LEAD IN TO LITERATURE

Answer in complete sentences in your notebook. Be sure to write more than one sentence whenever you can. I am looking for at least three for most questions.

1. Have you ever been to Moose Jaw? If you have what did you do there? If you

have not, tell what things you might do if you were to visit that city.

2. Describe a tunnel and what it might be like in a tunnel.

3. Where could a child make a tunnel?

Discussion Items:

A. Time Travel

4. Do you think time travel is possible? Explain why you think it would or wouldnt be a good idea to time travel.

B. Prohibition

5. Why did the people from the United States travel to Canada during Prohibition?

C. Head Tax, Citizenship and Immigrants

6. Do you think immigrants today should pay a head tax? Tell why or why not.

Tunnels of Time Novel Study

Chapters 1,2,3

Part 1- PREDICTIONS

Chapter One: Not Moose Jaw!

1. Andrea doesnt want to visit Moose Jaw this summer with her family. Predict why she doesnt want to go to Moose Jaw.

Chapter Two: Where Am I?

2. What do you think has happened to Andrea?

Chapter Three: Little Chicago

3. Chicago is a city in the United States. Why might Moose Jaw be called Little Chicago?

Chapter One

Part 2- Vocabulary:

Define in short form the meaning of the following words.

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

exuberant

primitive

petrified

cynically

speculate

pact

overt

intermittent

dough

ancient

dungarees

dj vu

ambiguous

murky

midriff

assertive

dank

gawking

covertly

reverberating

vacated

discerned

contemptuously

discreetly

murky

tepid

bizarre

civilized

grid

jovial

lecturing

grid

situated

claustrophobia

batty

flamboyant

gaudy

precariously

Part 3- Comprehension:

1. Tell at least three reasons why Andrea was embarrassed at the rehearsal party.

2. Why did Andrea pretend to be a boy?

3. What was it that confirmed for Andrea that she really had travelled back in time?

4. Andrea finds out the tunnels were laid out on a grid. What does that mean? Look in Chapter 3 for help.

5. When Vance speaks, lots of words are spelled wrong. Why do you think the author did that?

Part 4- Word Study:

A SYNONYM is a different word with the same meaning. From the vocab word list, choose a synonym for each word below.

1. guess _____________

2. left ____________

3. money ____________

4. scared _____________

5. thinking ____________

6. staring _____________

7. showy ____________

8. waist ____________

9. strong ____________

10. crazy ____________

11. warm ____________

12. echoing ___________

Part 5- Writing:

RELATIVES: 2 paragraphs

Andrea really didnt want to go on this visit to her relatives. In your own words discuss why she didnt want to go on this visit and some things that happened with her relatives that confirmed her opinions about the visit. Then in a second paragraph, tell about a time you had to visit relatives you dont especially like to visit or you were forced by your parents to go someplace. Explain how you felt when you had to go.

Tunnels of Time Novel Study

Chapters 4,5,6

Part 1- PREDICTIONS

Chapter Four: Terror Underground

1. What do you think will happen when Andrea goes back into the tunnel all by herself?

Chapter Five: Decisions, Decisions

2. What do you think happened to Vance while Andrea was leading Old Scarface (Big Al)?

Chapter Six: Worries and Interruptions

3. What will happen when the next train comes in?

Part 2- Vocabulary:

Define in short form the meaning of the following words.

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

petrified

primitive

disembarking

fossil

speculative

stupor

minuscule

intermittent

raspy

recanted

caressing

cocky

immense

prestige

scrawny

fugitives

buoyed

cagey

concealing

extinguished

snitch

illicit

infringe

galvanized

armoire

exuberantly

befuddled

traversed

admonished

surreal

perilous

wrath

extinguished

Part 3- Comprehension:

4. What did Andrea do to help herself not panic as she crawled through the tunnel by herself?

4.a. Why was Andrea so surprised about Scarfaces reaction to finding out she was a girl?

5. What was it that confirmed for Andrea that she really had travelled back in time? What was the time she found herself in?

6. What was the plan that Joe and the policeman had to catch Old Scarface?

7. What landmark did Vance use when he gave directions? Give an example of how he would give directions.

Part 4- Word Study:

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives are words which describe a noun (person, place or thing). They are used to help us make good word pictures in our minds. The following sentence has the adjectives underlined. Read it without the adjectives and see if you could get a picture without those words.

A few minutes later, they again entered into the tiny caretakers room at the train station.

Choose 10 adjectives from the word list for this set. Use them in sentences to tell something that happened in the story or to describe someone from the novel

Part 5- Writing:

Changes: 3 paragraphs

Andrea has changed since she entered the tunnels. Describe, in a separate paragraph for each, three ways she has changed.

In each paragraph, describe how you think she would have acted before and how she acts now.

Tunnels of Time Novel Study

Chapters 7,8

Part 1- PREDICTIONS

Chapter Seven: The Catastrophe

1. What do you think might happen on Andreas last trip in the tunnels?

Chapter Eight: Journey into the Forbidden Tunnel

2. How will Andrea get herself to Vances house to spend the night?

Part 2- Vocabulary:

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

nocturnal

niggled

ailments

groggily

skeptical

henchmen

agitation

wick

naivete

omitted

sturdiness

speculate

lanky

addled

rubble

audibly

muted

acquiescence

flimsy

cavernous

diffuse

junction

dishevelled

intrusion

void

claustrophobic

snitched

putrid

collision

intuition

chagrin

interloper

glacial

ghoulish

Part 3- Comprehension:

7. Why did Andrea leave Stilts and Chubbs alone in the tunnel near the cave in? What would you have done? Would you have wanted to warn Old Scarface? Tell why or why not.

7. a. Compare how Old Scarface looked and acted toward Andrea to how your Dad or another male relative acts with you.

7. b. Sometimes Old Scarface seemed nice and sometimes he seemed really mean. Why do you think his character kept changing?

8. How did Vance get hurt so badly?

8. a. Why did Rosie think Andrea was so strange when she was asking for ice, an ambulance and medical supplies?

8. b. Andrea considered Vance to be a true friend. Tell three things that make friends true friends. How do these three things apply to Andrea and Vance?

Part 4- Word Study:

SAID

This author uses lots of words in place of said which adds interest to the story. Find ten examples of where she uses other words. Record the page number and copy the sentence correctly. Underline the word she uses to replace said.

Part 5- Writing:

FEELINGS

Andreas feelings about Old Scarface have changed from the beginning of Chapter Seven to now. Choose three different feelings Andrea had about Scarface and use each to create individual paragraphs explaining what has happened in the book to change her view of Old Scarface.

3 paragraphs

Tunnels of Time Novel Study

Chapters 9,10,11

PREDICTIONS:

Chapter Nine: Trapped in the Forbidden Tunnel

1. From the title, predict what you think will happen to Andrea next. Describe how you think she will solve this problem.

Chapter Ten: Introducing Beanie

2. Who do you think Beanie is and how would this new person be important in this story?

Chapter Eleven: True Confessions

3. What do you think will happen when Vance finds our Andy is a girl?

Part 2- Vocabulary:

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

looming

Clogged

Toll

Wafted

Chided

Admonished

Oppressive

Fiction

Synthetic

Foolhardy

Worldly

Barrette

Permeate

Glib

Enthralled

Foes

Wager

Distraction

Distracting

Sprinted

Chauvinist

Unencumbered

Avenge

Fad

Figment

Disguise

Ploy

Mirage

vengeance

Part 3- Comprehension:

9. How did the men plan to catch whomever was hiding in the forbidden tunnel? What did this mean for Andrea?

9.a. Describe how Andrea escaped from the tunnel.

10. How did Rosie, Beanie and Andrea plan to have Big Al found by the police? What makes us think the plan will work?

11. What coincidence happens when Andrea shows Beanie her barrettes?

11a. Why did Andrea go back the second night?

Part 4- Word Study:

SYNONYMS

From the word list, choose a synonym for each word below:

1. fashion____________

2. scolded__________

3. imagination__________

4. uncaring____________

5. drifted ____________

6. plan _____________

7. bet ____________

8. enemies___________

9. free ____________

10. revenge___________

11. risky____________

12. ran ___________

Part 5- Writing:

Changes: 3 paragraphs

Prohibition Disobeyed!

Pretend you are a newspaper reporter who came upon the policeman who discovered the bottles where Andrea left them. Imagine what happened after Andrea left.

Write a newspaper article reporting what went on at the house where some of the gangsters were staying.

Be sure that your article tells:

Who ?

What ?

When ?

How ?

Why?

Tunnels of Time Novel Study

Chapters 12,13

Part 1- PREDICTIONS

Chapter Twelve: Tunnels of Time

1. Andrea was knocked out at the end of the last chapter. What do you think will happen when she comes to?

Chapter Thirteen: Tunnel, What Tunnel?

2. How do you think Andrea will act towards her relatives in the last chapter of this book?

Part 2- Vocabulary:

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

noggin

giddy

vise

hitch

oblivion

chaotically

realm

faze

hysterical

lethargy

quavering

prudent

obstinate

consistent

silhouetted

vivid

concussion

ponder

antics

eccentric

taboo

imprint

lusty

decrepit

hoax

mortgage

renovations

Part 3- Comprehension:

CHAPTER 12,13 QUESTIONS

12. Tell who the people were that were in the present and Andrea had known in the past.

12. a. Everybody thought Andrea had a concussion. Tell three things she did differently now than she would have before this happened.

13. Tell what Andrea and Vanessa discussed as they got ready for bed.

13. a. Why do you think the author would end a book like the beginning of a book... with a supenseful sentence, Instead, a black gaping hole beckoned her into the darkness...

Part 4- Word Study:

ADVERBS

Adverbs are describing words which make things seem more really because they describe how someone does something. They often end in ly, but not always. They describe the verb or doing word.

On each page listed below, find a sentence which contains at least two adverbs. Copy the sentence; circle the verb that is being described and underline the two adverbs.

1. Page 239

2. Page 244

3. Page 248

4. Page 258

5. Page 260

Part 5- Writing:

Instead, a black gaping hole beckoned her into the darkness...

This is how the book ends. Write the next chapter for the book telling what Vanessa and Andrea do next.

Major Projects for Tunnels of Time

Major Project One:

Choose two Activities.

1. Sketch a Character

Find a good description of one of the characters in the novel. Copy the description and then use the description to sketch the head and shoulders of that character.

2. Most Wanted Poster

Create a most Wanted poster for a character from the book. Include a written description and key information that would lead to a positive identification.

3. Design a T-Shirt

Often when you visit someplace, you can purchase a T-shirt about the place. Design a T-shirt for the book, Tunnels of Time.

Major Project Two:

Choose One Activity

1. Gender Roles Then and Now

The novel makes several references to gender issues, such as girls being allowed in the tunnels, girls jobs and appearance. Compare the gender issues of today with those that we read in the novel.

a) Write one paragraph about how things have changed.

b) Write one paragraph about how things are the same.

c) What do you think is fair for girls to be able to do?

2. Metaphors and Similes

Authors use metaphors and similies to compare things to other things. i.e. Page 52

Andrea felt hope flow out of her like air escaping from a broken balloon.

Find 5 examples of this type of descriptive language in the book. Write the page number and copy the quotation exactly.

Choose one example and draw a picture that depicts the sentence.

3. Growing Up

Everyone commented in the last chapter about how Andrea seemed to be growing up. Describe, in at least three paragraphs, some of the characteristics showed in the beginning chapters that had changed in the last chapter. As part of the paragraph tell why others would think this change meant Andrea was growing up.