Item description for The Acting Champ by Gail Perryman, Harcourt (PB 2002)

Grade 6 Advanced-Level Collection

Think and respond

• How does the story setting affect the plot?

• What are the main problems in this story? How are they resolved by the end of the story?

• What is the theme of the story?

• Which details about Alex give you clues about why he likes Shakespeare?

• What character from another book you have read was worried or nervous about confronting a new experience? How does Alex resemble that character? How is he different?

• If you were to act in a play, what play would you choose? Explain your answer.