Red-Dirt Jessie (pages 26-47)
3rd-4th grade reading level

Discussion Director:
*Your job is to come up with questions that your group can talk about.  Include:
- 1 EOG
- 1 Character
- 1 Prediction
- 1 Figurative Language
- 1 Main Idea

Passage Picker:
*Your job is to pick passages from the reading that you feel are important or interesting.  You will be discussing these passages with your group.  Choose four passages that satisfy these categories:
- Important Event
- Entertaining
- Figurative Language
- Describing

Word Wizard:
*Your job is to choose words from this section that are unfamiliar or special.  Choose four from this list:
    -stubborn (page 26, par. 3)
    -protesting (page 29, par. 1)
    -anxious (page 31, par. 2)
    -hesitated (page 35, par. 3)
    -vacant (page 37, par. 2)
    -aggravated (page 37, par. 5)
    -almanac (page 39, par. 3)
    -whine (page 44, par. 3)

Character Sketcher:
*Your job is to select a character and describe that character in detail.  You will:
-find 3 words/traits that describe your character
-name 1 goal of the character
-find 1 problem that the character has
-determine a solution or possible solution to the problem
-be creative and illustrate the character!

Options: Papa
               Mama
               Jessie

Summarizer:
*Your job is to give a brief summary of the reading section.  Include:
-a quick statement that tells the main highlights or ideas of the reading assignment
-a list of key points from the section
**Some possible points to include:
    -who is the main character of the story/section?
    -where does this section take place?
    -what is the main problem?
    -how do the characters try to solve the problem?
    -what finally happens?