Mountains
What are the ways that mountains form?
Many mountains form when plates beneath Earth’s crust are pushed together. Some mountains form when rocks are pulled apart and magma comes out. Other mountains form when volcanoes erupt.
This character is the narrator of the book and writes poems in his class journal.
Jack
This poetry element is the “beat” or pattern you hear when Jack reads or writes a poem.
Rhythm
This is the value of the digit 6 in the number 6,482.
6,000
What is the name of Mr. Kris's dog?
Bella
How are dome mountains and volcanic mountains similar?
Volcanic mountains and dome mountains are both created when magma flows up from the inside of the Earth toward the surface. In a volcanic mountain, the magma flows up and outside the mountain. In a dome mountain, the magma flows up, but doesn’t leave the inside of the mountain.
Jack is nervous to share his poems at first, but he eventually agrees to let Miss Stretchberry do this with his writing.
Display it on the board with his name on it.
Jack often repeats words or lines in his poems, especially when writing about the blue car. This technique gives his poems a strong voice.
Repetition
Jamal has 28 stickers. He buys 17 more and then gives 12 to his friend. This is how many stickers he has now.
33
What is the name of Mr. Kris's cat?
Jellybean
What are the ways that mountains can be broken down?
Mountains can be broken down by erosion. Erosion is when things like wind or water break down the rocks. Water can freeze in cracks in the mountain and then it expands and breaks the rocks.
This event from Jack’s past becomes the emotional center of his poetry and explains why he connects so strongly to one particular poem.
The memory of his dog being hit by a car.
When Jack describes the blue car speeding “like a jet,” he is using this poetic device to compare two things.
Simile
There are 12 inches in a foot. This is how many inches are in 5 feet.
60 inches
What is Mr. Kris's favorite chocolate?
Ferrero Rocher
How do mountains impact weather and climate?
Mountains can break up the way wind and air move around them.
Jack writes a poem inspired by this famous poem about a blue car.
“The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams
This poetic device uses vivid, sensory language to create strong mental pictures, often appealing to sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.
Imagery
Maria read 25 pages on Monday, 18 pages on Tuesday, and 12 pages on Wednesday. She wants to read 70 pages by Friday. This is how many pages she has left to read.
15 pages
What is Mr. Kris's favorite tech in the classroom?
Document camera
What are the different “life zones” on a mountain?
Mountains have three life zones. On the bottom slopes, many kinds of trees and animals live because the weather is warmer. On the middle slopes, only conifer trees can grow. Higher up is the timberline, where trees can’t grow anymore. Above the timberline, on the high slopes, only a few tough plants and animals—like mountain goats—can survive the cold, wind, and rocky ground.
he book is written as a series of journal entries instead of traditional chapters. This structure helps readers understand Jack in a specific way.
It lets readers see his private thoughts and track his emotional growth over time.
This element of poetry controls how a poem sounds when read aloud, including stressed and unstressed syllables that create a pattern.
Meter
This shape has 4 equal sides and opposite sides that are parallel, but its angles are not all right angles.
Rhombus
Name the two phones Mr. Kris has had this school year.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL