Term+2+Novel+Study

__Wednesday 4th May__


 * Walt:** predict what the book is about based on the cover

**Teacher's Pet By Morris Gleitzman**

From looking at the book cover I think this book is about a girl called Ginger who is allergic to cats and her parents treat her like a cat because they give her cat food in her breakfast bowl and call her “Pet”. Ginger is the teachers favourite which makes her classmates jealous because she gets to do everything. Ginger becomes best friends with a fierce stray dog that she takes to Pet Day. Her principal doesn’t like the dog and tries to kill it.

__Thursday 5th May__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.

**Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session 2**__ **Read Chapter 1**


 * 1) The main character in this novel is Ginger. ﻿√
 * 2) The author tries to make you think about how her family treats her. x The author tries to make you think that the main character is not human.
 * 3) Ginger fears cats the most. ﻿√
 * 4) Ginger feels bad about how the dog has been abandoned and she feels sorry for the dog because it has no owner. ﻿√
 * 5) Ginger was worried that she was going to spray someone. ﻿√
 * 6) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ginger’s sisters name is Mitzi. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√
 * 7) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"> Ginger thinks that the dog is running after her because the dog thinks that she is going to give the cat to the dog. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__Thursday 5th May__

**Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__**Session 3**__ <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Read Chapter 2**


 * 1) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">I think Ginger doesn’t feel better anymore because a teacher that she doesn’t like has just come into the room. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿x She turns and sees Mr Napier striding towards her.
 * 2) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">Mr Napier hides his baldness with a long piece of his hair that he combed over his bald patch. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√
 * 3) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">When Ginger’s at the school office she does a huge drippy sneeze right onto Mr Napier’s face. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√
 * 4) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">I think the school bully is the teacher that suddenly comes into the sickroom and Ginger says “ Oh no not that teacher “. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√ No right or wrong answer.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__Monday 9th May__

**Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__**Session 4**__ <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Read Chapter 3**


 * 1) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ginger’s parents work at the school as nurses in the sickroom. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿x Teachers.
 * 2) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">I think Gingers means when she says she is always at the end of the queue for her Mum and Dad that her parents care more about other peoples health more than their own daughter. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√
 * 3) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ginger stood up for Ned because she could see that he was having trouble trying to be like them/ being in there gang. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√ and she felt sorry for him.
 * 4) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">The way Mr Napier talks to Ginger is like him getting angry with her and when Mr Wong speaks to her he is nice and he doesn’t care that Ginger’s sister’s cat has come to school on that day. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">__Tuesday 10th May__

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">**Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">**Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">__**Session 5**__ <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">**Read Chapters 4 & 5** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> 3. I don’t know why Ginger uses made up words when she is frustrated. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">﻿x Because her dad made an assignment for them to do at school. 4. I think Mr Napier cancels Pets Day because he doesn’t want anyone to be bitten how Mr Wong got bitten and wants the school protected from animals. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">﻿x Because Cornflake attacked him. 5.It was Ginger’s fault that Pets Day is cancelled because Cornflake came to school, messed up Mr Napier’s hair and gave him scratches. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">﻿√
 * 1) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ginger’s family owns five cats, their names are Cornflake, Ricebubble, Madonna, Cher and Kylie. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√
 * 2) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ginger’s mum gave her cat food for breakfast because they were in a rush to get to school. <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;">﻿√

__Monday 30th May__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session Six**__ 2. I think that Mr Napier didn’t want Bruno to hang around when the reporter was there because the reporter would want to report on what happened to him. √
 * Read Chapters 6 & 7**
 * 1) I think Mr Napier has taken all of Mr Wong’s things of the wall because he is making himself at home in Mr Wong’s office and maybe because he is the boss now and he didn’t like Mr Wong anyway. √
 * 1) I think justice means to have a say. x fair play
 * 2) The photographer finds Ginger with the dog. √
 * 3) Mr Napier and the reporter goes inside Mr Napier’s office for the interview and a cup of tea. √

__Monday 30th May__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session seven**__
 * Read Chapters 8 & 9**


 * 1) I think that Mr and Mrs Wong had been together since Mr Wong was an exchange student on a frozen lake in Norway. x 47 years
 * 2) I think Ginger wanted a ride home with Mrs Wong because it was dark and she didn’t want to be bitten or something how Mr Wong did. √
 * 3) Ginger changed her mind about the dog because she noticed that it was following her at night and she thought that the dog was nice to Mr Wong and then suddenly bit him like how her cat Ricebubble is nice to people for a minute and then attacks them, so she was worried that the dog would bite her. x it didn't try to bite her and it licked her hand.
 * 4) I think intently means on purpose. x watching her closely.

__Tuesday 31st May__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session Eight**__
 * Read Chapter 10 &11**


 * 1) Ginger’s Mum and Dad found out that the dog was in the shed because the dog barked when it was finished eating. x there was snitchal on the floor and pasta sauce in the microwave.
 * 2) Isabel’s parents use there shed for putting the clothes, books and hairdryers that their church collects for the poor people in Africa. √
 * 3) Ginger feels sad because she is starting to believe that she might be adopted and Mr Napier could possibly be right that there was a swap of children at the hospital. √

__Thursday 2nd June__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session Nine**__ 2. Ginger thinks that a principal has to have good qualities like they have to care about children and are able to make the right decisions for the school. √ 3. Mr Wong has decided to resign because he felt that he was letting everyone down and he thinks that it would be better if someone younger becomes principal, someone how is better trained in school management. √
 * Read Chapter 12**
 * 1) Ginger uses her knowledge of DNA testing to prove that the stray dog (his name that Ginger calls him is Cerberus) was innocent. √

__Wednesday 8th June__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session 10**__
 * Read Chapters 13 & 14**


 * 1) Mr Napier drives a light blue Corolla. √
 * 2) I think Mrs Kalinski and Ms Cunningham don’t like Mr Napier because he is mean and also I think that they were trying to put Mr Napier’s mind of Ginger so that she didn’t have to tell him why she had the dog. √
 * 3) The thing that catches Ginger’s eye on the Yellow pages is an ad that said DNA testing to see if you are adopted because that way she could find out if she was adopted or not and she could see if the dog bit Mr Wong. √

__Wednesday 8th June__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session 11**__
 * Read Chapters 15 & 16**


 * 1) Mr Wong’s favourite activity is Ice Skating. √
 * 2) Ginger tries to get money by using her life savings, all of the money Ginger got for cleaning the cat’s litter trays when they were kittens, birthday and christmas money. She also is saving some dollars for dog food for Cerberus. x by doing a raffle
 * 3) Mrs Cunningham helps Ginger by when Mr Napier wants Ginger to give him the raffle money Mrs Cunningham steps in and says ‘I think there’s a misunderstanding’ and she says that ‘the money is going towards a present for Mr Wong. √

__Thursday 9th June__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session 12**__
 * Read Chapters 17 & 18**


 * 1) Ginger was named after Ricebubbles grandmother. √
 * 2) Ginger’s plan for Mr Wong is to hire an ice skating rink so that he will not feel embarrassed if he falls over. And she is also trying to get him to be the principal again. √
 * 3) Mr Napier plans to wipe out all of the stray dogs in the district and to become principal. x Mr Napier calls the dog control people.

__Friday 10th June__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session 13**__
 * Read Chapters 19 & 20**

2. The dog that bit Mr Wong was Fitzherbert, Locklan Grosby’s dog. √ 3. I think Mr Napier wants Pets day on again because he wants to sound like a good principal because the kids didn’t like Pets day to be cancelled in the first place and make himself look like a hero. √
 * 1) The puddle on the floor of the phone box is a dog called Fang’s dribble. x dog wee

__Sunday 12th June__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session 14**__
 * Read Chapters 21 & 22**


 * 1) The thing that causes chaos at Pet day is the leather that Mr Napier was wearing because he new that he would be handling animals. √
 * 2) I think Ginger sees when she goes past the school with Mr Wong all the animals that were escaping and this makes her feel sad. x Mr Napier hobbling into his car with a murderous look on his face so Ginger felt uh oh.
 * 3) I think Mr Wong feels happy about the surprise being ice skating because it would bring back lots of memories to him. √

__Sunday 12th June__


 * Walt:** clarify and comprehend text.


 * Teacher’s Pet by Morris Gleitzman**

__**Session 15**__
 * Read to the end of the book**

1. I am not sure what Mr Napier made Locklan do. x Mr Napier made Locklan lie because Mr Napier new that it was Fitzhurbert that bit Mr Wong Wong So Mr Napier told him to keep it quiet or else Locklan would be expelled. 2. Cerberus ends up living with Mr Napier because he is an unhappy man with no family or friends and Cerberus thought that it would be good if he lived with Mr Napier to make him happy. √ 3. I think Mr Napier behaved the way he did in the story was because he just wanted to look like a good guy and try to be the principal. 4. I think Ginger’s life will change in a good way now because her family is good to her now, she is finding homes for the stray dogs and she made Mr Wong do what he loves again as well as becoming principal again.

__Wednesday 6th July__

__ **Walt:** write about the setting, plot, characters, theme and write a critical response about our novel Teacher's Pet. __

**S.C** - described 3 characters looks and personalities - identified the main themes in our novel - described in detail where our novel takes place so that a picture is created in the readers head. - listed the main events in our story - written about what I liked and didn't like about our novel and given a recommendation for intended audience

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**Well done Abbey I really liked your presentation I found it really easy to read and the colours work really well together! You have used the Hyperlink really well and it was easy to follow! The thing you need to work on is the writing size because I had to zoom in to read what you have written. You have described the characters really well and you have achieved the Success Criteria. I really liked the picture you used on the front page it looked very effective! If I was your Mum or Dad I would want to read this book!** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**Taylah :)**