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StarGirl
Lesson #1
KLW Chart
Objective: Pre-reading introduction
Evaluation: Completed Chart
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Discuss the word: CONFORM. What does it mean? Using their skills with prefixes, then have
them determine what the word NONCONFORM means.
Have students brainstorm in groups of 4-5 everything they know, want to know about the way
people conform and are nonconforming. Distribute large chart paper and have the students
draw a chart with the headers K (know) W (want to know) . Have group members put their
names on the back as these will be revisited later on in the unit.
**As an added bonus modern music can be played to give the students a sense of time passing
and set the tone for the story that they will be reading about. Free music can be found via:
sounddogs.com, or Limewire.
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Media Clip
Objective: setting reason for reading
Evaluation: teacher observed
Watch the clip and have students answer the following questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7O8xN-_JHk&feature=related
Stargirl Overview
1. What is one thing that sounds interesting about this book?
2. Do you think the story will be told in first or third person? Which way would be best?
3. Do you automatically love or hate any of the characters?
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Reading Chapters 1-2
Questions for discussion:
1. From the beginning, Stargirl sticks out at Mica High School. What are some of the ways that it
was easy to tell immediately that she was ‘different’ from other students.
2. Why does Hilary act like she does toward Stargirl? What would you do if you went to
Mica High and observed Hilary acting in this way?
3. How do the characters of Leo and Stargirl compare and contrast to one another?
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Lesson #2
STOMP: vocabulary game
Objective: reinforcement of the meanings of the words
Evaluation: students effectively identify the words as they are spoken in a sentence.
Game
Materials needed: sentence strips with one vocab word printed on them. You may have to give
several students the same words if there are not enough vocab words to go around.
Game Directions:
The teacher tells the students that as they hear their word show up in the passage that is read,
they are to stomp their feet, clap their hands, snap their fingers…whatever they choose (except
for NOTHING). Once their word shows up in the passage they can flip their sentence strip over
on the desktop. This allows the teacher to keep track of who has been paying attention and
who has not.
Teacher reads: As I read your words out loud, I want you to practice noticing your word. When I
read your word outloud, wave it in the air. Do it with some ‘flair’. Ukelele, spectacular,
slouching, hoax, maroon, boggle, gawk, sneer, absurdity, serenade, plaited, nonconformity.
Now I am going to read a passage. Listen for your word to show up again. When you hear your
word appear in the passage, you can respond by waving it in the air again, stomping your feet,
snapping your fingers, whistling, whatever floats your boat. Once you’ve done that simply place
your sentence strip face down on the desktop. But beware…sometimes I use them MORE than
ONCE!
There I was with my little Ukelele. It was a spectacular Ukelele and though some people may
sneer at the fact that I have it, I never miss a chance to serenade anyone I believe needs a good
song in their life. In fact, it may boggle your mind, may make you gawk with sheer amazement,
to hear my little Ukelele play. It’s the real thing, not a hoax. From the strings on the front to the
plaited strap around my shoulders, the absurdity of a teacher playing an Ukelele, will certainly
keep you from slouching in your seats, or might make you want to maroon me on a desert
island. That’s my bit of nonconformity for you. I’ll take my little Ukelele over a guitar any day.
*To take it up a notch, and after students have become comfortable with moving with their
words, have students exchange words with someone else. Before starting the exercise, have
each person state what their word means (definition). Additionally, you can make this a group
exercise by having everyone jump at the same time whenever ANY of the vocab words are
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Read Chapters 3-4
Questions for discussion:
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Why doesn’t Leo want to sign Stargirl up for the Hotseat segment anymore?
How does Stargirl’s choice for a pet (a rat) tie in with her nonconformist ways?
What did Wayne Parr say was his hero or role model on the Hot Seat segment?
How does Wayne Parr’s choice of a hero reinforce his character’s nature?
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Writing Exercise
Read an excerpt from Thoreau’s On Walden Pond:
"If a man loses pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away."
Objective: Discussing on paper their thoughts about ‘fitting in’ and conformity versus
nonconformity.
Evaluation: Completed short response essay.
Prompt: Everyone likes to have friends and to be liked by their peers. Think about some people
you may know that go overboard to be popular or to be liked. Next, think about those who do
NOT go out of their way to be like everyone else. Now, write to explain what qualities and
characteristics make a person willing to choose a different direction from the rest of the group.
**Take it up a notch by playing pastoral music, nature inspired music while they plan and write
their essays. Free music can be found on audiolicense.net.
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Vocabulary: See SET TWO (s2)
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Lesson #3
W.O.W. Puzzle (world of wonder)
See appendix for puzzle that reinforces vocabulary words
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Meet the Author: Jerry Spinelli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Fv8uUevERTE
Have students watch this media clip and answer the following questions:
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What made him think about becoming an author full time?
What is this author’s reaction to the popularity of his books?
What does he say about the job of being a writer?
What did he think he was going to be when he grew up?
When did he begin writing?
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Big Question Essay
Prompt: You have become the impromptu director of the Hot Seat for one episode. You have chosen
someone that your friends might not like. Argue to persuade your classmates about your choice of
interviewees.
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HOMEWORK: Have students read Chapter 5 on their own and write a short summary.
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Lesson #4
Objective: Learning about POV
Evaluation: Correct identification of POV of Stargirl
Media Clip: Have students watch the following clip, taking notes as they do so. After the movie
have the students analyze the point of view of Stargirl. Why is it told in first person by a male
character? What advantage does this give the reader? What disadvantage?
Point of View Clip: http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=6F5E1849B578-49DE-ACB5-F4DAA54D7B2B&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Read Chapters 6-7
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Who is Archie?
Why do the kids like to go and visit him?
What do they tell Archie about Stargirl?
What does Archie say about her? Why?
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Vocab Tech
Objective: vocabulary practice
Evaluation: correct definitions for 70% of the words
Materials Needed: Internet connection, projector, Quizlet set up
*Quizlet is a free service that allows teachers to go in before class and enter the vocabulary
words and their definitions. This free software creates flashcards that can be used in several
games. Divide the class into teams and let them compete against each other in a timed trial.
Give them time to study the definitions in between each round. Offer a small reward for being
the team with the quickest time.
Quizlet: www.quizlet.com
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Lesson #5
QUIZ 1 (see appendix for the test)
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Lesson #6
Read Chapters 8-9
Questions for Discussion:
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Do you think that Stargirl really wants to be popular?
Do you think she should have become a cheerleader?
How does she continue to be unique even while being a cheerleader?
What does it mean: “And the trouble with bad times is that you can’t sleep through
them.” ?
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Conflict Game
Show the media clip: http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=C7D86B21-99854F24-9591-5BB98B9A5C46&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Discuss the four types of conflict: man v man, man v nature, man v society, man v self
Then divide the classroom into four teams. Each team is given a strip of paper with one of the
types of conflict on it and they must act it out for the class. They are not allowed to tell the
group which type of conflict they have. The fun is in the guessing.
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Vocab (s2)
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Lesson #7
Read Ch. 10-11
Questions for discussion:
1. Why would someone tape the declaration about the way Stargirl said the Pledge for
everyone to see?
2. Who do you think put it up there? Why?
3. Why do you think she went to the Grisdale’s funeral?
4. Where do you think she got the money for the bike for Danny?
5. What is ironic about what the Pikes did with the bike? What did they give Danny
instead?
6. Why did people not like the way Stargirl cheered?
7. Why did she upset the cheerleaders and the crowd?
8. What did the cheerleader and football players do to get back at Stargirl?
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Porcupine Ties
Using the template in the Appendix, run off enough copies for all of your students. Have them
select a vocabulary word that they like. Have them write the vocab word on the tie in bold
letters, then in some way incorporate the definition somewhere on the tie. They should
decorate the tie with porcupine symbols and details. Display them proudly.
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CHEERfully Puzzling
Use the puzzle in the Appendix as homework, or as an additional reinforcement for vocab
words.
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Lesson #8
Read Chapter 12
1. While Stargirl is in the Hot Seat what does she say her real name is?
2. Why did she change it to Stargirl?
3. If you decided to change your name, what would you change it to? Why would you
change it?
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Figurative Language
Watch the media clip on figurative language.
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=48362CBA-237D-0718-D8C3FC5572C474DF&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=DEMS
Next, have the students find a partner, then go through chapters 1-12 writing down all of the examples
of figurative language in the story. A prize is given to the team that has the most correct examples.
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Homework: Chapters 13-14
Have students write a summary about what they read.
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Lesson #9
Character Maps
Objective: Character analysis
Evaluation: completed and correct graphic organizer
**See Appendix for graphic organizer
Directions: Have students list out traits for each major character in the book. Have them compare their
charts to their neighbors charts. Why do some people have different traits listed on their charts? This is
an opportune time to speak about the theme, again, of nonconformity and everyone’s uniqueness.
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Short Response Questions
Using the ROPE formula (Restate the question, Opinion, Proof, End it) have students answer ONE of the
three questions posed.
1. Stargirl managed to give gifts to people she didn’t know, went to funerals of people she had
never met, and rooted for the opposing team when she cheered. At first her differentness was
attractive to everyone and they wanted to be ‘unique’ too. Why did they become frightened of
her in these newest chapters?
2. This book asks the question in every chapter (not outright but implies it) that everyone is
different in some way and that it is better to be true to yourself.
Write what it must be like to be Stargirl and why it is better for her to be herself than to try and
conform to the ways of everyone else in the school.
3. What does the author mean when he writes: "we quickly snap back into place, like rubber
bands"?
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Read Chapter 15
1. What does Stargirl give to everyone in her homeroom?
2. Why is Leo embarrassed about it?
3. How have Leo’s feelings changed toward Stargirl?
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QUIZ 2 (see appendix for the test)
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Lesson #11
Vocab Velocity
Objective: fluency and recognition of vocab words
Evaluation: Completed Arrays
**See appendix for arrays
Directions: Cut out the arrays, separating the word from the definition. Then place them into
an envelope. These are the game ‘pieces’. Have students form teams, then give each an
envelope. The first team to assemble the vocab words with their corresponding definition is the
winner. For added difficulty, cut the vocabulary words in half to facilitate spelling.
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Read Chapters 16-17
1. What is the big news regarding Stargirl and the cheerleaders?
2. Why does Leo go to Stargirl’s house at nighttime?
3. What is Leo beginning to realize in regard to his feelings toward Stargirl?
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Allusion
Have students view the Allusion Media Clip:
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=851FE8FB-697F-4339-92515FE30E5F64B7&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Place this example on the board: “While Sun Valley’s team was not as good as ours, they did have
one thing we did not: a superstar. A kid named Ron Kovac. He stood six-foot-eight and averaged thirty
points per game. Our players looked like Davids flailing against Goliath.”
Have students point out the allusion. What is it referring to? (Bible characters)
Next, have students go to Chapter 14-17. Working in groups, how many allusions can they find and
document in a given time span (10 minutes+). The winner is the one that has the most allusions.
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Homework
See Appendix for Allusion Worksheet (homework)
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Lesson #12
Read Chapters 18-19
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What does Leo notice is going on as he’s walking in the hallway with Stargirl?
Who are the only people that sit with Stargirl at lunch now?
What is Archie’s advice to Leo?
What does Archie mean when he says, “I feel as if she should be teaching me”?
Who does Archie consult outside his home and what Question does he give Leo?
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The Big Question Essay
This story’s theme is about conformity and nonconformity. Think about times when you’ve
been a nonconformist, and when you’ve been a conformist. Write to explain which way you
would you like to live your life?
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Lesson #13
Read Chapters 20-21
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What tournament has Stargirl been involved in?
What does Stargirl say she wants to be when she grows up?
Who is the person that left the porcupine necktie on Leo’s doorstep?
Stargirl never leaves a note with the gifts she leaves for people. Why?
What part of the newspaper does Stargirl like to read? Why?
What is the ‘card game’?
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Symbolism
Objective: recognizing and analysis of symbols
Evaluation: correct identification, completed notes
Directions: Explain what Symbolism is to the class. On the board have displayed the following
symbols, then have students attempt to explain what the words represent in the novel.
Stargirl
Leo
Rat
Ukelele
Stargirl’s Clothes
Stargirl’s Cards
The desert
Mica High School
Stargirl: represents that part of all of mankind that longs to be free to do as they please,
without worry about what others will think. She is our own best nature.
Leo: represents the reality of how most people live. There are short intervals where he, too, is
like Stargirl. But, usually, reality and his inability to not care what others think draw him back
into conformity.
Rat: The rat represents, on one level, the uniqueness of Stargirl. She finds a loveable pet among
a type of animal that most would shun. Additionally, she sees the beauty in something as
unlovable as a rat.
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Ukelele: This instrument is often used in traditional ways to bring people together, in a
gathering, and for celebration.
Stargirl’s clothing: It is an outward reflection of her personality. When her style changes the
reader can see that she’s beginning to change as well.
Stargirl’s Cards: The cards represent her good intentions and how being generous and caring
has its own rewards. When Leo assists her in handing out cards, he also feels good about it.
The desert: represents a dry nothingness at first, and is an apt symbol for the school and for
Leo. Both the school and Leo were going on being quite normal and quite boring. When Stargirl
enters the equation, all of a sudden, Leo notices life in the desert, and there’s life that begins in
the high school.
Mica High School: the element ‘mica’ is a type of mineral that is hard and inflexible. This was
chosen to show that the people in the school, or the student body, will never change or relax
their rigid standards.
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Ukelele Code: Puzzle
**See appendix for puzzle
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Lesson #14
United Nonconformists Day
Objective: Students will determine what sort of events, traditions, foods, and songs should
accompany such a celebration.
Evaluation: Completed itinerary for National Nonconformists Day
Plan to Celebrate the occasion after the Quiz 3 tomorrow.
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Read Chapter 22-23
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Where does Leo go for dinner?
Why is he shocked at Stargirl’s parents?
What does Stargirl keep in a wooden bowl under her bed?
When Leo lies in bed at night, what does he wish for Stargirl and the students at the
school?
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Quiz 3 (see appendix for the test)
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Lesson #16
Get the Point?!
Using the above diagram, place a similar diagram on the board. Have students suggest the most
recent film that they watched. Analyze it based on this model. Have students break up into
groups and analyze a movie, game plot, book plot, or television show.
Each story, whether it is on television, in a book, or on film follows this formatting. It is the
analysis that screenwriters, storyboard artists, even gamers use to create a plotline that
readers, viewers, players will enjoy.
Next, as a class, take the plot of Stargirl and see how much of the plot can be placed into the
diagram.
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Read Chapters 24-25
1. What does Stargirl do that embarrasses Leo in front of the whole school?
2. Who is Renshaw and what does Leo do to him in the courtyard?
3. What is the heart to heart talk that Leo has with Stargirl?
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Vocab s4
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Homework: Read Chapters 26-27
Questions for discussion:
1. Leo says that Stargirl vanished, but did she really? What happened?
2. How does it make you feel that Stargirl became this way?
3. What does Stargirl think will make the students love her again?
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Lesson #17
Star Notes
**See appendix for puzzle
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Compare/Contrast
In the story, Dori is upset with Stargirl for changing her name back to Susan and dressing like
everyone else. Doris is upset because she believes Stargirl has become a conformist and isn’t
being true to herself. Think about what being popular means and then write to compare and
contrast Susan to Stargirl. OR, you can choose to compare LEO, to Stargirl.
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Read Chapter 28-29
1. When Stargirl gets on stage to give her speech, what does she do differently?
2. During the second round how does the audience react to her speech?
3. When Susan/Stargirl wins the oratorical contest what does she hope will be waiting for
her at the school when they return?
4. How does it make you feel that she would be treated like this?
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Chart It!!
Materials needed: Internet connection, or computer lab
Directions: Have each student assigned to a computer, then tell them that there is a list of
people on the board. They should choose one of the names on the board, and then decide how
these people were nonconformist, and why they felt that they had to act differently.
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King
Gandhi
Mother Teresa
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Lesson #18
Chapters 30-31
1. When none of the students showed up to cheer for her after her oratorical win, what
did Susan/Stargirl do the following Monday?
2. What does Stargirl say to Leo that makes him hate her?
3. His inability to deal with her return to Stargirl ‘ways’ makes Leo’s life miserable. Why?
4. Why won’t Leo invite Stargirl to the Ocatillo ball?
5. Stargirl goes to the Ocatillo ball by herself and does what?
6. Who slaps Stargirl at the dance?
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StarPuzzle
**See appendix for puzzle
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Lesson #19
Chapters 32-33
1. What does Archie mean when he says that Leo will be lucky to meet another star
person?
2. What does Archie say Stargirl gave up for Leo?
3. What did Leo see in Stargirl’s ‘office’?
4. What is the author trying to tell the reader when he says that the Enchanted place had
become an elementary school, and Archie’s house was for sale?
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The Big Question: Essay
Everyone has a little Stargirl in them. Think about a time when you wanted to do something
different from the crowd. Think about why you did or didn’t do it, then write to explain what
being unique and true to yourself means.
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Quiz 4 (See appendix for test)
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Puzzle Two
Stargirl 2
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1. to break apart
4. tarry wait around
6. to stand over something
8. approaching the same point from different directions
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3. slight grin
5. blissfully
7. strikingly unconventional odd
9. stared at wonderingly as with the mouth wide open
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Puzzle 3
Stargirl 3
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5. hard to catch
7. to come together
9. never ending
11. never stops talking
13. wait around
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1. of epic proportions
2. scornful
3. a journey
4. bigger than life
6. odd
8. stared at wonderingly
10. to be in charge or control
12. to move in one direction
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Stargirl 4
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Name _________________________
Porcupine Tie
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Vocabulary Sets
Set ONE
Ukulele: 4 stringed instrument popular in Hawaii
Spectacular: amazing
Slouching: not standing or sitting straight
Hoax: fake
Maroon: isolate; set apart from everyone else
Boggle: awe or astonishment
Gawk: stare
Sneer: mean expression with curled upper lip
Absurdity: foolishness
Serenade: to sing to someone
Plaited: braided
Nonconformity: not following the usual conventions and rules
Saguaro: a type of cactus
Sleazy: inappropriate
Conceive: to think of
Vague: unclear
Amok: disturb, go wrong
Perpetual: never ending
Elusive: hard to catch
Trek: a journey
Veer: turn in a direction
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Monumental: of epic proportions
Yammer: talk excessively
Disdainful: to look down on someone
Reign: to be in charge
Set Two
Gaped: stared at wonderingly as with the mouth wide open
Converging: approaching the same point from different directions
Linger: tarry wait around
Bizarre: strikingly unconventional odd
Loomed: to stand over something
Smirk: slight grin
Blithely: blissfully
Scanned: to look over
Burst: to break apart
Morbid: curiosity about the dark, sad, disgusting
Knapsack: backpack
Convened: to come together
Bafflement: puzzled
Merely: insignificant
Ovation: to stand in approval
Oratorical: to give a speech
Charade: conveying meaning without words
Conferring: to meet with someone
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Acclamation: praise
Set THREE
Dormant: not active
Empathies: feels someone else’s pain
Acknowledged: to recognize
Sullenly: angry to do something
Reluctance: hesitant to do something
Flinging: to throw without care
Banish: to send away
Impact: to strike
Mortified: highly embarrassed
Mourners: person who goes to a funeral
Suppress: to hold back
Oblivious: to not be aware of something
Rabid: raging
Detested: hate or dislike greatly
Massacre: a large defeat
Devised: to plan
Impromptu: done on the spur of the moment
liven : to make more alive
queasy: nauseous
astute : sharp
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daft : stupid
lanky: slender and awkward
reprobate : someone in trouble
rile: to make angry
cuffing: strike about the head or shoulders
penance : to show one is sorry
Set FOUR
dote : feel devoted to something
cavorting : frolic
coddle: to baby someone
gauge: to judge
ledger : an account
laggard : lazy
rapacious : vicious
abuse: harshly treat someone
garment : clothes
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Name_______________________
Character Map
Choose two dynamic characters and map their changes, thus far.
Current attitudes, actions
Current attitudes, actions
Changed attitudes, actions
Changed attitudes, actions
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Vocabulary Array: Make as many sets as are needed for the game. Can play same game with
other vocabulary sets. For use with Lesson #11. Vocab set 2.
Gaped
Linger
stared at wonderingly as with the mouth
wide open
approaching the same point from
different directions
wait around
Bizarre
odd
Loomed
to stand over something
Smirk
To grin slightly
Blithely
blissfully
Scanned
to look over
Burst
to break apart
Morbid
curiosity about the dark, sad, disgusting
Knapsack
backpack
Convened
Bafflement
to come together
puzzled
Merely
insignificant
Ovation
to stand in approval
Oratorical
to give a speech
Charade
conveying meaning without words
Conferring
to meet with someone
Acclamation
praise
Converging
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Allusion Worksheet
Name_________________________________________________ Date____________
Allusion - a literary device that provides a brief reference to a person, event, place, or phrase.
Here are some examples: Her Uncle Tom was a huge as Bigfoot…and just as hairy. OR She’s a
Scrooge with her money, so don’t bother asking for a loan.
The allusions were to known characters, such as scrooge, or to a legendary beast like Bigfoot.
1. Read the following passages, then determine where the allusion came from.
“While Sun Valley’s team was not as good as ours, they did have one thing we did not: a
superstar. A kid named Ron Kovac. He stood six-foot-eight and averaged thirty points per game.
Our players looked like Davids’ flailing against Goliath.”
The allusion is made to __________.
a. a Christian Bible character
b. a children’s character
c. the movies
d. a legend
2. Create an allusion of your own on the spaces provided:
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Quiz #1
Name_________________
1. From the beginning, Stargirl sticks out at Mica High School. What are some of the ways that it
was easy to tell immediately that she was ‘different’ from other students.
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2. Why does Hilary act like she does toward Stargirl? What would you do if you went to
Mica High and observed Hilary acting in this way?
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3. How do the characters of Leo and Stargirl compare and contrast to one another?
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4. Who is Archie?
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5. Why do the kids like to go and visit him?
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6. What do they tell Archie about Stargirl?
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7. What does Archie say about her? Why?
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Quiz #2
Name___________________
2. Do you think that Stargirl really wants to be popular? Why or why not?
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3. Do you think she should have become a cheerleader?
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4. How does she continue to be unique even while being a cheerleader?
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5. What does it mean: “And the trouble with bad times is that you can’t sleep through
them.” ?
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6. Why would someone tape the declaration about the way Stargirl said the Pledge for
everyone to see?
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7. Why do you think she went to the Grisdale’s funeral?
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8. What is ironic about what the Pikes did with the bike? What did they give Danny
instead?
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9. Why did people not like the way Stargirl cheered?
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10. What did the cheerleader and football players do to get back at Stargirl?
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11. Why did she change her name to Stargirl?
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12. What does Stargirl give to everyone in her homeroom?
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13. Why is Leo embarrassed about it?
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14. How have Leo’s feelings changed toward Stargirl?
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Quiz #3
Name___________________
1. What is the big news regarding Stargirl and the cheerleaders?
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2. Why does Leo go to Stargirl’s house at nighttime?
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3. What is Leo beginning to realize in regard to his feelings toward Stargirl?
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4. What does Leo notice is going on as he’s walking in the hallway with Stargirl?
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5. Who are the only people that sit with Stargirl at lunch now?
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6. What is Archie’s advice to Leo?
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7. What does Archie mean when he says, “I feel as if she should be teaching me”?
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8. What does Stargirl say she wants to be when she grows up? Why?
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9. Who is the person that left the porcupine necktie on Leo’s doorstep?
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10. Stargirl never leaves a note with the gifts she leaves for people. Why?
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11. What part of the newspaper does Stargirl like to read? Why?
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12. What is the ‘card game’?
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13. What does Stargirl keep in a wooden bowl under her bed?
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14. When Leo lies in bed at night, what does he wish for Stargirl and the students at the
school?
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Quiz #4
Name___________________
1. What does Stargirl do that embarrasses Leo in front of the whole school?
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2. Who is Renshaw and what does Leo do to him in the courtyard?
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3. What is the heart to heart talk that Leo has with Stargirl?
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4. Leo says that Stargirl vanished, but did she really? What happened?
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5. What does Stargirl think will make the students love her again?
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6. When Susan/Stargirl wins the oratorical contest what does she hope will be waiting for
her at the school when they return?
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7. How does it make you feel that she would be treated like this?
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8. What does Archie mean when he says that Leo will be lucky to meet another star
person?
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9. What does Archie say Stargirl gave up for Leo?
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10. What did Leo see in Stargirl’s ‘office’?
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11. What is the author trying to tell the reader when he says that the Enchanted place had
become an elementary school, and Archie’s house was for sale?
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