Discussion Director
   Your job is to come up with 5 questions for today's section that your group can discuss.  You can include:
* MCEOG
* Figurative Language
* Cause/Effect
* Mood
* Point of View
*Setting
*Compare/Contrast
*Fact/Opinion
 

Passage Picker
    Your job is to find 4 passages from this section that you liked to share with the rest of the group.  For each passage, you must do the following:
    1.  Pick out the passage
    2.  Write down the page and paragraph number.
    3.  Write down the first two and last two words of the passage.
    4.  Write down the reason you chose this passage, and explain why.
    5.  Ask a question about your passage and give an answer.
    6.  Write down the Author's purpose (TO DESCRIBE, ENTERTAIN, INFORM or PERSUADE).
 

Word Wizard
    Your job is to find the following five words in the section you read for today.  The words you choose on your own should be words that you are not sure of their exact definition.  Be sure to note the page and paragraph number of the words you choose.
        1.  parcel (page 184, par. 3)
        2.  knoll (page 186, par. 3)
        3.  slogging (page 187, par. 2)
        4.  boxcar (page 198, par. 1)
        5.  (your choice)
     For each word:
        1.  Write the word
        2.  Copy the sentence from the book in which it appears.
        3.  Look up the word in the dictionary.
        4.  Write the correct part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
        5.  Write a sentence using your word wizard word.
        6.  Make a word wizard card.
 

Character Sketcher
    Your job is to choose a character from today's section and create a character map that includes the following:
     *  Three character traits with proof.  Include the page and paragraph where your proof came from.
    *  One of your character's goals
    *  One of your character's problems and one solution to that problem.
    *  An illustration of your character.
 

Summarizer
    Your job is to prepare a brief summary of today's section.  You should be able to give a one to two minute statement that highlights the main events in the reading.  Write down several key points before you get to the discussion so that you don't forget anything.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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