Who
What
Where
When
Why
100

The name of our main character.

Who is Alec?

100
Alec's main problem
What is he reads when the teacher is teaching?
100

The place Alec will be spending SIX WEEKS of his summer if he can't figure out a way to stop reading when the teacher is teaching.

Where is summer school?

100

When does Alec get in trouble

What is when the teacher is teaching.

100

The reason why Alec keeps getting in trouble, even though it's only the FIRST day of sixth grade.

What is because he reads at the wrong times.

200

The name of the principal of Bald Ridge Elementary School.

Who is Mrs. Vance?

200

What is the consequence if Alec gets caught reading again in class if the teacher is teaching?

What is he will have to go to summer school?

200

The place or places where Alec is reading when he gets in trouble

Where is class...Science, Social Studies, Math, ELA and even specials?

200

The SETTING of our book (Hint: what grade?)

When is sixth grade?

200

The reason why Mrs. Vance slams her hands on the desk.

What is because she is frustrated?

300

The name of Alec's brother.

Who is Luke?

300
One of two things that Luke does to help Alec after school

What is reminds him of the Extended Day Program OR gives him a snack.

300

A place, or places, where Alec is ALLOWED to read in school.

Where is at lunch, during recess or at Extended Day Program.

300

The day when Mrs. Vance (the principal) first speaks with Alec about what will happen if he gets caught reading while the teacher is teaching.

What is the first day of sixth grade?

300

The reason why Alec has to go to the Extended Day program.

What is because his parents are starting new jobs in the city (Boston) and they have a long commute. They won't be able to pick him up when school is over, so he goes to the Extended Day program.

400

The name of the Science teacher who busts Alec for daydreaming in class.

Who is Mrs. Lowden?

400

One of two things that Alec knew better than to do when he was being scolded by Mrs. Vance (the principal)

What is smile OR talk first?

400

The place where Alec usually sit when he gets in trouble for reading?  (Hint: he sits in the front of the class when he pays attention)

Where is the BACK of the classroom?

400

When does Alec feel MOST comfortable?

What is when he is "lost in a book"

400

Your opinion on WHY Alec finds books more comfortable than his school world.

What is _______________?

500

The name the bully calls Alec (Hint: What's that smell?)

What is Fried Bookworm? (because Alec is "fried"...another word for in trouble....and

he's a bookworm....another name for someone

who reads a lot

500

What Alec felt like when Mrs. Vance looked at him hard, wearing her thick lens glasses

What  is like a bug under a magnifying glass?

500
The name of where Alec goes to school.

Where is Bald Ridge Elementary School.

500
The location in the book when Andrew Clements (the author) makes it clear that reading will become the main conflict (problem)

What is in the very first chapter?

500

The reason why Alec names his club The Loser's Club (this will be a prediction....we haven't read that part of the book yet)

What is ____________________?