Fifth Grade (fourth grade level)
Section 2 (pgs. 33-55)

Discussion Director
Your job is to write down questions that your group can talk about.
- 2 Cause/Effect
- 1 MCEOG
- 1 Prediction
- 1 Figurative Language

Cause/Effect
Why have many shops closed down at the Boston harbor? (effect)
-Business was very poor (cause)
p. 33, par. 3

Cause/Effect
What are some effects of the British closing down the Boston port with a blockade? (cause)
-Sailors have no work, businesses are suffering, and people are in a distressed state. (effects)
p. 34, par. 4

MCEOG
According to this section, Will knows how to do all of the following things well, except for what?
a) Take care of Becca
b) Shoot bulls eyes
c) Make a Flip
d) Take inventory of everything in the cellar.

Prediction
Read pages 54-55 starting with paragraph 2 on pg. 54.  What do you predict will happen later on in the story?
-Someone might get hurt.  Maybe the British soldiers will get mad and they may hurt someone.

Passage Picker
Your job is to pick passages from this section that you and your group can talk about.  Reasons for choosing passages in this section are:
- DESCRIPTIVE
- ENTERTAINING
- HISTORICAL
- INTERESTING

1. --
2. p. 34, last par.
3. "Mr. Cummings interrupted...all eternity."
4. This passage is descriptive because the author uses powerful, convincing language to show the point of the unfair taxation on the colonists.
5. Q- What other technique is the author using in this passage?
    A- Exaggeration.  Mr. Cummings says that the British will tax the sunlight and the water.
6. Author's Purpose: TO DESCRIBE

1. --
2. p. 49 par. 1
3. "Mrs. Paddock is...good for little."
4. This passage is entertaining because Mrs. Paddock's character is described very humorously.
5. Q-According to Mrs. Thompson, what is a step away from good-for-nothing?
    A- good for little.
6. Author's Purpose: TO ENTERTAIN and TO DESCRIBE.

1. ---
2. p. 38, par. 1
3. "Mrs. Thompson is...Mrs. Thompson says."
4. This passage is historical because it shows the early division between "traitors" (loyalists) and patriots.  It also gives reference to the controversy that caused the Boston Tea Party.
5. q) What are more people starting to drink so that they are not considered traitors to their country?
    a) Coffee- Maybe this is one reason coffee is generally more popular in the US today.
6. Author's Purpose:  TO INFORM

Word Wizard

Choose four words out of these words to do your word wizard cards for.
- Menacingly (p. 33, par. 1)
- Inventory (p. 35, par. 1)
- Apprentice (p. 41, last par.)
- Breeches (p. 44, par. 4)
- Distinguished (p. 49, par. 3)
- Tankard (p. 50, par. 3)
- Countenance (p. 42, par. 1)

1. Apprentice p. 41, last par.
2. "Henry likes being Mr. Armstrong's Apprentice."
3. ---
4. Apprentice- One who is learning a trade by getting practice with and serving under a skilled worker.
5. noun
6. My cousin wnated to be a goldsmith so he served as an apprentice to the town's goldsmith.
7. --word wizard card--

1. Tankard p. 50, par. 3
2. "The tankard of flip is so big that it is the only thing I can carry to the table for fear of spilling one."
3. ---
4. Tankard- A large, silver or pewter mug.
5. noun
6. q) How does Will describe the flip drink that is in the tankard?
    a) It tastes like burnt iron.
7. See word wizard card below.

Character Sketcher
Your job is to tell the group all about Henry Moody.  Find three words that describe the character.  For each word, or character trait, you will give the proof, or example (including the page and paragraph number).
    Next, tell one of your character's goals, or what the character wants to do in this section.
    Then, find one of the character's problems in the section and the solution or possible solution to this problem.
    Finally, draw/illustrate your character.

Henry Moody:

Character Traits with proof:

p. 42, par. 1
Responsible- Henry teaches Mr. Armstrong's sons and takes his responsibilities with them very seriously.

p. 43, par. 2
Clever- He is learning about arranging books according to category and printing.  He is very good at this.

p. 52, first incomplete par.
Imaginative- Henry sometimes makes up interesting stories about people.

Goal:
Henry wants to learn how to be a good printer.

Problem:
Henry was passed over by other buyers because he looked sickly from the two month voyage to America.

Solution:
Because of his spectacles, Mr. Armstrong thought that Henry had a "studious countenance" so he picked Henry.
 
 

Investigator
Your job is to research information about the Boston Tea Party since it is mentioned several times throughout this section.
Do a who, what, when, where, how, and significance chart of the Boston Tea Party.  Do a search on Yahooligans. com to find Some websites that you can use to answer these questions. Some of the websites found in the search would be:
Boston Tea Party - brief summary of what caused colonists to dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
High Tea in Boston Harbor - fictional newspaper article describing the Boston Tea Party and why it happened.

(sample of chart)
Who-

What-

When-

Where-

How-

Significance of-