Chapter 6: Harassing Miss Harris
1.
What does Miss Harris remind Gilly of? Why?
2.
What does it mean when Gilly says “she had been in charge of her own education”?
3.
Why does Gilly want Miss Harris to fall apart and get mad at her?
4.
What is Gilly going to use against Miss Harris to make her angry?
5.
What was wrong with Gilly’s card? Why would it hurt Miss Harris?
6.
Why does Gilly snap to attention when Miss Harris says they are alike?
7.
Why are they both angry people?
8.
What does the word “envy” mean?
9.
Why does Gilly keep comparing Miss Harris to a cobra that is ready to strike?
10.
Did Gilly get the reaction she wanted from Miss Harris?
Discussion Question
Directions: Use part of the question in your answer and write in complete sentences, there needs to be at least four sentences
in your answer. You need to answer all parts of the question. Begin your constructed response by including the title of the
text in your answer. You need to include details from the passage to support your answer. Include a text to life (world), text
to self, or text to text connection. Please answer the question within the space provided. Any writing outside of the lines will
not be graded.
A passage from The Great Gilly Hopkins states “You may find this hard to believe, Gilly, but you and I are very much
alike.” This is a statement made from Miss Harris to Gilly. A1) What does this statement mean? A2) How are Miss
Harris and Gilly alike? A3) How are they different?
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Harrassing Miss Harris
Look back into Chapter 6, about Miss Harris.
Write down 5 ways Gilly and Miss Harris are the same. Write down 5 ways each are different from the
other.