Anna+W+Tangerine

click here to go back to the questions pagePage 1 - Sept. 1(due Feb. 14) A.1. Is Erik a good football player? Provide details from the book to prove it. A.2. Look up a solar eclipse of the sun. List three facts about an eclipse you learned. What can happen to your eyes if you stare at one? Check out this website to find out safe ways to observe a solar eclipse. [] A 3. Paul tells Joey about lightning strikes in their neighborhood. Do you agree or disagree? Use examples from the story to support your answer. A. 4. How do you think soccer practice/tryouts went for Paul? Provide a few details.

Sept. 5 - p. 92 (due Feb. 16) B.3. What do you think about Erik the next day when he "Calmly, deliberately, ... drilled his field goals..."? (pp. 52-54) B.4. Why do you think Paul would feel safer if Erik was the body at the undertakers instead of Mike Costello? B.5. What was the author's reason for including the section on Mike Costello's public viewing? (pp. 60-64) B.6. Describe what happened with the sinkhole. B.7. What is your first impression of the guys from Tangerine Middle School?

Sept. 18 - 26 (due Feb. 21) C.1. Do you think Paul will be happy at Tangerine Middle School? Why? C. 2. Why did the soccer players give Paul a hard time during lunch? C. 3. The coach tells the soccer team, "There's no way this team can beat you. You can only beat yourselves." Explain what he meant. C.3. What was Victor saying when he told Paul, "If you're a War Eagle, then you're a War Eagle. You got brothers to back you up ..."? C.4. Describe something that happened in the Tangerine soccer game that impressed you. (pp. 123-129)

Sept. 27 - Nov. 8 (due Feb. 24) D.1. Why are Paul and Joey not getting along? D.2. Should Paul stay with his science group? Why or why not? D. 3. What do lightning rods do? D.4. Name at least three troubles the Lake Windsor Downs Homeowners Association is facing.

Nov. 8 - Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Day (due Feb. 28)

E.5. What rules would you make for teams who cannot play in bad weather? E.6. Predict what might happen in Part 3. E.7. On page 200, Paul wandered back into his yard, sick to his soul. What does that mean and why do you think he was sick to his soul? E. 8. Why do you think Paul could not tell his parents about Tino and Erik or the truth about Joey? E.9. Do you think Erik will be different after football season ends? Why or why not? E. 10. Compare Paul's work in the groves with the most difficult task you have ever tackled. Use bullet points in a T-chart to do this.

Nov. 24 - end of book (due Mar.3) F.1. Why did Erik and Arthur look like fools in the final football game? F.2. What did Mr. Fisher NOT know about Paul's soccer playing? F.3. What killed Luis? F.4. Why did Theresa tell Paul not to go to Luis' funeral? F.5. What do you think Paul was wearing his suit in his back yard? F.6. Why was Antoine at the house of the reporter, Mr. Donnelly? F.7. What was the Lake Windsor Football Scandal? F.8. Do you thnk Paul should have been expelled from school for what he did? Why or why not? F.9. Predict Paul's future - what will