Novel Study

Dear Mr. Henshaw: Part Nine

Read pages 104 to 121 of Dear Mr. Henshaw

In this part of the story, Leigh becomes better friends with Barry, and the writing contest results are in.

As you read pages 104 to 121, use the questions below to guide your reading and thinking about this section:

When Leigh gets off the phone, he doesn’t seem upset. What has changed?
What does Leigh write for the contest?
Why does Leigh get a second chance?
What does the author say about his writing?
Would you ask the author the same question that Leigh asked?
What makes Leigh feel really good about the day?

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Open Your File

Go to Part 9 of your Dear Mr. Henshaw Diary.

Write about the differences between what the writer said about writing and what many kids in the class seemed to think.
Answer this question: Leigh calls his writing a description, not a story. What words and phrases made it a good description?
Draw Leigh’s face, or find a picture of what you think his face looked like, after the author talked about his writing.

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.