1. Maniac Magee by: Jerry Spinelli

3. Good readers will try to find the meanings of key words…
Agenda
Good readers will try to find the meanings of key words…
Bellringer: pg. 76- Sentence Type Quiz We will read Ch.7-10 aloud & Discuss Lit. Circles As we read you need to complete response questions and begin recording events of plot. Get organized. You need: character chart & plot diagram, questions, literature circle directive. Go ahead and staple it together so you don‘t lose it! You will turn in lit. circle work each day! WEDNESDAY-REVIEW for Midterm

5. LIT. CIRCLES

7. Feelings
CHAPTER 8 ?
How would you feel living in the deer shed at the zoo eating animal’s leftovers?
Describe what you would miss most about your home and your current life.

8. Fight
CHAPTER 10
Why do you think Mars Bar wants to start the fight? How does he keep misunderstanding what Maniac is saying and doing? Give some ideas Maniac could do to stop the fight and get the book page back.

9. Urban Legend (Ch. 6-10)
Urban legends are defined as “a humorous or horrific story or piece of information circulated as though true, especially one purporting to involve someone vaguely related or known to the teller.”
In what ways was Maniac like an urban legend?

10. Close Reading
Complete the following exercise filling in the correct words from the word box.
Wing
Black
Victim
Spaghetti
Fishbelly
Lester
Sycamore
East
Vacant
Deer
Striking
Tire
Beale
Lady
Pet
Oriole
Saurkraut
Cobras
Book
Amanda
Address
Rail
Hector
John McNab felt that beating a kid up was the same as ______________ him out. McNab and his friends were known as the _________________. McNab and his friends were astonished to find Jeffrey running on a ___________. Jeffrey decided not to stop at the Pickwell house where he had eaten ________________ when escaping from McNab. McNab and the others stopped chasing him when he reached ____________ Street. When he reached the ___________ End, Jeffrey began looking for _________________ Street where ________________ lived. Mars Bar Thompson took the _______________ from Jeffrey and called him ______________. Jeffrey was rescued by a ___________ in her prime.

11. Beale
CHAPTER 11
How come Amanda Beale is able to stop Mars Bar from beating up Maniac? What kinds of feelings are going through Mars Bar?

12. Questions from Ch. 6-11
How did John Mcnab feel at the beginning of Ch. 7 versus the end of Ch.7?
Why don’t the Pickwells notice Maniac at their dinner table?
Why is John Mcnab so angry at Maniac?
Why do the Cobras stop chasing Maniac?
Why does Amanda blame Mars Bar and not Maniac for tearing her book?
Select the most correct answer on the following questions
Ms. Pickwell called her children home for dinner by:
A. calling their cell phones
B. standing on her porch and calling their names
C. whistling to them
D. sending the youngest child to find everyone
Jeffrey was rescued from a fight with Mars Bar by:
A. the Cobras
B. Mrs. Pickwell
C. a black lady with a broom
D. a police officer

14. Agenda -Bellringer -Comma Review Stations & Assessment
Lit. Circles, Chapter 12 read aloud
Independent Time
Meet & Share Time
Reflect/ Turn in orange tray

15. All stories have to have em’
Protagonists and Antagonists
Protagonists- a pro is someone who is really GOOD at something, the protagonist of a story is the (drumroll please) GOOD GUY!
Antagonist- anti means against, the antagonist is against the good guy, it is the (drumroll please) BAD GUY!
All stories need to have both protagonists and antagonists to have a good story line.
APPLY IT!
Who do you think is the protagonist and the antagonist so far in our story?

16. Address
CHAPTER 12
What do you think it feels like for Maniac to finally have an address? What does home like for you? How does home feel different from other buildings and houses?

18. Contrasting (what does it mean?)
Maniac’s Life
Your Life
Maniac is on his own, living in an unusual situation. List some things that are different between your life and Maniac’s.

19. Bathtub
CHAPTER 13
In what ways is the mental image of Jeffrey in the bathtub with Hester and Lester strange and different? In what ways does it challenge your normal way of thinking about family and society?

20. Names
CHAPTER 14
Mrs. Beale says she will always call him Jeffrey, but she doesn't know what people outside the family will call him. People's names inside their family are often different from their names outside the family. Write about the difference or similarity of your name inside your family compared to your name outside your family. What are your various names? How do you feel about the names?

21. Known In what ways is Jeffrey getting used to his new home and his
CHAPTER 15
In what ways is Jeffrey getting
used to his new home and his
new neighborhood? What is it
like for him to become known
by people?

23. Colors
CHAPTER 16
What do you think about this in colors of white and black? Is there such a thing? What are these colors? Do the colors mean a certain thing? What do the colors stand for in Maniac's society? What do the colors stand for in your society today?

25. Racism
CHAPTER 17
Write about a time you have experienced racism. Share the details and your emotions. How did you see it as racist? If you can't think of any times you have experienced racism, write about why not. Why haven't you experienced racism? What
do you think it feels like?

26. Ch. 12-21 Questions Beside each quote write who said it.
“You runnin’ from us. You afraid.”
“Who ripped my book?”
“Don’t you think it’s about time you’re heading home, Jeffrey?”
“Jeffrey! Jeffrey! Jeffrey! Get a bath with us! Will ya?
Complete each sentence with an explanation as to why it happened.
Mrs. Beale said that Jeffrey should be heading home because….
Maniac Magee finally had an address because…..
Jeffrey didn’t realize he might be allergic to pizza because….

27. Runaway
CHAPTER 18
Why does Maniac run away for the whole day after Amanda says he can't get a library card without an address? Why is this such a
big deal to him? Justify
your answer with
evidence from the story.

28. Math in Reading! (AGAIN)
Runner
Country
Time
Desai Williams
Canada
10.12
Calvin Smith
United States
9.99
Raymond Stewart
Jamaica
12.26
Linford Christie
Great Britain
9.97
F. Carlton Lewis
9.92
Dennis Mitchell
10.04
Robson Caetano de Silva
Brazil
10.11
Put the runners in order that they finished the race.
How much faster did Desai Williams run than Raymond Stewart?
How much faster did the first place finisher run than the seventh place finisher?
What was the average time for the 3 US runners?

29. Dare What kinds of things could possibly go wrong if Maniac tries to
CHAPTER 19
What kinds of things could possibly go
wrong if Maniac tries to
untie Cobble's Knot?
Write about as many
negative
consequences you can.
Why would each of
them happen?

30. Pronouns Review! Pronouns are used in place of nouns.
They are words such as he, she, they, it, etc.
Ex. “Late one night she opened the door and found Maniac sleeping on the floor.”
Ex. “Then one morning, as he unlocked the front door for business, he saw the knot.”
Find as many pronouns on pg. 62 as you can in 30 seconds!

31. Legendary
CHAPTER 20
It can be so exciting to watch something legendary happen in person, like Maniac
untying the knot. Think
back to a time when you
watched something
pretty epic happen in
person that people told
stories about for a long
time. Tell the story.

32. Sides
CHAPTER 21
In what way is it important that Maniac is walking on the invisible line between the two sides of town as he leaves? How are both sides reacting to him? Why? With which side does he belong?

33. Animals
PART 2
CHAPTER 22
How do the animals feel about Maniac? Why? How are their reactions similar to other people who have met him?

34. School
CHAPTER 23
Maniac says that school is supposed to feel like home during the day. What do you think about his idea? In
what ways does school
feel like home
after a while? In
what ways does
it not?

35. Story
CHAPTER 24
Maniac asks Grayson, "What's your story?" But Grayson says he doesn't have a story. What do they mean by "having a story"? Why does Grayson think he doesn't have a story? What do you think Grayson's story is?

36. Books
CHAPTER 26
What do you think about the way that Maniac is doing school by buying all the used books from the library?
What part of that plan
would be easy and fun? What
parts of that plan would be
difficult? In what ways do
you think that plan would be
better than school like you go to? In what ways would it be worse?

37. Read
CHAPTER 27
What do you think it is like for an adult to read their first book by themselves? Why? What feelings would they have? How do you think it would be different
the first time a
child reads a book?
Why do those
feelings go away
after we've been
reading while?

38. Presents
CHAPTER 31
What do you think about their Christmas presents? In what ways are they normal Christmas presents? In what ways are they extra special?

39. Waiting
CHAPTER 33
Why is Maniac waiting for death? Justify your answer with evidence from the story.

40. Help
CHAPTER 34
Why does Maniac help the two runaway kids? What is the best way to help runaway kids? Why do kids run away from home? What are they hoping for?

41. Clean
CHAPTER 35
Compare the cleanliness of the McNab house to your own. Justify your comparison with examples from the story.

42. One Shot
CHAPTER 25
Greyson had his one big shot pitching a good game and possibly making it to the majors. When you think about your life and your future and that time when you have one big shot at your future, how does that make you feel? What do you hope your one big shot is for?

43. Home
CHAPTER 29
After Thanksgiving with Grayson, Maniac paints an address on the outside of the shed because it feels like home now. How do your Thanksgivings
usually feel?
Describe why.

44. Ch Questions
What does Maniac do before falling asleep at the Beale house? Why?
How do you think Jeffrey felt when Amanda showed up and confronted Mars Bar? Why?
How did Mr. Beale react when he realized that Jeffrey had no home?
Describe Jeffrey’s experience of going to church.
What feeling is Maniac blind to?
Why does Maniac leave town by walking down the center of Hector Street?
Why does Maniac feel he has to leave the Beale family?

45. Ch Questions
T or F Mrs. Beale sent Maniac to his room for talking trash to her.
T or F Maniac didn’t see any difference between the whites and the people of color.
T or F Everyone held a celebration to mark Maniac’s success.
Why did Amanda encourage Maniac to untie Cobble’s Knot?
A. She wanted her family to win free food for a year from Cobble’s Grocery.
B. She thought that if he could do it, the entire community would love him and the people who did not want him there would allow him to stay.
C. She was interested in sharing the prize with him
D. She wanted to get her picture in the paper with Maniac.
How has living in the East End change Maniac?
A. It has not changed him.
B. He learns what it is like to be cared about and also about discrimination.
C. He becomes a better and faster runner.
D. He becomes meaner and tougher.
Why was Amanda so upset when everyone was celebrating?
A. Mars Bar made fun of her for living with Maniac.
B. She was upset that Maniac left town.
C. She was upset that Maniac untied the knot and she was unable to.
D. Her “A” encyclopedia was all ripped up.

46. Retelling......
Reread the sections that give details of Grayson’s baseball career, write 6 major events in order, make sure to use COMPLETE sentences
Event #
My description of the event 1 2 3 4 5 6

47. ONOMATOPOEIA! ONOMATOPOEIA!
Words that imitate sounds.
The following sentences have onomatopoeic words underlined.
“About an hour later Mrs. Valerie Pickwell twanged open her back screen door, stood on the step and whistled.”
“And the kid hadn’t even gone for the unused end; he had chomped right over Mars Bar’s own bite marks.”
In the following sentences you identify the onomatopoeias.
“The ball just zoomed to the backstop”
“Stones clanked off the steel rails”
“Arnold Jones’s teeth. They’re chattering like snare drums.”

48. Synonyms and Antonyms What are synonyms? Antonyms?
Read each sentence, I have given you the definition, under it write 2-4 ANTONYMS for the word.
1. “With trembling, dusty fingers, he touched the kids limp, scrawny hand.”
Scrawny: thin, bony, lean
Antonyms: _____________
2. “A tiny idea was beginning to worm its way into Grayson’s head; he could barely feel it as it brushed by all the claptrap in his brain.”
Claptrap: nonsense, rubbish, empty talk
Antonyms: ______________________

49. Inferencing……what is it?
You have learned a little about Grayson so far.
Based on what you have learned what can you infer about what type of person Grayson is?
Support your inference/inferences with at least 3 pieces of textual evidence. 1. 2. 3.

50. Adjectives and Contractions, Review!
Adjectives tell me what they are.
Contractions tell me what they are.
Look through chapters and find at least 5 adjectives and 5 contractions.
Tell me what words the adjectives describe.
Tell me what 2 words are combined to create the contraction.

51. Character traits! Character Quality Proof from the story Maniac Caring1.
2. Determined 2.
Funny 3.
Grayson
2. Generous

52. Ch Quiz
Which sentence best describes Maniacs feelings for Grayson?
A. He loved him.
B. He protected him.
C. He tolerated him.
D. He challenged him.
How do Maniac and Grayson help each other?
A. Maniac decides to teach Grayson how to run fast and Grayson gives Maniac a place to stay.
B. Maniac decides to teach Grayson how to run fast and Grayson helps Maniac find the Beales.
C. Maniac decides to teach Grayson how to read and Grayson helps Maniac find his Aunt and Uncle.
D. Maniac decides to teach Grayson how to read and Grayson gives Maniac a place to stay.
Why were the gifts exchanged between Maniac and Grayson so meaningful?
A. They both had not received gifts in a long time.
B. They really needed the gifts to survive.
C. It was their way to celebrate the holiday.
D. The gifts showed they really cared for each other since they were very thoughtful.

53. Ch. 22-32 Quiz Why did maniac paint numbers outside the band shell?
What did Maniac do with the money Grayson gave him?
Why is the information about the Beale family shocking to Grayson? (such as they eat mashed potatoes and cake too)
Why do Maniac and Grayson decorate so much for Christmas?
Why does Maniac run at the end of Ch. 32? What other times did Maniac run away? Why did he run away then?
After Grayson had given Maniac the soup and the zep to eat, what else does he ask for?

54. Ch Quiz
T or F Maniac could hit the “stopball” right out of the park.
T or F Grayson had never learned to read
T or F 101 Band Shell Boulevard was Maniac’s official new address.
Number the following events 1-7 in the order in which they occurred
___ Grayson gave Maniac his precious baseball glove as a Christmas gift.
___ Maniac and Grayson celebrated Thanksgiving with a huge chicken dinner and all the trimmings.
___ Maniac taught Grayson how to read books like The little Engine That Could and Mike Mulligan’s Steam Shovel.
___ Grayson passed away in his sleep. Maniac was the only mourner at the funeral.
___ Grayson stayed overnight with Maniac in the band shell.
Grayson taught Maniac a number of baseball skills but he never learned how to hit the “stopball.”
Grayson moved in with Maniac. They decorated their home for Christmas.

55. Similes and Metaphors…AGAIN
What are they? Tell me.
Some of these phrases represent a different type of figurative language, tell me which ones and what type.
Expression from the story
Meaning
Simile or Metaphor
a) In his mind’s eye, he saw the red and yellow trolley careening from the high track.
b) January slipped an icy finger under his collar.
c) Which, of course, got Giant John more than a little steamed.
d) They tore into the bag like jackals into carrion.

56. Roots… Tell me some roots we have talked about in class. New roots!
Look on page 141 and find one of the roots we have learned about
What does it mean?
New roots!
Script- write or record
Graph-write or record
Think of any words you know with one of these roots in it.
1. ____ postscript A. written about oneself
2. ____ autobiography B. written about places
3. ____ prescription C. written after completing a letter
4. ____ geography D. written before getting medicine
(look at the prefixes and suffixes as well, lets discuss them)

57. Compare and Contrast….
The differences between the Beales and the McNabs are obvious. State some differences as well a some similarities between the two families, using this venn diagram graphic organizer.

58. Ch Ques.
T of F The weather was so cold that Maniac decided to return to the band shell for shelter
T or F Three small boys were hiding in the cabin near Maniac.
T or F Giant John recognized Maniac as “the frog man”.
T or F The McNab family is very similar to the Beale family.
Why did Manic angrily paint over the 101 on the band shell door?
A. Maniac was kicked out and had nowhere to go
B. The manager made him do it
C. Maniac no longer considered it his home and was upset Grayson died
D. Maniac did not want visitors to be able to find him
What can you tell about Maniacs character since he is willing to knock on Finsterwald’s door?
A. He is a show off
B. He is nervous
C. He is brave
D. He is competetive
How is the McNab house different than the Beale’s?
A. It is much neater and organized
B. It is very messy and no one tries to clean up
C. It is an older home
D. it is a brand new home

59. Ch. 33-39 Ques. How does Maniac get Russell and Piper to go with him?
Why did Maniac make up a story about John McNab’s stopball?
Why does Maniac continue to perform “heroic” feats?
Why are the McNabs building the pillbox?
Why would Maniac not help to build it?
Choose the most correct.
If Russell and Piper went to school the rest of the week, Maniac would:
A. take them to see a movie
B. teach them how to untie hard knots
C. take them to the East End with him
D. show them a shortcut to Mexico on Saturday
Mars Bar said Maniac had cheated in the race because:
A. the crowd had interfered with Mars Bar’s path
B. the starter had let Maniac go first
C. Maniac had really cheated
D. he was mad that Maniac had beat him