diary of a wimpy kid 4: dog days author and illustrator: jeff kinney powerpoint by: brett
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4: Dog Days
Author and Illustrator: Jeff KinneyPowerPoint By: Brett
Main Character• Greg Heffley• Some of the stuff about him: • 1. Doesn`t like middle school that much.• 2.Likes video games.• 3. Hates his brothers, Rodrick and Manny.• 4. Has a best friend named Rowley who acts
like a 2nd grader.
Other Characters
Rowley Greg`s Dad Rodrick Greg`s Mom Manny Fregley
Setting
Greg`s neighborhoodGreg`s townBeach
Rowley
• Some stuff about him:• Greg`s best friend.• Likes video games.• Acts like a 2nd grader, Greg says.
Greg`s Dad
• Some stuff about him:• Embarrassed by his boss sometimes because
of Greg.• Wants Greg to go outside and get “active”.
Greg`s Mom
• Some stuff about her:• Treats Greg like a 2nd grader sometimes.• Takes her family to do something called
“family togetherness”.• Gets mad and disappointed the way Greg’s
ways are sometimes.
Rodrick
• Some stuff about him:• Likes to mess with Greg.• Drummer of a band called “Loaded Diaper.”
Manny
• Some stuff about him:• The other annoying brother of Greg.• The most annoying kid in Greg`s family.• Gets Greg into trouble sometimes.
Fregley
• Some stuff about him:• The weirdest and strangest kid at Greg`s
middle school.• Doesn`t have many friends.• Does many weird, strange, and gross things in
his life.
Some events in the book
• Greg and Rowley`s friendship falls apart.• Greg sees Heather Hills at the town pool, the older sister
of Holly Hills, who Greg “sort of likes”, and “hangs out” with her for the next few days.
• Greg and Rowley see a movie about a hand that kills people, and Greg gets worried that the hand will get HIM next.
• After their breakup, Greg and Rowley go on a vacation together to the beach.
• Greg and his Dad are REALLY excited about the last”Lil` Cutie” coming out in the newspaper.
Some events in the book
• Before their friendship collapses, the two friends start a lawn business but don`t have much luck.
• Greg REALLY wants to ride a rollercoaster called the Cranium Shaker, a ride that Rodrick has rode many times.
• Greg`s mom starts a club called “Reading is fun”.
Some events in the book
• Greg`s mom takes him to the Bombshells Beauty Salon, where his mom and grandma get their hair done, and where grandma gets tabloids.
• Greg`s dad gets the family a dog.• Greg and Rowley do a video game
tournament where whoever the winner is they get a million dollars.
Problem
• The main thing Greg wants to do this summer is to go on a vacation to the beach and ride the Cranium Shaker. But the reason the Heffleys don`t go is because they can`t afford it. But Greg`s mom says one they`ll look back to this as the “best summer ever”.
Solution
• The summer ends for Greg Heffley, and school starts up in a few days, and he`s kind of relived it`s finally over.
The End
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