Discussion Director
   Your job is to come up with 5 questions for today's section that your group can discuss.  You should include:
* MCEOG
* Figurative Language
* Cause/Effect
* Mood
* Your choice
 

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).
 

Word Wizard
    Your job is to find the following words in today's section:
        1.  parched (page 128, par. 1)
        2.  chaos (page 133, par. 1)
        3.  prospects (page 138, par. 1)
        4.  parlor (page 139, 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.

Character Sketcher
    Your job is to choose a character from today's section and create a character map that includes the following:
     *  Three character traits with proof.  Include the page and paragraph where your proof came from.
    *  One of your character's goals
    *  One of your character's problems and one solution to that problem.
    *  An illustration of your character.
 

Connector
    Your job is to connect a part of today's section to your life.  Write at least a paragraph about how the passage relates to you.  Be sure to include the following:
    *Who your connection is about.
    *Where and when it happened.
    *What happened.
    *How it connects or deals with the part of the story you were reading about.
The following questions might give you an idea of how the section might relate to your life:
    *Does this section remind you of something else you have read (another story or book)?
    *Does this section remind you of something that has happened to you, a friend or a family member?
    *Does this section remind you of a television show or movie you have seen?
Be sure to explain your connection thoroughly!

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