The Landry News

All answer should be complete sentences; most answers should be at least a paragraph

Chapters 1 through 3:

1. Who was Cara's teacher? What kind of teacher was he? Did parents like him? What was his teaching philosophy? Describe his classroom and how it related to his stated teaching philosophy. (This answer should be at least one half page long). 2. What did Cara discover about her teacher? Where did she discover this information? 3. Describe the content of the first edition of The Landry News. 4. What happened to the first edition of The Landry News?

Chapter 4 through 8:

5. Why was Cara’s mother upset when she discovered Cara’s first edition of The Landry News? Explain in detail. 6. What analogy is used on page 23? 7. On page 26, find the word that describes the type of newspaper article that is written to tell one's opinion. 8. Why, at her previous school, had Cara decided to start bringing bagged lunches? 9. Describe the personification that is used on page 37. 10. What simile does the author use on page 38? 11. What was the first real assignment that Mr. Larson gave the class?

Chapters 9 through 12:

12. Find a word on page 63 that is used to show that people have differing views about a particular subject. 13. Find the word on page 47 that shows that one of the characters was embarrassed. 14. What simile is used on page 52? 15. What simile is used on page 54? 16. On page 57 Joey explains the spacing and margins to Cara. Add up all the numbers to verify that they sum to eleven. Show your work. 17. What is meant by the “heart” of a newspaper? 18. What was the motto of The Landry News? 19. How did Joey help Cara create the second edition of The Landry News?

Chapters 13 through 20

20. Why did Dr. Barnes call an emergency school board meeting? 21. What was the article that Dr. Barnes felt was inappropriate? Do you think that it was inappropriate? Why or why not? 22. What was the name of the newspaper that replaced The Landry News? 23. What happened at the end of the school board meeting? 24. What was the Hazelwood Supreme Court decision about, and why did Principal Barnes bring it up in his meeting with Mr. Larson? 25. Explain what Mr. Larson meant when he said on page 106, “It’s like we get to mess around in our own private democracy laboratory.” 26. How did Mr. Larson turn his disciplinary hearing into a learning experience for his students? 27. Why did Cara like newspaper stories better than TV news stories? 28. Why was the disciplinary hearing held in the auditorium? 29. What is the first amendment to the U.S. constitution? 30. How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights? 31. Find the three-syllable word on page 94 that means an added version or an additional related story. 32. On page 118, find the word or phrase that completes the following sentence. The ______protects our natural rights of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.