What adjectives can we use to describe Peggy, Wanda and Maddie? You can choose adjectives from the list above. You can also add some of your own.
1. Peggy ____________________________________________________________
2. Wanda ___________________________________________________________
3. Maddie __________________________________________________________
Here are thirty adjectives describing human qualities. Discuss them with your partner and put them in the two word webs (given below) according to whether you think they show positive or negative qualities. You can consult a dictionary if you are not sure of the meanings of some of the words. You may also add to the list the positive or negative ‘pair’ of a given words.
kind, sarcastic, courteous, arrogant, insipid, timid, placid, cruel, haughty, proud, zealous, intrepid, sensitive, compassionate, introverted, stolid, cheerful, contented, thoughtless, vain, friendly, unforgiving, fashionable, generous, talented, lonely, determined, creative, miserable, complacent.
Do you think Wanda really thought the girls were teasing her? Why or why not?
Why do you think Wanda gave Maddie and Peggy the drawings of the dresses? Why are they surprised?
What important decision did Maddie make? Why did she have to think hard to do so?
Peggy says, “I never thought she had the sense to know we were making fun of her anyway. I thought she was too dumb. And gee, look how she can draw!” What led Peggy to believe that Wanda was dumb? Did she change her opinion later?
Maddie thought her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. Was she right?
Why do you think Wanda’s family moved to a different city? Do you think life there was going to be different for their family?
How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her?
Did they get a reply? Who was more anxious for a reply, Peggy or Maddie? How do you know?
What did the girls write to Wanda?
What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to?
Why does Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress?
What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why?
What adjectives can we use to describe Peggy, Wanda and Maddie? You can choose adjectives from the list above. You can also add some of your own.
1. Peggy ____________________________________________________________
2. Wanda ___________________________________________________________
3. Maddie __________________________________________________________
Here are thirty adjectives describing human qualities. Discuss them with your partner and put them in the two word webs (given below) according to whether you think they show positive or negative qualities. You can consult a dictionary if you are not sure of the meanings of some of the words. You may also add to the list the positive or negative ‘pair’ of a given words.
kind, sarcastic, courteous, arrogant, insipid, timid, placid, cruel, haughty, proud, zealous, intrepid, sensitive, compassionate, introverted, stolid, cheerful, contented, thoughtless, vain, friendly, unforgiving, fashionable, generous, talented, lonely, determined, creative, miserable, complacent.
Do you think Wanda really thought the girls were teasing her? Why or why not?
Why do you think Wanda gave Maddie and Peggy the drawings of the dresses? Why are they surprised?
What important decision did Maddie make? Why did she have to think hard to do so?
Peggy says, “I never thought she had the sense to know we were making fun of her anyway. I thought she was too dumb. And gee, look how she can draw!” What led Peggy to believe that Wanda was dumb? Did she change her opinion later?
Maddie thought her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. Was she right?
Why do you think Wanda’s family moved to a different city? Do you think life there was going to be different for their family?
How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her?
Did they get a reply? Who was more anxious for a reply, Peggy or Maddie? How do you know?
What did the girls write to Wanda?
What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to?
Why does Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress?
What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why?