What did Mr Petronski’s letter say?
Do you think Wanda really thought the girls were teasing her? Why or why not?
HOW DID PEGGY AND MADDIE WISH TO MAKE AMENDS
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 __________________________________________________________
Is Miss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset?
How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father?
What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
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.
What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to?
Colours are used to describe feelings, moods and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.
(i)
the Monday morning blues
-
feel embarrassed / angry / ashamed
(ii)
go red in the face
feel very sick, as if about to vomit
(iii)
look green
sadness or depression after a weekend of fun
(iv)
the red carpet
the sign or permission to begin an action
(v)
blue-blooded
a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting
(vi)
a green belt
in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong
(vii)
a blackguard
a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme
(viii)
a grey area
land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law
(ix)
a white flag
an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear
(x)
a blueprint
a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong
(xi)
red-handed
a special welcome
(xii)
the green light
of noble birth or from a royal family
What does Maddie want to do?
What are the qualities both common to Maddie and Peggy
What did Mr Petronski’s letter say?
Do you think Wanda really thought the girls were teasing her? Why or why not?
HOW DID PEGGY AND MADDIE WISH TO MAKE AMENDS
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 __________________________________________________________
Is Miss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset?
How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father?
What are Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
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.
What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she come to?
Colours are used to describe feelings, moods and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.
(i)
the Monday morning blues
-
feel embarrassed / angry / ashamed
(ii)
go red in the face
-
feel very sick, as if about to vomit
(iii)
look green
-
sadness or depression after a weekend of fun
(iv)
the red carpet
-
the sign or permission to begin an action
(v)
blue-blooded
-
a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting
(vi)
a green belt
-
in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong
(vii)
a blackguard
-
a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme
(viii)
a grey area
-
land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law
(ix)
a white flag
-
an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear
(x)
a blueprint
-
a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong
(xi)
red-handed
-
a special welcome
(xii)
the green light
-
of noble birth or from a royal family
What does Maddie want to do?
What are the qualities both common to Maddie and Peggy