Chapter Chat 18 - W2​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​8-15

TASKS​ ​-​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following...

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw a picture of the Warden. Or draw a picture of the Rec/Wreck Room. Or draw a picture of the fish fossilised in the rock. Or draw a picture of the tube that Stanley found.

2.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​attended​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake,​ ​what​ ​nickname​ ​would​ ​you​ ​choose​ ​for yourself?​ ​Make​ ​a​ ​poster​ ​of​ ​your​ ​nickname​ ​using​ ​fancy​ ​lettering.

3.​ Mr Pendanski talked to the kids about what they wanted to be when they got older. What do you want to be when you get older? Find out as much information about your dream job as possible. Share your findings anyway you want.

4. Start a KAHOOT with questions about the story. Add to it as you go along.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​set​ ​in​ ​Texas,​ ​USA.​ ​Research​ ​the​ ​weather​ ​in​ ​Texas​ ​and compare​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the​ ​weather​ ​in​ ​NZ.​ ​Present​ ​your​ ​findings​ ​in​ ​a​ ​chart.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Make your own Shovel. Use any materials you want.

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ words: ​Predatory​, upholstery​, intensity​, senseless​ and paranoid.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​-​ ​​​In​ ​his​ ​letters​ ​home,​ ​Stanley​ ​makes​ ​up​ ​stories​ ​about​ ​what​ ​he​ ​does​ ​at Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake.​ ​Rewrite​ ​one​ ​of​ ​Stanley’s​ ​letters,​ ​describing​ ​how​ ​Camp​ ​Green Lake​ ​really​ ​is.​

9. FLIPGRID - What do you think it would be like to dig a 5 foot hole in the hot sun every day? Why do you think the boys​ are​ ​digging​ ​holes?

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10.​ ​MINECRAFT/LEGO​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​and​ ​his​ ​water​ ​truck.

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted Monday at 9am)

* What do you think it's like being sent to Camp Green Lake? Do you think it will help the kids be better people in the future? Explain?

TWITER CHAT QUESTIONS

1.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​please​ ​share​ ​any​ ​tasks​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​completed​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Try​ ​and leave​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​on​ ​someone​ ​else's​ ​creation.

2.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Caveman​ ​is​ ​a​ ​good​ ​nickname​ ​for​ ​Stanley?​ ​Why?​ ​Did​ ​he​ ​like​ ​it?

3.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​wise​ ​for​ ​Stanley​ ​to​ ​lie​ ​to​ ​his​ ​mother​ ​about​ ​camp?​ ​What​ ​would you​ ​do​ ​if​ ​you​ ​were​ ​in​ ​his​ ​situation?​ ​Why?

4.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​the​ ​boys​ ​always​ ​line​ ​up​ ​for​ ​water​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​order?​ ​What’s​ ​the significance​ ​to​ ​this​ ​order?

5.​ ​Why​ ​is​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​asking​ ​the​ ​boys​ ​what​ ​they​ ​want​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​their​ ​life?​ ​What do​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​your​ ​life?

6.​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​tells​ ​Stanley,​ ​“You​ ​messed​ ​up​ ​your​ ​life,​ ​and​ ​it’s​ ​up​ ​to​ ​you​ ​to​ ​fix it.”​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​agree​ ​with​ ​this?

7.​ ​What​ ​did​ ​Stanley​ ​find?​ ​What​ ​does​ ​X-Ray​ ​ask​ ​Stanley​ ​to​ ​do?​ ​Why​ ​does​ ​Stanley agree​ ​to​ ​this?​ ​What​ ​would​ ​you​ ​have​ ​done?

8.​ ​Were​ ​you​ ​surprised​ ​to​ ​discover​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Warden​ ​is​ ​a​ ​woman?​ ​What​ ​else​ ​do​ ​you find​ ​out​ ​about​ ​the​ ​Warden​ ​in​ ​this​ ​chapter?

9.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Zigzag​ ​and​ ​the​ ​other​ ​campers​ ​are​ ​correct​ ​in​ ​believing​ ​that​ ​the Warden​ ​is​ ​always​ ​watching​ ​them,​ ​or​ ​are​ ​they​ ​just​ ​being​ ​paranoid?

10.​ ​Are you enjoying the story?​ ​What's​ ​going​ ​to happen​ ​next?