Thursday, March 19, 2009

CHAPTERS 6 & 7

Chapter 6: "Swedish Cremes and Welfare Cheese"

Vocabulary:
welfare: help or money given by a government agency to people who are unable to meet their own needs. (pg.100)

peon: a laborer or worker working off a debt (pg.101)

Comprehension Questions:

1. How does Byron trick Kenny into keeping the secret about the "free food"??

2. What poved to Kenny that Byron felt bad about killing the mourning dove?

Chapter 7: "Every Chihuahua in America Lines Up to Take a Bite out of Byron"

Vocabulary:

Chihuahua: a dog of the Mexican breed, small and with pointy ears.

conk: a hair style in which naturally curly hair is straightened and smoothed down close to the head

executioner: the person who carries out a convicted prisoner's death sentence

Questions:

1. On pages 118-119, how does Byron describe his relationship with Kenny as they are waiting for Mr. Watson to arrive to decide By's punishment?

2. What new physical characteristics does Byron end up with and what new nicknames do you predict for him?



4 comments:

  1. Bryon tricks Kenny about the free food because he we they were in the supermarket Bryon took this cookies and started throwing it at Kenny and kenny know that Bryon w to throw it at him again so he bucked.Then they left.

    Bryon proved to Kenny that he felt bad because after he had killed the bird he started to throw up and when Kenny went to go ask him was he okay he pushed him away and told him to go away and he had punched him.

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  2. Bryon and Kenny relationship like if he dont care because his parnets keep on theartening him and is not really sending him anywhere

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  3. his relationship with him he is nice

    i dont know but i have to say flamedude

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