Who said it
"Funny? You mean like the way she squints and wrinkles her nose when she looks at the chalkboard? I think that's kind of funny, don't you?
Willie
I only read it during library period. That way it lasted, like a good jawbreaker. What does jawbreaker mean in this sentence?
a hard, round candy that takes a long time to eat
Describe Mrs. Frule.
Strict, mean, serious, doesn't like class clowns
What is dad's opinion on Jake's jokes at school?
He doesn't think Jake should be acting funny and telling jokes too much at school.
She looked like a cat when it's about to pounce.
Simile
I believe it's very important to be thinking all the time. That's what I expect of my myself, and I expect it of everyone one of you, too.
Miss Bruce
She pushed her lips into a thin line and glared at me. What does glared mean?
To stare in an angry way
What does Jake do when it's his turn at the spelling bee?
He spelled Mickey mouse and was using his Mickey mouse voice
How did Miss Bruce react to Jase burping?
She smiled and giggled
I was the new class clown
metaphor
"Once you start laughing with the kids, things can get our of hand pretty quickly."
Mrs. Brattle
So Annie sort of hunched her shoulders and said, "I had an extra pencil. A sharp one." What does the word hunched mean.
Having your back bent forward
What did Jake hear Mrs. Brattle and Miss Bruce talking about in the library?
The spelling bee and Jake's joke. Mrs. Brattle. told her to not start laughing with them because things can get out of hand very quickly.
What happened after Miss Bruce laughed at Jake's joke?
The class got wild and no one was listening. Miss Bruce ran out of the room crying.
It means the class’s laughter builds up and gets louder and harder to stop—just like a volcano getting ready to explode.
"I don't want jokes! I want the pigs!"
Abby
You'll be fine. The class will be waiting to see what happened to Jake, and Jake is going to look like he's had a good scolding. What does scolding mean?
Speaking to someone angrily or punishing because they did something wrong.
What joke does Jake tell during reading? Why did he tell it?
He says the story takes place on "planet Earth" and he does this to distract the teacher so Link wouldn't get in trouble.
How did Jake change in the last chapter after he went back to class?
he wasn't funny in class anymore in front of the teachers. He was still funny, but at lunch and at appropriate times.
And, if Miss Bruce will accept your apology, so will I and we'll put all this business behind us. What type of figurative language and what did the author mean?
idiom.
Forgive, forget, and move on
"Pardon me! It must have been that frog I ate for breakfast"
Jake
I was a riot! What does riot mean?
Something very funny or wild
He was making people laugh and he'd gotten away with it two times without getting in trouble.
Where did Mrs. Brattle take Jake after the class went crazy? He says it was "jail" but where did they go?
The teacher's lounge to see Miss Bruce / apologize.
Miss Bruce's college teacher has said "Don't smile until Christmas." On that April morning, I was Santa Claus. Christmas had arrived.
metaphor