Word Wizard

Your job is to find four words that stand out to you because they are new or unusual to you. For this section, choose three of the words listed below and find one on your own. For more specific directions, follow the link from Word Wizard.
 
 

solemn pg 4 par 3	mayhap pg 3 par 2
mayhem pg 18 par 2	sustains pg 4 par 3
prosperous pg 4 par 3	cargo pg 13 line 7
ailing pg 4 par 4	shallop pg 6 par 3

1. ailing pg 4 par 4
2. "I was ailing too, not from the sea, but from losing Tom."
3.  to have something the matter
4. I think it means to have something wrong with you.
5. verb
6. What was ailing Jasper? He missed his brother.

1. shallop pg 6 par 3
2. " I have found a place to sleep, with Dotey and Leister in the shallop."
3. a small open boat propelled by oars and used mostly in shallow water
4. I think it is a boat like a canoe or a sailboat.
5. noun
6. Would you want to sleep in a shallop? Why or Why not? No because I don't think it would be very comfortable.

1. mayhem pg 18 par 2
2. "There was general mayhem all around."
3. needless or willful damage/violence
4. I think that it means a group of people getting out of control and being violent or causing damage.
5. noun
6. Can you think of an example of mayhem that you have heard about? LA riots, Civil Rights protests. How would you feel in the middle of mayhem? scared/frightened
 

1. tarrying pg 9 par 2
2. "On the same day we met Mr. Weston, he took us back to his lodgings in the Aldgate section, a poor part of town, but he wasn't tarrying long in London."
3. delaying or lingering
4. I think that it means wasting time by staying in one place too long
5. verb
6. Why do you think Mr. Weston didn't tarry in London? Because he was in a hurry to get home.

Discussion Director

Your job is to come up with five questions about the section. For this section, you should have one MCEOG question, one cause/effect, one fact/opinion, one mood, and one of your choice.
 

1. MCEOG
All of the following words EXCEPT one describes how Jasper feels about the trip to the New World. Which word does not fit?

A. Scared
B. Happy
C. Nervous
D. Excited

Answer: B happy, pg 8 par 1

2. Cause/Effect
What is the cause (reason) of Jasper and Tom agreeing to go to Holland?

Answer: It is what their father would have wanted. pg 10 par 6

3. Fact/Opinion
Mrs. Hopkins is a witch. Fact or Opinion?

Answer: Opinion, pg 14 par 2

4. Mood
What is the mood of pg 18 par 3 & 4?

Answer: frightened/worried

5. Figurative Language
Find the metaphor on pg 17 par 2 and tell what it means

Answer: "When the first of it came the sea looked like a mad dog, foaming at the mouth."
The sea was so fierce it had foam on top of it that looked like what would come out of a mad dog's mouth.

Passage Picker

Your job is to pick out four passages that stand out to you for different reasons. For this section, you should pick one Descriptive, one Surprising, one Informative, and one of your own choosing. For more specific directions, click on Passage Picker.
 

1. pg 17 par 3
2. "The ship ... in half."
3. I choose this passage because it is descriptive. I can almost hear the ship groaning when I read this passage.
4. What is another metaphor that you could use to describe the ship's sound in the storm? The ship moaned as if something was draining the life out of it.
5. The author's purpose is to describe.
 

1. pg 8 par 2
2. "We were ... the streets."
3. I choose this passage because it was surprising. I would never have guessed that it was illegal to kill crows in London.
4. Why do you think they hung this man instead of putting him in jail? Because of harder crimes back then or no jail space.
5. The author's purpose is to inform.
 

1. pg 17 par 1
2. "We near ... terrible storm."
3. I choose this passage because it  is informative. It tells us some of the effects of the storm on the ship. It also helps us know how unpleasant the rest of their trip would be.
4. What are some of the effects? Damp clothing and cabin fever.
5. The author's purpose is to inform.
 

1. pg 12 par 5 to pg 13 line 9
2. "Here was ... he said."
3. I choose this passage because it is descriptive and informative. It told us a lot about Captain Jones and the voyage to the New World.
4. Do you think the fact that this is the Mayflowers first voyage carrying human cargo will effect the length of traveling time? Yes I think that it will because human cargo may weigh more or less than normal cargo which would slow down or speed up the traveling time.
5. The author's purpose is to inform.

Character Sketcher

Your job is to sketch a prominent character from this section. Your sketch must include a picture of the character, three character traits with proof, characters goal, and a problem/solution of that character for that section. For this section, you will sketch Jasper.

Traits:

1. Loving- (pg 3 par 2) Jasper loves his brother so much that he is devastated to see him not board the Mayflower.
2. Proud- (pg 8 par 5 - pg 9 line 6) Jasper is proud of his father and defends him when Mr. Weston calls him a thief.
3. Obedient- (pg 11 par 3) Jasper left in the middle of the night at his master's request without any arguing.

Goal:

To get to the New World safely.

Problem: Jasper missed his brother, Tom.
Solution: Jasper writes in his journal for Tom.

Artful Artist

Your job is to develop a creative way to illustrate an event in this section. For this section, you are to illustrate the Mayflower in the storm.