RULES of
the ROAD


by Joan Bauer
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize


FOR TEACHERS:
Intro
Prepare the Classroom
Reader Response Sample Journal Page
Character Analysis (Main)
Character Analysis (Secondary)
Connections
Puzzlemaker Activity
Assessment Tools
Suggested Reading Clusters
 
FOR STUDENTS:
Before Reading
Getting Started
Chapter 1
Chapters 2-3
Chapters 4-5-6
Chapters 7-8
Chapters 9-10-11
Chapters 12-13-14
Chapters 15-16
Chapters 17-18-19
Chapters 20-21-22
Chapters 23-24-25
Chapters 26-27-28
After Reading
Web Sites
About the Writers
ASSESSMENT:
Book quiz CHAPTERS 1 - 12



Part I: Completion

1. Name our featured class novel author.
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2. List four book titles she has written:
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3. What is the copyright date for our class novel?
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4. What famous book award did she win?
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5. What are 3 things Jenna worries about before she leaves for her trip?
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6. What are 3 "jobs" Jenna has to do once "on the road" with Mrs. Gladstone?

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Part II: Character Match
1.______Narrator of the story
2.______Owner of the Cadillac
3.______Jenna's boss at the Chicago shoe store
4.______Had an alcohol problem
5.______Shady Oaks Nursing Home roommates
6.______Mrs. Gladstone's son
7.______Great shoe store manager in Dallas
8.______Jenna's best friend back home
9.______Mrs. Gladstone's "scum bucket" son
10._____Promises to go visit Grandma when Jenna is on her trip

A. Faith
B. Jenna
C. Mrs. Boller
D. Grandmother
E. Opal
F. Murry Castlebaum
G. Madeline Gladstone
H. Gladys
I. Dad
J. Elden
K. Harry Bender


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Enhanced Reading and Teaching Guide by Robert C. Bergstrom
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