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The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Use your dictionary to write the complete definition for each word.
Chapters 1-4
1. automatically- ____________________________________________________________________________________
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2. blizzard- _________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. demonstration- ___________________________________________________________________________________
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5. hostile- __________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. punctual- ________________________________________________________________________________________
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7. reinforcement- ___________________________________________________________________________________
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8. thermostat- ______________________________________________________________________________________
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9. version- _________________________________________________________________________________________
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10. vital- ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapters 5-8
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3. conscience- ______________________________________________________________________________________
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7. maestro- ________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. technician- ______________________________________________________________________________________
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9. traitor- __________________________________________________________________________________________
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10. peon- __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapters 9-11
1. accustomed- _____________________________________________________________________________________
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2. eavesdrop- ______________________________________________________________________________________
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9. temptations- _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapters 12-Epilogue
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LJ figures out a clever way to steal the majority of Kenny’s toy dinosaurs. Use the information about Dinosaurs to
complete the Venn Diagram.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
The Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of the most widely known and terrifying of dinosaurs. This large, meat-eating animal lived
and hunted alone. It walked upright on two legs; had sharp, jagged teeth; and had tiny “arms” with two fingers on each
one. Despite it’s great weight, it could overtake prey by running up to 22 miles per hour. In addition to catching live
dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus also ate the bodies of dinosaurs that died from natural causes.
Triceratops
Triceratops were plant-eating dinosaurs that lived in herds. Each Triceratops had a large frill at the base of its threehorned head, a sharp beak to chop leaves from plants, and flat teeth to shred the leaves. The frill protected its neck and
had blood vessels on the underside to radiate excess heat. Triceratops used its horns to defend itself against meateating dinosaurs.
Apatosaurus
Apatosauruses were the biggest animals ever to live on land. These plant-eating dinosaurs moved slowly in large herds.
Apatosauruses had long necks, small heads, and very long tails that they used as a whip or club to defend itself against
meat-eating dinosaurs. Their feet had five toes with claws on the inner toes for balance. The natural life-span of an
Apatosaurus was about 100 years.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Character Sketches
Choose Kenny or Byron. Think about and answer the questions below. Draw a picture of your character in the box at the
bottom of the page using the answers to your questions, be sure to draw a background too. Hint: I should be able to figure
out who your person is based on your answers!
1. Describe the person’s hair, eyes, and skin. Use lots of adjectives! __________________________________________
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2. What type of clothes does the person usually wear? _____________________________________________________
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3. What are the person’s typical gestures or sayings? ______________________________________________________
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4. Where does the person live? _______________________________________________________________________
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5. What does the person do well? _____________________________________________________________________
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6. What grade is the person in? _______________________________________________________________________
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7. What does the person enjoy doing? __________________________________________________________________
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8. What kind of things does the person do that gets him in trouble? ___________________________________________
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Recreate the Brown Bomber
Kenny gives a vivid description of the Brown Bomber. Using colored pencils or crayons, use your imagination to draw the
Brown Bomber below. Be sure to include these five details in your drawing:
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The damaged hood ornament
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The Ultra-Glide
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The mirror to which Byron’s lips were stuck
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The bar down the front of the windshield
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At least one of the characters from the story
Compare Yourself to Kenny or Byron
Choose to compare yourself to either Kenny or Byron. Think about the areas below that you could compare the two of
you. In the left circle, write things that only apply to the character; in the right circle, write things that only apply to you. In
the middle write things that you both have in common.
Family size
pastimes
teased
grandma
birth order
trying to be “cool”
Sense of humor
appearance
fears
swearing
problems
parents
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caring