Section 4
Pages 1-24

Character Sketcher

Your job is to sketch Mrs. North.

Discussion Director

Your job as the discussion director is to ask 5 questions, and the p.____ and par.____ where the answers are found (if possible).  Be sure you ask questions that really make your group think!!  You need to ask the following types of questions:

1 Cause/Effect
1 Italics (look for words written in italics and explain why they are italicized)
2 Fact/Opinion
1 "Thinking" question on your own

Passage Picker

Your job is to to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:

1 Interesting
1 Cause/Effect
2 Descriptive

Word Wizard

Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following 5 words:

commotion p. 2 par. 5
octagon p. 17 par. 2
transparent p. 17 par. 6
disappeared p. 23 par. 8
clutching p. 24 par. 5

Activity Activator

Your job is to create an activity that represents information learned and ideas experienced from reading the book.  Every member of the group must be involved in this activity.

An example activity:
After reading this section, your job is to create a Venn diagram on two charters.  The character you should use are Marvin Redpost and Casey Happleton.  A Venn diagram lists characteristics of each of the characters (one character on each side of the page) and in the middle of the page you will list characteristics that show how the characters are alike.  Be creative and be artistic!
 

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