Weslandia Questions

Weslandia Questions

Text Feature: Illustrations

What place does this illustration show?

Who do you think the main character will be?

Skill: Theme

What important detail do you learn about Wesley at the very beginning of the story?

How is he different from other kids his age?

What is the one thing Wesley is good at?

Vocabulary: Context Clues

Find the vocabulary word torments on page 201.

What does the author compare this word to?

How does this comparison help you to understand the meaning of tormentors?

Strategy: Summarize

It would help if we summarized the most important details before continuing. For example, we learned that Wesley is not like anyone else in his town and kids do not like him because of that. He dreams of a more exciting form of shelter than the two styles of homes in his neighborhood. Summarizing the details about Wesley will help us understand him better as we continue to read the story.

Skill: Make Inferences

What did you learn about how Wesley's father feels about his son on page 202?

Reread paragraph five. What can you infer about Wesley's father's comment?

What does Wesley's father's comment suggest about how he feels about Wesley's interest in learning? What evidence supports this inference?

Skill: Theme

What important decision does Wesley make? Paraphrase what happens in the story.

Why would Wesley like to create a new civilization for himself?

Summarize

How did Wesley come up with the idea to found his own civilization?

Author's Craft: Word Choice

Authors choose words that help create a mood, or feeling.

What mood do the words "a wind blew in," "raced through the trees," and "set his curtains snapping" create?

Skill: Make Inferences

What inference can you make about Wesley's neighbor?

Discuss with your group the evidence you used to make this inference.

Genre: Fantasy

Up until now, the story has seemed like it could happen in real life.

What events on this page show that the story is actually a fantasy?

Ask and Answer Questions

Think of your own question and share it with your group.

Go back and reread the text to find the answer to your question.

Paraphrase the answer to your partner.

Author's Craft: Text Structure

The author uses the signal word unlike to contrast two different things.

What is the author contrasting here?

Why do you think the author makes this contrast?

Summarize

How does Wesley use the plants he grows?

Strategy: Summarize

Summarize the most important things about Weslandia to make sure you understand this civilization.

Skill: Theme

Paraphrase what happens to Wesley as a result of the sports he makes up.

Strategy: Summarize

Summarize how Wesley's parents change.

Skill: Theme

What happens to Wesley when he goes back to school?