The Signmaker's Assistant 1
TRIPLE
Who is the author of The Signmaker's Assistant?
Tedd Arnold
What sign does Normal paint while the signmaker takes a nap?
NO SCHOOL TODAY
What do The Signmaker's Assitant and The Trouble With Signs have in common?
They both have a lot of signs.
Where does the comma go?
July 7 1997
July 7, 1997
Helper
Assistant
Where does Norman put his OPEN FOR SWIMMING sign?
at the fountain
What would have happened if the signmaker had seen Norman painting the BUY NORMAN A PRESENT sign?
He would have scolded him.
What do Ana and Norman both do?
make signs
ride in a car
try to be funny
try to be funny
DOUBLE
Where does the comma go?
Avila Beach California
Avila Beach, California
Problems
Trouble
How does the author let the reader know what happens AFTER Norman puts up his silly signs?
He uses words to talk about it.
He uses pictures to show it.
He writes another story to tell about it.
He uses pictures to show it.
DOUBLE Why does Norman paint signs that tell people to do silly things?
He wants to teach people a lesson.
He wants to start his own shop.
He thinks it is funny.
He thinks it is funny.
A fork in the road is an actual fork stuck in the road.
False
Where does the comma go?
Dear Mary Beth
Dear Mary Beth,
Having a lot of knowledge or experience
Wisdom
Why do the townspeople take down Norman's signs?
They want to repaint the signs.
They don't think the signs are funny.
They need the space for a new fountain.
They don't think the signs are funny.
What does Norman learn at the END of the story?
Jokes that cause problems are not funny. OR Tricking people is not right.
What is the setting of The Trouble With Signs?
A car.
The signmaker's shop.
Polly's Place
A car
Where does the comma go in this closing?
Your friend
Your friend,
cleaned
cleared
What happened when the signmaker came back from his work in the next town?
The townspeople chased him into the woods.
Why does Norman pack his things at the end of the story?
He is leaving the signmaker's shop because he is ashamed of what he has done.
True or False
A play is a story people act out.
True.
What change should be made in the sentence below?
Winters are cold in Fargo North, Dakota?
take out the comma after North and put a comma after Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota
ripping
tearing