*1 MC EOG
*1 Cause/Effect
*1 Inference/Conclusion
*1 Resources
*1 Character
 

1.Inference/Conclusion
What is the most likely reason that Bright thinks that bad men only own slaves?
a. Bright has met only bad men who own slaves.
b. Papa and Marcus talk about cruel treatment of slaves.
c. Papa and Marcus always talk about the importance of freedom.
d. Bright does not know the meaning of good and bad.

2. MCEOG

3. Cause/ Effect

4. Resources

5. Character
 
 

Passage Picker

Your job is to pick passages from this section that you and your group can talk about. Choose passages that satisfies these 4 reasons:

*Important
*Suprising
*Descriptive
*Problem
 

    1. Problem
        1. Pick out passage.
        2. p. 82, par. 8
        3. "No one...decide, Papa."
        4. This passage describes Bright's problem of deciding on whether
        it is more important to help a slave or be a good friend.Bright
        realizes it is a hard decision.
        5. Q: Why do you think that it is such a hard decision for Bright
        to decide what to do?
        A: Bright is torn between helping slaves that she would like to really
        help and trying not to "blow her cover" by speaking her mind.
       6. To inform

    2. Important

    3. Suprising

    4. Descriptive
 
 

Word Wizard

Instructions:
1. Copy down the word.
2. Copy the sentence from the book in which the word appears.
3. Look up the word in the dictionary.
4. Using your context clues from the sentence and the dictionary definition, write down in your own words the definition of the word.
5. Write down the correct part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb).
6. Write down a question and the answer about the word that would help you to teach the word to your group. Try to ask a question about the word that makes your group refer back to the text, OR write a sentence using the word wizard word.
7. Make your word wizard card. Be sure to include in big print your word and the page and paragraph number. On the other side of our card should be a picture, the word, and the definition of the word.

 

Possible Words

strewn - p. 72, par. 5       indicated - p. 74, par. 6       disgust - p. 80, par. 6
primly - p. 72, par. 6        parlor  - p. 76, par. 1           brute - p. 80, par. 7
cutlery - p. 73, par. 1       pianoforte - p. 76, par. 1     yeoman - p. 82, par. 1
scones - p. 73, par. 2       veranda - p. 77, par. 1         gentry - p. 82, par. 3
wonderment-p.73,par. 4   birthed - p. 77, par. 4           frolic - p. 82, par.3
puzzlement - p. 74, par. 2  fortnight - p. 78, par. 7       chastised - p. 82, par. 6
 

1. fortnight
2. "You'll have to come down and spend a fortnight with Daphne next season." (p. 78, par. 7)
3. (Look up the word in the dictionary.)
4.a period of two weeks or fourteen days
5. noun
6. We have a fortnight left of school. Yip-ee!
7.Word wizard card
 
 

Character Sketcher

    Your job is to find an interesting character from the chapters you read today. You will then find three words that describe the character. For each word, or character trait, you will give proof, or example. For example, if you read The Three Little Pigs, you might tell that the wolf was "determined." Your proof would be he was determined when he kept trying to get the pigs by blowing down their houses.
    The next thing you will do is to tell one of your character's goals, or what the character wants to do in that chapter(s). For example, the wolf's goal is to catch the pigs by blowing down their houses.
    Then you will find one of the character's problems in that chapter(s) and the solution of possible solution to the problem. For example, a problem the wolf faced was that he was not able to blow down the third little pig's house. A possible solution may have been to go and get some help.
    Finally, you get to have fun and illustrate your character!
 

Toby

Character Traits

1. Arrogant - (p. 93, par. 11) Toby thought that he knew more about the world than Bright did.
2. Boastful - (p. 93, par. 1) Toby talks about the "fine life" he will have.
3. Confident - (p. 95, par. 4) Toby thinks that he will have a beautiful wife, and he thinks it will be Bright.

Character Goal

Toby desperately wants to join the army.. then he wants to help win the war, become a successful blacksmith who owns slaves and marry a beautiful woman!

Problem

Toby must wait unitl his apprenticeship is over before he can join the war.
Toby must also survive through the war to be a successful blacksmith. Bright's Pa makes him leave after he fights with Bright's younger brother about slavery.
 

Solution

Toby can try to stay at the forge until the war is over to escape injuries or death. However, he desperately wants to join the war effort. At the end of this section, Toby has no choice but to join the army because he is asked to leave the forge.
 
 

Investigator

Your job is to dig up some background information on any topic related to your book. This might include:
* The geography, weather, culture, or history of the book's setting.
* Information about the author, her/his life, and other works
* Information about the time period portrayed in the book.
* Pictures, objects, or materials that illustrate elements of the book.
*The history or derivation of words or names used in the book.
*Music that reflects the book or the time.

The idea is to find one bit of information or material that helps your group understand the book better. Investigate something that really interests you - something that struck you as puzzling or curious while you were reading.

Ways of gathering information:
* The introduction, preface, or "about the author" section of the book.
* Library books and magazines.
* Online computer search or encyclopedias.
* Interviews with people who know the topic.
* Other novels, nonfiction, or textbooks that you've read.

Topics and Resources

The Fugitive Slave Act
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh042.html

http://riceinfo.rice.edu/armadillo/Sciacademy/socstuddept/fugslvlw.html
A copy of the actual Fugitive Slave Law

Commodore Perry
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/7/0,5716,60817+1+59330,00.html?query=commodore%20perry

Abolitionists
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/7/0,5716,3407+1+3373,00.html?query=abolitionists