Have you noticed how many of the characters in Maniac Magee have nick names? Almost everyone in the book has a nick name. Jeffery at one point even gets worried about being called Maniac, because he is afraid he will lose his name and that is the only thing left that his deceased parents had given him. Amanda even begins calling Mars Bar Thompson "Snickers" after he loses his fierceness. Notice who does and doesn't have a nick name in our story. How do they earn them or lose them? How do you feel about having a nick name? Notice who calls Jeffery Maniac and who doesn't. Is there a reason for this? Check out these websites about nicknames here.
Now that we have read all through chapter 13 we need to check our comprehension. Please click here to take the test for chapters 6-11. You have all done a great job with our first book club! I hope you are having as much fun as I am!
-Mrs. S. :)
they earn them by they dont know what ther e name is so the y give them one.I think it is cool.No i just like having a nick name.
ReplyDeleteyou can earn a nickname by something you did a while ago but you can lose one by doing something funny again. i like having a nickname because you don't have to say my whole name. i like nicknames if they are nice. love,Kamryn :)
ReplyDeleteI have no idea of how I got/earned my nick name. I think i feel proud of my nickname even if it does not make sense to me. My nick name is rere and rea. I think people think tere is a reason for it hbut i don't.
ReplyDeleteMaria:)
It is what you do.It depends.......
ReplyDeleteHe runs fast and no one knows who he is.
P.S. ~Bryce~
Clumse..lol
i like my nickname because not all people call me kaylee like my brother calls me kk and my mom calls me kay -kaylee-
ReplyDeleteI love my nickname because my mom,brother calls me "sis" but my aunt calls me "joseebells" thats why i love my nicknames.
ReplyDelete~josee~