Red-Dirt Jessie (page 79-107)
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 Mood
- 1 Author's Purpose
- 1 Compare/Contrast
- 1 Problem/Solution

Passage Picker:
*Your job is to pick passages from the reading that you think are important and interesting.  You will be discussing these passages with your group.  Choose four passages that satisfy these categories:
-Surprising
-Figurative Language
-Informative
-Descriptive

Word Wizard:
*Your job is to choose words from the section that are unfamiliar or special.  Choose four from this list:
    -poultice (page 81, par. 4)
    -timidy (page 82, par. 2)
    -decent (page 89, par. 1)
    -relish (page 91, par. 3)

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

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 include:
    -who is the main character of the story?
    -where does this section of the story take place?
    -what is the main problem?
    -how do the characters try to solve the problem?
    -what finally happens?