The Watsons Go To Birmingham

Section One p. 1-19

 

Discussion Director

Your job is to form 4 questions and answers for this section.  Be sure to include the page number and paragraph number where the answers are found.  Ask thoughtful questions!

 1 Cause/Effect

1 Multiple Choice EOG Question

1 Problem/Solution

1 Setting

1 Mood

1 Figurative Language

 

Passage Picker

Pick a passage that exhibits all of the following.

 

Funny/Amusing

Flashback

Descriptive

Simile

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Character Sketcher

Your job is to sketch Byron.

 

Word Wizard

Your job is to complete the role sheet for 3 of the following words.  Be sure to include the sentence in which the word is used, the definition, and a Word Wizard card for each.

 

Generate          p 1   par 4

Automatically    p 2   par 1

Encourage        p 4   par 3

Igloo                p 5   par 1

 

Internet Investigator

Look at the World Atlas and answer these questions about Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama.

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/usanewc.htm

  1. What major body of water is Flint near?
  2. Which two towns is Birmingham between?
  3. How many states are between Michigan and Alabama?
  4. What is the climate like in Alabama (include the current weather conditions for Birmingham)?
  5. What is the climate like in Michigan (include the current weather conditions for Flint)?