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:
What did Taw cum e go qua do for the Mitchell family when she learned that they had run out of food?
Answer: She had her father to bring them enough food and supplies
to last them through the winter.
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:
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.
Today your character is: Taw cum e go qua
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.
missionaries p. 47 par. 1
moccasins p. 49 par. 1
sturdy p. 51 par. 1
sturgeon p. 54 par. 1
moccasins
They touched the beaded embroidery on her dress and moccasins, and
if I had not stopped them, they would have taken the moccasins right off
her feet.
Noun
--a soft leather heelless shoe or boot with the sole brought up the
sides of the foot
LeAnne bought some moccasins when she visited the Indian Reservation.
Summarizer
Your job today is summarizer. Your job is to prepare a brief summary of today's reading. The other members of your group will be counting on you to give a quick statement that tell the key points or the main highlights of the book we finished. Also make a list of main ideas or key events from the story.
Summary:
Key Points: