How did reading Love That Dog change your point of view about poetry? Explain your answer.
How might Jack’s life have been different if he hadn’t had Miss Strechberry as his teacher?
Miss Strechberry is able to convince Jack to write poetry and share his feelings even though he doesn’t want to. Point out the qualities Miss Strechberry has as a person, and as a teacher, that allow her to reach Jack.
Jack changes a great deal in the novel. Think about these changes.
How can you relate to these changes? Think about the beginning of the school year compared to the end. What are Jack’s feelings toward Sky? Make a list of details from the book that describes Jack’s feelings toward his dog
How does Jack respond when Miss Strechberry asks him to write about a pet? Why do you think Miss Strechberry insists he write the poem despite Jack’s reaction?
What caused Miss Strechberry to be so interested in Jack’s first poem? Describe what Miss Strechberry does to get Jack to write more poems, especially about the blue car.
In Jack’s first poem, he writes: So much depends upon a blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road. Why was the blue car important to Jack?
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