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The Eyes of Kid MidasBy Neal Shusterman
Novel Study
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 1 Four-Eyes Midas Eats a Pinecone
Notice and Note Strategies: Again and AgainWhat object occurs or gets mentioned again and again in this chapter? __________________________________Ask yourself, “Why does this keep showing up?” ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The answer will tell you about the theme, conflict, or might give you clues about what will happen later in the story.
Notice and Note Strategies: Tough QuestionsWhat tough question does Kevin ask himself at the end of the chapter?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ask yourself, “What does this question make me wonder about?”_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The answer will tell you about the conflict and might give you ideas about what will happen later in the story.
1. Who is the protagonist in this story?_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the setting?_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Fill in the blanks on the Character Relationship Map with the names of the four major characters to whom we have been introduced in chapter 1 and their descriptions.
4. Write a text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world connection specific to chapter 1. Think, “This reminds me of…”.________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. In ten words or less write the main idea of chapter 1._____________________________________________
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Character Relationship Map
__________’s Best FriendHe supports Kevin and helps him deal with _____________.
The AntagonistHe _________everyone—especially __________.
_________’s SidekickHe does whatever _________tells him to do.
The ProtagonistHe is the _______that most of the action _____around.
The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 2 The Divine Watch
Notice and Note Strategies: Contrasts and ContradictionsWhat does Kevin think about doing that you don’t think he would normally do? __________________________
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Ask yourself, “Why does the character do this?” ___________________________________________________
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The answer will help you make a prediction or inference about the plot or conflict.
1. Write the sequence of important events that occur in this chapter.
1.
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2. What happens on the spring and fall equinox?_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. How are those days, significant, or important to the story?_________________________________________
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4. What does the narrator mean when he states, “Kevin Midas never knew it could feel this great, being this
scared.”?
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5. Why does the narrator tell us that Kevin hears his mom’s voice telling him to “Put a leash on that
imagination…before it drags [him] across the lawn”? How might this be important to the story?
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 3 The Balance of Dark and Day
1. In ten words or less write the main idea of chapter 3:________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. The following sentence is filled with figurative language. Complete the chart below with example, type or explanation.
“The crimson horizon had bloomed into a bright blue streak of dawn, and the night raced away with a
howling wind that tore at the boys as they scaled the last few feet of the Divine Watch.” (p. 23)
Example Type ExplanationThe crimson horizon had bloomed into a bright blue streak of dawn…
Comparing the horizon with a flower—that the sky is filling up with color and opening up like a flower.
Personification Giving us a feeling of how fast the night is turning to dawn, and that it is doing it of its own free will
…a howling wind… Personification/Metaphor
Metaphor/Personification Comparing the wind to a scissors or knife or something that tears/Suggesting that the wind has hands that can rip and tear at the boys
3. Rewrite the sentence literally._______________________________________________________________
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4. Predict: Do you think the glasses will benefit, or help Kevin, or do you think they will have a negative
effect? Explain.
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 4 Kevin Finds Rocks in His Head1. Fill in as much as you can on the following plot map:
2. What is Kevin’s relationship with his parents, and how do you know?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Why do you think the narrator reveals this relationship to us?_______________________________________
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4. Write a text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world connection specific to chapter 4.___________________________________________________________________________________________
SETTINGTime:
Place:
CHARACTERSProtagonist:
Antagonist:
CLIMAXTURNING POINT
THEMECENTRAL IDEA OR MESSAGE
RESOLUTIONEXPOSITION
POINT OF VIEW1ST , 2ND OR 3RD PERSON
NARRATOR
FALLING ACTIONM
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EVEN
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HAT
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CONFLICT
INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL
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character (protagonist) character/nature/society/self
INCITING INCIDENT
What happens that gets the action started?
EVENTS AFTER CLIMAX
LOOSE ENDS TIED UP
MAIN IDEASWBS – OR – The W’s
TITLE:
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AUTHOR’SPURPOSE
NAM
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Genre
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 5 Unmerciful Chocolate Destruction
1. In ten words or less write the main idea of chapter 5._____________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Kevin and Josh get in a little disagreement. How does each of the boys feel about the glasses? Give evidence to support your thinking.
Character Feelings about the glasses (use your own words) Evidence (use page numbers)
Kevin
Josh
3. List three cause and effect relationships from this chapter.
Cause Effect
The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 6 Better Homes and Headaches
1. We are introduced to some characters more thoroughly in this chapter. Study the chart below, and then complete it with the explanation of what the indirect characterization reveals about each character.
Character Direct Indirect Example Type
Explanation
Patrick Midas
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‘“I’ll alert the media,”’ p.46 S He is using hyperbole, showing that he can be sarcastic at times and a bit aloof about his son, Kevin’s sickness.
“Clean-shaven businessman” p. 43
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Donna Midas
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‘“you’re going to kill me one of these days”’ p. 43
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“She violently shook the thermometer and crammed it into Kevin’s mouth.”p.43
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Teri Midas “Kevin’s fourteen-year-old sister”
“…smallest yet toughest field-hockey goalie…a callous self-confidence” p. 44
“She would glance at him and smirk” p. 44
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‘“I hope you feel better, Kev.”’p. 45
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“She often used it to make Kevin feel uncomfortable” p. 44
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2. Write the sequence of events that occur in chapter 6.1.
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3. Put the name of the speaker by the following quotes:
1. “You’re going to kill me one of these days…” _______________
2. “Send him to school, he’s not sick,” ___________________
3. “It does say a hundred and one. I must have misread it.” ____________
4. “I’ll alert the media,” __________________
5. “I’ve got to get to school,” ____________________
4. Explain what is making everything turn cold? Use evidence to support your answer.___________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 7 Kevin Becoming
Paying attention to things that get suddenly mentioned out of nowhere can be helpful to your enjoyment of a book. On page 57, the narrator makes a point to tell us that the sun came up behind the “electrical tower.” In the previous chapter, much was written about the glasses and the power and energy they use up, and now we are hearing about the electrical tower in town. As readers, when we are aware of these little nuances and we question why, we automatically become more engaged with our text. Thus, reading becomes more powerful and more enjoyable.
1. Why do you think the electrical tower is mentioned?______________________________________________
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2. List an example of sensory details for each category.
Sense Example PageSee
Hear
Taste
Touch
Smell
3. How has Kevin changed from the beginning of the book until now. Use evidence to support your ideas.
In the beginning of the book, Kevin Midas was…___________________________________________________
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Now, Kevin is…_____________________________________________________________________________
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4. The chapter ends with the metaphorical sentence, “On Friday, however, the fine threads of Kevin’s handmade universe began to unravel.”
Based on this sentence, predict what you think is going to happen and why? _____________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 8 Kevin’s Tangled Web
1. In ten words or less write the main idea of chapter 8.________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Complete the table below by listing five facts from the story so far, and creating five opinions:
Facts Opinions
3. The narrator doesn’t explicitly tell us what happened to Nicole. What can you infer happened to her?
Support your answer with evidence.
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4. Write a text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world connection specific to chapter 8.________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 9 Out of Mind
1. In ten words or less write the main idea of chapter 9.________________________________________________________________________________________
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At the bottom of page 79 there is figurative language called allusion. Allusion is when the author refers to something without explicitly explaining it.
The figurative language is, “Silence hung in the air like the Hindenburg.”
This allusion, which is also a simile, compares silence to the Hindenburg.
But what is the Hindenburg? The Hindenburg was a large flying machine built by the Germans. It was a lightweight machine fueled by hydrogen, a highly flammable liquid gas that caught on fire in mid air, creating a giant fireball of disaster in the sky.
Here is a link to watch the actual footage of the Hindenburg catastrophe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgWHbpMVQ1U
2. Now that you know a bit about the Hindenburg, why do you think the narrator used the above-mentioned allusion?
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3. Why do you think the glasses don’t work when Nick wants Nicole to like him?___________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. When Kevin says, “I think I’ve changed the rules, somehow,” at the bottom of page 81, what does he mean?___________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Explain in your own words if you think having this kind of power is a good thing or a bad thing and why.___________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 10 Specters in the Dark
Notice and Note Strategies: Aha MomentWhat does Kevin realize or come to understand in this chapter? (p. 89)__________________________________
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If the character figures out a problem, think about the conflict.
If a character figures out a life lesson, think about the theme.
Did Kevin figure out the solution to a conflict or learn a life lesson?____________________________________
So then, how can we turn this life lesson into a statement of theme?____________________________________
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1. Go back to the plot map in chapter four and fill in as much as you can. Think carefully about whether or not we have come to the climax of the story.
2. What does Bertram’s nightmare include that Kevin did not think would be there?_______________________
3. Why do you think Bertram’s nightmare includes these?___________________________________________
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4. What happens in this chapter that shows us how strong Kevin and Teri’s relationship is? Explain.__________
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5. Write a text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-world connection specific to chapter 10.________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 11 Life as We Know It
1. What do we, as the readers, realize when Kirkpatrick says these last words of the chapter, “Three, of course.
The answer is three”(96).
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 12 Don’t Touch That Dial
1. Kevin decides that his glasses will be similar to how a diabetic needs a shot of insulin every day. Explain
what he is thinking.
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2. Sequence the following events in the correct order:
____ Kevin charges his glasses in the electrical room, but they overcharge and crack.
____ Kevin gets his glasses back.
____ Hal goes berserk.
____ Hal steals Kevin’s glasses.
____ Kevin, Teri and Josh go to the dentist.
____ Kevin sends Frankie and Hal to Siberia.
____ Kevin, Teri and Josh figure out that Hal knows everything that’s going on.
____ Kevin becomes sick.
____ The dentist videotapes Hal’s fake story.
The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 13 Haunted House
Notice and Note Strategies: Memory MomentWhat memory does Josh bring up that he wants Kevin to remember? (p. 114)_____________________________
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When a character or the narrator brings up an important memory ask yourself, “Why might this memory be
important?”_________________________________________________________________________________
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This answer may tell the reader something about the theme, conflict or might foreshadow something yet to happen.
The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 14 The Chariot of Helios
1. In ten words or less write the main idea of chapter 14.___________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 15 The Keeper of Dreams
1. What is the decision that Josh has to make? Explain why this decision is so difficult.________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Where does Kevin go to “feed himself and the glasses.” (p. 130)____________________________________
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3. What happens when Kevin yells, “Stop!” (p. 134)________________________________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 16 9:42
Notice and Note Strategies: Words of the WiserWhat advice does Brian give Kevin in this chapter? (p. 140)__________________________________________
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Ask yourself, “What is the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?”____________________________
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Whatever the answer is, you’ve probably discovered the theme of the story. Based on what Kevin learns from
Brian, what do you think a theme could be for this story?_____________________________________________
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2. The climax is the turning point of the story. It is when the conflict begins to or does change for the protagonist. Do you think we have come across the climax in this chapter?________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the climax?________________________________________________________________________
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The Eyes of Kid Midas Chapter 17 After the Fall
1. Finish filling in the plot map in chapter four.
2. Did you like the way the book ended? Explain your thoughts.______________________________________
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