Day 5

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    Why does Mrs. Frankweiler decide to talk to Claudia and Jamie, and decide that she likes them?

    Some students may have made the connection about Saxonberg and realize that she talked to them because they are his grandchildren. Why she liked them, however, is more complicated. It seems that she saw children who were spirited, interesting, stubborn, and intelligent, and was also extremely curious about what they had been doing. She likes people who have their own ideas and their own minds.

  2. 2

    Why was it so important to Claudia to keep the secret about where they were staying?

    Claudia wanted to trade a secret for a secret. Mrs. Frankweiler knows about Angel, and Claudia...

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