CLASS CLOWN by Johanna Hurwtiz

Choose two questions from each level. Answer each question using details and examples from the story.

Level 1

 What word did Mrs. Hockaday use to describe Lucas’s behavior?  Who was the brain that sat next to Lucas?  What did Lucas bring to class that caused Mrs. Hockaday to get angry?  What part did Lucas play in the class circus?

Level 2

 Explain what Lucas did to his desk.  Describe what happened during the school assembly.  Describe what happened when Mrs. Cott took the children for a haircut.  Explain how Mrs. Hockaday felt about Lucas at the end of the school year.

Level 3

 Do you know anyone who is a “class clown”? Describe this person.  What would you do if you saw Lucas writing his name into the desk?  What problems can a class clown cause? Name them.  How would your teacher react to Lucas?

Level 4

 Compare Lucas to a class clown that you know.  Compare Mrs. Hockaday to a teacher you know.  Why does Lucas always fool around in school?  Name the event in the story which really shows Lucas’s personality.

Level 5

 Suppose Lucas’s teacher was the meanest teacher in the word- what might happen?  Think of other things Lucas could do as class clown.  Suppose you were Lucas – explain to your mother exactly why you fool around so much.  Describe a “class clown” in your own words.

Level 6

 Judge Mrs. Hockaday’s handling of Lucas.  Predict what Lucas will be like as an adult.  Does every class have a “class clown”? Explain  What kinds of jobs go class clowns get when they become adults?