Word Finder/Illustrator pgs 151 - 217 Eloy Mitchell

Vocabulary pgs 151 – 217

Announcement = a public notification or declaration pg 151

Suspended = temporary suspension of the vital functions (as in persons nearly drowned) pg 151

Authority = persons in command pg151

Ironic = relating to, containing, or constituting irony pg 164

Solution = an action or process of solving a problem pg 167

Concentrate = to bring or direct toward a common center or objective pg 167

Autographs = a person's handwritten signature pg 177

Apologize = an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret pg 181

Privileges = a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor pg182

Culprit = one accused of or charged with a crime pg 186

Reinstated = to place again (as in possession or in a former position) pg 187

Immortal = exempt from death pg 198

Chaperone = an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior pg202

Characters: By Margie
Greg a safety patrol guard but got suspended for a week for chasing kindergarten kids with a worm

Rowley is also a safety patrol guard. He was accused of chasing kindergarteners with a worm on a stick, which was actually Greg wearing his coat. He then told the principal and Greg lost his duty on safety patrol. Rowley did not forgive Greg so they were not friends for a while. Greg was being forced by bullies to eat the Cheese (a stinky piece of rotted cheese left on the school blacktop), and received the honor of being picked Class Clown in the school yearbook.

Mr. Winsky is the school principal at Greg's school who made Rowley and Greg a part of safety patrol.

The Whirley Street kids are kids who bully Greg and Rowley during the winter. They also plotted to roll a giant snowball at the Whirley Street kids.

Mrs. Levine is Greg's English teacher who is mentioned during Greg's ironic situation.

Bryan Little is the former school cartoonist who made the comic, "Wacky Dawg" which ended because it revolved around his own personal problems.

Mrs. Irvine is a woman who is friends with Rowley's mom who caught Greg, thought to be Rowley, teasing kindergarteners with worms on a stick, while they were supposed to be taking them home, on safety patrol duty.

Collin Lee is a boy who used to be Rowley's friend until he forgave Greg.

Fregley is Greg's neighbor, and an all-around strange boy. Fregley has freckles. He likes stuffing dirt in his ears and beating kites with a stick. He likes hanging out on his front lawn, wrestling, playing Twister, and chasing people around with a booger on his finger.

Bill Watson is a high school dropout who works at the local Food Barn. He was called Nerd in Rodrick's yearbook and he was voted Most Likely to Succeed along with Kathy Nguyen.

SUMMARIZER & CONNECTOR pgs. 151-216 by:Veronica Bernal

Summarizer:
As we come to an end, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, keeps on getting better and Greg of course continues with his mischievous actions and anything he could possible to gain fame. Greg and Rowley are working on a cartoon strip called ZooWee Mama! During lunch time there was an announcement made for Rowley Jefferson to please report to the office. The boys had really thought it was because their comic strip had won. It turned out to be for the worm chasing Rowley had done while walking the kindergartners home after school, when really it was Greg who had walked them home. Rowley was in deep trouble at school now. He was suspended from safety patrols and from walking the kinders home. Later that night, Greg tossed and turned because he knew he needed to tell Rowley the truth and didn’t know to approach him. Greg finally tells Rowley the honest truth and Rowley seems upset about it. Again, there was another announcement made over the speaker this time for Greg Heffley to report to the office. Greg knew it was just a matter of ti me before he gets busted for the worm chasing incident. Greg is now let go from safety patrol duty. Greg knew it was Rowley who had ratted him out. Since this incident Rowley has been giving Greg the cold shoulder and has be hanging around Collin Lee. Rowley and Collin wore the same T-shirt that said BEST FRIENDS on it and Greg just wanted to vomit. Greg thinks of Rowley as his ex-friend.
Greg’s teacher was going to be out and guess who the sub was….his mother was. Greg had plans to act as the class clown and he was hoping he could win that vote. But as he walked in and saw his mother his plans were spoiled. Greg knew if there was a biggest mamas boy category, he would win in a heartbeat.
Today, the comic strip contest was released and it was Zoo Wee Mama by Greg and Rowley. Well, somehow Greg’s name was removed and Rowley Jefferson received all the fame. Greg was furious he wanted to fight Rowley.
In conclusion, I strongly believe children need to be engaged when reading and have the opportunity to participate in some type of book talk in which they discuss what they’re reading. By participating in literature circles, children have the chance to analyze what they’ve read with a group or their peers and this discussion enhances their understanding and appreciation for books.

Connector:
I can relate to this just recently. My kid experienced something like this his 8th grade year. Although it wasn’t him he had spit on the teacher’s lunch, but because he knew about it and didn’t say anything he was just to blame. I remember the consequences being very serious, but I argued until the principal released all punishment against my son and the kid WHO did cause all this mess finally got kicked out of school. Keep in mind this was private school.

Director Disscussion - pages 151-216 by Aimee Turner

As my part of the Director Discussion is too come up with five question that relate the story. I have really enjoyed this activity,I hope to use it my classroom one day!

1. Do you think safety patrols should be in schools today and why?

2. Have you ever signed for race in school and you didn't win? How think Gregory felt when he didn't win class clown?

3. How do you think Rowley felt when his comic was in school paper?

4. Would have eaten the cheese like Rowley did or what you have said or did?

5. What was your favorite part of the end of the book?

Director Disscussion - pages 76-150 by: Aimee Turner

Director Disscussion - Is to come up with 5 questions about the story.

1. Have you ever been play before and you got in embrassed like Gregory was?

2. What kind of Christmas present have you recieved that you didn't like?

3. What was your favorite part of the story on pages 76-150?

4. How do you think Gregory felt when Rowley came back with a broken arm?

5. Have you ever sign up for class but didn't want to tell anyone? What was the class?

Word Finder/Illustrator pgs 76 - 150 Eloy Mitchell

Vocabulary pgs 76 – 150


Audition = a trial performance to appraise an entertainer's merits pg 96

Director = one who directs: as a: the head of an organized group or administrative unit (as a bureau or school) pg 97

Character = one of the persons of a drama or novel: the personality or part which an actor recreates: an actress who can create a character convincingly pg 99

Audience = a group of listeners or spectators pg 100

Unfortunately = not favored by fortune, marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune pg 100

Shrub = a low usually several-stemmed woody plant pg 102

Rehearsal = a private performance or practice session preparatory to a public appearance pg 103

Humiliate = to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes pg 105

Semiformal = being or suitable for an occasion of moderate formality pg 105

Occasion = a favorable opportunity or circumstance: pg 105

Production = something produced pg 106

Resist = to withstand the force or effect of: pg 107

Technically = having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject pg 110

Bouquet = flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch pg 113

Enthusiastic = strong excitement of feeling pg 131

Contributors = the act of contributing; to give or supply in common with others pg 149

Word Finder/Illustrator pgs 76 - 150 Eloy Mitchell

SUMMARIZER & CONNECTOR pgs. 76-150 by:Veronica Bernal

Summarizer:

As the story unfolds Greg and Rowley get back from trick or treating and he decides for next year he is just not going to do trick or treating because they get sprayed with a fire extinguisher. On the way to school the next morning, he notices grandma’s house is toilet papered and wonders who could have played a trick on grandma. Greg the comedian he thinks heis plays a joke on Preston Mudd because Preston gets athlete of the month and Greg changes his name on his award to P. Mudd so, that everyone in the school could make fun of Preston.
They are getting ready for a play and Greg is deciding what part he should play, but pretty much everything is taken. So, he chooses to be a tree because they just have to stand there and not say a word. During rehearsal, the teacher assigns a part for the three trees…a singing part and Greg is more worried about a classmate (Rodrick) being in the audience to see Greg humiliate himself. The big embarrassment came when on the day of the play and the three trees forgot the words to the song.
Christmas is on its way on Greg hasn’t made his Christmas Wish List. He says the only thing he wants is a video game called Twisted Wizard. Of course, Greg doesn’t receive the video game and the one gift that he thought Uncle Charlie had bought was the video game it wasn’t it was a picture frame with Uncle Charlie’s picture in it. Greg mostly received books, socks, a weight set, that red wool sweater that mom went shopping for, he wasn’t too thrilled of any of his Christmas gifts. Mom says she did buy the video game and maybe she gave it to the Tree Sharing exchange that is done at the church. The red sweater was the gift she had originally bought for the exchange. So, Greg is pretty upset that some boy received his video game.


Connector:
I can relate to this when the Greg and his friend are walking home after trick or treating and the teenage boys drive pass them and spray them with fire extinguisher….we did something similar to that…on the way home from trick or treating we would egg houses that would have their lights turned off and run as fast as we could back to our house and hide in the bushes until the coast was clear to come out. Also, Greg receives a comic book from his brother called Best of Lil Cutie and his brother probably did that intentionally to annoy him. This is something that my 6 year old does to his big brother.

Diary of a Wimpy kid

Characters & Prediction: By Margie

Greg: is the main character of the entire book. He is in middle school and is the friend of Rowley Jefferson. He is a cartoonist of the short-lived school newspaper comic. He is also a tree in the school production of The Wizard of Oz, a safety patrol guard, and a pirate for Halloween.

Rowley: is Greg's best friend who usually helps Greg with his schemes.

Aunt Lydia: is Greg's aunt who gave him an encyclopedia for Christmas.

Uncle Charlie: is Greg's uncle who is known for giving Greg exactly what he didn't want. He gave Greg a Beach Fun Barbie by mistake even though he was supposed to look for a Barbie Dream House.

Aunt Loretta: is Greg's other aunt who gave him pants for Christmas.

Preston Mudd: is a student who won Athlete of the Month but is made fun of because of his name with only his first initial and last name, P. Mud which sounds like Pee Mud.

Benny Wells: is a kid who can bench-press 250 pounds.

Mr. Underwood: is Greg's P.E. teacher who coached the class in the wrestling unit.

Patty Farrell: is a student who Greg swore revenge on for giving away the secret that a map was shown for a quiz which Greg flunked. She played Dorothy in school production The Wizard of Oz and had apples thrown at her from Greg.

Mr. Ira: is a teacher at Greg's school who edited Greg's comic, "Creighton the Cretin" by changing the name of the comic to "Creighton the Curious Student" and adding educational information.

Mrs. Norton: is the school drama teacher who directed the school production of The Wizard of Oz.

Rodney: is a kid who tried out as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz play, but just became a shrub. While in the costume, he plays video games to pass the time. He was accidentally crushed by Archie Kelly and he delayed the play because he had stage fright.

Archie Kelly: is a kid who played a tree in The Wizard of Oz play just like Greg.

Ricky Fisher: is a kid in Greg's class who picks gum under people's desks for fifty cents. He also helps Greg and other students to build a robot project.

Mr. Darnell: is a teacher who is known for canceling Independent Studying for the rest of the school year the fact that Greg and other students came up with a robot project.

Prediction:
My prediction in this story is that the middle school students are will be bulling Greg, Benny, and Rowley for canceling the Independent study for the year. Even if some students never attending an Independent Study, they will find a way.

SUMMARIZER & CONNECTOR pgs.1-75 by:Veronica Bernal

By: Veronica Bernal

Summarizer: In The Diary of A Wimpy Kid By Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is the main character and the owner of this diary. As Greg says, “Dear diary this” and “Dear diary that” let’s get one thing straight from the start…this is a JOURNAL not a diary. Greg would write in it on a daily basis yet it was just a journal. Greg was not popular in school, he found himself to be 52nd or 53rd most popular, but he tried his hardest to be noticed. During P.E, Greg remembers a piece of cheese that been sitting on the blacktop since last spring and by now mold was growing on it and looking very nasty. Greg came up with a game called Cheese touch it was basically like having cooties. The only way to protect yourself is by crossing your fingers and by doing so you wouldn’t get the cooties. Greg and his dad are at constant battle with each other, while Greg and mom get along great.


Connector:
I can relate to this perfectly when I found this little black book that belongs to my son who was 10 at the time. He denied everything it contained, but it was funny to read coming from a boys view. Also, I can relate to the Halloween costume part again my son wanted a costume and this particular costume was a scary one (Saw the movie) and of course I buy it for him and the day of Halloween he decides not to wear it because he’s afraid of it.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Director Discussion by: Aimee Turner

My role of Director Discussion is to come up with 5 questions for my fellow classmates in Bookworms10 to think about or answer if they like.

1. Why do you think the Rowley's dad doesn't approve Gregory video games? What would you do?

2. What was your favorite part of the story?

3.Do you think the parents of Gregory have their favorite children?

4.Describe each character of someone you know?

5.What do you think will happen next in story?

Word Finder/Illustrator pgs 1 - 75 Eloy Mitchell

Illustrator: Eloy Mitchell

Wimpy Kid getting picked on!!!!!


Word Finger: Eloy Mitchell

Spurt: a sudden brief burst of effort, activity, or development pg 3

Invented: to produce (as something useful) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment pg 3

Complicated: difficult to analyze, understand, or explain
Expectations: basis for expecting : ASSURANCE pg 15

Considerate: thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others pg17

Appetite: any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life; especially: the desire to eat pg 23

Appreciate: to recognize with gratitude pg 24

Dismantle: to take to pieces; also : to destroy the integrity or functioning of pg25

Ridiculous: arousing or deserving ridicule : ABSURD, PREPOSTEROUS pg 26

Sarcastic: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual b : the use or language of sarcasm pg 38

Fabrications: to make up for the purpose of deception pg48

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Characters: By Margie
Gregory: Gregory is the main character who faces difficulty time in middle school. He is also known as the "wimpy kid". He has a good friendship with Rowley Jefferson although Greg often wonders how the two can possibly be friends. Greg's father attempts to get him to exercise and participate in sports. Greg often attempts to impress girls.

Rowley: Rowley is Greg's best friend. He has overprotective parents who dislike Greg, thinking that he is a bad influence. Rowley is childish according to Greg. Rowley gets a lot of attention from the girls in his grade only because he is "cute".

Rodrick: Rodrick is Greg's older brother and is the main antagonist of the series since he often bullies Greg. Rodrick is more of a cruel, lazy, than Greg .Rodrick tries to humiliate Greg several times. Rodrick is not the smartest person in the family,since he does not make any sort of effort at school.Rodrick enjoys staying home being lazy. Rockrick reminds me of my older son, maybe because he is the oldest and loves to pick on his little brother and sister.

Mom: Susan is Greg's mother who is extremely over-reactive and clueless. She constantly embarrasses Greg and appears to not care and she constantly tries to get Greg to enjoy reading and getting good grades at school. She and her husband pay more attention to Manny than their other two sons. I sometimes see my see being like Susan, sometimes I am clueless and once in a while I do pay attention to my little boy than to my other two kids.
Dad: Frank is Greg's father. He is very unpredictable and has a strong interest. Frank is very emotional towards Greg. He is known to be easily bothered by the simplest things and is constantly trying to get Greg to participate in sports and make him more of a man. Frank dislikes Rowley, video games. He seems to be very serious about things that goes on.

Manny: Manny is Greg's younger brother and is even more spoiled than Rodrick and Greg combined. Manny is extremely selfish and not caring at all for his brothers. Manny isn't good at potty. He does what ever he wants at home and does not even gets into trouble. parents thinks its too cute on what Manny did when he drew pictures on the door. Manny reminds me of my little boy, yes my son does sometime tattle tells on his siblings but who doesn’t do that.


My Prediction: By Margie
My prediction in this story is while walking to school; Greg and Rowley will be looking for some Halloween candies and eating them. I also predict that both boys will become sick from eating all those candies they find on the road.

Book Information

Group Name: Bookworms
Veronica,Aimee,Margie & Eloy
Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Reading pages 1-75
Discussion Director- Aimee
Summarizer- Veronica
Word Finder- Eloy
Connector- Veronica
Character Analyzer- Margie
Illustrator- Eloy
Predictor- Margie