Unit 9 Prose and Poetry Midpoint Check

1. How does Stink’s character develop throughout the story?

• 1. Stink started by being afraid to go to sleep, to being excited to go to sleep. 

• 1. Stink started by wanting to sleep over at Webster’s, to wanting to sleep over at Grandma Lou’s. 

• 1. Stink went from being disappointed about the trip to the aquarium, to being excited about the trip to the aquarium. 

• 1. Stink went from enjoying the sleepover with Judy, to deciding that he missed his parents. 

1. Which sentence from the text shows how Stink changed by the end of the story?

• 1. “The aquarium? The aquarium is not Montpelier. The aquarium is not James Madison’s house.”

• 1. “Yippee!” he yelled. “A shark sleepover!”

• 1. “So? Vader was staring a hole right through me.” 

• 1. “Will there be sharks?”

1. How is the theme developed in the story?

• 1. The theme is developed by the author including events in the story showing us that family can make the best friends.

• 1. The theme is developed by the author including events in the story that show us that good things come to those who wait. 

• 1. The theme is developed by the author including events in the story that show us that it is brave to face your fears. 

• 1. The theme is developed by the author including events in the story that show us that disappointing events can sometimes turn out to be better than what you expected. 

1. What would be a good summary to the story “Stink and the Shark Sleepover”?

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• 1. Stink doesn’t want to go to sleep because he is waiting for his parents to arrive. He is hoping that they won a trip to Montpelier, but when they arrive they tell him that they did not win the trip to Montpelier. Stink is disappointed to find out that they won a sleepover trip to the aquarium, instead. Then, he realizes that the aquarium has sharks. He becomes excited and learns that sometimes events can turn out to be better than we think. 

• 1. Stink doesn’t want to go to sleep because he is waiting for his parents to arrive. He is hoping that they won a trip to Montpelier, but when they arrive, they tell him that they did win the trip! Stink was excited to go to the best place on Earth, and could not wait for the adventure! Stink learned that sometimes events can turn out to be better than we think.

• 1. Stink wanted to go to sleep because he was so tired. He was not interested in the prizes his parents would win from the fundraiser. Judy and Chloe watched him sleep and thought he looked so sweet. 

1. Which detail can be included in a summary of this text? 

• 1. “Chloe came back with the popcorn.”

• 1. “You get to cook on a fire and dig for old stuff.”

• 1. “There really was a chipmunk in her attic!”

• 1. “And if they win the best prize, I get a trip to Montpelier.

1. What type of figurative language is the sentence “Stink’s heart sank.”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

1. PART A : What is Judy’s perspective about Stink going to sleepovers?

• 1. Judy thinks Stink loves sleepovers. 

• 1. Judy thinks Stink is afraid of sleepovers.

• 1. Judy thinks Stink should always go to sleepovers.

• 1. Judy thinks Chloe is the best babysitter during sleepovers. 

1. PART B : Select two details from the text that supports your answer to PART A?

• 1. “Stink’s afraid of sleepovers.” said Judy. 

• 1. “Am not!” said Stink 

• 1. “No fair,” said Judy. “How come I  never got to go on a big deal, fancy sleepover?”

• 1. “Besides,” said Stink. “I was only seven then.”

• 1. “What about the time you tried to sleep over at Webster’s, and his glow-in-the- dark Star Wars poster freaked you out so bad…”