Discussion Director, Passage Picker, Word Wizard, Character Sketcher & Illustrator
Discussion
Director
Your job is to come up with 5 questions for this section that
your group can discuss. You should include:
* MCEOG
* Figurative Language
* Cause/Effect
* Mood
* Your choice
MCEOG
1. Which of the following best describes the way Billie Jo feels
after the accident with the kerosene?
a. delighted
b. scared
c. guilty
d. happy
Answer: c. guilty
Figurative Language
2. Find 3 examples of figurative language in this section and
note what kind of figurative language it is.
a. “ripe as a melon” – simile (p. 55)
b. “bare as a pear” – simile (p. 55)
c. “Ma made a rope of fire” – metaphor (p. 60)
Cause/Effect
3. What caused the kerosene to catch fire? (effect)
Answer: The flame from the stove when she
poured it, thinking it was water. (cause) (p. 60)
Mood
4. What is the mood that the
author sets on page 66?
Answer:
Sadness/pain (p. 66)
Figure of Speech
5. What does the author mean
in the passage from page 71:
"Billie Jo threw the pail,"
they said. "An accident."
they said.
Under their words a finger pointed
Answer: Even though the ladies are saying
that it was an accident, Billie Jo feels that they really are blaming her
for what happened.
Passage
Picker
Your job is to find 4 passages from
this section that you liked to share with the rest of the group.
For each passage, you must do the following:
1. Pick
out the passage
2. Write
down the page and paragraph number.
3. Write
down the first two and last two words of the passage.
4. Write
down the reason you chose this passage, and explain why.
5. Ask
a question about your passage and give an answer.
6. Write
down the Author's purpose (TO DESCRIBE, ENTERTAIN, INFORM or PERSUADE).
1. *
2. Page 55-56, Par. 1-3
3. "Quarter inch . . . a melon"
4. I chose this passage because
it is very descriptive and uses great imagery. It is one passage
where the dust is not really mentioned, and gives you a "clean" feeling
for a change.
5. Q: What does it mean
in the sentence ". . .who is ripe as a melon these days."?
A:
Ma is pregnant, and is probably close to giving birth.
6. The authors purpose is
to describe.
1. *
2. Page 58, Par. 1
3. "A boy . . . 'Much obliged.'"
4. I chose this passage because
it shows that even though Billie Jo's family was going through their own
hard times, they were willing to help out a stranger. Also, the boy,
although he wanted food and didn't have any money, was willing to work
for the food.
5. Q. Why do you think
this boy happened by Billie Jo's house?
A.
Maybe he was on his way from his house toward the west where he could find
work to make money for his family.
6. The author's purpose is
to inform.
1. *
2. Page 71-72, Par 3-5
3. "'Billie Jo . . .of kerosene."
4. I chose this passage because
it shows why Billie Jo continues to feel guilty about her mother's death
and the whole accident. The neighbors seem to blame her, even though
it was an accident.
5. Q. How do you think
Billie Jo feels in this passage?
A.
She feels both guilty and angry. Guilty for throwing the fire and
angry because they talk about her throwing it, but don't mention that her
father was going out drinking while her mother was dying in bed from the
burns.
6. The author's purpose is
to inform.
1. *
2. Page 80, Par. 1
3. "In my . . . the heart"
4. This passage tells of the
things that Billie Jo has held on to for so long. These are things
she promised her mom that she would go through and get rid of some of it.
Now, it would be like getting rid of part of her mother if she were to
throw any of it away.
5. Q: Do you think
Billie Jo will ever get rid of any of these things?
A:
No, I think she will hold on to them forever, since they probably remind
her of the time when she had her mother with her.
6. The author's purpose is
to describe.
Word Wizard
Your
job is to find the following four words in the section you read for today:
1. obliged (pg. 58, par 1)
2. crested (pg. 62, par. 3)
3. chafed (pg. 63, par. 2)
4. carcasses (pg. 73, par. 2)
For each
word:
1. Write the word
2. Copy the sentence from the book in which it appears.
3. Look up the word in the dictionary.
4. Write the correct part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
5. Write a sentence using your word wizard word.
6. Make a word wizard card.
1. obliged
2.
"Much obliged"
3. to put
in one's debt by a favor or service
4. verb
5. The
man was much obliged for their help in getting him to his destination.
6. Word
Card
1. crested
2.
"The doctor cut away the skin on my hands, it hung in crested strips."
3. to have
a crest. (might be like crusted, in this sentence)
4. adjective
5.
6. Word
Card
1. chafed
2.
"Sand chafed inside my clothes, against my clothes."
3. to rub
so as to wear away
4. verb
5. The
paint was chafed from the boat as it rubbed against the dock.
6. Word
Card
1. carcasses
2. "On
either side of the road are the carcasses of jack rabbits, small birds,
field mice, stretching out into the distance."
3. a dead
body
4. noun
5. The carcasses of the cows started to smell
as they rotted in the sun.
6. Word Card
Character
Sketcher
Create a character sketch for Ma from today's section.
Be sure to include the following:
* Three character traits with proof.
Include the page and paragraph where your proof came from.
* One of Ma's goals
* One of Ma's problems and one solution to
that problem.
* An illustration of Ma.
Illustrator
Your
job is to draw some kind of picture related to the reading. It can
be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, or stick figure scene. Use a separate
piece of paper for your drawing and the explanation. The explanation
should include:
*Who or what your picture is about
*Where your picture takes place
*When it is happening
*Why you drew this picture
Please use colorful,
descriptive language in your explanation. When sharing your picture
with the group, show them only the picture and have them guess and talk
about it first. After you have discussed your picture, share your
paragraph.