Chapters 1-7

Reading Check

1.  An annotated book from the summer reading list (Chapter 5)

2.  Avocadoes (Chapter 6)

3.  Ginger the hedgehog (Chapter 5)

4.  Draws a goatee and sideburns on his face (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. To learn vocabulary over the summer, Derek develops a unique approach by drawing definitions of words instead of writing them. Each drawing relates to an event in his life, such as the drawing of his dad with a goatee, which illustrates Derek drawing a goatee on his dad’s face to make him feel younger. (All chapters)

2. Derek’s dad worries that he’s getting too old compared to the new animators being hired. He thinks that his old style of illustration is becoming obsolete. (Chapter 7)

3. Derek dislikes the idea of reading books without pictures, and he hates being forced into it even more. Derek prefers to read comic books. (Chapter 1)

Chapters 8-14

Reading Check

1. Learning Camp (Chapter 10)

2. Pedro the helper monkey (Chapter 10)

3. Carly (Chapter 9)

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