He finds himself in Two Mills, Pennsylvania, where he realizes the town is split in half-the East End and the West End. Orphaned at the age of three, Jeffrey Magee runs away from his Aunt and Uncle eight years later. Maniac Magee is a Newbery Medal winning-story about a young homeless boy running through town and the different people he meets along the way. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. Identify a major and minor problem that Maniac faces in the story and explain each in a paragraph. Identify each expression as a simile or metaphor. Give meaning to expressions from the story. Find proof from the story to support the different qualities inhabited by Maniac and Grayson. Students confront the idea of discrimination by identifying some of the ways people discriminate against other people. Match quotes to the characters who said them. Illustrate the scene between McNab and Maniac. Students come up with possible story ideas that could relate to the title, "maniac". The helpful journal topics offer extended writing activities and discussion prompts. Summary Inspire your students with this brave story about racism and homelessness. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli) Eleanor Summers We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.
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