Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Week 3
Pass the
Envelope,
Please
Reflection
Chapters 12-17 Pass the Envelope, Please & Reflection due Monday May 11
*For Ch.12-17, you are to come up with 3 discussion questions related to each chapter
* write (clearly) or type each question and put it on an index/note card, put the question on the front
of the card, put the answer (with page number) and chapter on the back of the card
*place all 18 cards in an envelope labeled with your name, class period and due date
If you don’t have or can’t get index cards and an envelope:
*at the heading of the page include your name, class period and due date
*next put the heading Chapter 12 and below that list your three questions and answers (with page
numbers)
*continue this pattern for Chapters 13-17
*to be typed
*Mo has a recurring dream in which she finds a message in a bottle from her Upstream Mother. The
message always blurs away before she can read it. Compose a letter to Mo from her Upstream
Mother.
*Include information about how she found Mo’s message, who she is, where she lives, what her life is
like and any thoughts/feelings she might have about Mo.
*2-3 paragraphs typed
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Week 4
Wanted Poster
Reflection
Chapters 18-23 Wanted Poster & Reflection due Monday May 18
Mo and Dale learn that Plainclothes phil is actually a bank rober named Slate, who is believed to have
killed Mr. Jesse and kidnapped Miss Lana.
*create a wanted poster (copy paper size) for Slate using details from the story to accurately depict his
appearance and any known information about his past
*be creative
*Mo and Dale have a fight.
*Explain why Dale is angry with Mo. What important lesson does Mo learn from this argument?
*Use examples(2-3 quotes with page numbers) from the story to explain/support your thinking
*1-2 paragraphs typed
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Week 5
Travel
Brochure
Chapters 24-29 Travel Brochure due Tuesday May 26
You have learned a lot about the story’s setting Tupelo Landing.
*use details from the story to create the travel brochure
*include important information about locations, landmarks, activities, entertainment, restaurants and
culture
*be creative