Discussion Director:

Your job as the Discussion Director is to come up with at least 5 thinking questions.  The purpose of this role is to make your
group think about what you just read.  You want to make sure that everyone in your group understands the reading.  If your
group members do not know the answers to the questions, make sure to encourage them to go back to the book to find the
answers.  Be sure to ask questions that really make your group think!!!
You must write down the 5 questions, the answers to your questions, and the page numbers where the answers to your
questions are found.  You need to ask the following types of questions:

1 MCEOG

1 Problem and Solution

1 Setting

1 Mood

1 Heroine
 
 

Passage Picker:

Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:

1 Informative

1 Step by Step

1 Surprising

1 On your own

First, pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page number and paragraph number.  Second, write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.  Third, write down what type of passage you chose (the passage is a great example of ____ type of passage).  Look on the Passage Picker hand-out for different possible "types" of passages.  Fourth, explain the reason why you believe that the passage you chose is an example of a ___ type of passage.  Finally, think of a good thinking question about the passage.  Write it down along with the answer to this question.  Answer one of these questions using a complete sentence(s):  Why did the author include this passage in the story?  What does this passage add to the story?
 
 

Word Wizard:

Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following 4 words:

Emerge

Idling

Unceasingly

Emitted

First write down the word, the page number and the paragraph number.  Second copy the
sentence from the book in which the word appears.  Third, re-read the sentence in which the
word appears.  Think about the word, the sentence, and the story.  Write down what part of
speech you think the word is and what you think the word means.  Fourth, look up the word in
the dictionary.  Using the dictionary definition and everything you know about the word, write
your definition of the word.  Fifth, write down an explanation telling how this word adds
meaning to the story.  Think about the characters, plot, setting, theme, etc.  Finally, make your
word wizard card.  Be sure to include in large print your word and the page and paragraph
number.  On the other side of the card you should draw a picture to represent your word, the
word, and the definition of the word.
 
 

Character Sketcher:

Your job is to sketch Nyle again.

Your job as Character Sketcher is to identify a character's actions (traits) and explain or prove
these traits, identify the character's goal (which is what the character wants to do or
accomplish), identify the problem and solution in the reading, and complete a sketch or
illustration of the character.
You need to be aware that the character traits you will chose will be implied character traits.  In
other words, they are not directly stated in the reading.  You really want to use descriptive words
for you character traits.
Sometimes the solution to your character's problem will not be in the section of the book that
you are reading.  In this case, you will need to come up with a possible solution for your
character's problem.
When you begin to sketching or illustrating your character, try to use any physical descriptions
from the text to help you.  Use the following guide to help you complete the role for Character
Sketcher:

Character Traits (3)
First, write down the character's trait.  Second, write the page number and paragraph on which
the trait is described.  Third, explain the trait and give proof of the trait.  Fourth, write the
character's goal.  Fifth, write the character's problem.  Sixth, Write the solution or possible
solution to the problem.  Finally, sketch the character.
 
 

Summarizer:

Your job is to give a brief summary of today's reading.  The other members of your group will be
counting on you to give a quick statement that tells the key points or the main highlights of
today's reading assignment.
Include in your summary the beginning, middle and end of the reading assignment.  The
beginning of the story tells who the main characters are, where the story takes place, when the
story takes place and what the problem is.  The middle of the story tells the plot of the story
(what happens in the story) and how the characters try to solve the problem (events).  The end
of the story tells how the problem is solved and what finally happens.

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