Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Tangerine by Edward Bloor


Chapter 1 - Saturday, August 11, later
What is the Erik Fischer Football Dream?  How does Paul feel about it?
Vocabulary:
fascinate (7)
smolder (14)
vicious (17)
retention (19)
dominate (19)
anonymous (21)
phony (21)

Monday, August 21 - Wednesday, August 30
What is the story behind Paul's vision impairment?  What evidence is there that he can really see?
Vocabulary:
devote (23)
prompt (26)
sympathetic (28)
impared (34)
ignite (39)

Thursday, August 31 - Friday, September 8
What is your opinion of Paul's mother?  How does she treat others?  Is she a good person?
Vocabulary:
intact (41)
calistenics (47)
solemn (49)
singe (49)
scrimmage (53)
eligible (61)

Friday, September 8, later - Tuesday, September 12
Can you explain how the sinkhole happened?  Is it connected with the disappearing koi or the muck fire?
Vocabulary:
bituary (64)
migrant (71)
affliction (73)
dense (79)
focal point (82)
agitate (83)

Thursday, September 14 - Tuesday, September 19
How are the Lake Winsor Downs and Tangerine Middle socer teams different?  Think of actions, gender and personality.
Vocabulary:
premature (88)
elated (92)
escort (96)
minority (99)
inconsistent (103)

Wednesday, September 20 - Saturday, September 23
Compare the two games (soccer and football) talked about in these chapters.  How do Paul and Erik act differently?
Vocabulary:
mock (112)
mourning (113)
jeer (115)
enforcer (116)
berserk (119)

Tuesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 3
Why does Joey have such a hard time at Tangerine Middle?  What is he angry about?
Vocabulary:
clench (132)
scarce (134)
initiation (139)
pose (143)
gesture (146)

Wednesday, October 4 - Saturday, November 4
How did Luis end up creating a new kind of tangerine?  What does he love about growing?
Vocabulary:
grim (153)
gourmet (153)
saturate (153)
scion (160)
collide (165)
reverence (168)

Sunday, November 5 - Friday, November 10
What secret about Antonio Thomas is revealed?  Why is he important?  How does he affect the Erik Fischer Football Dream?
Vocabulary:
subdued (182)
sincere (183)
intent (186)

Monday, November 20 - Thursday, November 23
How does Paul help to save the tangerine grove?  Why does he feel more connected to his soccer team than his family?
Vocabulary:
neglect (197)
incident (203)

Friday, November 24 - Wednesday November 29
What caused Luis' aneurysm?  How does Paul feel?  Is it his fault?
Vocabulary:
rout (224)
brood (225)
compromise (234)

Thursday, November 30 - Saturday, December 2
What really happened to Paul's eyes?  Why would his family hide the truth from him?
Vocabulary:
heft (246)
mirage (249)
recede (254)

Sunday, December 3 - Sunday, December 3, later
Do you think Erik and Aurthur will receive the justice they deserve?  What consequence will Paul have for speaking to the police?
Vocabulary:
confess (263)
intact (266)
tense (269)
unanimous (272)
disclose (273)

Monday, December 4 - Wednesday, December 6
Much of this book is about "seeing things".  What do you think the author was trying to say?
Vocabulary:
expulsion (285)
waive (286)

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