SFNL Notes.pdf

Main topic: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie (Chapters 3­4)
Date:
Summary ­ chapter 3 Literary terms ­ chapter 3
Scott has lunch with Kyle, Patrick, and Mitch
but no other classes. He is lost in Spanish class
because it is taught completely in Spanish. Mouth
keeps talking. Scott has lots of homework.
Summary ­ chapter 4 Ideas/Connections ­ chapter 4
Mom and Dad tell Scott that they are
having another baby, whom Scott calls
the "microscopic intruder."
Possible names:
Sean ­ boy
Emily ­ girl
He decides to write a guide to high school for the baby.
List two examples of similes:
"This place is like a tesseract."
"Mr. Franka tossed out books like literary frisbees."
How would you feel if your mom and dad told you
this news?
SFNL Ch3­4
Main topic: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie (Chapters 5­8)
Date:
Summary ­ chapter 5
Scott hates PE.
Mitch leaves guys at lunch for a girl.
Wesley takes Scott's spare change.
Scott writes to the baby.
Literary term: Tom Swifty (give examples)
"I'd like a hot dog," Tom said frankly.
Character: Wesley (describe) ­ big scary senior
who steals people's lunch money
QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 1­5
SFNL Ch5­8
I'd be EXTREMELY surprised and probably
jealous.
Summary ­ chapter 6
Summary ­ chapter 7 Summary ­ chapter 8
Mr. Franka asks Scott to write book
reviews for the school newspaper.
Scott'd be first in his family to go to college.
Mom has odd cravings because of the baby.
Scott reads the novel To Kill a Mockingbird
and wants his family to read it.
Character: Smelly (describe) ­ Scott's name for
the baby; a combination of Sean and Emily
Scott's worn out from school.
Scott loses his list of Tom Swifties in English.
Kyle, Patrick, and Scott go to a movie, but Mitch
doesn't show because he now has a girlfriend.
Bobby gets arrested for not paying parking tickets.
Bobby says all will change when the baby is born.
Scott joins paper as the sports reporter, and finds
out that Julia is actually only a guest columnist.
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