Vocabulary:
sooth (209)
wailing (212)
multihue (218)
tenous (222)
beckon (226)
reek (227)

Chapters 35 - 42
What creatures naturally live on and around the island?  What do we know about them?
Vocabulary:
impenetrable (238)
lush (248)
reverence (250)
cretin (251)
protrude (253)
bemuse (259)

Chapters 43 - 48
Who is Fighting Prawn?  What is the story of his early life?  How did he lose his son?
Vocabulary:
amuse (269)
menacing (276)

Chapters 49 - 55
Who has the trunk?  Why does each character want it?  Who are characters that are looking for it?  What do each of our characters think it does?
Vocabulary:
cordial (297)
ploy (312)
impudence (319)
mangle (322)
marooned (323)

Chapters 56 - 63
What do we know about the mermaids?  How were they created?  Who leads them?  Are they good?  Bad?  Explain.
Vocabulary:
submerge (329)
capsize (329)
apex (332)
elated (345)

Chapters 64 - 68
What is Peter trading the trunk for?  Is it a fair deal?  Would you make the smae trade if you were in his shoes?
Vocabulary:
wary (361)
agitate (365)
daft (378)
embrace (386)
savvy (390)

Chapters 69 - 74
Why does Molly not like Teacher?  What feelings does she have about the bond the has formed between her and Peter?

Chapters 75 - 79
Why does Peter decide to stay on the island?  Does he have good reason to do so?
Vocabulary:
ruse (410)
hostile (425)

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