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Written by Jacqueline Davies

PREPARE YOUR NOTEBOOKAnyone serious about learning a book (not just reading it), should keep a notebook. Any type will do for this project. If you can, buy your own copy of any book you read for an assignment. That way, you can highlight important parts and write notes in the margins.

AR level 4.1/Lexile level 650/Guided Reading level O/DRA level 34

N U M B E R Y O U R P A G E SSince the first page of any notebook tends to get lots of wear and tear and frequently rips out altogether, it’s a good idea to skip the first page. Beginning on the second page, start numbering your pages (including backs of pages). Number them up to page 5.

C R E A T E A T IT L E P A G EPage 1 will be your title page. Write the title of the book and the author here. Then write your name.

C R E A T E A T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Create a table of contents on page 5 . As you answer quest ions and complete activities, continue numbering the pages and adding to your table of contents.

C R E A T E A G L O S S A R Y

F ro m t h e back o f y o u r notebook, count back 5 pages. Labe l th is page, “Glossary.” You’ll be adding words from the book and their definitions here. Mark this page with a post-it note as a tab so you’ll be able to find it easily. You’ll number these pages last.

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Chapters 1 & 2 questions & activities1. What does it say about Evan that the thought

of breaking his nose made his game of catch “just interesting enough”?

2. Why was Evan lying in the dark basement?

3. What is Evan and Jessie’s relationship? How do they get along? How do they treat each other? Cite examples from the story to support your answer.

4.What do you think it says in the letter? Make a prediction of what you think could be making

Evan so upset.5. Write about a time when you were mad at a brother, sister, or friend. Why were you mad? How did you calm down? How was

the situation resolved?6. What does Jessie say is her weakest subject?

7. Why did Evan shout, “I hate you!” at Jessie?

What is it?These are all examples of figurative language from the book.

On pages 3 & 4 of your notebook, make a chart like the one below and label it in the same manner. Write these examples in the correct columns:

“...standing on the bottom step with daylight squirting all around her.”

“It was like having a chestful of bats, beating their wings, fighting to get out.”

“He felt a tiny flame of anger shoot up and lick his face.”

“...he threw the baseball down in disgust. Thud.”

“The words died on Jessie’s lips.”

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: ONOMATOPOEIA PERSONIFICATION METAPHOR SIMILE

Figurative language is when a writer or speaker describes something through the use of unusual comparisons, for effect, to add interest, or to make things clearer.

A word that imitates the sound it describes. An example is “oink.” It is the actual sound that a pig makes.

Giving human qualities to something that isn’t human.

Describing something as though it is something else.

Describing something by comparing it to something else, most commonly by using the words like or as.

Bookmark www.dictionary.com to look up words for

your glossary.

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THE LEMONADE WARChapters 3 & 4questions & activities

Add these words and their definitions to your glossary:

corpsesstowed

lullchintzydronedsneeredbristly

deflating

Another form of figurative language is hyperbole. That’s when a writer exaggerates something. For example:

• Evan says he’s “bruised and bloodied” from his chair scraping against his leg.

• “They’d made a ton of money...”• “You could fit a gallon in one of

those!”• “He wished his mother believed

in chemical warfare.”

Add these to your figurative language chart:“That mean bite in Scott’s voice.”“The kid was a weasel.”“...it was easy to imagine the sidewalk cracking open and swallowing them whole.”

“Instead, he froze.”

“Jessie felt like a deflating balloon.”

“She puffed her cheeks out like a bullfrog.”

1. Evan had to invite Scott to have a lemonade stand instead of Adam because Adam was “on the Cape” this weekend. Find out what and where the Cape is here. What is the name of the Cape? Where is it? Draw a picture of it in your notebook.

2. What is the name of the booklet Mrs. Treski had written?

3. What is 14 X 50? (No fair using a calculator!)4. If the boys sold 14 cups at 75¢ how much

would they have made?5. What is 8 X 50 ÷ 2?6. Research online to find out how much a

basic iPod really costs. How many cups of lemonade will they have to sell at 50¢ each for Evan to earn enough to pay for an iPod?

7. Design your own sign for a lemonade stand that will attract customers. Draw it in your notebook or make one on the computer and glue or tape it into your notebook.

8. When Jessie tells Megan how much money she has, Megan’s “eyebrows shot up.” Jessie doesn’t know what this means. It is difficult for some people to understand how someone else is feeling just by looking at his or her face. Eyebrows are a very good indicator of emotion. Watch this video* and then draw several examples in your

notebook and label them with the correct emotion. *This is a Youtube video so you probably won’t be able to watch it at school. Be sure to get your parent’s permission first, before watching it at home.

9. Explain how Jessie knows you can get 8 cups from a can of lemonade.

10.Why did Evan stomp off? What did he think happened? What really happened?

When you look up these words, the

1st definition listed may not be the one used in the book. Use the definition

that fits the word in the book.

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Chapters 5 & 6 questions & activitiesTHE

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Add these words and their definitions to your glossary:

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menacingmercy

pulverize

Add these examples of figurative language to your

chart on pages 3 & 4 of your notebook:

“The words felt like disgusting

spiders running out of his mouth.”

“Mrs. Treski looked at both of them with her laser

eyes.”

“Carly made a noise like a snorting hippopotamus.”

“Some ideas are like money in the

bank.”

“Evan and Paul were playing air hockey.

Whashoo.”

Who will win the bet? Defend your opinion with facts from the

book.

1. What do you think is the main thing bothering Evan?2. If you were going to donate money to a charity, which would

you pick? Why? Think you need a lemonade stand to have enough money to donate? Go to this website to read about ways you can help charities.

3. In business, there is “gross” income and “net” income. Jessie’s and Evan’s gross incomes are all the money they make from lemonade sales. They have to pay for their expenses however—lemonade and cups. Once they subtract their expenses, what’s left is their net income or profit. Go to the Biz Kids website and watch the video. Click on the worksheets folder to download the game board, cards, and directions. Play the game with someone. Did you make a profit?

4. If Evan and his friends had sold 96 cups of lemonade for 50¢, how much would they have made in all? If they split the money four ways, how much would each have made?

5. Jessie said girls communicate differently than boys. What did she mean by that? Ask several boys and then several girls to tell you about the same popular book or movie and take notes. How is their retelling different? What are some differences in how boys and girls communicate? Do most of the boys talk about a certain part more than the girls? Do most of the girls talk about a certain part more than the boys?

Scientists say there really is a

difference between boys’ and girls’ brains, but parents treat baby

boys and girls differently too. Read

about it here.

See the newly designed money at this

cool interactive website.

Chapters 7, 8, & 9 questions and activities1. Where did Evan go to set up his lemonade stand? Why did he

choose this location? Where would you set up a stand in your neighborhood?

2. Why did Evan ask how much lemonade costs at the ice cream store?

3. What did the saying, “Pride goeth before the fall,” have to do with Evan’s lemonade stand?

4. Are you a saver or a spender? Do the activity at this website to see how much you’ll need to make when you grow up. Write down your findings.

5. What do you think it would be like to be in a class with students two years older than you? If there was a much younger student in your class, how would you feel about him or her? Why?

6. Megan writes a comment card to Jessie that makes her feel much better. Write a comment card to 2 people and give it to them. Be sure to include a copy of each in your notebook.

7. Why did Evan make up Grumpminster Fink?8. Why did Evan want to call off the lemonade war?

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Add these words and their definitions to your glossary:

pridegimmick

persistentpreciseloft

Add these examples of figurative language to your

chart on pages 3 & 4 of your notebook (if you run out of space, you can make a new chart further back in your

notebook):

“His brain spun like a top.”

“High school kids on skateboards slooshed by.”

“He swallowed so hard, it looked

like he was choking down an ocean

liner.”

“The four bags of cans filled the

carrier like a boxy baby.”

Want to make fresh squeezed

lemonade? Try this kid friendly

recipe.

THE LEMONADE WAR1. Should Jessie include Megan’s

money in her total? Would you include it?

2. The rule in the Treski house is that they can sleep in on Sunday if they want and you have to get permission to go into someone else’s room. What are the rules at your house? What rules will you make when you grow up and have your own children? Why?

3. Why did Evan say he wanted to go home to dump the lemonade? Do you think that was the real reason? How do you think Evan feels? Be sure to cite examples in the book to support your opinion.

4. Evan said, “...the eyes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton were all looking” at him when he counted Jessie’s money. Which bills have those men on them? Which man is not a president? Go to this website. Scroll down the page and name all the other bills and whose picture is on them. How many are not presidents?

5. What did Evan do when he counted Jessie’s money?6. Why did Jessie have a lousy time at the beach? Be sure to use specific examples from the book

to support your answer.

Add these words and their definitions to your glossary:

desperationconverge

regretanxious

Another form of figurative language is an idiom. A commonly used expression of a group or culture is an idiom:

• “...if push came to shove.”

• “Spill the beans.”

• “...kept her mouth shut.”

Add these to your figurative language chart:“Jessie was all in knots.”“If she lost, even with all Megan’s money. Gulp.”

“Like a whisper, she crept back upstairs.”

“...the feeling was snuffed out by the hurricane of anger she felt...”

“Evan was burning with embarrassment...”

“That RAT!”

“Jessie was smart, but she wasn’t very smooth.”

If there are other words you came across when reading this book

that you didn’t know, add them to your glossary

too!

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Learn more about

coins, the history of the US Mint, and coin collectors by

going to this website.

Chapters 13 & 14 questions & activitiesTHE

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Add these words and their definitions to your glossary:

reprimandmulish

emphasispurveyors

Add these examples of figurative language to your

chart on pages 3 & 4 of your notebook:

“You were schooled!”

“So the guys were giving him the business...”

“Finally, Jessie ran out of gas.”

“Evan could hear the gurgle of the gutters choking on

the downpour.”

Here are more examples of idioms (idioms can be metaphors, similes, or any other type of figurative language):

“...Scott Spencer had gotten the drop

on Evan...”

“There were a few bugs in the system.”

Who won the bet?

1. Reread the last paragraph of chapter 13. The author doesn’t tell you what happened, she just gives you a hint. This is called foreshadowing. As you read this the first time, what did you think happened? What really happened?

2. Why didn’t Evan fight back when Jessie was hitting him?

3. Why didn’t Evan want Jessie in his class?

4. How did they resolve the war?5. Where were they when the fireworks

started? Where did they sit to watch them?

6. Look at the graph on the bottom of the poster “Ten Tips For Turning Lemons Into Loot.” How much more could they make if they used 26 franchises for 7 days than for 1 day? How much could they make if they used 26 franchises for 14 days?

7. Read the newspaper article and budget at the end of the book. How did they replace Megan’s money? How much did they each have left over in the end?

8. Go to this website and play the Slush Rush to see if you can have successful beverage stand in space. Write your results in your notebook.

Want to know how fireworks work? Go to this website to find

out.

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