A Likely Place By: Paula Fox
Interpretive Questions: Be sure to answer all questions in complete sentences using quotes to support.
1.) Why does Lewis have trouble getting “then hang of answering grown-ups”?
Lewis has trouble getting “the hang of answering grown-ups”(pg.114) because he does not like when they boss him around and tell him what to do.
2.) Why does Lewis think about running away when people offer to help him?
Lewis thinks about running away because he doesn't want people telling him what to do anymore because he thinks it is annoying.
3.) Why is Lewis’s one wish “to make people stop asking him how he felt – or telling him how he felt”? (p. 111)
Lewis' one wish is “to make people stop asking him how he felt – or telling him how he felt”? (p. 111)because he gets annoyed because everyday they are asking him and he does not like them to get in to his business.
4.) Why doesn't Lewis try to explain to adults what is bothering him?
Lewis does not like to explain to adults what is bothering him because he does not want them to keep bothering him.
5.) Why is Lewis more successful at doing what Miss Fitchlow and Mr. Madruga ask him to do that what his parents and teachers as him to do?
Lewis is more successful with them because they are more fun and more interesting and they teach him things he wants to learn.
"What's the letter for?"(pg.125)
6.) Why does Lewis grow more confident after a week with Miss Fitchlow and Mr. Madruga?
He becomes more confident after a week with them because they understand him and they let him be himself.
"Are you alright"(pg.140)
7.) Why is Lewis bored to death by the fish his parents gave him?
Lewis is board because they don't do anything and the parents gave him it and he did not want it in the fist place.
8.) Why does Miss Fitchlow remind Lewis of “agreeable things even though he didn't always understand what she was talking about”? (p. 129)
She reminds him of "agreeable things even though he didn't always understand what she was talking about"(pg.129) because she is just telling and asking him things but is not forcing him do do them.
9.) Why is Lewis able to write an effective letter for Mr. Madruga?
Lewis is able to write the letter because he likes Mr. Madruga and because he cant get in trouble for spelling a word wrong and they will help each other with two different things.
"I am very good at caves, said the old man eagerly."(pg.126)
10.) Why does the story end with Lewis telling his parents, “I’ll get bigger,” and Miss Fitchlow agreeing with him? (p. 140)
The story ends with him saying "I'll get bigger," and Miss Fitchlow agreeing with him"(pg.140) because he knows he will grow into the umbrella like cloths and she knows it wont kll him and he will be fine.
Vocabulary:
1.) Absolute (p. 112)
Quote: "It's too bad you live in the city where you only have a dirty, dinky playground to run around in, an absolute stranger would say."(pg.112)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To complete
Synonym: Perfect
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I was an absolute stranger to an old man on a bench.
2.) Objection (p. 114)
Quote: "The only objection he had was reading to them was that they liked to hear the same story over and over again."(pg.114)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To object
Synonym: Expression
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The person in court had an objection to what the judge said.
3.) Amplify (p. 115)
Quote: "If we could amplify that note of yours over and over a public-address system, all the mice living in this city would hit the road!"(pg.115)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To make louder
Synonym: Make more powerful
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): We needed to amplify his voice so that the crowd would be able to hear him.
4.) Probable (p. 120)
Quote: "Possible, but not probable, said Miss Fitchlow."(pg.120)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To be likely
Synonym: Likely to happen
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The iPad 6 is probable to come out
5.) Meditate (p. 128)
Quote: "Meditate, she replied."(pg.128)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To silently reflect
Synonym: To plan in the mind
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): One time I tried to meditate.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when Lewis creates a problem for himself or someone else creates a problem for Lewis. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
Lewis Creates a Problem for Himself V. Someone Else Creates a Problem for Lewis
Himself
- He reads stories to kids, but he doesn't like it that much because they like hearing the same one over and over again.(p.114)
- He doesn't know the difference between there and their so the teacher is always reminding him but he doesn't really care.(p.115)
- He went to the park and met Mr. Madruga, he couldn't spell English very well but he wanted to write a letter, so now Lewis has to write it.(p.125, 126)
-Lewis goes to the park everyday after Mr. Madruga gave the letter, but Mr. Madruga Was never there until...(p.135, 136)
-He didn't want Mr. Madruga to leave but he was the one who made the letter for him saying he wants to leave.(p.135)
Someone else
-Lewis feels like running away because everyone asks him about his feelings but it is annoying to him.(p.109)
-His mom gives him a fish to take care of to be responsible, but Lewis doesn't like it and he gets board to death.(p.110)
- After he learns to spell their the teacher tells the whole class and he didn't like it.(p.116)
-His parents have to go to Chicago so he is left at home with a babysitter. (p.119)
-He has to go to school, so he is n a hurry to get home and to the park.(p.128, 129)
1.) Why does Lewis have trouble getting “then hang of answering grown-ups”?
Lewis has trouble getting “the hang of answering grown-ups”(pg.114) because he does not like when they boss him around and tell him what to do.
2.) Why does Lewis think about running away when people offer to help him?
Lewis thinks about running away because he doesn't want people telling him what to do anymore because he thinks it is annoying.
3.) Why is Lewis’s one wish “to make people stop asking him how he felt – or telling him how he felt”? (p. 111)
Lewis' one wish is “to make people stop asking him how he felt – or telling him how he felt”? (p. 111)because he gets annoyed because everyday they are asking him and he does not like them to get in to his business.
4.) Why doesn't Lewis try to explain to adults what is bothering him?
Lewis does not like to explain to adults what is bothering him because he does not want them to keep bothering him.
5.) Why is Lewis more successful at doing what Miss Fitchlow and Mr. Madruga ask him to do that what his parents and teachers as him to do?
Lewis is more successful with them because they are more fun and more interesting and they teach him things he wants to learn.
"What's the letter for?"(pg.125)
6.) Why does Lewis grow more confident after a week with Miss Fitchlow and Mr. Madruga?
He becomes more confident after a week with them because they understand him and they let him be himself.
"Are you alright"(pg.140)
7.) Why is Lewis bored to death by the fish his parents gave him?
Lewis is board because they don't do anything and the parents gave him it and he did not want it in the fist place.
8.) Why does Miss Fitchlow remind Lewis of “agreeable things even though he didn't always understand what she was talking about”? (p. 129)
She reminds him of "agreeable things even though he didn't always understand what she was talking about"(pg.129) because she is just telling and asking him things but is not forcing him do do them.
9.) Why is Lewis able to write an effective letter for Mr. Madruga?
Lewis is able to write the letter because he likes Mr. Madruga and because he cant get in trouble for spelling a word wrong and they will help each other with two different things.
"I am very good at caves, said the old man eagerly."(pg.126)
10.) Why does the story end with Lewis telling his parents, “I’ll get bigger,” and Miss Fitchlow agreeing with him? (p. 140)
The story ends with him saying "I'll get bigger," and Miss Fitchlow agreeing with him"(pg.140) because he knows he will grow into the umbrella like cloths and she knows it wont kll him and he will be fine.
Vocabulary:
1.) Absolute (p. 112)
Quote: "It's too bad you live in the city where you only have a dirty, dinky playground to run around in, an absolute stranger would say."(pg.112)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To complete
Synonym: Perfect
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I was an absolute stranger to an old man on a bench.
2.) Objection (p. 114)
Quote: "The only objection he had was reading to them was that they liked to hear the same story over and over again."(pg.114)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To object
Synonym: Expression
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The person in court had an objection to what the judge said.
3.) Amplify (p. 115)
Quote: "If we could amplify that note of yours over and over a public-address system, all the mice living in this city would hit the road!"(pg.115)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To make louder
Synonym: Make more powerful
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): We needed to amplify his voice so that the crowd would be able to hear him.
4.) Probable (p. 120)
Quote: "Possible, but not probable, said Miss Fitchlow."(pg.120)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To be likely
Synonym: Likely to happen
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The iPad 6 is probable to come out
5.) Meditate (p. 128)
Quote: "Meditate, she replied."(pg.128)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): To silently reflect
Synonym: To plan in the mind
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): One time I tried to meditate.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when Lewis creates a problem for himself or someone else creates a problem for Lewis. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
Lewis Creates a Problem for Himself V. Someone Else Creates a Problem for Lewis
Himself
- He reads stories to kids, but he doesn't like it that much because they like hearing the same one over and over again.(p.114)
- He doesn't know the difference between there and their so the teacher is always reminding him but he doesn't really care.(p.115)
- He went to the park and met Mr. Madruga, he couldn't spell English very well but he wanted to write a letter, so now Lewis has to write it.(p.125, 126)
-Lewis goes to the park everyday after Mr. Madruga gave the letter, but Mr. Madruga Was never there until...(p.135, 136)
-He didn't want Mr. Madruga to leave but he was the one who made the letter for him saying he wants to leave.(p.135)
Someone else
-Lewis feels like running away because everyone asks him about his feelings but it is annoying to him.(p.109)
-His mom gives him a fish to take care of to be responsible, but Lewis doesn't like it and he gets board to death.(p.110)
- After he learns to spell their the teacher tells the whole class and he didn't like it.(p.116)
-His parents have to go to Chicago so he is left at home with a babysitter. (p.119)
-He has to go to school, so he is n a hurry to get home and to the park.(p.128, 129)