Ragweed
Section 8: p.150-178
Character Sketcher:
Your job is to sketch one of the guards mentioned in this section: Brakepad, Bumper, Piston, or Seatbelt. Be sure to include a pictorial representation of the area that the mouse was supposed to be guarding.
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Discussion Director:
Your job is to ask 5 questions, record the answers to your questions, and the p. and par. where the answers are found (if possible.) Ask the following:
1 Theme/Moral Question
1 Cause/Effect Question
1 Opinion Question
2 Thinking Questions
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Passage Picker:
Pick 4 passages that exhibit the following:
2 figurative language
1 scary
1 happy
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Word Wizard:
Your job is to complete your role sheet for 4 of the following words:
Nectar p. 150 par. 2
Vibrant p. 151 par. 2
Somber p. 155 par. 1
Cantankerous p. 155 par. 2
Sluiceway p. 161 line 2
Accolades p. 162 par. 4
Admonished p. 166 par. 8
Prostrate p. 168 par. 2
Horde p. 171 par. 13
Barrage p. 172 par. 7
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Summarizer:
Your job is to provide a brief summary of the events that occurred during this section. You should highlight any major developments in the plot, any new characters that are introduced, and the main flow of action of this section. You will share your summary with your individual group, and with the entire class.
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Your job is to re-read p. 178 of the book. After re-reading this page, you should create a map that traces the high points and physical movement of Ragweed in his next adventure. What events, or stops along the way, do you think Ragweed will encounter in his next book? Try to be as creative as possible. You will share your prediction with the group as well as the entire class.
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Relationship to The
North Carolina Standard Course of Study