Max the Mighty
Military 1
BOOK TALK
ELA Skills
Puns-are-Fun
100

Who drives the Prairie Schooner?


                                 (tpl pts)


Dippie the Hippie

100

Coast Guard

What do you think of?                       (tpl pts)


water, ships, great living conditions

100

Who said it?

"Get a life, my brain says." (p. 2)

Maxwell

100

Fill in the missing verb.                               (Tpl pts)

Maxwell and Worm _____________ on an adventure with Dip.

a. is                      b. are                 c. been


b. are

100

The pun was "I love you beary much".

What famous toy or candy are you thinking of? 


                              (dbl pts.)

Care Bear

Gummy Bears

Toy bear (Teddy bear) etc.


200

"Dinosaur boy" is a reference to:

a. Dip

b. Frank

C. Maxwell                       (dbl pts)


c. Maxwell

200

Army-

What 2 uniform colors do you think of?

                                                         (dbl pts)


brown, green, camoflage, or tan

200

Ask another student a question about the book?

Make it fair.

                        (dbl pts for both of you)


Q/A will vary-

200

What word on the Word Wall is a synonym for a con man or a fake?                                             

                                          (Dbl pts)


phony

200

The pun was "Chill pill".

"Chill pill" means.......

-to calm down or relax

300

Share 1 of Maxwell's internal conflicts.

many, many...

300

Ms. Jeanne's relative was in the Army in the __________________________ War.   


                                   (tpl pts)


Korean

300

Ask another student to explain a Chapter title......

Chapter titles and explanantions will vary-

300

One theme of this novel is Truth.                  (tpl pts)

How is truth a theme?

Max is a truthful guy.He feels bad for walking out on Grim & Gram.

Worm is a no-nonsense girl who wants to find her Dad.


300

Draw a picture of the pun "I mist you."


For an extra 500 pts, what is the other type of perfume/cologne holder called? ..starts with a d______________


See pun paper.

400

Think about appearnances (what we look like)


On the outside Maxwell is __________________, but on the inside he is _________________.                                                                                   (dbl pts)


answers willl vary, but must make sense

400

Mrs. Mole's family was in the military.

Name one branch that she shared.

Army and National Guard

Coast Guard


400

If Frank and Joanie were to create a TV show, what would they call it.

                   (Be creative- for triple pts)



answers will vary-

400

Give a example of HUMOR in this book.

Answers will vary.

400

"You croc my world."

Other puns might be:

"Croc and roll"

and    "Croc, paper, ________________ "       (Tpl pts)


scissors  ;)

500

Where is the Prairie Schooner headed?

a. to California

b. to Chivalry, Montana

c. to Miami, Florida


b. Chivalry, Montana

500

Give 1 fact about any branch of the military.

Many, many possible answers.


500

If you were driving a Prairie Schooner-type bus, who would you invite to go along with you? (no more than 4 people)

...and where are you headed?


Just wondering....:)

500

Fix the mistakes-----  There are 2 errors.


Maxwell end Worm will be friends forever




1. change end to and

2. add a period at end of sentence

500

Picture a blood bag when a person donates blood.

How many blood types are there?

                                                            (dbl pts)

For an extra 1000 pts., list all of them.


8 types


A, A-          B, B-        0 , 0-         AB, AB-