Thursday, September 3, 2009

Maniac Magee Discussion Questions


After reading Maniac Magee answer the following discussion questions:

1. What does “maniac” mean? What do you think a character with this name might be like? Is Maniac Magee similar?

2. What would you do if you were all on your own with no one to take care of
you?

3. How is Maniac just a regular kid? How is he a larger than life character?

4. Why do you think Maniac stays with the McNabs for as long as he does?

5. Why do you think Maniac does so much running?

6. Why do you think the book is broken into four sections? How are they different? How does Maniac change from the beginning to the end?

7. What are some legendary things Maniac does? Which was your favorite?

1 comment:

Wendy said...

1. What does “maniac” mean? What do you think a character with this name might be like? Is Maniac Magee similar?
Crazey, crazey yes

2. What would you do if you were all on your own with no one to take care of
you?
Go an orfonige

3. How is Maniac just a regular kid? How is he a larger than life character?
He is a normal kid he likes stuf a normal kid would like. He is abanded

4. Why do you think Maniac stays with the McNabs for as long as he does?
Because they let him stay

5. Why do you think Maniac does so much running?
To run away from bad thoughts.

6. Why do you think the book is broken into four sections? How are they different? How does Maniac change from the beginning to the end?

because it is different parts of his lif and there all different because he lives whith someone different

7. What are some legendary things Maniac does? Which was your favorite?
He croses the black/white line, he Cobbles knot, (he bites mars bar’s chocolate bar)-favorit