QUESTIONS:
Ch. 1 pg. 1-7 9:24 Sept. 10th
Nightly Question: Characterization: How do Aven’s parents handle her disability? What kind of character traits would you infer they have?
Ch. 2 pg. 8- 11 4:43 Sept. 11th
Ch. 3 pg. 12-16 5:57 Sept. 11th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think that the Cavanaugh’s picture is missing in the museum?
Ch. 4 pg. 17- 23 9:24 Sept. 12th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Aven’s stomach cramps when she starts to eat her lunch?
Ch. 5 pg. 24-30 9:24 Sept. 13th
Nightly Question: Inference: What do you think is in the shed that Aven finds? Defend your answer.
Ch. 6 pg. 31-38 9:18 Sept. 16th
Nightly Question: Setting: Compare and contrast the settings of Kansas and Arizona. What does the narrator tell you about both places that relate to how they make her feel?
Ch. 7 pg. 39-43 5:19 Sept. 17th
Ch. 8 pg. 44-46 3:21 Sept. 17th
Nightly Question: Namesake: This chapter is the namesake of the novel. In this chapter, we hear Aven explain why she is an insignificant event in the life of a cactus. What do you think Aven means by this?
Ch. 9 pg. 47-58 16:09 Sept. 18th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Connor and Aven connect so well in this chapter? Defend your answer.
Ch. 10 pg. 59-74 22:00 Sept. 19th
Nightly Question: Prediction: What do you think the meaning of the book that Aven and Connor found is? Whose book might it be?
Ch. 11 pg. 75-88 18:33 Sept. 20th
Nightly Question: Characterization: What does Aven’s mannequin prank tell you about her internal character?
Ch. 12 pg. 89-95 8:36 Sept. 23rd
Ch. 13 pg. 96-99 4:41 Sept. 23rd
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Connor doesn’t eat very much? Why do you think he wants to go home before dinner?
Ch. 14 pg.100-113 18:42 Sept. 24th
Nightly Question: Chapter Structure: Throughout the book so far, we’ve heard Dad call Aven “Sheebs” as a nickname. Where did this nickname come from?
Ch. 15 pg. 114- 117 4:40 Sept. 25th
Ch. 16 pg. 118 - 125 8:16 Sept. 25th
Nightly Question: Chapter Structure: Throughout the course of the novel, the author brings up tarantulas as a recurring topic. Why do you think this is?
Ch. 17 pg. 126-136 14:36 Sept. 26rd
Nightly Question: Characterization: What argument does Connor make about why his condition is worse than Aven’s?
Ch. 18 pg. 137-140 4:28 Sept. 27th
Nightly Question: Inference: What do you think the turquoise necklace might have to do with the Cavanaugh mystery?
Ch. 19 pg. 141-143 3:40 Sept. 27th
Ch. 20 pg. 144-149 7:48 Sept. 30th
Nightly Question: Chapter Structure: What does the play that Aven was in have to do with the title of this novel?
Ch. 21 pg. 150-154 5:57 Oct. 1st
Nightly Question: Characterization: What does Aven realize about Connor after Connor’s mom goes back to bed?
Ch. 22 pg. 155 - 161 8:17 Oct. 2nd
Nightly Question: Characterization: Aven tells us that she has made Connor jealous, but how do you know he’s jealous? What does he do or say that confirms this?
Ch. 23 pg. 162-167 7:09 Oct. 3rd
Nightly Question: Inference: Henry calls Aven “Aven Cavanaugh”. Why does she find this odd? What do you think Henry means by this?
Ch. 24 pg. 168-174 8:13 Oct. 4th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why is Aven so interested in the keys that her dad has?
Ch. 25 pg. 175-178 5:13 Oct. 7th
Nightly Question: Explicit Details: Why won’t Aven perform in the park?
Ch. 26 pg. 179-183 5:52 Oct. 8th
Nightly Question: Setting: It was Christmas in the last chapter, and now it is Spring. Why might the author have skipped a few months in the story?
Ch. 27 pg. 184-185 2:10 Oct. 8th
Ch. 28 pg. 186-193 10:22 Oct. 9th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why won’t Connor be at the festival at Stagecoach Pass?
Ch. 29 pg. 194-200 9:38 Oct. 10th
Nightly Question: Characterization: Explain what is happening internally with Aven and Connor during their fight. Do you think they really mean what they are saying?
Ch. 30 pg. 201-205 4:26 Oct. 10th
Ch. 31 pg. 206-214 12:22 Oct. 11th
Nightly Question: Inference: Earlier in the novel, Aven wrote about 20 reasons why not having arms was a good thing. Today, she’s writing why they are a bad thing. What’s happening with Aven?
Ch. 32 pg. 215-220 7:11 Oct. 14th
Ch. 33 pg. 221-223 2:54 Oct. 14th
Nightly Question: Theme: We’re getting towards the end of the book, and you should start to notice some themes by now (if you haven’t already). What is a theme this novel teaches us about?
Ch. 34 pg. 224-226 2:53 Oct. 14th
Ch. 35 pg. 227-237 15:04 Oct. 15th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Aven says she’ll stay at Stagecoach Pass instead of selling the park?
Ch. 36 pg. 238-243 7:32 Oct. 16th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why does Connor end the conversation with “Even smart enough to be an astronaut”?
Ch. 37 pg. 244-253 13:21 Oct. 17th
Nightly Question: Inference: What do you think Aven means when she says that she thinks the light is inside of her?
Ch. 38 pg. 254-258 5:10 Oct. 18th
Ch. 39 pg. 259-262 4:42 Oct. 18th
Nightly Question: Inference: How do you think Aven’s future looks? Why?
Ch. 1 pg. 1-7 9:24 Sept. 10th
Nightly Question: Characterization: How do Aven’s parents handle her disability? What kind of character traits would you infer they have?
Ch. 2 pg. 8- 11 4:43 Sept. 11th
Ch. 3 pg. 12-16 5:57 Sept. 11th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think that the Cavanaugh’s picture is missing in the museum?
Ch. 4 pg. 17- 23 9:24 Sept. 12th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Aven’s stomach cramps when she starts to eat her lunch?
Ch. 5 pg. 24-30 9:24 Sept. 13th
Nightly Question: Inference: What do you think is in the shed that Aven finds? Defend your answer.
Ch. 6 pg. 31-38 9:18 Sept. 16th
Nightly Question: Setting: Compare and contrast the settings of Kansas and Arizona. What does the narrator tell you about both places that relate to how they make her feel?
Ch. 7 pg. 39-43 5:19 Sept. 17th
Ch. 8 pg. 44-46 3:21 Sept. 17th
Nightly Question: Namesake: This chapter is the namesake of the novel. In this chapter, we hear Aven explain why she is an insignificant event in the life of a cactus. What do you think Aven means by this?
Ch. 9 pg. 47-58 16:09 Sept. 18th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Connor and Aven connect so well in this chapter? Defend your answer.
Ch. 10 pg. 59-74 22:00 Sept. 19th
Nightly Question: Prediction: What do you think the meaning of the book that Aven and Connor found is? Whose book might it be?
Ch. 11 pg. 75-88 18:33 Sept. 20th
Nightly Question: Characterization: What does Aven’s mannequin prank tell you about her internal character?
Ch. 12 pg. 89-95 8:36 Sept. 23rd
Ch. 13 pg. 96-99 4:41 Sept. 23rd
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Connor doesn’t eat very much? Why do you think he wants to go home before dinner?
Ch. 14 pg.100-113 18:42 Sept. 24th
Nightly Question: Chapter Structure: Throughout the book so far, we’ve heard Dad call Aven “Sheebs” as a nickname. Where did this nickname come from?
Ch. 15 pg. 114- 117 4:40 Sept. 25th
Ch. 16 pg. 118 - 125 8:16 Sept. 25th
Nightly Question: Chapter Structure: Throughout the course of the novel, the author brings up tarantulas as a recurring topic. Why do you think this is?
Ch. 17 pg. 126-136 14:36 Sept. 26rd
Nightly Question: Characterization: What argument does Connor make about why his condition is worse than Aven’s?
Ch. 18 pg. 137-140 4:28 Sept. 27th
Nightly Question: Inference: What do you think the turquoise necklace might have to do with the Cavanaugh mystery?
Ch. 19 pg. 141-143 3:40 Sept. 27th
Ch. 20 pg. 144-149 7:48 Sept. 30th
Nightly Question: Chapter Structure: What does the play that Aven was in have to do with the title of this novel?
Ch. 21 pg. 150-154 5:57 Oct. 1st
Nightly Question: Characterization: What does Aven realize about Connor after Connor’s mom goes back to bed?
Ch. 22 pg. 155 - 161 8:17 Oct. 2nd
Nightly Question: Characterization: Aven tells us that she has made Connor jealous, but how do you know he’s jealous? What does he do or say that confirms this?
Ch. 23 pg. 162-167 7:09 Oct. 3rd
Nightly Question: Inference: Henry calls Aven “Aven Cavanaugh”. Why does she find this odd? What do you think Henry means by this?
Ch. 24 pg. 168-174 8:13 Oct. 4th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why is Aven so interested in the keys that her dad has?
Ch. 25 pg. 175-178 5:13 Oct. 7th
Nightly Question: Explicit Details: Why won’t Aven perform in the park?
Ch. 26 pg. 179-183 5:52 Oct. 8th
Nightly Question: Setting: It was Christmas in the last chapter, and now it is Spring. Why might the author have skipped a few months in the story?
Ch. 27 pg. 184-185 2:10 Oct. 8th
Ch. 28 pg. 186-193 10:22 Oct. 9th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why won’t Connor be at the festival at Stagecoach Pass?
Ch. 29 pg. 194-200 9:38 Oct. 10th
Nightly Question: Characterization: Explain what is happening internally with Aven and Connor during their fight. Do you think they really mean what they are saying?
Ch. 30 pg. 201-205 4:26 Oct. 10th
Ch. 31 pg. 206-214 12:22 Oct. 11th
Nightly Question: Inference: Earlier in the novel, Aven wrote about 20 reasons why not having arms was a good thing. Today, she’s writing why they are a bad thing. What’s happening with Aven?
Ch. 32 pg. 215-220 7:11 Oct. 14th
Ch. 33 pg. 221-223 2:54 Oct. 14th
Nightly Question: Theme: We’re getting towards the end of the book, and you should start to notice some themes by now (if you haven’t already). What is a theme this novel teaches us about?
Ch. 34 pg. 224-226 2:53 Oct. 14th
Ch. 35 pg. 227-237 15:04 Oct. 15th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why do you think Aven says she’ll stay at Stagecoach Pass instead of selling the park?
Ch. 36 pg. 238-243 7:32 Oct. 16th
Nightly Question: Inference: Why does Connor end the conversation with “Even smart enough to be an astronaut”?
Ch. 37 pg. 244-253 13:21 Oct. 17th
Nightly Question: Inference: What do you think Aven means when she says that she thinks the light is inside of her?
Ch. 38 pg. 254-258 5:10 Oct. 18th
Ch. 39 pg. 259-262 4:42 Oct. 18th
Nightly Question: Inference: How do you think Aven’s future looks? Why?