BEFORE READING

Have you ever been involved in a club or organization?
Have you ever worked for a political campaign?
Why is it hard to convince everyone you meet that your point of view is best?
Check over your CHARACTER CHART and be prepared to add more new characters from this chapter.
Review your RESPONSE JOURNAL entries for Chapter 5.

DURING READING

Watch how the author uses words in italic print (p. 48) that give extra emphasis to words like "only," "always," "any."
Notice the new characters you will meet.
What "people skills" are used in meeting and greeting?
Look deeper to see the people skills, attitudes, and relationships of the characters.

AFTER READING

Write a title or name for this chapter in your RESPONSE JOURNAL.
Write a one paragraph summary based on what happened with the petitions that you read about in Chapter 6.
LIST new characters on the CHARACTER CHART.
Describe the mayor's house. How did he get it?
Bring a yo-yo to class and demonstrate some of the tricks mentioned in this chapter (p. 53).
Who is the evil henchman? (p. 55 middle) What does that mean?
At the end of the chapter, what was G.T.'s mother's outlook on life? Did G.T. follow her example?