A NOVEL OF REBELLION
By: Paul Samuel Jacobs
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Fifth Grade (above grade level)
Section 8 (pages 202-220)
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 questions,
or you may chose from the sample questions.
1 MCEOG
1 Cause/Effect
1 Character
1 Descriptive
Passage Picker
Section 8 (pages 202-220)
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:
Importance
Cause/Effect
Alliteration
Character
Descriptive
Here is an example of one:
1. Character Description
2. Page 127, Paragraph 4
3. "He stood beside Eliot's coffin, dressed like a prosperous
merchant, wearing white gloves and a high hat."
4. He stood...high hat.
5. I chose this passage because it describes the presence of
James Printer.
6. (Q) Why does the author put this description in this book?
(A) To say that even though James Printer was a Native American, he
looked and acted like an Englishman.
7. Author's Purpose: To describe James Printer from
the viewpoint of Annie and Bartholomew seeing him
Character Sketcher
Section 8 (pages 202-220)
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!
Master Eliot (page 205)
Word Wizard
Section 8 (pages 202-220)
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. Prosperity (page 211, paragraph 1)
2. "Like my father before me, I became the printer of the laws
of Massachusetts Bay, a handsome position that assured a profit and my
prosperity."
3. Prosperity: The condition of being successful
or thriving; economic well-being
4. Prosperity: Being rich in wealth and status
5. Part of speech: Noun
6. Q: What is prosperity tied with according to this man?
A: Status in society.
7. Have students draw 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