Discussion Director
Today your job is to be the discussion director. You will come up with questions that the group will discuss about this part of the book. Be sure to form questions about parts of the reading that you feel are important. Be able to tell the group WHY you feel this way. You will come up with:
2 fact/opinion questions 2 MC/EOG questions 1 problem solution question
Fact/Opinion
1) Josefina was the best pet hen ever.
Answer: Opinion-- we do not know for sure that Josefina was the best pet hen ever-- this is just Faiths opinion.
2) Faiths family was moving west to California.
Answer: Fact-- this is stated on page 5 par. 1
MC/EOG
3) All of the following are reasons why Josefina could not go to California except:
a) she could not lay eggs
b) she was old
c) she was misbehaved
d) she could not be used for anything
Answer: c) she was a very good hen and on page 9 par. 1 all of the reasons except that one are given
4) All of the following describe Faith except which one?
a) determined
b) caring
c) responsible
d) bitter
Answer: d) bitter-- Faith listens to her father and respects what he says, even if she is not happy about it.
Problem/Solution
5) What is Faith's problem concerning Josefina in these first chapters?
Answer: First of all, Josefina was not going to get to go at all.
Once Faith convinced her father to let her pet hen go she thought everything
was all right. Then Josefina got out and almost caused a stampede
of the animals. It was an accident because a dog scared her.
Passage Picker
Today your job is to be the Passage Picker. You will pick important passages from the pages we have read. You will tell the group why you feel this passage is important and help the group discuss it. For this section choose 4 passages from the following reasons:
Descriptive
Page 10-- Faith's eye's- her sobs.
This passage shows how much Faith loves Josefina. She is crying because she cannot take her pet with her on the move out west. Faith's mom is sad too because she cannot take some her things on the trip too.
Why does Faith's family have to leave some items behind?
Answer: there is not enough room in the wagon that they will be traveling in to California.
Authors Purpose: to describe
Simile/ Metaphor
Page 15 Early in- it beautiful.
The passage tells about the wagon and what it looked like. There is a metaphor to describe it (a flowerpot on wheels). Also blue trim and a white cloth roof. It gives the reader a visual picture of the wagon.
Why does the author describe the wagon as a flowerpot?
Answer: because the shape of the wagon and the cloth top with a blue trim makes it look like a flowerpot.
Authors Purpose: to describe
Historical
Page 29 At night- banjo music.
This passage tells about life on the wagon trail. It gives history and tells about how the people lived while they were traveling west. This is a part of U.S. history and how the United States expanded westward.
What did the people do at night on the wagon trail?
Answer: The people made a big circle out of the wagons and put all of the animals inside of it. Women cooked meals over a big campfire. After dinner there was music and singing.
Authors purpose: to inform
Funny/Amusing
Page 32 Josefina was- after her.
This passage is funny when all of the animals start going crazy with Josefina in the middle of it. Josefina got scared by the dog while Faith had her out of her pen. She then scared the rest of the animals with all of her squawking.
What did the cows do when Josefina scared them?
Answer: The cows kicked and mooed.
Authors purpose: to entertain
Character Sketcher
Today your job is character sketcher. Your job is to find interesting traits about a character from this section of reading. You will find 3 words that describe the character. For each word, or trait, you will give the proof, or example (including page and paragraph). Next, you will tell one of your character's goals, or what the character wants to do in this section. Then you will find one of the character's problems in the section and tell the solution or possible solution to the problem. Finally, you will illustrate your character.
Your character today is: Faith
Traits and Proof
1.) p. 8-9
determined- because she kept trying to get
her father to change his mind about allowing Josefina to go on the trip
west.
2.) p. 12-13
caring- because she went out looking for
a nice home for Josefina to live at when she could not go west.
3.) p. 27
responsible- because she is going to keep
tract of different events that happen on the trip by making patches for
a quilt her mother is making.
Goal
Faith's goal changes from the beginning of the section to the end. At first her goal is to convince her father to let her take Josefina, her pet hen, on the wagon trail out West where they are moving. Once she accomplishes this goal, she has to start working on keeping Josefina from getting in trouble while they are traveling west.
Problem
Faith is having problems keeping Josefina under control while they are traveling.
Solution
Faith has to leave Josefina in her cage most of the time they are traveling.
Word Wizard
Your job today is word wizard. You will take the four words given and look them up in the reading. Then look up the word in the dictionary. Using the context clues from the reading write down, in your own words, the definition of the word. Write down the correct part of speech. Next either write down a question and answer about the word for your group to answer or a sentence using your word wizard word. Finally, make your Word Wizard card.
calico p. 27 par. 1
ragbag p. 13 par. 1
fiercely p.31
stampede p. 34
calico
Faith took some calico from the ragbag.
Noun
--a type of heavy cotton cloth
I have a really warm blanket made of calico.
ragbag
Ma handed her the ragbag. "Work on a patch whenever you can"
she said.
Noun
-- a bag in which little pieces of old cloth are kept to fix clothes
with later
Mom pulled out her ragbag when I came in with a hole in my shirt.
fiercely
A dog ran up to Josefina and barked fiercely at her.
Adverb
-- angry, cruel and mean
The bear looked very fiercely at us and we ran away.
stampede
"She almost started a stampede!" Pa said angrily.
Noun
-- a sudden mad rush or mass movement
There was a stampede of wildebeests on the plain in Africa.
Connector
Your job today is Connector. You are going to connect the part of the book the group is reading, to the outside world. The question to focus on today is:
I have a dog and her name is Lady. I love her very much.
Last summer when we went to the beach, I wanted to take Lady with us.
My Mom and Dad said "No way, she will mess things up and cause problems!."
I was very sad when they said this. I knew that Lady would be lonely
without us at home. Also, she would be upset if she had to stay at
the vet. I knew that the whole time we were at the beach, I would
worry about her. I decided to ask again. It took some convincing,
but I finally made Mom and Dad see it my way. Lady went to the beach
and had a great time. She was very well behaved and did not cause
any problems. I hope that Lady can go with us again next year.
Lady is like Josefina in the story. Josefina was not going to get
to move with her family out west. Her owner, Faith, finally convinced
her dad to let Josefina go. I am glad that Lady and Josefina got
to go with their families.