RODRICK RULES

CHARACTERS

• Greg Hefly: a boy in middle school who wants to be popular and gets picked on by his big brother.(dynamic)
• Rowley Jefferson: Gregs best friend and acts like a little kid.(static)
• Rodrick Hefly: Gregg be. Brother that tries to ruin Gregs life (static)

SETTING

• School, Greg and Rowley's house.
• See: kids at school
• Smell: stinky socks and people
• Hear: kids laughing
• Taste: dirty air
• Touch: books in school

In this book Greg Hefly will do anything to become popular. Nothing will get in his way, except for his big brother Rodrick who bullies Greg around.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile- "That family is like a pack of animals."
• Idiom-"if I can figure out a way to spill the beans without Rodrick finding out….” (pg.112)

CHALLENGING WORDS

• Pen-pal: a person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging letters, especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met.
• reevaluate: revise or review ones assessment
• Veto: A vote that blocks a decision

QUOTE

• “Most people don't seem to appreciate a person as honest as me. So don't ask me how George Washington ever got to be president.” ― Jeff Kinney, Rodrick Rules
• Theme: If you don't succeed then try again