The Great Sneak-Out is such a fun book that I knew I wanted to introduce it to my book club the moment I read it! Humour, silliness and sweetness come together to make this a perfect read for the early middle-grade reader.
Siblings
As this is the first book we will be reading at Read, Write, Explore in December, we’ll talk about siblings, both real and fictional! Do you have a sibling? We’ll have a freewheeling conversation, but we’ll also work on similes, comparing siblings to different things in nature, an activity I’ve done before and enjoy. This will connect well to our next activity!
Figures of Speech
To say Ampoorna Ma’am was angry would have been like calling the Taj Mahal a hut.
What figure of speech is this? How can we bring humour into our writing by using comparisons? Let’s find out!
Chapter Titles
Creative writing is an essential part of Read, Write, Explore, and as we read The Great Sneak-Out, we’re going to use the chapter titles as our inspiration. ‘My Cranky Sister Can Bite’. ‘I Commit a School Crime’. What new ideas can these titles spark?
Join a book club!
Read, Write, Explore is an online reading and writing programme that combines the joy of a book club with an introduction to creative writing. I choose books that are lighthearted and easy to read, and based on these books, we do a variety of activities, including listening, critical thinking and craft. One class every two weeks is devoted to creative writing.
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