Discussion Director

Your job is to ask 6 questions, the answers to your questions, and the page and paragraph where the answers can be found (if possible).  Be sure to ask questions that really make your group think!  You need to ask the following types of questions:

1 Fact/Opinion Question
1 MCEOG Question
1 Main Idea Question
1 Point of View Question
2 "Thinking" Questions on Your Own

Character Sketcher

Your job is to sketch a picture of Mr. Grrow.

Passage Picker

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

1 Surprising Passage
1 Informative Question
1 Problem/Solution Passage
1 On Your Own

Word Wizard

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

inexplicable p. 76 par. 4
concoction p. 80 par. 6
palominos p. 81 par. 7
serenity p. 84 par. 7
irate p. 87 par. 1

Investigator

Your job is to get information on a topic related to this section of the story.  Here are some topics that you may want to gather information on:

• The geography, weather, culture, or history of the book's setting.
• Information about the author
• Information about the time period in which the book takes place.
• Pictures, objects, or materials that illustrate elements in the book.
• Music that reflects the book or the time.

• library
• magazines
• encyclopedia
• books
• computer
• interview