Ms. WB's Language Arts Class

Have you ever wished that you could switch places with someone else?  The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain is the story of a poor boy and a wealthy prince who switch places.

Read the digital version of the play here: The Prince & the Pauper

Watch a short film version here: Wishbone: The Prince & the Pauper

Reading Questions

Directions: You are required to read for at least 30 minutes each evening and complete the reading log. In addition, you must answer 3 of the following questions (you choose which 3 questions to answer) each week about the book you are currently reading and write these questions and answers in your language arts notebook. Please write at least 1 paragraph for each answer and use the R-S-S-E format when answering these questions. Thank you for reading and responding! Your hard work is appreciated!

1. Is there one character who is similar to you in this book? Explain.
2. Have you ever had a similar experience as someone in the book? Explain.
3. Compare a character, the story, or a main event to another book.
4. How would you resolve the conflict (problem) in the book?
5. In your opinion, what is the lesson that this book teaches readers about life (theme)? Explain.
6. What emotions did you feel while reading this book? Explain.
7. What were your feelings about the book’s ending? Explain.
8. What is the genre of this book? How do you know? Explain.
9. Explain how a character changed throughout this book.
10. What did you learn from reading this book? Explain.
11. Why do you think the author chose the title for this book? Explain.
12. What predictions can you make about what will happen to the characters after the end of this book? Explain.
13. Describe something interesting that happened in the book you read.
14. When and where does the action of this book take place? How do you know? Explain.
15. Who are the protagonists and the antagonists in this book? How do you know? Explain.
16. What was the climax of this book? Explain.
17. Find a sentence in this book that includes a word (or phrase) that you do not understand. Write the sentence and explain what you believe this word or phrase might mean based on the context of the sentence. If you are still struggling to understand it, look up this word or phrase and write down its meaning.
18. Write a summary of the book you read.
19. Illustrate a scene from the book you read and write a description of the scene you illustrated.
20. Write another ending to the story that is different from the one the author wrote.