A NOVEL OF REBELLION
By: Paul Samuel Jacobs
Picture: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SA_GAL.JPG
Fifth Grade (above grade level)
Section 4 (pages 94-120)
Discussion Director
Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group will discuss
about this part of the book. You may come up with your own qestions,
or you may chose from the sample questions.
1 MCEOG
2 Character
1 Problem-solution
1 Prediction
EOG
1. Why do the boys cry: "Death to the savages!"?
(Choose the best possible answer)
A. Because they were responsible for killing their parents
B. Because they were about to be hanged and they were part of
a chanting mob
C. Because they were racist
D. Because they were angry and upset about their father
Answer: B (page 97-103)
Passage Picker
Section 4 (pages 94-120)
Your job is to pick passages from this section that you and your group
can talk about.
1) Pick out passage you would like to share
2) Write down the page and paragraph number
3) Write down the entire passage being used
4) Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage
5) Write down the reason you chose the passage and explain why
6) Ask a question about your passage and give an answer
7) Write down the Author's purpose
Choose passages that satisfy these four reasons:
Moral
Descriptive
Surprising
Importance
1. Moral
2. page 97, paragraph 1
3. "These are my prisoners. They may wear English clothes
3. “These are…stand away!”
4. This package refers to the actions of a person instead of
what they wear.
5. Q: Why does Captain Moseley decide to arrest the innocent
Christians?
A: To satisfy the needs of the mob in Boston as to have a scapegoat
for their sins.
6. The author’s purpose behind this passage are to tell a moral
of what did happen and could happen again in the name of righteousness
(Guilty till proven innocent).
Character Sketcher
Section 4 (pages 94-120)
Your job is to find an interesting character from this section you
read today. You will find three words that describe the character.
For each word, or character trait, you will give the proof or example (including
page and paragraph). The next thing you will do is tell one of character’s
goals, or what the character wants to do in this section. Then you
will find one of the character’s problems in the section and the solution
or possible solution to the problem. Finally, you get to have fun
and illustrate your character!
Little John
Description (page 94)
Word Wizard
Section 4 (pages 94-120)
Your job is to look for special words in the story. On your recording
sheet, write down the following:
1. Write 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 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 a sentence of your own with word in it.
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 the card should be a picture, the word, and the definition of the word.
1. jubilant (page 95, paragraph 1)
2. “It’s James! I shouted, jubilant to know that
he was here among us with his head still upon his neck and not mounted
on a pole.”
3. Jubilant: 1. Showing great joy or triumph; rejoicing;
exultant. 2. Expressing joy or exultation.
4. Jubilant: Great joy when speaking
5. Adjective
6. When I finally finish this class I will be in a jubilant
mood.
7. Have the kids make a Word Wizard Card
Illustrator
Your job is to draw some kind of picture related to the reading.
It can be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, flow chart, or stick figure scene.
You can draw a picture of something that's discussed specifically in your
book, something the reading reminded you of, or a picture that shows any
idea or feeling you got from the reading. Use a separate sheet of
paper that is provided by the teacher. After finishing the picture,
write a descriptive paragraph about your drawing. Your paragraph
should include:
Who or what my picture is about
Where my picture takes place
When it is happening
Why I drew this picture
Picture: http://www.bronzedirect.com/bronzedirect/blindjustice.html
Page 115 (Court Room)
Justice is Blind???
1) This picture is about the court and judicial system
2) My picture is universal and could have taken place then or now
3) This picture is meant to be abstract and have discussion on the
notion that justice is blind?
4) I drew this picture to symbolize the justice system