Discussion Director
Stage
Fright on a Summer Night (1-70)
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Your job is to involve the students in
your group by thinking and talking about the section of the book you have just
read. You are going to ask questions that really help the students in your group
think about the reading. Your
questions should require students to discuss their interpretations of the text
and connect background experience and knowledge with the text. You want all
students involved in the discussion and talking about issues that come up during
the reading.
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Your job as the Discussion
Director is to come up with 5
thinking questions. Your teacher really wants you to help the students in your
group to go back to the book to find their answers if they don’t know them.
So, to help this run very smoothly, you need to write down the questions, your answers
to your questions, and the page numbers where the students can reference the
text to justify their responses to your questions.
When developing your questions, think
about Jack and Annie's experiences with the magic tree house, there trip to
England, performing on the stage and meeting the Queen of England . You may also
choose to ask questions about some of Jack and Annie's problems in this
section of the book and the attempts they makes to solve the problems, along
with there goals.
1. MCEOG:
What is a groudling?
a. a duck
b. a play writer
c. the women in the performance
d. the rowdy folks who don't have seats
answer: d. the rowdy folks who don't have seats. page 39, par. 2.
2. Cause and Effect :
We all experience cause and effect relationships daily, whether we recognize them or not. Actions have consequences; more simply put, there is a reason (cause) behind what happens (effect). The effect is what happened and the cause explains why, or what caused the effect. It is often easier to think about the effect before you think about the cause.
How did Annie and Jack get the opportunity to perform on stage?
ANSWER: Cause- Jack read the sign to the Globe theater out loud. Will heard him and told them that he was in great need of a brilliant boy reader.
p.26-27 par. 3,1-3
Effect- Annie and Jack performing on stage.
What was _____Jack_______’s problem on p.____45_____ or in Chapter____7___?
He was terrified to perform on stage.
How did ___Jack_____ solve his problem? How do you predict _Jack__will solve his/her problem?
How would you solve __Jack 's
problem?
4. Mood :
What was Jack's mood as he was going on stage? How did he feel?
Answer: "His legs felt like jelly." p. 33 par. 3-4
Jack thought with horror, His mouth felt dry and he tried to swallow but he couldn't. p.38 par.3-5.
5. Setting:
What is the setting of this book?
On a stage in England. In an old theater.
Discussion Director
Stage
Fright on a Summer Night (1-70)
Your job is to involve the students in
your group by thinking and talking about the section of the book you have just
read. You are going to ask questions that really help the students in your group
think about the reading. Your
questions should require students to discuss their interpretations of the text
and connect background experience and knowledge with the text. You want all
students involved in the discussion and talking about issues that come up during
the reading.
·
Your job as the Discussion
Director is to come up with 5
thinking questions. Your teacher really wants you to help the students in your
group to go back to the book to find their answers if they don’t know them.
So, to help this run very smoothly, you need to write down the questions, your answers
to your questions, and the page numbers where the students can reference the
text to justify their responses to your questions.
When developing your questions, think about Jack and Annie's experiences with
the magic tree house, there trip to England, performing on the stage and meeting
the Queen of England . You may also choose to ask questions about some of Jack
and Annie's problems in this
section of the book and the attempts they makes to solve the problems, along
with there goals.
1. MCEOG:
2. Cause
and Effect :We
all experience cause and effect relationships daily, whether we recognize them
or not. Actions have consequences; more simply put, there is a reason (cause)
behind what happens (effect). The effect
is what happened and the cause
explains why, or what caused the effect. It is often easier to think about
the effect before you think about the cause.
What was ____________’s problem on
p._________ or in Chapter_______? How did ________ solve his/her problem? How do
you predict _________will solve his/her problem? How would you solve
________’s problem?
4. Mood :(What mood is the author trying to create? How does it make you feel?)
________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
5.
Setting: