Character Sketcher
Your job is to sketch Jessie, Violet, or Grandfather.

Discussion Director
Your job us to ask 4 questions, write the answers to your questions, and the page and paragraph where the answers are found (if possible).  Ask good thinking questions!

1 Cause/Effect
1 Characterization
1 Main Idea
1 Theme/Moral
1 Sequence
1 “Thinking” Question on your own

Passage Picker
Pick passages that exhibit 3 of the following:

Confusing
Melancholy/Sad
Problem/Solution
Surprising
On Your Own
 

Internet investigator
Check out this site about orphan trains: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan/

Was the Orphan Train Program successful?
How did the Orphan Train Program work?
Do you think this program was a good idea?  Why?
How would you compare the boxcar children to the orphans on the Orphan Train?

Connector
Think of ways personal experiences connect to the events and themes appearing in the book.