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Cliffhanger: a chapter will end at a moment of suspense

What is the cliffhanger at the end of Chapter Five?  Answer: who was she and why was she here? 

Simile: a figure of speech in which two unlike objects are compared using the words "like" or "as."

This was a calm, deliberate world, a world where dreams were real and each syllable held the light like a pearl. 

What is being compared? Answer smooth bright and just quiet

Literary Device: Foreshadowing Chapters 9-12

What might Ms. Hussey's accident foreshadow? She may be foreshadowing of stealing the painting

Double Bubble Map Compare the characters of Petra and Calder

1. Why did Calder and Petra telephone the National Gallery of Art?

They were worried about the weird things happing so they were scared about

2. Why were Calder and Petra worried about Mrs. Hussey? So they can get information

Why was Calder eager to deliver the books to Mrs. Sharpe? Because he wants like nicenus from her so he can ask for information.

What conclusion did Petra and Calder jump to concerning Ms.Hussey and Mrs. Sharpe's connection to the art theft? The broken arm might be fake so Mrs Sharpe can go to the art museum so Mrs Sharpe can steal the painting.

Chapters 5-8 Reading Response Questions

3. Why were both Calder and Petra interested in Mrs. Sharp?

Answer: Looked out of window and saw Mrs. Sharpe, Ms. Hussey and Mr. Watch.

4. Why was Calder fascinated with the life and work of the artist Jan Vermeer?

Answer: Calder was fascinated by Jan Vermeer because the art on his special box is John Vermeers art. And also it was in mrs.sharps house

Tell about a vivid dream you can recall clearly. Why was this dream meaningful to you? What do you think the people, objects, and actions in the dream represent? 

So once I had this nightmare. and so I was outside and I saw some bees. and I ran and stepped on one. so then they tried to sting me and I got away but then there were these yellow fluffed bees. and they stung me in the head. and I woke up then breathing hard so then I ran to my mom’s and dad’s room.

Chapters 1-4 Reading Response Questions

Answer: Petra is unhappy because she prefers a quieter household

4. Why did Ms. Hussey take her class on a field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago?

Answer: The filed trip was something to look for the letter

Calder, Fred caught me looking for clues on frog. Got mean. Took my bike. Mom and Fred fighting. tommy.

What did you find interesting in these chapters?

Petra found some sticky notes that said someone’s shopping list and a person that I don’t remember that had the letter 

It said the dad of Petra or Calder was insane and aLONE

1. What did Petra learn from her vision of the old-fashioned woman who appeared to her in a half-dream?

Answer: she learned that she belongs in the writers world and is recognized for who she is and envisioning herself as a writer

2. Why did Calder choose the picture on his cherished wooden box to fulfill Ms. Hussey's art assignment?

Answer: because that box was puzzling and he loves puzzles

Writing Activity: Editorial Chapters 13-16

Imagine that you are a student in Ms. Hussey's class, and write an editorial for your school newspaper expressing your opinion about how the case should be handled? 

I would track the person how get there phone  and put tracking device.

You need many more details here Mia. This was supposed to be a paragraph that you are writing in a newspaper. 

Chapters 1-4 Reading Response Questions

1. Why did three people living alone in Chicago have trouble sleeping on a warm October night?

Answer: the three people had trouble sleeping because they received a letter. Because the letter said if they said it to the police then they would be in danger

2. How did Calder relate his pentomino pieces to Ms. Hussey's first assignment?

Answer: Calder pulled the L because her assignment was a letter pentomino

Study the pentomino code on page 57 and decode the message Tommy wrote to Calder. Write the full message on this page of your book. Compare with a classmate when you are finished. 

Calder - Name of kid next door is Frog vanished last week I think kidnapped have to stay inside mom afraid New York stinks - Tommy

Tommy - so sorry about Frog. Maybe you can solve mystery and be hero. Be careful - Calder

Metaphor: comparing two unlike objects

Petra's household was a tornado where life swirled in noisy circles. 

What is being compared? The tornado and the petra's household

Personification: a figure of speech in which an author gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects

This year a trumpet vine leaned eagerly against a cool lily, pointy leaves fought to see who could take over the steps, purples and blood reds argued loudly with each other. 

What is being personified? The plants were arguing or fighting over the steps 