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, you may pick any four that you want. Listed below are just some suggested words.

Discussion Director

Your job is to ask five questions about this section that will get your group to thinking more about the book. For this section, choose any kinds of questions as long as  they are all different types. Some suggested types of questions for this section are Prediction, Cause/Effect, Fact/Opinion, Figurative Language, Mood, MCEOG, or General.
 

1. Mood
What is the mood of the pilgrims on page 79 paragraph one?

Answer: afraid and unapproving

Passage Picker

Your job is to pick four passages that stand out to you for different reasons. For this section, you may use any reason for picking the passage that you want as long as they are all different. Some suggester reasons are Important, Informative, Interesting, Descriptive, Surprising, Scary, Amusing, Persuasivem or Intriguiging.

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 may sketch anyone that you can find enough information on.

Investigator

Your job is to further research a topic/event that is brought up in the section of the book. You may use Encyclopedias, World Wide Web, Newspapers, or interviews with experts on this topic/event. For this section, you will investigate the Indian Samoset (pg 75 par 3).

Some suggested resources:

May Day for Samoset by Wilma Pitchford Hays
http://pilgrims.net/native_americans/samoset.html
http://homes.acmecity.com/youvegotmail/west76th/148/samoset.htm