Section 1 pp. 5-31

 Character Sketcher

Your job is to complete a Character Sketcher for one of the following characters:  Mr. Hoppy, Mrs. Silver, or Alfie

Passage Picker

Find 3 passages from this section which contain the following:

• 1 simile
• 1 informative passage
• 1 alliteration

Word Wizard

Your job is to complete Word Wizard for these 3 words:

thug p. 12  par. 1

endearment p. 13  par. 1

bliss p. 26  par. 1

Please also complete these 2 activities with your group:

1.  Develop a synonym and antonym for each word.

Synonyms and Antonyms

2.  Also for each word, come up with an example and non-example of a situation when it may be used.

Examples and Non-examples

         ~ Which would be an example of a thug:

someone who bullies or a lady crossing the street?

~ Which would NOT be an endearment:

a letter to a good friend or a research paper

~Which of the following situations would be bliss:

laying out on the beach or sitting in the middle of a swarm of angry bees

Discussion Director

Develop 5 questions that cover the following ideas or skills, include the answers to your questions and the page and paragraph where the answer(s) may be found (if possible):

• 1 Cause/Effect
• 2 Thinking Questions of your own
• 1 Prediction Question
• 1 Multiple Choice Question 

Internet Investigator

Find three or four interesting facts about author Roald Dahl and also attempt to describe how these facts MAY have influenced his writing.  The following websites will help you find the information you need:

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5113/about_the_author.html

http://www.friend.ly.net/scoop/biographies/dahlroald/index.html

http://home.rotfl.org/me/r_dahl/r_dahl.html

Where was Dahl born?

Did he have any children?

Where is he from?

Etc.

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