Written by Jacqueline Davies
The Lemonade War
AR level 4.1/Lexile level 650/Guided Reading level O/DRA level 34
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PREPARE YOUR NOTEBOOK
NUMBER YOUR PAGES
CREATE A TABLE OF CONTENTS
Since the first page of any
notebook tends to get lots of
wear and tear and frequently
rips out altogether, it’s a good
idea to skip the first page.
Beginning on the second
page, start numbering your
pages (including backs of
pages). Number them up to
page 5. Create a table of contents on
page 5. As you answer
questions and complete
activities, continue numbering
the pages and adding to your
table of contents. CREATE A TITLE PAGE
Page 1 will be your title page.
Write the title of the book and
the author here. Then write
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Anyone serious about learning a book (not just reading it), should keep a notebook. Any type will do for this project. If you
can, buy your own copy of any book you read for an assignment. That way, you can highlight important parts and write
notes in the margins.
CREATE A GLOSSARY
From the back of your
notebook, count back 5
pages. Label this page,
“Glossary.” You’ll be adding
words from the book and their
definitions here. Mark this
page with a post-it note as a
tab so you’ll be able to find it
easily. You’ll number these
pages last.
Hyperlinks
Words and phrases written in
blue are links to other
documents and websites. Just
click on them!
What is it?
THE LEMONADE WAR
These are all examples of figurative
language from the book.
On pages 3 & 4 of your notebook,
make a chart like the one below
and label it in the same manner.
Write these examples in the correct
columns:
“...standing on the bottom
step with daylight squirting
all around her.”
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“It was like having a
chestful of bats, beating
their wings, fighting to get
out.”
“He felt a tiny flame of
anger shoot up and lick his
face.”
“...he threw the baseball
down in disgust. Thud.”
“The words died on Jessie’s
lips.”
Chapters 1 & 2 questions & activities
1. What does it say about Evan that the thought
of breaking his nose made his game of
catch “just interesting enough”?
2. Why was Evan lying in the dark
basement?
3. What is Evan and Jessie’s relationship?
How do they get along? How do they treat
each other? Cite examples from the story to
support your answer.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
Figurative language is when
a writer or speaker
describes something
through the use of unusual
comparisons, for effect, to
add interest, or to make
things clearer.
4.What do you think it says in the letter? Make a
prediction of what you think could be making
Evan so upset.
Bookmark
www.dictionary.com
to look up words for
your glossary.
ONOMATOPOEIA
A word that imitates
the sound it
describes. An
example is “oink.” It is
the actual sound that
a pig makes.
5. Write about a time when you were mad
at a brother, sister, or friend. Why were you
mad? How did you calm down? How was
the situation resolved?
6. What does Jessie say is her weakest subject?
7. Why did Evan shout, “I hate you!” at Jessie?
PERSONIFICATION
Giving human
qualities to
something that
isn’t human.
METAPHOR
SIMILE
Describing
something as
though it is
something
else.
Describing
something by
comparing it to
something else,
most commonly
by using the
words like or
as.
Add these words and their
definitions to your glossary:
When
you look up these
words, the 1st
definition listed may not
be the one used in the
book. Use the definition
that fits the word in
the book.
corpses
stowed
lull
chintzy
droned
sneered
bristly
deflating
ui
t
fly
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1. Evan had to invite Scott to have a lemonade
stand instead of Adam because Adam was
“on the Cape” this weekend. Find out what
and where the Cape is here. What is the
name of the Cape? Where is it? Draw a
picture of it in your notebook.
2. What is the name of the booklet Mrs. Treski
had written?
3. What is 14 X 50? (No fair using a calculator!)
4. If the boys sold 14 cups at 75¢ how much
would they have made?
5. What is 8 X 50 ÷ 2?
6. Research online to find out how much a
basic iPod really costs. How many cups of
lemonade will they have to sell at 50¢ each
for Evan to earn enough to pay for an iPod?
7. Design your own sign for a lemonade stand
that will attract customers. Draw it in your
notebook or make one on the computer and
glue or tape it into your notebook.
8. When Jessie tells Megan how much money
she has, Megan’s “eyebrows shot up.”
Jessie doesn’t know what this means. It is
difficult for some people to understand how
someone else is feeling just by looking at
his or her face. Eyebrows are a very good
indicator of emotion. Watch this video* and
then draw several examples in your
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Chapters 3 & 4
questions & activities
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THE LEMONADE WAR
Want to
learn more
about fruit flies?
Check out this
website.
notebook and label them with the correct
emotion. *This is a Youtube video so you
probably won’t be able to watch it at school.
Be sure to get your parent’s permission first,
before watching it at home.
9. Explain how Jessie knows you can get 8
cups from a can of lemonade.
10.Why did Evan stomp off? What did he think
happened? What really happened?
Another form of figurative
language is hyperbole. That’s
when a writer exaggerates
something. For example:
Add these to your figurative
language chart:
• Evan says he’s “bruised and
bloodied” from his chair
scraping against his leg.
• “They’d made a ton of money...”
• “You could fit a gallon in one of
those!”
• “He wished his mother believed
in chemical warfare.”
“...it was easy to imagine the
sidewalk cracking open and
swallowing them whole.”
“That mean bite in Scott’s voice.”
“The kid was a weasel.”
“Instead, he froze.”
“Jessie felt like a deflating
balloon.”
“She puffed her cheeks out like a
bullfrog.”
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LEMONADE
WAR
Add these words and their
definitions to your glossary:
taunting
miser
vow
menacing
mercy
pulverize
Add these examples of
figurative language to your
chart on pages 3 & 4 of your
notebook:
“The words felt
like disgusting
spiders running out
of his mouth.”
Chapters 5 & 6
questions & activities
1. What do you think is the main thing bothering Evan?
2. If you were going to donate money to a charity, which would
you pick? Why? Think you need a lemonade stand to have
enough money to donate? Go to this website to read about
ways you can help charities.
3. In business, there is “gross” income and “net”
income. Jessie’s and Evan’s gross incomes are
all the money they make from lemonade
Scientists say
sales. They have to pay for their expenses
there really is a
however—lemonade and cups. Once they
difference between
subtract their expenses, what’s left is their
boys’ and girls’ brains,
net income or profit. Go to the Biz Kids
but parents treat baby
boys and girls
website and watch the video. Click on the
differently
too. Read
worksheets folder to download the game
about it here.
board, cards, and directions. Play the game
with someone. Did you make a profit? 4. If Evan and his friends had sold 96 cups of
lemonade for 50¢, how much would they have made in all? If
they split the money four ways, how much would each have
made?
5. Jessie said girls communicate differently than boys. What did
she mean by that? Ask several boys and then several girls to
tell you about the same popular book or movie and take notes.
How is their retelling different? What are some differences in
how boys and girls communicate? Do most of the boys talk
about a certain part more than the girls? Do most of the girls
talk about a certain part more than the boys?
“Mrs. Treski looked
at both of them
with her laser
eyes.”
“Carly made a noise
like a snorting
hippopotamus.”
“Some ideas are
like money in the
bank.”
“Evan and Paul were
playing air hockey.
Whashoo.”
Who will
win the bet?
Defend your
opinion with
facts from the
book.
See the
newly designed
money at this
cool interactive
website.
Chapters 7, 8, & 9
questions and activities
1. Where did Evan go to set up his lemonade stand? Why did he
choose this location? Where would you set up a stand in your
neighborhood?
2. Why did Evan ask how much lemonade costs at the ice cream
store?
3. What did the saying, “Pride goeth before the fall,” have to do
with Evan’s lemonade stand?
4. Are you a saver or a spender? Do the activity at this website to
see how much you’ll need to make when you grow up. Write
down your findings.
5. What do you think it would be like to be in a class with
students two years older than you? If there was a much
younger student in your class, how would you feel about him
or her? Why?
6. Megan writes a comment card to Jessie that makes her feel
much better. Write a comment card to 2 people and give it to
them. Be sure to include a copy of each in your notebook.
7. Why did Evan make up Grumpminster Fink?
8. Why did Evan want to call off the lemonade war? THE
LEMONADE
WAR
Add these words and their
definitions to your glossary:
pride
gimmick
persistent
precise
loft
Add these examples of
figurative language to your
chart on pages 3 & 4 of your
notebook (if you run out of
space, you can make a new
chart further back in your
notebook):
“His brain spun
like a top.”
“High school kids
on skateboards
slooshed by.”
“He swallowed so
hard, it looked
like he was choking
down an ocean
liner.”
“The four bags of
cans filled the
carrier like a boxy
baby.”
Want to
make fresh
squeezed
lemonade? Try
this kid friendly
recipe.
THE LEMONADE
WAR
1. Should Jessie include Megan’s
money in her total? Would you
include it? 2. The rule in the Treski house is that
they can sleep in on Sunday if they
want and you have to get
permission to go into someone
else’s room. What are the rules at
your house? What rules will you
Learn
make when you grow up and have
more about
your own children? Why?
coins, the history
3. Why did Evan say he wanted to go of the US Mint, and
home to dump the lemonade? Do
coin collectors by
you think that was the real reason?
going to this
Photo by Benoit Rochon
How do you think Evan feels? Be
website.
sure to cite examples in the book to
support your opinion.
4. Evan said, “...the eyes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton were all
looking” at him when he counted Jessie’s money. Which bills have those men on them? Which
man is not a president? Go to this website. Scroll down the page and name all the other bills and
whose picture is on them. How many are not presidents?
5. What did Evan do when he counted Jessie’s money?
6. Why did Jessie have a lousy time at the beach? Be sure to use specific examples from the book
to support your answer.
Add these words and their
definitions to your glossary:
desperation
converge
regret
anxious
If there are other
words you came across
when reading this book
that you didn’t know, add
them to your glossary
too!
Another form of figurative
language is an idiom. A
commonly used expression of a
group or culture is an idiom:
• “...if push came to shove.”
• “Spill the beans.”
• “...kept her mouth shut.”
Add these to your figurative
language chart:
“Jessie was all in knots.”
“If she lost, even with all Megan’s
money. Gulp.”
“Like a whisper, she crept back
upstairs.”
“...the feeling was snuffed out by
the hurricane of anger she felt...”
“Evan was burning with
embarrassment...”
“That RAT!”
“Jessie was smart, but she wasn’t
very smooth.”
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LEMONADE
WAR
Add these words and their
definitions to your glossary:
reprimand
mulish
emphasis
purveyors
Add these examples of
figurative language to your
chart on pages 3 & 4 of your
notebook:
“You were
schooled!”
“So the guys were
giving him the
business...”
Chapters 13 & 14
questions & activities
1. Reread the last paragraph of chapter 13. The author doesn’t
tell you what happened, she just gives you a hint. This is called
foreshadowing. As you read this the first time, what did you
think happened? What really happened?
2. Why didn’t Evan fight back when Jessie was
hitting him?
3. Why didn’t Evan want Jessie in his
class?
Want to know how
4. How did they resolve the war?
fireworks work? Go to
this website to find
5. Where were they when the fireworks
out.
started? Where did they sit to watch
them?
6. Look at the graph on the bottom of the
poster “Ten Tips For Turning Lemons Into
Loot.” How much more could they make if they used 26
franchises for 7 days than for 1 day? How much could they
make if they used 26 franchises for 14 days?
7. Read the newspaper article and budget at the end of the book.
How did they replace Megan’s money? How much did they
each have left over in the end?
8. Go to this website and play the Slush Rush to see if you can
have successful beverage stand in space. Write your results in
your notebook.
“Finally, Jessie
ran out of gas.”
“Evan could hear
the gurgle of the
gutters choking on
the downpour.”
Here are more examples of
idioms (idioms can be
metaphors, similes, or any
other type of figurative
language):
“...Scott Spencer
had gotten the drop
on Evan...”
“There were a few
bugs in the
system.”
Who won the
bet?
THE LEMONADE WAR
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