The Silent Boy
Section 7, pgs 143-163
Character Sketcher
Your job is to sketch Mrs. Thatcher.
Discussion Director
Your job is to write questions, find the answers to those questions, and write down the page and paragraph numbers where the answers can be found. Be sure to ask good thinking questions! Choose five of the following for your questions:
1 MCEOG Question
2 Characterization Questions
1 Prediction Question
1 On your own
Passage Picker
Your job is to pick passages that exhibit 3 of the following:
1 Foreshadowing
1 Mysterious
1 Idiom
Word Wizard
Your job is to complete your role sheet for 4 of the following words:
frequent (pg 143, par 1)
cotillion (pg 146, par 2)
subdued (pg 151, par 4)
aimlessly (pg 153, second to last paragraph)
tersely (pg 160, last paragraph)
Connector
Your job is to connect this section to personal experiences. For instance, you could compare the birthday party to your own past birthday parties.