Novel Study

Dear Mr. Henshaw: Part Six

Read pages 61 to 72 of Dear Mr. Henshaw

This section of the story is mostly about Leigh’s dad, and Leigh’s feelings about their relationship.

As you read pages 61 to 72, use the questions below to guide your reading and thinking about this section:

What is Leigh hoping will happen in the writing contest?
What advice does Mr. Findley give Leigh?
What does Leigh's dad love about driving his truck?
Why does Leigh think that his dad doesn’t love him?
What unfulfilled promise is Leigh angry about?
What happens when Leigh calls his dad on the phone?
What has happened to Bandit?
What was “The bad part, the really bad part”?

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Go to Part 6 of your Dear Mr. Henshaw Diary.

In this part of the story, Leigh talks about many things that are hurting his feelings. Make a list of six of these hurtful things, putting them in order of what you think would be least hurtful to Leigh to the most hurtful.
Answer this question: Why did “The bad part, the really bad part” hurt Leigh so much?
Make a list of feeling words that describe all the ways Leigh is feeling in this part of the story.

Instructions for saving the worksheet.

How to save a file:

Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
Name your Mr. Henshaw's Diary file in this format: jsmith_mrhenshawsdiary and save the file to your Documents folder.