Tall Tales

Lara Seagle, Louise Urban,
Kristy Familiar, and Jessica Coulter

TALL TALES – The Case of the Growing Suspicions
by: Emily Lloyd

SECTION ONE – Pages 3-32

CHARACTER SKETCHER

Your job is to sketch Jo Madison.

Example of Character Sketcher Role Sheet

Example of Character Sketcher Drawing
 

 
 

DISCUSSION DIRECTOR

Your job is to ask six questions.  You need to also write down the answers to your questions and the page and paragraph where the answers are found (if possible).  Be sure that you ask questions that really make your group think!  You need to ask the following types of questions:

2 Effect/Cause Question

1 MCEOG Question

1 Main Idea Question

1 Characterization Questions

1 Thinking Question of Your Choice
 

Example of Discussion Director

PASSAGE PICKER

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

1 Passage that is Interesting

1 Passage that is Descriptive

1 Scientific Passage

1 Passage on Your Own
 

Example of Passage Picker

WORD WIZARD

Your job is to complete the role sheet for the following words.  You only need to pick five of the following fourteen words in which to do word wizard cards.

Tonic – pg. 3 par. 1

Contaminate – pg. 5 par. 3

Diversity – pg. 6 par. 4

Tabloid – pg. 6 par. 7

Exploits – pg.6 par. 7

Gullible – pg. 9 par. 8

Intuition – pg. 10 par. 6

Gourmet – pg. 13 par. 2

Grotesque – pg. 17 line 3

Puns – pg. 18 par. 5

Disgruntled – pg. 20 par. 4

Loped – pg. 23 par. 2

Shrine – pg. 26 par. 4

Amenity – pg. 31 par. 3
 

Example of Word Wizard Role Sheet

Examples of Word Wizard Cards

ARTFUL ARTIST

Your job is to draw a picture that illustrates what you liked best about this section.  After finishing your picture, write about tour drawing.  Include in your response the following:

·who or what your picture is about

·where your picture takes place

·when it is happening

·why you drew it

When you share your picture with your group members, do not tell them what the drawing is about.  Let them guess how it goes with the story.  Your group should discuss your picture before you talk about it.

Example of Artful Artist
 
 

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