Chocolate Frogs - Snap, Crackle, Pop

perseverance, desperation, pomegranates, marzipan, underground, stonefields, pashanne, captured, kingdom, mysterious,orchard, carpenters, stringly, margoulis, cavens, overgrounders, merchants, existed, appreciated

as fragile as the skeleton of a bird

as dry as a salt herring

as lonely and helpless as a hatchling fallen from its nest

Oddo’s limp body felt as heavy as a whale’s

he had about as much energy as a strand of seaweed

gentle as a cat’s tail

black as a moonless night

Can you think your own alternatives to the underlined words?

These interviews were created by the Skittles Lit Club Group.

lauren-stephanie

phoebe-clare

timothy-julian-edwin

Do you like it? Comments appreciated. Mrs O

 Shaun is the new kid at school and hates being in this situation.

From your own experience, comment on what it is like to be the “new kid”. Is it scary, challenging or exciting? Have you ever felt uncomfortable?

Despereaux is not like other mice. He does not nibble paper, nor does he like scurrying for food.

He breaks all of the Mice Rules. Does he conform to the rules?

What does it mean to conform?

When is it necessary and/or not necessary for you to conform?

What about other people you know?

The miner’s experienced many injustices while working on the goldfields.  Choose one incident of injustice from the text and explain how you felt when you read about it.

Daniel has some issues with his twin cousins. He is also unable to connect with his classmates. Who does he have to share his secrets with? How would you deal with the situation if you were Daniel?

I thought The Thieves of Ostia was a great book because I really like mystery books. It also is about real places in Rome and I like stories that could be true. I found a website about the Roman Mysteries, it has a game about one of the stories. The address is http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/romanmysteries/game/index.shtml.

Complete the Character Trait activity. Remember that you have to find at least 4 examples in the story to support your decisions. Also check out this website for extra information and interactive activities.http://www.romanmysteries.com/books/thieves.htm