Joey Pigza Loses Control

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Joey Pigza
Loses Control
Lit Link
Grades 4-6
Written by Nat Reed
Illustrated by S&S Learning Materials
About the author:
Nat Reed has been a member of the teaching profession for over 30 years. He is presently a
full-time instructor at Trent University in the Teacher Education Program.
ISBN: 978-1-55495-004-1
Copyright 2009
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OTM-14281 • SSN1-281 Joey Pigza Loses Control
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
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Learning Expectations
Reading Comprehension
Reasoning & Critical Thinking Skills
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• Identify setting
• Understand abstract concepts – conscience, revenge, fear, perseverance,
self-respect, exaggeration, conflict, etc.
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• Develop opinions and personal interpretations
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• Write a letter
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• Conduct an interview
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• Identify/create a simile
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• Identify a cliffhanger
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• Identify/create an alliteration
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• Identify the climax of a story
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• Develop a collage
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• Create a book cover
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• Create an analogy
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• Interpret an expression of speech
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• Create a Storyboard
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Vocabulary Development, Grammar, & Word Usage
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Table of Contents
At A GlanceTM . .......................................................................................................................2
Overall Expectations .............................................................................................................4
List of Skills ...........................................................................................................................5
Teacher Suggestions .............................................................................................................6
Synopsis/Author Biography ...................................................................................................7
Student Checklist ..................................................................................................................8
Reproducible Student Booklet ...............................................................................................9
Answer Key .........................................................................................................................61
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Overall Expectations
The students will:
• develop their skills in reading, writing, listening, and oral communication.
• use good literature as a vehicle for developing skills required by curriculum expectations:
reasoning and critical thinking, knowledge of language structure, vocabulary building, and use of
conventions.
• become meaningfully engaged in the drama of literature through a variety of types of questions
and activities.
• identify and describe elements of stories (i.e., plot, main idea, characters, setting).
• learn and review many skills in order to develop good reading habits.
• provide clear answers to questions and well-constructed explanations.
• organize and classify information to clarify thinking.
• learn about: character development/growth, self-acceptance, living with the shortcomings of others
(i.e., one’s parents), family relationships, the dangers of smoking and alcohol.
• relate events and the feelings of characters found in the novel to their own lives and experiences.
• learn from a first person perspective the challenges of being an individual with special needs
(ADHD - Attention-Deficit, Hyperactive Disorder).
• appreciate that the growth of one’s character is often the result of trials that come into one’s life.
• learn the importance of dealing with adversity and developing perseverance in the face of difficult
experiences.
• state their own interpretation of a written work, using evidence from the novel and from their own
knowledge and experience.
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List of Skills
Vocabulary Development: Character Activities:
1.Using content clues 1.Determine character traits
2.Locating descriptive words/phrases 2.Compare two characters
3.Listing synonyms, antonyms, homonyms 3.Relating personal experiences
4.Use of capitals and punctuation 4.Comparing two characters using a Venn
5.Identifying syllables Diagram
6.Determining alphabetical order
7.Use of singular/plural nouns Creative and Critical Thinking:
8.Developing dictionary skills 1.Research
9.Identifying parts of speech 2.Complete Observation Chart
10.Identifying alliteration 3.Write a letter
11.Identifying personification 4.Conduct an interview
12.Identifying simile 5.Create a film review
13.Write a description of personal feelings 6.Conduct a Talk Show
Setting Activities: Art Activities:
1.Identify the details of a setting 1.Design a collage
2.Design a cover for the novel
Plot Activities: 3.Develop a Storyboard
1.Identify conflict in the story
2.Determine the role of others in one’s
personal growth
3.Develop a Storyboard
4.Identify the climax of a novel
5.Create a synopsis
6.Identify a cliffhanger
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Teacher Suggestions
This resource can be used in a variety of ways:
1. The student booklet focuses on one chapter of the novel at a time. Each of these sections
contains the following activities:
a) Before you read the chapters (reasoning and critical thinking skills)
b) Vocabulary building (dictionary and thesaurus skills)
c) Questions on the chapter (reading comprehension skills)
d) Language activities (grammar, punctuation, word structure, and extension activities)
2. Students may read the novel at their own speed and then select, or be assigned, a variety of
questions and activities.
3. Bulletin Board and Interest Center Ideas: Themes might include baseball, amusement/theme
parks, or small breeds of dogs.
4. Pre-Reading Activities. Joey Pigza Loses Control may also be used in conjunction with themes
of children with special needs; self-esteem; the importance/influence of parents; friendship;
facing adversity; developing personal responsibility.
5. Independent Reading Approach: Students who are able to work independently may attempt
to complete the assignments in a self-directed manner. Initially these students should participate
in the pre-reading activities with the rest of the class. Students should familiarize themselves
with the reproducible student booklet. Completed worksheets should be submitted so that the
teacher can note how quickly and accurately the students are working. Students may be brought
together periodically to discuss issues in specific sections of the novel.
6. Fine Art Activities: Students may integrate such topics as the art of tattoos, sports
(i.e., baseball), planning and designing a theme park, collages, a Storyboard, and a book cover.
7. Encourage the students to keep a reading log in which they record their readings each day and
their thoughts about the passage.
8. Students should keep all their work together in one place. A portfolio cover is provided for this
reason.
9. Students should not be expected to complete all activities. Teachers should allow choice and in
some cases match the activity to the student’s ability.
10. Students should keep track (in their portfolio) of the activities they complete.
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Synopsis
Joey Pigza’s life is turned upside down when his mother allows him to spend a few weeks in a
nearby city with his estranged father and grandmother. Joey has learned to depend on a medicated
patch to control his hyperactive/compulsive behavior, and dreads being without it for long periods.
Joey has an idealized image of his father, and resents his mother’s smothering ways, however
when he moves in with his dad, Joey quickly discovers the man is actually very much like him in many
respects. Carter Pigza is impulsive and has great difficulty controlling his actions and tongue. Joey also
discovers that his dad has a rather serious drinking problem.
Carter Pigza signs Joey up as a player on the baseball team he coaches, and they are both surprised
to discover that Joey is an excellent pitcher. Joey’s visit, however, becomes quickly unraveled when his
dad insists that his son stops wearing the medicated patch which helps to control his erratic behavior,
feeling that it is simply a crutch. Without this daily medication, Joey’s behavior and unhappiness quickly
spirals out of control.
The climax of the novel occurs during the championship baseball game, when Joey, unable to
control his frustration, has a complete meltdown on the mound. His mother is sent for and whisks Joey
home.
The visit has revealed to Joey a much more realistic picture of his father – both his good points and
bad, and also has helped him to realize how his mother has only had his best interests in mind in all of
the decisions she makes on his behalf.
Author Biography
Jack Gantos
Jack Gantos was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. When he was seven years old his family
moved to Barbados in the West Indies where he attended British schools. His family then moved to
Florida where Jack continued his schooling and developed a love of reading. Jack’s writing “career”
began in sixth grade when he began a journal in which he collected stories and anecdotes. By high
school he knew he wanted to be a writer. While in college, he began working on picture books with
an illustrator friend, Nicole Rubel, and in 1976 had their first book, Rotten Ralph, published. Since this
successful beginning, Jack has had more picture books published, as well as books for young adults
and adult novels. As well as writing, Jack is also a conference speaker, university lecturer and inservice provider.
Jack Gantos has also written Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.
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Student Checklist
Student Name:
Assignment
Date:
Grade/Level
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Chapter 1
Joey Pigza’s parents are separated. Usually he lives with his mother, but as the novel opens we learn
that he is to spend the next six weeks with his dad – a man he doesn’t know all that well. Imagine you
are Joey for a moment and describe what you think might be going through his mind as he and his
mother drive to the town where his father lives.
Part A:
Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.
snout
relationship
clamped
whimper
expire
notion
sprouted
seam
pursed
weepy
1. Tim really __________________ up over the summer.
2. I’d better get down to the government office, my license is about to __________________.
3. Wherever did you get the __________________ we were going to Ireland this summer?
4. Jill has a wonderful __________________ with her grandmother.
5. Sonja __________________ her lips and squinched her eyes in response to the question.
6. When I’m tired I tend to get very emotional and __________________.
7. They would never have known the puppy was in the glove compartment if they hadn’t heard it
__________________.
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8. When they moved to the city his parents really __________________ down on him.
9. A dog has a __________________, a person has a nose.
10. My aunt can’t get over how new pants, that are sold in clothing stores, don’t have a
__________________.
1. As the chapter opens, where is Joey going and why?
2. Describe the circumstances that caused Pablo to get ill.
3. What does the expression “paper covers rock” mean?
4. How would you describe Joey’s mother’s driving skills? Please offer proof for your opinion.
5. What did Joey end up doing with Pablo after the dog became ill? What is your opinion of Joey’s
decision?
6. What two changes at school made it possible for Joey to sit still for longer periods?
7. As the chapter closes we are left wondering what other things Joey’s mother might have said in
response to Joey’s statement about wanting his father to love him as much as Joey loves him.
Speculate on what she might have held back in saying to Joey.
The author uses a number of interesting expressions in this chapter. Put the following expressions in
more understandable words. You might have to check the context before answering.
1. “was a wake-up call for me” 2. “having everything I wanted blow up in my face” 3. “made me hang my head” 4. “he can be … wired like you” Pablo is a Chihuahua (pronounced Chi-wa-wa) breed of dog.
Did you know that the Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog in
the world and is named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico?
Investigate this breed further and discover three additional facts about this little breed of dog.
Chapter 2
What does the expression, “Dog-eared,” usually mean? When you finish reading the chapter come
back to this question and explain what is actually meant by the title of Chapter 2.
Using words from this chapter, complete the following crossword puzzle.
Chihuahua
Carousel
Evening
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Trumpet
Berserk
Steaming
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Lawyer
Explains
Subject
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Essay
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Troll
Will
Wired
AA
Batter
Pursed
Couch
Look
Suede
Mind
Rage
Toss
Spent
Ajar
Hoists
Able
Basin
Era
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Earp
Neighborhood
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Down
“Where there’s a _____, there’s a way.”
The player up to bat
Puckered the lips
Alcoholics Anonymous
Merry-go-round
Extreme anger
Wild; crazy
“______ over matter”
Someone who represents clients in legal
matters
Makes plain or clear
Latter part of the day
Throw
Nearsighted
Sofa or chesterfield
A historical time period
Not more
Bowl or sink
Partly open
Across
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Joey’s dog
A small breed of dog
A creature of folklore
Very angry (slang)
Excited (slang)
A type of soft leather
A short literary composition
Gunfighter, Wyatt _______
A musical instrument
Easily seen
See
Qualified or capable
Tired or fatigued
Opposite of daughter
Lifts
Topic or theme
The area around the place where a person
lives
1. Describe the setting of this chapter. Remember that setting includes both time and place.
2. Describe how Joey practiced his throwing in the back yard. What went wrong?
3. Why did his mother say goodbye to Joey in the car and not later?
4. Why did Joey’s mother give him extra money?
5. Describe what happened when Joey’s dad tried to kiss Joey’s mom.
6. What do you think Joey’s bald spot might have been caused from?
An idiom is a literary device that says one thing, but means another (i.e., “you hit the nail on the
head”). An example from Chapter 2 is “she was steaming mad.” Think of another example of an
idiom and record it below.
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about what will happen later
in the story.
In this chapter, Joey spends a good deal of time practicing his pitching skills. Another clue that this
might become an important part of the plot is the cover picture showing a number of baseballs. If this
is indeed an example of foreshadowing, how do you think baseball and Joey’s pitching skills might
become a part of the plot in future chapters?
Chapter 3
Conversation between two people can be a really great experience, or it can sometimes be quite
challenging. What is something a person can do to ruin a conversation?
In Chapter 3, Joey’s dad takes him to Storybook Land. What are three classic characters you would
like to see in such a place?
In each of the following sets of words, underline the one word that does not belong. Then write a
sentence explaining why it does not fit.
1. persisted
constant
relented unshakable
cower
cringe
grovel
supreme
demonstrate
manifest
2. cantaloupe
3. exhibit
4. pathetic
mournful
piteous
wasteful
salutations
inestimable
precious
abandon
forsake
desert
gasp
pant
bellow
significance
dissipate
substance
waver
vacillate
indecisive
affirm
assert
annoy
5. valuable
6. weaken
7. wheeze
8. matter
9. premier
10. declare
Complete the following exercise filling in the correct words from the Word Box.
baseball
pictures
talked
short
willpower
glove
porch
Pablo
block
road
rude
think
oxygen
exhibit
wired
Carter
Storybook
young
life
Shortly after arriving, Joey’s mother disappeared down the ________________. Joey could tell
by his dad’s behavior that he was ________________. His dad shook Joey’s hand and said to call
him ________________. Grandma misunderstood what Joey said and thought he was being
________________. Joey’s dad decided they would visit ________________ Land Fun Park. This
was the place where his dad’s whole ________________ had been turned around. Joey figured that
this place was a way too ________________ for him.
Joey’s dad asked Joey if he brought a ________________ because he was coaching a
baseball team. Once they arrived at the park, Grandma decided to work on her ________________
game at miniature golf. She needed ________________ because of her emphysema. It was at the
first ________________ of Humpty Dumpty that Joey’s dad explained how his life had been changed
on that very spot. He felt the experience had given him the ________________ to change. It also
made him ________________ like never before. His dad suggested they then go and get their
________________ taken. Joey felt that his dad ________________ too much.
Their time in the park came to an abrupt end when Joey remembered where he had put
________________. His dad told him not to worry that he was probably waiting for Joey on the
front_____________. When Joey told his dad that he wanted to play ________________, his dad
told him he was a chip off the old ________________.
1. Syllables: Choose ten words from these chapters with two or more syllables. Indicate the
syllables by drawing a line between each syllable.
Example: Grand/ma
a)
f)
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2. Simile: A simile is used to compare two things, usually with the words “like” or “as.”
An example from this chapter is: her wrinkled old hand which looked like a dried fish.
a) In this simile what two things are being compared?
b) Create your own simile using an object from your classroom as the subject.
Investigate: Joey’s grandmother has emphysema. Investigate this disease and record interesting
things about it below.
Emphysema
Chapter 4
Spending time with a “difficult” person can be a real trial. Describe a time when you had to spend time
with someone you found difficult to be with (please don’t mention anyone’s real name). What might be
a strategy to help one cope under such circumstances?
Draw a straight line to connect the vocabulary word to its definition. Remember to use a straight edge
(like a ruler).
1. dredge
a. receiving
2. hoarse
b. rebound
3. reception
c. frantic
4. pedicure
d. wince
5. ricochet
e. unearth
6. vibrate
f. vehement
7. hysterical
g. bleaching agent
8. flinch
h. raspy
9. intense
i. shake
10. peroxide
j. treatment of the feet
1. Joey suggests to his dad that he leave an extra patch. Why did he think he might need an extra
one that day?
2. Describe what made it difficult spending time with Joey’s grandma.
3. What disturbing two pieces of news did Grandma reveal to Joey about Carter?
4. What were Joey’s parents’ and his grandma’s views on “getting family back together?”
5. Write a brief synopsis of grandma’s accident while “golfing.”
6. Investigate: A baseball signed by Roberto Clemente is one of Joey’s dad’s prized possessions.
Find out what was especially tragic about this great baseball player’s death.
Plurals: W
rite the plural of the following nouns from this chapter.
Careful! You may wish to consult a dictionary for some of these words.
singular noun
Plural noun
1. penny
2. mattress
3. knife
4. baby
5. family
6. body
7. bottle
8. box
9. activity
10. glove
Root Words: A prefix is defined as a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to
change its meaning. An example would be dislike, where the prefix dis is added to the word like to
radically alter the original meaning.
In the left hand column below are five words with prefixes found in the first four chapters. Beside
each word write the root word from which it is derived, then choose one of the words and use it in a
sentence that demonstrates its correct meaning.
Chapter word
Root word
1. unplug
2. impossible
3. unstrapped
4. disappear
5. unusually
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Character Study
Using the Venn Diagram below, compare two of the characters you have met thus far in the novel.
Be sure to consider not only physical traits, but that of personality and character as well. Remember,
any traits that these two characters share should go in the middle of the diagram.
Chapter 5
In this chapter, Joey is concerned that he is one person for his mom and another person for his dad.
Who are two individuals that you are different people around? Why do you think this is the case?
Choose a word(s) from the list that means the same (synonym) or nearly the same as the underlined
word. Record the word on the line provided.
tousles
intentions
rooting
agony
adjust
jittery
venture
liable
exhaled
distracted
1. Joey’s dad breathed out through his nose. __________________
2. I was very nervous before giving my speech. __________________
3. I doubt if he would risk all of his assets for such a gamble. __________________
4. John seemed to be very preoccupied during the tournament. __________________
5. Joey is likely to say just about anything that pops into his head. __________________
6. My grandfather always ruffles my hair when he’s in a good mood. __________________
7. No one is really sure what the principal’s goals are when it comes to team sports.
__________________
8. I can’t help cheering for the Chicago Black Hawks. __________________
9. Marsha was in serious pain when she collided with the runner at home plate. _______________
10. Samantha had to fix the flow of air into her tanks before diving. __________________
1. Describe how Joey’s dad ended up coaching a baseball team.
2. a) Joey and his dad both describe important incidents in their lives. How were they different?
b) How were they similar? 3. What made it difficult to have a “back-and-forth conversation” with Carter Pigza?
4. Why do you think Joey loved it when his dad tousled his hair “more than anything he had said?”
5. How was Leezy Fiddle connected with the ball team? Describe how she interacted with Joey’s
dad? 6. Describe the circumstances that developed which gave Joey his opportunity to pitch.
7. How would you assess Joey’s debut as a baseball player?
1. Alphabetical Order: P
lace the following words from this chapter in alphabetical order.
shoulder
1. someone
2. something
3. squirming
4. sharp
5. shape
6. squinted
7. shut
8. shouting
9. score
10. 2. Alliteration is the repetition of the first consonant sound in a phrase. An example is: She sells
seashells by the seashore. An example from Chapter Five: Remember the rock rules. Create
your own alliterations using the following ideas:
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Chapter 6
At one point in this chapter Joey says, “I could feel myself being pulled apart between Mom and
Dad…” Why might this be a serious problem in a home where the parents aren’t together?
Solve the following word search puzzle using the words from the Word Box. Remember – the words
can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. They may be forward or even backward!
Word Box: (15)
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PABLO
CLEMENTE
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1. How was Grandma able to blackmail Joey? What are your thoughts about her strategy?
2. Grandma is quite harsh in her assessment of her son, Carter. She says, “he forgets he’s a born
mess” and in another instance, refers to him as “nuts.” Do you think this attitude has an influence
on Carter’s behavior? Defend your answer.
3. Investigate: Joey’s grandma gives him the task of taking her to the store to buy her cigarettes.
Find out what the penalty for selling cigarettes to a minor is in your particular state or province.
4. What practical joke did Carter play on his mother? What did you think of this?
5. Describe one awkward moment in the telephone call to Joey’s mom.
6. a) According to Joey’s dad, what was one thing that had to happen for their team to win?
b) According to Joey, what was one thing that had to happen for him to do well at pitching?
7. What was Carter’s main goal?
Capitalization and Punctuation:
Rewrite the following sentences putting in the correct capitalization and punctuation.
1. which city is larger birmingham or Decatur
2. charles has seen the movie dumb and dumber twenty times
3. is sally renaldo’s birthday in june or july
It is obvious from his phone call home that Joey is missing his mother. Imagine you are Joey and
write a brief letter to your mother describing your adventures over the last few days and your feelings.
Chapter 7
What do you think are three dangerous addictions? How can an addiction be personally destructive to
one’s life?
Write a sentence using the following words. Make sure that the meaning of the word is clear in your
sentence.
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dread: slouch: atomize: tightrope: 1. Describe how Joey reacted to all the spectators watching him pitch?
2. Why do you think Joey had such a problem fulfilling his duties as a pitcher away from the
mound?
3. What did Joey’s dad describe as his “greatest gift?”
4. How did Joey’s dad suggest he get some money in the mall? What did you think of Carter’s
suggestion and his rationale for making it?
5. Why did they ice down Joey’s arm?
6. Express your thoughts on Joey’s dad’s statement: “It’s beer. You know, soda pop for grownups.”
7. How did Joey relate his dad’s personality change when he drank, to the patch Joey had to wear?
1. Try to reassemble the word parts listed below into ten compound words found in this chapter.
dash
tight
thing
turn
rope
some
gear
field
stood
bath
out
in
a) f) b) g) c) h) d) i) e) j) times
stile
every
under
shift
board
room
dug
2. A literary device the author enjoys using is personification.
Personification is when an inanimate object (non-living object such as a shoe) is given human
characteristics. An example of this in Chapter 7 is when Carter Pigza says about his beer: “The
first one was so lonely, it needs a friend to keep it company.”
a) What objects are personified in this sentence, and what human action(s) is it accomplishing?
b) Think of an interesting inanimate object, then create a sentence in which this object is
personified.
Interview: With another student do an imaginary interview with one of the characters you have met
so far in the novel. Together create at least six interesting questions to ask your subject, and then put
together possible answers to each of the questions. You may also wish to enact the interview in front
of the class.
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Chapter 8
Why do you think that some parents expect too much from their children?
Choose a word from the list to complete each definition.
respect
cavity
trudge
liberate
dependent
hypocrite
determine
smirk
nicotine
insist
1. To __________________ is to be emphatic.
2. A __________________ is someone who is a phony.
3. To settle or decide is to __________________.
4. A __________________ is a smug kind of smile.
5. To __________________ is to free.
6. A __________________ is a hole in something.
7. To hold in esteem or honor is a form of __________________.
8. To __________________ is to walk wearily or plod.
9. If you are __________________ on someone, you rely on that person.
10. __________________ is a highly toxic alkaloid found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
1. Why do you think when Joey’s dad woke him up and told him he’d been thinkin’, Joey knew it
was somehow going to be worse for him than his dad?
2. a) Describe Carter’s brainwave.
b) What flaw did Joey recognize in his father’s brainwave?
3. In attempting to convince Joey that his idea was a good one, what did Carter compare Joey’s
situation to?
4. When did Joey consider himself to be normal?
5. a) What did Carter do with the patches, and what was Joey’s reaction?
b) Explain why Joey reacted so strongly to what his father had done.
c) Describe your own reaction to what happened to Joey in this chapter. What would you do next
if you were Joey?
Cliffhanger: A cliffhanger is a literary device in which a chapter ends most abruptly, often leaving
the main character in a precarious or difficult situation. How might it be said that Chapter
Eight ends in a cliffhanger? Why do you suppose an author uses this device?
Collage: Make a collage from magazine pictures illustrating a scene from the novel, or events and
characters from the entire novel.
Chapter 9
Considering the title of the novel, and what transpired in the last chapter, predict (in some detail) what
you think will happen in Chapter 9.
Synonyms are words with similar meanings. Using the context of the sentences below, choose the
best synonym for the underlined words in each sentence.
1. My cousin, Irma, was recruited into the United States Army.
a) expelled
b) mustered
c) parachuted
d) repulsed
2. Joey was in baseball’s Little League circuit.
a) catastrophe
b) team
c) season
d) loop
3. At one time Wayne Gretzky was quite the hockey prospect.
a) candidate
b) protection
c) puck
d) protected
4. Joey’s pitching mechanics were almost flawless.
a) speeds
b) techniques
c) theories
d) coaches
5. During the rain, Selma took refuge in the arcade.
a) hallway
b) store
c) gallery
d) tent
6. I didn’t know your little brother would behave like a maniac.
a) lunatic
b) scholar
c) clown
d) academic
7. She had a face that was absolutely flawless.
a) aged
b) ugly
c) scarred
d) perfect
8. I was a little taken aback that her manner was so crisp.
a) friendly
b) firm
c) remote
d) sympathetic
c) fraudulent
d) doubled
9. It is difficult to tell if that bill is bogus.
a) soiled
b) torn
10. He lurched into the room and caused quite the scene.
a) stumbled
b) ran
c) flitted
d) screamed
1. Why did Joey go downtown with his dad? Comment on the wisdom of Carter’s decision to bring
Joey along with him.
2. Carter Pigza is a man of questionable judgment. Give an example to prove this statement from
Chapter 9.
3. To what does Carter Pigza equate with acting like a man?
4. What is Carter’s attitude regarding women? Back up your answer with a quote from this chapter.
5. What is Carter’s long-range plan for his son?
6. Describe two activities that Joey did to amuse himself while his dad was at work.
7. Why do you think Joey asked for a “normal” flavor of ice cream? What would you consider to be
an abnormal flavor?
8. Near the end of the chapter Joey agrees with his dad in stating that the patch was bogus and
that he is now better. Do you agree with this assessment? Why?
1. Copy out any three sentences from this chapter and underline the verbs.
2. Vocabulary: Beside each of the following words from the novel, write its root word.
a) trying d) slammed b) normally e) dodging c) spotting f) bigger 3. The word “racket” can be used as a noun or a verb, depending on the sentence. Use your
imagination and write sentences to illustrate how this word can be used as both a noun and a
verb.
a) Noun: b) Verb: Observation Chart: (The observation chart can be done individually or in small groups) How careful
an observer are you? Joey Pigza Loses Control is a novel rich with sights, sounds and smells.
Review the chapters you have read thus far and collect as many examples of the five senses as you
can find. These examples should be listed in the chart below. An example of touch and sound is
found in Chapter 9: “The organ started up so loudly I could feel it buzzing in my feet.” See if you can
get at least one example for each sense.
Sight
Sound
Touch
Taste
Smell
Chapter 10
“When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.” ~Bill Copeland
In Chapter 10, Joey lies to his mother about his medications. How might this come back to haunt Joey?
Part A:
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Draw a line from each word in column A to its antonym
in column B. Then use the words in column A to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
Column A
Column b
1. insist
public
2. stern
irregular
3. squint
unconcerned
4. constant
serious
5. horrify
sympathetic
6. bothered
wide-eyed
7. wacky
suggest
8. insane
delight
9. private
sensible
10. expired
valid
Part B:
1. She couldn’t be ___________________ to bring a note from home.
2. All of the beach-front property at the lake is ___________________.
3. Sometimes it is possible to see things better if you ___________________.
4. The dripping of the tap was a ___________________ source of irritation to the scientist.
5. Molly was most embarrassed to discover that her library card had ___________________.
6. When the class became unruly, the substitute teacher assumed a very ___________________
expression.
7. Aunt Betty has a ___________________ sense of humor.
8. I think it is ___________________ of her to expect so much from such a young child.
9. It isn’t wise for you to ___________________ that Tom attend your birthday party.
10. The results of the math test will surely ___________________ most of the parents.
Indicate whether the following statements are True or False.
1. Joey’s mother admitted on the phone that she had in fact been in Mexico for the past several
days. __________
2. Joey’s mother urged him to try to make friends with the kids on his baseball team. __________
3. Joey would not tell his mother that he was off his medication. __________
4. Joey’s grandmother sent him to the store to buy cigarettes. __________
5. His grandmother gave him five extra dollars for spending money. __________
6. Joey took Pablo and his trumpet with him to the store. __________
7. Joey was able to find his way home by following his dad’s car. __________
8. Joey’s grandmother thought the people in Pittsburgh were nuts. __________
9. While watching The Wheel of Fortune, Joey knocked his chicken potpie onto the floor. ________
10. Joey was angry at his father for lying to Leezy. __________
Find three examples of the following parts of speech from this chapter.
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Interview at least three other students for their views of this novel so far. (Try to get both positive and
negative comments.) Write a brief report putting these views together.
Conflict Dissection
Joey Pigza Loses Control is a novel featuring a number of conflicts – mostly verbal (like the
discussion between Joey and his dad at the end of Chapter 10).
Choose one of the conflicts described thus far and complete the Conflict Dissection Chart below
with as much detail as possible.
Characters Involved
Setting (Time, Place)
Problem (Details of the Conflict)
Solution/Resolution
Chapter 11
In this chapter, Joey Pigza really does lose control of his behavior (as suggested in the title). Predict
how you think Joey will end up losing control.
Analogies are equations in which the first pair of words has the same relationship as the second
pair of words. For example, stop is to go as fast is to slow. In this example, both pairs of words are
opposites. Choose the best word from the word box to complete each of the analogies below.
exhausted
eject
forfeit
concentrate
hazard
unusual
harsh
reasonable
recite
insist
1. Abnormal is to _________________ as mug is to cup.
2. Repeat is to _________________ as sharp is to tangy.
3. Rejuvenated is to _________________ as bold is to timid.
4. Suggest is to _________________ as friend is to stranger.
5. Gentle is to _________________ as wealth is to poverty.
6. Venture is to _________________ as round is to circle.
7. Jump is to leap as forego is to _________________.
8. Low is to high as daydream is to _________________.
9. Brave is to cowardly as illogical is to _________________.
10. Arduous is to difficult as catapult is to _________________.
1. Put the following expression in your own words: “That too was not a marriage made in heaven.”
2. When Joey’s grandma tells him to “go outside and wind your spring down,” what was she telling
him to do - in your own words?
3. What was Joey’s dad’s excuse for leaving work at the beginning of this chapter?
4. What was Joey’s dad’s big idea at the start of the chapter?
5. Why had Joey’s dad left the farm and moved to the city?
6. From what you already know of Joey’s dad, why do you think he left the army?
7. As Joey got ready to play ball, what do you think he meant by saying, “the other Joey had started
to catch up to me?”
8. What did Joey’s dad mean when he said that Joey had been in an “accident?”
9. After his phone call to his mother, what were two things that Joey insisted be brought to him on
the mound when he was pitching?
Write a synopsis of Chapter 11.
Illustrate your favorite scene in the chapter.
Chapter 12
To this point in the novel, whom do you think Joey would be better off living with – his dad or his
mom? Defend your answer.
Choose a word from the list to complete each definition:
invalid
dusk
possession
wedge
relieved
maniac
situate
squat
convenient
perfection
1. To ________________ something, is to place something somewhere.
2. To assume a crouching position is to ________________.
3. If something is ________________, it is opportune or advantageous.
4. If someone is ________________, they are probably free from anxiety.
5. An ________________ is someone who is usually infirm or sickly.
6. ________________ is the period of partial darkness between day and night.
7. To take ________________ of something is to take ownership of it.
8. ________________ implies the ideal or excellence.
9. A ________________ is someone with rather bizarre behavior.
10. If you ________________ something into place, you have probably squeezed or stuffed it
somewhere.
1. With whom did Joey’s grandmother have an appointment in Chapter 12?
2. Describe one of the mischievous things Joey told about doing when he was younger.
3. What does the author mean by “bus-surfing?”
4. a) What did the bus driver finally do so that Joey could no longer annoy him?
b) Why might this action have gotten the driver into trouble?
5. a) What did Joey’s dad mean when he said, “We got to get around your mom?”
b) Why didn’t Joey like this idea?
6. Why did Joey want to live with his mother?
7. Where did Joey’s dad take him near the end of this chapter? Why?
Antonyms, Synonyms or Homonyms:
Beside each pair of words write A (antonym) or S (synonym) or H (homonym).
1. so - sew
6. quit - begin
2. nervous - relaxed
3. remember - recollect
4. fourth - forth
5. real - reel
7. one - won
8. yell - holler
9. child - adult
10. help - assist
Chapter 13
Why do you think it was so important to Joey’s dad that he always had to win?
Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.
tension
jitters
focus
desperate
abominable
determination
slouch
shenanigans
adjusted
dignity
1. By the end of the race, John was __________________ for a drink of water.
2. Amanda’s older sister was always reminding her not to __________________ when she was
sitting on the couch.
3. The old man had the __________________ habit of belching after every sentence.
4. “If you don’t cut out the __________________,” Matlida warned him, “I’m going to tell Mom and
Dad.”
5. Despite her physical condition, it was evident that the older woman had a great deal of
__________________.
6. Just before making his speech, Jeremy got a severe case of the __________________.
7. When the mayor mentioned the tax increase at the press conference, everyone present could
suddenly feel the __________________ in the room.
8. Just before attempting the bungee jump, the operator __________________ the apparatus that
was attached to Wilma.
9. When the coach told Jordan that he probably wouldn’t make the team, it filled Jordan with a
sense of __________________ to prove the coach wrong.
10. It is important for dancers not to lose their __________________ during their routine, no matter
what the distraction.
1. a) What did Joey’s grandma do with her face that almost made Joey scream with surprise?
b) Why did she do this?
2. Describe what happened in the story when Joey tried to drive home to be with his mom.
3. What did Joey’s dad think had happened to the car?
4. Describe the effect that music had on Joey’s behavior?
5. Describe what Joey did in the bathroom that upset his dad.
6. Why had Joey drawn the tattoos on himself?
7. Write a brief synopsis of the ball game described in this chapter.
Talk Show: With two or three other students prepare to participate in a television talk show featuring
characters from this novel. Choose a couple of interesting characters from the book (possibly Joey
and either his dad or grandma). Prepare about a half-dozen questions to ask.
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Chapter 14
The last chapter ends on a rather suspenseful note. Predict what you think will happen in the last
chapter.
Draw a straight line to connect the vocabulary word to its definition. Remember to use a straight edge
(like a ruler).
1. responsible
a) failure
2. reins
b) choke
3. predictable
c) appointed
4. fiasco
d) a style of writing
5. destined
e) accountable
6. strangle
f) foreseen
7. cursive
g) leather strap
1. When at the mall, how did Joey get enough money to call his mother?
2. An idiom is defined as an expression that cannot be understood from the ordinary meaning. An
example from this chapter is the phrase, “… expecting Dad to explode into the store…” Think of
another example of an idiom, or find one in the novel, and record it below.
3. Why was Joey technically responsible for losing the baseball game, even though he had left
before the winning run scored?
4. At one point Joey’s mother says, “This visit with your dad has been a complete fiasco.” Do you
agree? Defend your response.
5. The climax of a story occurs when the main problem of the story is solved. When does the
climax of the novel occur?
6. Describe your feelings about this novel. What was one thing you really enjoyed, and one thing
you think that the author might have improved upon?
Storyboard: A storyboard is a series of pictures that tell the main events of a story. A storyboard may
tell the story of only one scene – or the entire novel.
Complete the storyboard below illustrating your favorite scene from Joey Pigza Loses Control. You
may wish to practice your drawings on a separate piece of paper.
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4
5
6
Create a book cover for Joey Pigza Loses Control. Be sure to include the title, author, and a
picture that will make other students want to read the novel.
Answer Key
Chapter 1 (Page 10)
Vocabulary:
1. sprouted
6. weepy
2. expire
7. whimper
3. notion
8. clamped
4. relationship
9. snout
5. pursed
10. seam
Questions:
1. He was going to his dad’s to spend six weeks with him.
2. Joey’s mother kept hitting the potholes in the road and the motion finally made Pablo sick.
3. In the game “paper, rock, scissors,” paper beats rock.
4. Answers will vary. (i.e., She wasn’t a good driver. She seemed unable to steer around the potholes in the road.)
5. He put Pablo in the glove box and shut the door. Answers will vary.
6. He now attended a special ed class and was on new meds.
7. Answers will vary. Perhaps she thought his father wasn’t capable of this.
Chapter 2 (Page 13)
Vocabulary:
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Questions:
1. The setting is present day in a city (near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in the United States.
2. He practiced throwing rocks at a target he had drawn on the fence. He broke something in his neighbor’s yard.
3. She was afraid that when she was with Joey’s dad and grandma everything would get weird and she didn’t want
Joey to think she was bailing on him.
4. Emergency money and quarters to use a pay phone in case he had to call home.
5. She yanked her head back.
6. Answers will vary. (i.e., From picking at it when he was anxious).
Chapter 3 (Page 16)
Vocabulary:
1. relented
6. weaken
2. cantaloupe
7. bellow
3. supreme
8. dissipate
4. wasteful
9. premier
5. salutations
10. annoy
Questions:
Shortly after arriving, Joey’s mother disappeared down the road. Joey could tell by his dad’s behavior that
he was wired. His dad shook Joey’s hand and said to call him Carter. Grandma misunderstood what Joey said and
thought he was being rude. Joey’s dad decided they would visit Storybook Land Fun Park. This was the place where
his dad’s whole life had been turned around. Joey figured that this place was way too young for him.
Joey’s dad asked Joey if he brought a glove because he was coaching a baseball team. Once they arrived
at the park, Grandma decided to work on her short game at miniature golf. She needed oxygen because of her
emphysema. It was at the first exhibit of Humpty Dumpty that Joey’s dad explained how his life had been changed
on that very spot. He felt the experience had given him the willpower to change. It also made him think like never
before. His dad suggested they then go and get their pictures taken. Joey felt that his dad talked too much.
Their time in the park came to an abrupt end when Joey remembered where he had put Pablo. His dad told him
not to worry that he was probably waiting for Joey on the front porch. When Joey told his dad that he wanted to play
baseball, his dad told him he was a chip off the old block.
Chapter 4 (Page 21)
Vocabulary: 1. (e) 2. (h) 3. (a) 4. (j) 5. (b) 6. (i) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (f) 10. (g)
Questions:
1. He thought that being alone all day with his grandma might be stressful.
2. Answers will vary. (i.e., She was demanding and difficult to get along with.)
3. Any two of the following reasons: He still sneak-drinks. He has a girlfriend who hasn’t figured out what a loose
screw he is. He’s a neat freak.
4. They didn’t hold too much hope for it happening.
5. Answers will vary.
6. He was killed in a plane crash while on a humanitarian mission.
Language Activities:
1. pennies
2. mattresses
6. bodies
7. bottles
3. knives
8. boxes
4. babies
9. activities
5. families
10. gloves
Prefixes: 1. plug
2. possible
3. trap
4. appear
5. usual
Chapter 5 (Page 25)
Vocabulary:
1. exhaled
6. tousles
2. jittery
7. intentions
3. venture
8. rooting
4. distracted
9. agony
5. liable
10. adjust
Questions:
1. He was arrested and had to do community service (coaching a baseball team).
2. a) Answers will vary. Different: Carter bit a dog’s nose. Joey cut the tip of a girl’s nose with a pair of scissors.
One was an accident - one was on purpose. b) Same: Both incidents involved noses.
3. Carter talked non-stop.
4. Answers will vary. (i.e., He was showing Joey affection.)
5. Leezy was the team’s sponsor. Answers will vary. (i.e., She stood up to him.)
6. The pitcher who started the game wasn’t very good, so Joey got his chance.
Language Activities: (Alphabetical Order)
score - shape - sharp - shoulder - shouting - shut - someone - something - squinted - squirming
Chapter 6 (Page 28)
Vocabulary:
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Questions:
1. She hid Pablo and wouldn’t tell Joey where he was until he gave her five dollars. Answers will vary.
4. He spun her around until she was very dizzy. Answers will vary.
5. Either: when Carter got on the phone to her or when Joey joked about going to the tattoo parlor with his dad.
6. a) Joey had to pitch every game. b) Pablo had to come to the games and wear his jersey.
7. Winning the championship.
1. Which city is larger, Birmingham or Decatur?
2. Charles has seen the movie Dumb and Dumber twenty times.
3. Is Sally Renaldo’s birthday in June or July?
Chapter 7 (Page 32)
Vocabulary: Answers will vary.
Questions:
1. It made him itchy and nervous.
2. Answers will vary. (i.e., He saw his responsibilities only as striking out batters and nothing else.)
3. Joey’s visit.
4. That Joey steal money from the wishing well. Answers will vary.
5. So it wouldn’t get stiff and sore.
7. His dad changed when he drank, just like Joey changed when he wasn’t wearing his patch.
1. everything, tightrope, infield, understood, dugout, sometimes, turnstile, gearshift, dashboard, bathroom
Chapter 8 (Page 37)
Vocabulary:
1. insist
6. cavity
2. hypocrite
7. respect
3. determine
8. trudge
4. smirk
9. dependent
5. liberate
10. nicotine
Questions:
1. Answers will vary. (i.e., Joey knew from past experience that when his dad got thinking, Joey usually suffered for it.)
2. a) Carter decided to throw all of Joey’s patches away so Joey couldn’t rely on them to help control his behavior
anymore. b) Joey knew from experience that the patches were a medicine that could help control his behavior.
3. When he was in jail and had to give up alcohol.
4. When he was wearing the patch.
5. a) He flushed them down the toilet. Joey started to cry. b) Answers will vary. (i.e., Joey knew that his life would
now be a great deal more difficult because he would be unable to control his behavior.) c) Answers will vary.
Chapter 9 (Page 40)
Vocabulary:
1. b) mustered
6. a) lunatic
2. d) loop
7. d) perfect
3. a) candidate
8. b) firm
4. b) techniques
9. c) fraudulent
5. c) store
10. a) stumbled
Questions:
1. Carter was going to work, so he took Joey downtown with him to spend the day there. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary. (i.e., He was taking Joey downtown to spend the day unsupervised. He offers to let Joey drive
downtown.)
3. By not doing everything according to Joey’s mother’s “girl rules.”
4. Answers will vary. (i.e., He resents them. “See what I mean about women always butting in?”)
5. He will be Joey’s agent and get him into Major League Baseball.
6. Answers will vary. He spent time in a video game arcade. He phoned his mom. He pretended he was a
mannequin. He went to an ice cream parlor. He went to a church and heard the choir practicing. He went to the
top of a large building and watched the people from a balcony.
Language Activities: 2. a) try b) normal c) spot d) slam e) dodge f) big
Chapter 10 (Page 44)
Vocabulary: Part A:
1. insist – suggest 2. stern – sympathetic 3. squint – wide-eyed 4. constant – irregular 5. horrify – delight
6. bothered – unconcerned 7. wacky – serious 8. insane – sensible 9. private – public 10. expired - valid
Part B:
1. bothered
2. private
3. squint
4. constant
5. expired
6. stern
7. wacky
8. insane
9. insist
10. horrify
Questions: 1. False 2. True 3. True 4. True 5. False 6. True 7. False 8. True 9. False 10. True
Vocabulary:
1. unusual
2. recite
6. hazard
7. forfeit
3. exhausted
8. concentrate
4. insist
9. reasonable
5. harsh
10. eject
Questions:
2. Answers will vary. (i.e., Calm down)
3. His job would drive a normal man insane.
4. To go bungee jumping.
5. The farming life was too slow for him so he went to the city to chase after the fast life.
6. Answers will vary. (i.e., He couldn’t take the discipline)
7. The hyper Joey – when he wasn’t on his medication.
8. Joey’s mother hadn’t planned on having a baby.
9. His tape player and Pablo.
Vocabulary:
1. situate
2. squat
6. dusk
7. possession
3. convenient
8. perfection
4. relieved
9. maniac
5. invalid
10. wedge
Questions:
1. The doctor.
2. One of: He climbed into the washer and turned it on. He stomped around like Frankenstein.
3. Going out the front door and coming in the back door at each stop.
4. a) Wouldn’t let him back in at one of the stops. b) If Joey’s grandmother had complained to the authorities, he
may have gotten into trouble, or if Joey had gotten lost.
5. a) They would do it without his mom finding out. b) Answers will vary.
6. Answers will vary. (i.e., There his life was more stable.)
7. To the bumper car ride at Storybook Land. Answers will vary.
Language Activities: 1. H 2. A 3. S 4. H 5. H 6. A 7. H 8. S 9. A 10. S
Vocabulary:
1. desperate
2. slouch
6. jitters
7. tension
3. abominable
8. adjusted
4. shenanigans
9. determination
5. dignity
10. focus
Questions:
1. a) She had gathered half a cheek full of loose skin back behind her ear and clipped it to her ear with a clothespin.
b) To see what she might look like with a face-lift.
2. He couldn’t see where he was going and backed the car over their neighbor’s mailbox and into a ditch where he
got stuck.
3. He thought he forgot to put the car in park and it must have rolled down the driveway overnight.
4. Joey thought that music was the glue that kept his behavior together, so he played his trumpet as loud as
possible.
5. He sprayed shaving cream all over his body so that he looked like the abominable snowman.
6. He drew pictures of patches on himself to keep calm.
Vocabulary: 1. e 2. g 3. f 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. d
Questions:
1. He collected change from the wishing well.
3. When he left the game there were runners on the bases which he had allowed. These runners had eventually
scored, meaning these runs were his responsibility.
5. Answers will vary. (i.e., When Joey leaves the baseball game at the end of Chapter 13.)

Joey Pigza Loses Control

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