By: Lynne Cherry
Pages: 1-14
CHARACTER SKETCHER
The job of the Character Sketcher is
to sketch Allegra the unicorn. The character sketch has to include the
following: three implied character traits that display the action of the
character in the reading; an explanation of each trait; identification
of the character's goal, problem, and the solution/possible solution.
Discussion Director
The job of the Discussion Director is to ask the other members of the group questions that make them think about what they have read. The Discussion Director needs to write down the question, the answer to the question, and the page and paragraph of the book where the answer can be found (if possible). The Discussion Director should come up with five meaningful questions to ask the group. You need to ask the following types of questions:
1 Cause/Effect questions
1 Characterization question about the character, Allegra the unicorn
1 "Thinking" question on your own
1 Setting Question
1 Mood Question
Passage Picker
The job of the passage picker is to pick out passages from the book that are important to the reading and are worth talking about. The Passage Picker should write down the page and paragraph number where the passage can be found. The Passage Picker should pick out 4 passages that show the following:
1 Figurative Language (simile)
2 Descriptive
1 On Your Own
Word Wizard
The job of the word wizard is to teach the other member's of the group the meaning of words in the book. These vocabulary words are words that you may not know, but are important to the reading. Complete the word wizard sheet for the following words:
lumber: page 1, paragraph 1
fortress: page 9, paragraph 1
camouflaged: page 9, paragraph 1
pileated: page 11, paragraph 1
Investigator
The job of the investigator is to search
other sources such as the encyclopedia, Internet, newspaper, etc. for connections
to the reading and to share these ideas with the group. The Investigator
needs to cite where the information was found. The Investigator should
research forests and describe what kinds of living things are found within.
Along with the research, the Investigator will draw a picture of his/her
forest that contains the information that he/she learned about.