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Thursday, March 4, 2021

Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Discussion questions

 


1.     What is so special about Wayside School?

2.     Mrs. Gorf taught the class on the thirtieth story. When a student got a problem wrong or was otherwise bad, what would she do?

3.     Mrs. Gorf's replacement was Mrs. Jewls. When she first walked into class, she mistook the children for what type of animal?

4.     Joe couldn't count. Mrs. Jewls tried to teach him how during recess one day. How did it go?

5.     Sharie often fell asleep in class. One day she fell asleep in class and what did happen to her? 

6.     Why did some kids have to go home on the kindergarten bus earlier?  Who went home early every day, no matter how hard he tried?

7.     Bebe Gunn was the fastest draw in Mrs. Jewls's class. How long did it take her to draw a cat? Why was Bebe upset when Mrs. Jewls said a person could spend his whole life just drawing one picture of a cat?

8.     Mrs. Jewls asked Calvin deliver a note to Miss Zarves on the 19th floor. Why was it impossible?

9.     Myron was elected the class president of Mrs. Jewls's class. What was his very important job? What happened the next day?

10.Leslie sat right in front of Paul, dangling her pigtails and made him long to pull them. Did Paul do it and what happened?

11.Dana was covered with mosquito bites and itched terribly. What did Mrs. Jewls suggest she Dana should do? 

12.When Jason told on Joy for chewing gum in class, Joy got her revenge by doing what?

13.Rondi had two missing front teeth, why did Mrs. Jewls and everyone think they were cute?

14.Sammy was the new kid in class, and wore several raincoats to school on his first day. Who was Sammy actually?

15.Why did DJ make everyone, and everything, smile?

16.John could only read books upside down, what did Mrs. Jewls suggest John to do?

17.Why didn’t other kids want Ron to play with them?

18.Mrs. Jewls told Allison the secret that “childen are really smart tham their teachers” Do you believe this, too? Why or why not?   

19.What did Joy do when she forgot her lunch at home?

20.In chapter 28, what was it that Nancy didn’t like about himself?

21.Have you ever disliked something about yourself? What is it? Why are you dislike it?

22.Who was Louis? What was his job at Wayside school?

 

 

 

 

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