Miss Peregrine S Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT

Directions: For each chapter, define the vocabulary words listed. Respond to the questions listed with evidence from the text in your answer.

Prologue Inoculate Lurid

1. Review the photos that were included in the Prologue. Why do you think these were included?

2. Based on the prologue, what do you think will happen in the next chapter?

Chapter 1 Hallowed Apocalyptic Ornithologist Pedigree

1. Compare how Jacob and his father feel about Grandpa Portman.

2. Describe the setting at the beginning of the novel. How does the setting contribute to the tone of the story? Tone is defined as feelings and attitude of the narrator. In other words, what description of the surroundings reveals Jacob’s thoughts and feelings?

1 Chapter 2 Placate Peregrine Demystify

1. What happens to Jacob after Grandpa Portman dies?

2. What present does Jacob receive? What is the significance of the present?

Chapter 3 Genealogy Misanthropic Cacophony Extortion

1. How do the townspeople react to Jacob’s inquiry about the old children’s home?

2. What facts do we learn about England during World War II in this chapter? Research this time period and confirm whether those are “true” facts.

2 Chapter 4 Grandiose Congealing Tawdry

1. What does Jacob’s father reveal about Grandpa? How does Jacob respond?

2. What does Jacob learn about his grandfather in chapter 4? How has his opinion about his grandfather changed since the start of the story?

3. What mystery still remains at the end of this chapter? What could be the explanation?

Chapter 5 Decrepit Dally Malevolent

Parenthetical Encrustation Disorienting

Divots Assailant Tarpaulin

3 1. What is a cairn? What is its significance in the story?

2. After Jacob comes out of the cairn, what does he realize? How does he piece it together?

3. The girl thinks Jacob is a “wight.” What might this be?

Chapter 6 Centaur Topiary Intuited Taxonomy

1. What is the significance of the word “peculiar” in this text? What does it mean to the children?

2. Miss Peregrine says Grandpa Portman “let himself grow old.” What does that tell you about the children at the house?

3. Describe the changeover in the Loop. What happens? How do the children react?

4. Of the peculiar features mentioned in this chapter, which is the most interesting? Chapter 7

4 Agitate (verb) Wheedle or Prophetic Vagabond Wheedling

1. Research the history of side shows in America and England. Compare and contrast your findings with the story.

2. Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of living in the Loop for the characters. What if you were living in the Loop?

Chapter 8 Disquisition Haywire Errant Coy

1. Why can’t the children leave the Loop?

2. Why was Miss Peregrine upset with Jacob? Was her anger justified? Why or why not?

3. Evaluate the use of photos to tell the story. What is the benefit of using images?

Chapter 9

5 Indomitable Exodus Audacity Coterie

1. What does Jacob learn about Grandpa Portman in this chapter? How does it clarify or confuse his understanding of his grandfather?

2. What are the hollowgast? How are they related to the wights?

Chapter 10 Fabricate Noxious Debased Gourmand

1. Where would we see wights and hollowgasts in the 21st century?

2. What does the ornithologist know about the children? How had he appeared in Jacob’s life before?

3. Summarize Jacob’s interaction with the beast.

4. What does the U-boat do as Emma and Jacob are trying to rescue the birdcage?

6 Chapter 11

1. What do the children decide to do? What reasons inform their decision?

2. What does Jacob decide to do? Is this the right decision? Why or why not?

Culminating Activity: Write a mini narrative/story (1/2 page) about one of the photos from the book. Do not use the ideas from the book. Write a completely original story. Choose one:

Option 1: p. 117 The photo shows a little girl in a cemetery. As she reflects into the pool of water, she sees her own reflection plus that of another little girl.

Option 2: p. 118 The photo shows a young man standing outside, covered in bees.

Option 3: p. 162 The photo shows a dark tunnel with a bright light showing from one end. There appears to be a woman and boy heading toward the light.

Option 4: p. 263 Two young girls in old-fashioned clothes are sitting atop a reindeer. Next to them is Santa Claus. His smile and eyes look strange and possibly menacing.