The Big Cheese (Good Things Readers Do)

Make a prediction: Why do you think this book is called "The Big Cheese"?

How do you think everyone else feels about The Big Cheese?

• Everyone else is proud of The Big Cheese because he is the best at everything.

• Everyone else feels like they are better than The Big Cheese.

• Everyone else probably doesn't like The Big Cheese because he brags about himself a lot.

Make a prediction: How will everything change?

Write about a time you lost at something like The Big Cheese just did:

How does The Big Cheese feel now that everything isn't going as planned?

• Big Cheese feels fine losing to Wedge.

• Big Cheese is frustrated things are not going how he thought they would.

• Big Cheese is proud of Wedge!

Why does The Big Cheese feel okay, even though he lost?

• The Big Cheese realized that winning isn't everything.

• The Big Cheese wanted to lose.

• The Big Cheese loses all the time, so this is not new to him.

What lesson did The Big Cheese learn?