Novel Study

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Dear Mr. Henshaw: Part Five

Read pages 50 to 59 of Dear Mr. Henshaw


In this part of the story, you will notice a change in mood as the story progresses.

As you read pages 50 to 59, use the questions below to guide your reading and thinking about this section:

  • How does Leigh burglar-proof his lunch?
  • What does Leigh think his dad could help him with?
  • Why does Leigh write down the conversation he has with his mother?
  • What special thing did the school librarian do for Leigh?
  • Why does Leigh write to Mr. Henshaw again?
  • What kind of endings to his letters is Leigh using now? Why?
Open

Open Your File

Go to Part 5 of your Dear Mr. Henshaw Diary.

  • Summarize this part of the story.
  • Answer these questions: How did the mood change in this part of the story from the beginning to the end of the section? Why did it change?
  • Leigh’s dad sent him some postcards of where he is now. If Leigh had a postcard to send to his dad, showing what was going on in his life right now, what would it look like? Draw a picture of something going on in Leigh’s life right now on the postcard in your diary, and write what you think Leigh would say.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Dear Mr. Henshaw Diary file in this format: jsmith_dearmrhenshawdiary and save the file to your Documents folder.