Home life
Who does Ally live with?
Where is dad?
Mom and her brother Travis
Deployed
what are the names of the two girls that like to pick on Ally?
Shay and Jessica
What game has Mr. Daniels offered to teach Ally? What is he willing to excuse her from?
Chess and homework
What is irony? How is the title of this book ironic?
When the opposite of what you expect to happen happens. Fish do not live in trees
Where does Ally's mom work?
A diner
What are the names of the two characters Ally is becoming friends with?
Albert and Keisha
Describe the story Albert told in social studies when they were studying Native Americans
They believed that butterflies were special creatures and wish-givers. If you can catch a butterfly and whisper your deepest wish to it and set it free it will carry your wish back to the spirits who will grant it.
what is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
a simile compares two ideas using like or as
a metaphor compares two ideas without using like or as
What book did Ally's grandfather give her?
Alice in Wonderland
Describe what happened in the chapter titled Half Baked
be sure to include: who was there, what happened, and how one character helped Ally
Albert, Keisha, and Ally were baking. At first, Ally was in charge of reading the recipe, but Albert offered to switch jobs with her.
Describe the fib Ally tells Mr. Daniels to get out of writing.
She tripped over her cat on the stairs
Describe the two metaphors Mr. Daniels uses to help Ally understand how her brain works
1. "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will lead its whole life thinking it is stupid." (it is important to think about what people can do rather than what they can't do)
2. Biking home - just as there are many different routes to bike home, there are many different paths information can take to reach your brain.
What is Travis's main hobby
cars
who is Mr. Daniels?
Ally's sixth grade teacher who is helping her to understand herself as a learner
What secret symbol does Mr. Daniels use to help Albert return to the green zone?
Mr. Daniels pulls on his own ear
Describe this simile:
"Reading for me is like dumping a can of alphabet soup on a plate."
The letters constantly move around, making it hard for Ally to make sense of them
Describe one example of a silver dollar day Ally has had.
Describe one example of a wooden nickel day Ally has had.
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Who does Ally say is her hero?
Why is this her hero?
ROYGBIV
She uses all of the colors in her art.
The principal of her school
Is this a simile or a metaphor? How do you know?
"My thoughts swirl around like a tornado."
simile because of the word like