Character Sketcher
Your job is to sketch one of the following characters: Cam, Eric, the tall boy with the curly blond hair, or Debby Lane

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Discussion Director
Your job is to ask 5 questions, write the answers to your questions, and the p. and par. where the answers are found (if possible). Ask good thinking questions!

1 Prediction Question
1 Cause/Effect
1 MCEOG
1 Setting Question
1 "Thinking" Question on your own

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Passage Picker
Pick passages that exhibit 3 of the following:

important
foreshadowing
informative
descriptive
surprising

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Word Wizzard
Your job is to complete the role sheet for 3 of the following words:

assistants                         p. 7 par. 3
probably                          p. 10 par. 2
refreshment                     p. 11 par. 1
describe                           p. 17 par. 1
strapped                           p. 23 par. 3
gathered                           p. 24 par. 7
completely                       p. 25 par. 3

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Internet Investigator

On page 18 you are told that that one of the carnival prizes is a kangaroo mother with a baby in her pouch. Your job is to research kangaroos and be ready to share some interesting facts with your group.

Here are some websites to get you started:

http://www.sazoo-aq.org/02meet/02sublinks/kangaroo.html
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals/kangaroo.html
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/kanga.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Kangaroocoloring.shtml

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