The premise of the novel relies on a future set in a future dystopian world in which everyone is turned pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16. Book talk questions the hat by rockabye butterfly tpt. Protagonist and antagonist protagonist tally is the protagonist because she tries to break the system by getting rid of the lesions. While attending the bash at which she is to be voted into the crims clique, she is followed by someone who appears to be a special, a member of special circumstances, which brings back many memories for her. Specials superhumans wired with an impulse problem are essentially dangerous weapons always doing dangerous things. Book talk worksheet using a partner by teacherin4th tpt. Booktalks, book trailers, and book teasers scholastic. In pretties, tally has forgotten all about her ugly. You are responsible for bringing these things to class every day. Free, printable short story, worksheets, and answer key. Feel free to copy, adapt, distribute, and otherwise use these questions in any way you desire. Some of the worksheets displayed are short stories for reading comprehension by sharron scott, sports time collection reading comprehension work, comprehension skills, reading comprehension, literary passages close reading, my new.
Short stories with questions reading activities ereading. Why do you think the place that late pretties live is called crumblyville. Pretties by scott westerfeld scholastic books for kids. The second book in the uglies series focuses on tally, who discovers that turning pretty comes with a terrible price. Marks will not be given for answers that are not written this way. Scott westerfeld, uglies lesson plans and teaching resources free english learning and. There are 455 esl worksheets that specifically deal with this topic. Download pretties, uglies and specials in the 7th grade lit section of this website. A narrator is the person who tells the story and from what point of view the story will be read.
Jun 26, 2015 do you need poetry comprehension practice for your students. Each worksheet has a poem with comprehension questions and close reading poetry tips. Here is one such worksheet that other busy teacher have found useful. At breaks during the showing or when the film is over you will have an opportunity to make short notes in the spaces provided. It could be said that history is what the present chooses to remember about the past. Find book talk lesson plans and teaching resources. Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of oprah winfrey. You can call them whatever youd like, but the mnemonic helps, i promise. Reading on the move a different point of view stories are told through the eyes of the narrator. What work are shay and tally doing near the railroad tracks. The ones that have just had their operation are called new pretties, then middle pretties when they get older. Some of the worksheets displayed are short stories for reading comprehension by sharron scott, sports time collection reading comprehension work, comprehension skills, reading comprehension, literary passages close reading, my new scooter, using short stories in. Scott westerfeld is best known as the author of the uglies series, a numberone new york times bestseller, and the leviathan and zeroes trilogies, both new york times bestsellers.
This page features 20 of my favorite short stories with questions. Uglies study guide questions uglies study guide questions. Reading comprehension worksheets, activities, strategies. Or, you can download my worksheet at the end of this post, and it will give you some good places to start. Book talk guidelines you must have a copy of the book you will be talking about. Why is david disappointed by the directions shay gave to tally.
Reading plus answer key is a compiled list of reading plus answers and many call it reading plus cheats. This quiz includes questions about all of the books in the series, not just the first one. Below is a flowchart of the suggested steps to completing this activity. Partners interview each other using the given questions about an independent reading book. Each book describes a controlling future society, a popular theme in many of todays popular books. Uglies discussion questions and activities bookwormmom. A youtube video with vocabulary, expressions and conversation starters to talk about the current global pandemic. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. The pretties the uglies community note includes chapterbychapter. Have you ever had a friend like peris, who abandoned your friendship after they.
The first book is called uglies because tally has not yet undergone cosmetic surgery to become pretty. Answer key vocabulary chapters 11 15 fill in the missing letters to create a word from the story. Introduce the book, including the title, authors name and summary. How does the society depicted here comparecontrast with other future societies youve read about. Browse book talk resources on teachers pay teachers.
Short answer questions exercise ieltssimons video course. Poetry comprehension worksheets poetry comprehension. And his facial makeup included pieces of a brown paper bag. Cable is the antagonist because she is trying to get tally, shay, and zane to do something they have no want to do. Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the story, does the film improve the viewers understanding of historical events or does it present an inaccurateoversimplified view. Pretties, by scott westerfeld, is the second book in a trilogy about a girl named tally. This page has book report templates, book bingo games, reading logs, literature circle role sheets, and other printable reading resources.
Do not train children to learn by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be be. The second installment of scott westerfelds new york times bestselling and awardwinning uglies seriesa global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Talk about what you discover with your partners in the next lesson. The next day tally has a date with zane and the two talk about being bubbly and what makes their. Scott westerfeld goodreads author topics about this book topics that mention this book. Why do the younger smokies remind tally of middle pretties.
Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and shes completely popular. In their very helpful book, transforming literacy teaching in the era of higher standards, karen biggstucker and brian tucker talk about the importance of booktalks to build a reading community. Youve already earned points for these correct answers. Instead, record your answers neatly on loose leaf and keep them in your novel duotang. Please click the green star under my store name to follow me.
Showing top 8 worksheets in the category short stories with comprehension questions. Chapter 3 reading discussion worksheet the following activity is designed to complement the content of chapter 3 in galloway and roses 2015 book introducing global englishes oxon. Try getting them all correct, or take another quiz. Pick two 2 of the questions below as discussion points for your book talk. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome. Scott westerfeld, uglies lesson plans and teaching. Correct answers are on the next page ieltssimons video course.
The pretties seem to have a better life and are always happy so almost everyone wants to be like them. Uglies in this package you will find the questions you must complete as you read the novel uglies. Pretties by scott westerfeld overdrive rakuten overdrive. This short quiz and worksheet is made up of multiplechoice questions designed to check your comprehension of the. The answer is evident years later in extras, after the pretty regime has ended. Talk about your author what did you find out during your research. Film study worksheet life is beautiful read the questions before you watch the movie so that you will know what to look for. Written by some of the greatest authors in history, these stories are short enough to cover in a single class period, and rich enough to warrant study. Youve been inactive for a while, logging you out in a few seconds. Pretties is a 2005 science fiction novel and the second book of the uglies trilogy written by scott westerfeld. Get free lesson plans for essays from mindrain, edited by scott westerfeld.
The question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. They write that the goal for intermediate readers is for them to begin to depend on one another for book recommendations and not the teacher. The uglies series has more than 3 million books in print, has been translated into twentyseven languages, and spent more. These reading activities are perfect for classroom use. For these short answer questions, respond in complete. There are 4 pages of book talk questions that are for the book jan bretts the hat. The book begins with tally, the protagonist, as a pretty debating what to wear to a bash. Topics about this book topics that mention this book.
The questions can be done orally with younger ages, or written answers for children who write and are learning sentence structure and how to properly write an answer to a question. The questions can be done orally with younger ages, or written answers for children who write and are learning sentence structure and how to properly write an answer to. Follow links to video booktalk for pretties and the specials. During your book talk, you must answer at least two 2 of these discussion questions. This short quiz and worksheet is made up of multiplechoice questions designed to check your comprehension of the summary of gerda weissmann kleins all but my life.
The key to the room is hidden at the tower so they have to climb to get it which is being. When i first read the description of the pretties, i wanted tally to turn into one. Uglies, pretties, specials, and notsospecials quiz. Someone who has had the operation to make them beautiful at age 16. Uglies the uglies questions and answers the question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. What would your life be like if even after enduring twentyseven surgeries kids still called you names like rat boy. Point of view is the view from which the story is told. Click on popout icon or print icon to worksheet to print or download. Use this quiz and worksheet to find out how much you know about sheila tubman in tales of a fourth grade nothing. Uglies uglies, pretties, specials, and notsospecials quiz. I really just want to answer question two because this one really got to me. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. What does it mean to be bubbly in the book uglies and. This book was once a trilogy, then turned into a quartet.
Why does tally lie and say shes been traveling for nearly ten days. This quiz includes questions about all of the books in the series, not just the first. Ask students if they have any questions or comments. It tells the story of teenager tally youngblood who rebels against. Worksheets are communication, all about touches, talk a lot, talk a lot, how to give a good presentation, lets talk about respect, self concept work, alternatives to work what can kids do for seatwork. If you havent read all the books, there are spoilers. This is a great tool to get students interested in books they may not normally read to to help students clarify their thoughts about their own reading. For these short answer questions, respond in complete sentences so i can tell what question you are answering by reading your response. Oct 09, 2008 what does it mean to be bubbly in the book uglies and pretties. Short stories with comprehension questions worksheets. Here are ten questions that i wrote to generate discussions about my book uglies. How would one describe the pretties in scott westerfelds. His standalone novels include so yesterday, and afterworlds. Displaying all worksheets related to give a book talk.
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