This month, Prairie Elementary is recognizing students who show the Very Important Character trait, trustworthiness.   Which one of your classmates do you believe deserves the VIC award for being trustworthy?  Write an argumentative paragraph explaining why he/she deserves the award.

Your paragraph should include the following:

What does Jeffrey do on his first day in Two Mills that starts a legend about him?

How is the town of Two Mills similar to the home that Jeffrey had with Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan?

In the novel, Maniac Magee, Jeffrey runs away “never again to return to the house of two toasters.” As we continue to read the novel, we will learn the importance of a home to Jeffrey and how he longs to have one of his own.

What does the word “home” mean to you? How is it different from a house? Where is the place that you are most “at home?” Describe it. Be sure to support your ideas with your own personal experience or reference Jeffrey’s experience.