Scat Book Group - Week 3

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 3: Read Chapters 9-13 (pages 104-173)


Vocabulary:

imposter (105)
scuttled (105)
diplomatic (110)
pensively (110)
implored (111)
infinity (136)
menagerie (136)
cadence (140)
nocturnal (141)
remote (152)
berm (155)
mortified (159)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Describe what Nick and Marta find inside Mrs. Starch’s house. (3 or 4 sentences)

3. On page 137, several endangered species are mentioned. Choose one, find information about it on the internet or in a book, describe the species (2 to 3 sentences), and look up and print a picture of it from the internet.

4. What is Drake McBride’s scheme? (paragraph)