Discussion Director
Instructions: Your job is to write five questions from section 8 of your book.  Question types to use are: Cause/Effect, Mood, Character Changes, Main Idea, and Compare/Contrast.  Make sure that you prove your answer by giving the page and paragraph number!  Also make sure you give the answer to your question.

Cause/Effect
1.

Mood
2.

Character Changes
3.

Main Idea
4.

Compare/Contrast
5.

Passage Picker
Instructions:  Your job is to choose 4 passages from section 8 of this book.  The types of passages to choose are:
Important, Informative, Descriptive, and Surprising.  Write down the page and paragraph number of the passage, the first and last two words of the passage, and the reason you chose this passage (make sure you explain why!).  Then, ask a question about your passage and give an answer.  Finally, write down the author's purpose (to descibe, to entertain, to inform, or to persuade).

Passage 1-Important
Page 222, paragraph 6

Passage 2-Informative
Page 226, paragraph 4

Passage 3-Descriptive
Page 226, paragraph 5

Passage 4-Surprising
Page 229, paragraph 5

Word Wizard
Instructions: Your job is to write down these 4 words: tragedies, hue, mare, and ornery.  Then write down the page and paragraph numbers each word is found in.  Copy the sentence from the book in which the word appears.  Then, look up the word in the dictionary and, using your context clues and the dictionary definition, write down in your own words the definition of the word.  Next, write down the correct part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb).  Make up a question and the answer or a sentence about the word that would help you to teach the word to your group.  Finally, make your word wizard card.  On the card, be sure to include in large print your word and the page and paragraph number.  On the other side of your card, include a picture, the word, and the definition.

1.  tragedies-page 219, paragraph 2

2.  hue-page 223, line 1

3.  mare-page 222, paragraph 3

4.  ornery-page 227, paragraph 2

Character Sketcher
Instructions: Your job is to do a character sketch of Bud Caldwell based on the eighth section of the book.  You will find 3 character traits that describe him, and prove it by giving an example, including the page and paragraph number.  Be sure you look for changes in him throughout the book.  Then, you will tell one of his goals.  The next task you will do is to find one of his problems in this section and the solution or possible solution to the problem.  Finally, you will illustrate Bud.

Character Traits/Proof (3)

Character Goal

Problem

Solution

Summarizer
Instructions: Your job is to prepare a brief summary of this section.  Make sure that you give the key points or the main highlights of today's reading assignment.