Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements


Chapters 1 - 2
How has Bobby reacted to his change?  What are his parents like?  How have they reacted?
Vocabulary:
motto (3)
anomaly (4)
eliminate (7)
phenomenon (9)

Chapters 3 - 5
What events lead up to Bobby's accident?  Do you think it was his fault?  Expalin.
Vocabulary:
disorient (22)
hoarse (31)
impact (36)
stable (39)

Chapters 6 - 7
Describe Bobby's feelings about being alone.  What does he do to get rid of his uneasiness?
Vocabulary:
spook (45)
grimace (50)
dread (58)
complexion (59)

Chapters 8 - 10
What things do Bobby and Alicia have in common?  What are some of the things that are different about them?
Vocabulary:
vintage (62)
"take a gander" (65)
cue (72)
thaw (74)

Chapters 11 - 12
How does Alicia take Bobby's news about being invisible?  How does she test him?
Vocabulary:
leper (84)
involuntary (91)
dignified (96)
courtesy (98)

Chapters 13 - 14
Why is it so hard for Bobby to avoid his school responsibilities?  Who is looking for him?
Vocabulary:
"self-conscience" (107)
devilish (108)
mellow (111)
informal (117)

Chapters 15 - 17
Whata re some of the solutions that Bobby invents to try and solve his problem?  Would any of them actually work?
Vocabulary:
truancy (119)
perjury (124)
trudge (128)
paranoid (134)

Chapter 18
In his old life, Bobby felt like popular people never saw him.  Have you ever felt the same?  Describe it?
Vocabulary:
jargon (146)
consult (147)
transplant (149)
hearsay (150)

Chapters 19 - 21
In what ways does Alicia have problems with Bobby?  What does he do or say to uspet her?
Vocabulary:
faulty (164)
malfunction (169)
accumulate (178)

Chapters 22 - 23
How has Sheila dealt with her invisibility differently than Bobby?  Who did they trust with their problems?
Vocabulary:
churning (189)
coincidence (193)
stable (201)

Chapters 24 - 28
How does Bobby reverse his condition?  How does this change his relationship with Alicia?  What will he do now?
Vocabulary:
interrogate (215)
condense (217)
oddity (230)

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