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Group A Macavity
and Vermin Activity
Definitions
Copy the definitions from
1. Bafflement
pages 590-593
Sentences
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Recall the line
from the text
Depravity
Fiend
Levitation
Suavity
Vermin
The bafflement was caused by people skipping others in line.
The CEOs depravity was revealed when he scammed elderly people out of their money.
The fiend haunted the house and scared residents away.
The magician used his levitation powers on his assistant as she floated above the table.
The young prince had suavity that attracted all the women.
The house was over taken by vermin so it was demolished.
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Stanza 1 – 1) Identify the metaphor used in the stanza. 2) Who does Macavity
confuse?
Stanza 2 – 3) Draw a picture of Macavity breaking a human law. 4) Identify
two examples of repetition.
Stanza 3 - 5) Identify the simile used in this stanza.
Stanza 4 – 6) Does this stanza have a negative or positive description of
Macavity?
Stanza 5 – 7) Identify two examples of alliteration.
Stanza 6 – 8) Identify an example of personification.
Stanza 7 – 9) Identify an example of personification.
Closing
Vermin
10) What two things are being
compared?
11) Identify an example of repetition.
Reread lines 11-14 of
“Macavity.” Based on this
description, make a sketch
of Macavity. Label your
sketch to show what
details from the poem you
included.
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Group B Macavity and Vermin Activity
Definitions
Copy the definitions from
1. Bafflement
pages 590-593
Sentences: Copy the following
and complete the sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Recall the
line from
the text
Select 3-4
words and list 1
synonym for it
Depravity
Fiend
Levitation
Suavity
Vermin
The bafflement was caused by ___________________________.
The CEOs depravity was revealed when he ___________________________________________.
The fiend haunted the house and __________________________________.
The magician used his levitation powers on his assistant as she floated above the table.
The young prince had suavity that _________________________.
The house was over taken by vermin so it was demolished.
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Stanza 1 – 1) Identify the metaphor used in the stanza. What does this metaphor reveal
about the speaker’s attitude toward Macavity? 2) Who does Macavity confuse? (textual
evidence)
Stanza 2 – 3) Draw a picture of Macavity breaking a human law. 4) Identify two examples of
repetition. Why does the author use repetition?
Stanza 3 - 5) Identify a simile used in this stanza.
Stanza 4 – 6) What type of description does the author create of Macavity?
Stanza 5 – 7) Identify two examples of alliteration. 8) Identify the rhyme scheme of this
stanza.
Stanza 6 – 9) Identify and explain an example of personification.
Closing
Vermin
10) What two things are being
compared?
.
11) Identify an example of repetition.
Stanza 7 – 8) Identify and explain an example of personification.
Reread “Macavity.”
Based on this
description, make a
sketch of Macavity.
Label your sketch to
show what details from
the poem you included.
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Group C Macavity and Vermin Activity
Definitions
Write 2-3 synonymous
for the words.
Copy the definitions from
1. Bafflement
pages 590-593
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Depravity
Fiend
Levitation
Suavity
Vermin
Sentences: Create an original sentence
using the vocabulary work. .
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Stanza 1 – 1) Identify the metaphor used in the stanza. What does this metaphor reveal
about the speaker’s attitude toward Macavity? 2) Who does Macavity confuse? (textual
evidence)
Stanza 2 – 3) Draw a picture of Macavity breaking a human law. 4) Identify two examples of
repetition. Why does the author use repetition?
Stanza 3 - 5) Identify a simile used in this stanza.
Stanza 4 – 6) What type of description does the author create of Macavity?
Stanza 5 – 7) Identify two examples of alliteration. 8) Identify the rhyme scheme of this
stanza.
Stanza 6 – 9) Identify and explain an example of personification.
Closing
Complete
numbers
4-7 on
page 594.
.
Stanza 7 – 8) Identify and explain an example of personification.
Early Finisher?
Reread lines 11-14 of
“Macavity.” Based on
this description,
make a sketch of
Macavity. Label your
sketch to show what
details from the
poem you included.