Discussion Director
MCOEG question
Author's Purpose
Mood
Problem/Solution
Character

1. All of the following describe Tom except:
    a-brave
    b-strong
    c-anti-slavery
    d-cowardly

Passage Picker
Your job is to pick passages from your section that your group can talk about. Choose passages that satisfy
these requirements:

inform

Passage 1
p. 45 lines 16-18
"To enlist...Union Army."
Why is it such a shock that Tom is going to enlist in the Union Army? Because his family lives in the South and they all support the Conferacy.
The author chose this passage it informs the reader of an important event of the story.
I chose this passage because it informs the reader of a very important decision that Tom makes and reveals to his brother.

Word Wizard
Look up these words:

fragrant p. 29 line 11
expensive p. 27 par. 2
resentment p. 27 par. 4
impassive p. 28 line 11

fragrant
adjective
p. 29 line 11
fragrant- strong smelling
"Not a quarter of a mile off, shaded by ancient elms and oaks like enormous leafy umbrellas, the Big House seemed fragrant, almost cool."
What would make the house seem fragrant? The cool air compared to the stuffy air outside, or maybe the scent of the trees.

Investigator
Your job is to find some background info about something related to the book, such as:
1. Why was the way of life of Jack and Tom's family so important to Jack and his father? Because their slaves were their labor force, they used them to do all the work so they could just make the money. If slavery was abolishec they wouldn't make anywhere near as much money.
2. Do you think this story would have come from the beginning or the end of the Civil War, Why/why not? The begining because of the part about the boys enlisting in the army.
3. Do you think that there were any other people who were from the South, but fought with the North? Yes, because there were people from both places who agreed that slavery was wrong.

Ways to gather information:
-read "A Storytellers Note" at the back of the book
-other books, magazines, or newspapers
-encyclopedias
-interviews with people who know a lot about the Civil War
-textbooks
-www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/pa002.htm
 

Character Sketcher
Your job is to find an interesting character from the section you read today. You will find three words that describe the character. For each word you, or character trait, you will give the proof, or example (including page and paragraph).

Character Traits
Tom