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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst Alexander grapples with money management in this beloved picture book from Judith Viorst, author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Theme Making Decisions Close Read Questions • How does Alexander respond when he has money? Do you think Alexander’s bets are smart bets? Why or why not? Read aloud the sentences that either tell you this or make you think it. • What words show us what Alexander says and does and give us clues about his character? What clues do they tell us? • How do the words, thoughts, actions, and illustrations on these pages help make Alexander a more interesting character? • What words does the author use to make the reader think that Alexander might change his ways with money? Do you believe Alexander has finally learned a lesson and will start saving his money if he gets some more? What words from earlier in the text help explain your answer? Benchmark Vocabulary Absolutely Accident College Downtown Fined Positively Rich Save Vanish Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. Published by Atheneum books for Young Readers, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Copyright © 1978 by Judith Viorst. This usage is granted by permission of The Choate Agency, LLC.
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Alexander, Who
Used
to Be Rich Last Su
ndayby Judith
Viorst
Alexander grapples with money management in this beloved picture book from Judith Viorst, author of Alexander
and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
ThemeMaking Decisions
Close Read Questions• How does Alexander respond when he has money? Do you think Alexander’s bets are smart bets?
Why or why not? Read aloud the sentences that either tell you this or make you think it.
• What words show us what Alexander says and does and give us clues about his character? What clues do they tell us?
• How do the words, thoughts, actions, and illustrations on these pages help make Alexander a more interesting character?
• What words does the author use to make the reader think that Alexander might change his ways with money? Do you believe Alexander has finally learned a lesson and will start saving his money if he gets some more? What words from earlier in the text help explain your answer?
Benchmark VocabularyAbsolutelyAccidentCollegeDowntownFined
PositivelyRichSaveVanish
Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst. Published by Atheneum books for Young Readers, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Copyright © 1978 by Judith Viorst. This usage is granted by permission of The Choate Agency, LLC.
