Author: Deborah Davis
Illustrations: Judy Labrasca
Section p 32-44
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Author: Deborah Davis Illustrations: Judy Labrasca Section p 32-44 |
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Word Wizard
Your job today is to find 4 words that
are essential to the meaning of the story, or other unknown words.
Follow these steps when recording your words:
1- Word page and paragraph #
2- Sentence used in text
3- Definition
4- Part of Speech
5- Your own sentence using the word
With 2 of these four words you will put
on a note card:
On the Front:
Word
(page # and paragraph # in corner)
On the Back:
Define
Part of speech
The sentence the with word from the text
Your own sentence using the word
Illustrate the word.
Choose 3 from list below and 1 on your own
eerie p. 34
shortly p. 36 protruding p. 41
parka p. 35
throttle p. 40 thrusting p. 41
Discussion Director
Your job today is to generate 5 meaningful
questions and answers that will motivate group discussion. You will
want to use different types of questions like: Fact & Opinion, Multiple
Choice End of Grade, Problem/Solution, Sequence, Prediction, Cause &
Effect. Good Questions begin with: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How,
Tell, and Describe. Each question must have a page# and paragraph#
of where the answer can be found in the text.
1 Foreshadowing
2 MCEOG
1 Predicting
1 on your own
Character Sketcher
Your job is to create and illustrate a
character map of a character. You are to use at least three words
that describe the character you choose. For each word, or character
trait, you will prove or give an example from the text. You will
also identify the character goals, problem and solution (or possible solution)
for that section of reading. Finally you will make a visual illustration
of your character.
Your character to sketch is: Uncle George
Passage Picker
Today your job is to find 4 passages in
the text that are significant and/or descriptive and lead the group into
discussion through questioning and stating the author's purpose for the
passage. Follow the steps below:
1. Pick out a passage
you would like to share.
2. Write down the page
and paragraph number.
3. Write down the first
two words and the last two words of your passage.
4. Write down the reason
you chose the passage, and explain why
5. Ask a question about
your passage, and give an answer.
6. Write down the Author’s
Purpose: To Describe, To Entertain, To Inform, or To Persuade.
1 Descriptive
1 Informative
1 Entertain
1 On your own
Artful Artist
Develop an illustration of a scene in the
book. Write a descrition of the scene and your illustration.
Be sure to include the page number of the scene you are illustrating.