A Corner of the Universe
Section 5 - pages 95 - 121
Character Sketcher
Your job is to sketch one of the
following characters:
Leila, Nana, or another character that you found interesting.
Discussion Director
Your job is to ask questions, write the
answers to your questions, and the p. and par. where your answers are found (if
possible). Ask good questions!
Choose 5 of the following for your questions:
Sequence
Prediction
Character
Cause and Effect
Italics
"Thinking" question on your own
Passage Picker
Pick passages that exhibit 3 of the following:
Italics
Metaphor
Informative
Surprising
Descriptive
On your own
Word Wizard - for a sample job click here
Your job is to complete your roll sheet for 3 of the following words:
vigorously p. 97 par. 4
splendid p. 99 par. 2
obliges p. 102 par. 8
gingerly p. 106 par. 1
cosmopolitan p. 106 par. 6
chic p. 106 par. 6
subsided p. 111 par. 5
chaperon p. 115 par. 4
Internet Investigator
Leila's mom is a side show act.
Your job is to investigate side show acts in carnivals and answer the following questions using the given web addresses.
What is a side show?
What kind of things are in the side shows?
Are all of the acts real?
Can you see how someone could make up a side show act?
Websites