Section 3: page 3-21
Book: Stone Fox
PASSAGE PICKER
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Page 5 par. 2
"
Searchlight was...years ago."This passage is a __________ type of passage because_______________________________________________.
Question: Describe your dog if you have or had one. Imagine a dog if you never had one.Answer one of the following:
"Why did the author include this passage in the story" or "What does the passage add to the story?"______________________________________________
Page 15 par. 2
"Once, when...with it."
This passage is a __________ type of passage because_______________________________________________.
Question:
What does this passage give you a feeling of?.Answer one of the following:
"Why did the author include this passage in the story" or "What does the passage add to the story?"______________________________________________
Page 12 par. 1 - page 13 par. 2
"A ten-year-old boy...of it."
This passage is a __________ type of passage because_______________________________________________.
Question:
What was the problem in this passage? How is Willy going to solve the problem?Answer one of the following
: "Why did the author include this passage in the story" or "What does the passage add to the story?"Discussion Director
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Answer these five questions for each section. Page numbers for section at the top of page. Show where you got your answer by listing the exact page and paragraph where you found the answer.
1.
MCEOGWilly gathered the potatoes in bushels. How much did each bushel weigh?
a. sixty pounds
b. two-hundred pounds
c. one-hundred pounds
d. eighty pounds
Answer: Page____ par. ____ _________________________________.
2.
Cause/EffectWhy did Willy harvest the potatoes? How did Searchlight help?
Answer: Page____ par. ____ _________________________________.
3. Problem/Solution
Describe the problem with grandfather in this section. What attempts does Little Willy take to solve the problem?
Answer: Page____ par. ____ _________________________________. -
4. Mood
What kind of feeling did you get when the section ended on page 21? What do you think grandfather really is upset about?
Answer: Page____ par. ____ _________________________________.
5. Setting
Where does the story mainly take place in the first section?
Answer: Page____ par. ____ _________________________________.
Character Sketcher
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Your job as character sketcher is to identify a character’s actions or traits, goal, problem, and solution/possible solution then explain or prove these traits by locating them in the section of Stone Fox.
Character’s Name: Searchlight
Character Traits/Proof:
1. obedient
p. ___ par.___
2. strong
p.___ par.___
3. compassionate
p.___ par.___
Character’s Goal: Searchlight’s Goal is to________________________.
Problem: Searchlight’s problem is______________________________.
Solution: Searchlight’s solution or possible solution is_______________.
CHARACTER SKETCH/ILLUSTRATION
SEARCHLIGHT
Word Wizard
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Complete the word wizard by filling out the steps. The word will already be chosen for you. I will do the first word with the sentence where it was found. You will find the definition and figure out why this word adds meaning to the story. Finally you will make a word wizard card. I have an example of a word wizard and card for the first word for you. Don’t forget about the two vocabulary activities.
Complete the word wizard by filling out the steps.
Use the first example in Section 1 to help you with the rest of these words in this section.1. irrigation p.12 par.3
2."_________________________"
3. The word irrigation means_______________________.
4. This word adds meaning to the story because_________________.
5. Word Wizard Card
1. harvest p.12
2. "_______________________"
3. The word harvest means_______________________.
4.This word adds meaning to the story because_________________.
5. Word Wizard Card
1. mended p.16
2. "______________________"
3. The word mended means_______________________.
4.This word adds meaning to the story because_________________.
5. Word Wizard Card
Vocabulary Activities
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Applause, Applause Clap to show how much (not at all, a little, a lot) if you would like to harvest a crop.
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Making Choices If any of things listed might be things you mend say mend. If not, don’t say anything. * water * trousers * pencil * shirt * book bag * wind |
Internet Investigator
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ection 3: (Stone Fox p.3-21)Depresssion Internet Investigator
On page 10 of Stone Fox, Grandpa had a sickness but it didn’t really go much into what it was called. Now we w
ould term his illness of the mind: depressionLook at some depression web sites and list some of the symptoms and treatments for depression
Here are some websites to look at:
http://www.ccrcinc.org/pdf/Child%20Care%20Quarterly%20August%2003pdf.pdf
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