Section 1: pg. 9-55
Character Sketcher
Your job is to sketch one
of the following characters (that you did not sketch last time in your
group): Ramona, Howie, Roberta, Susan, or Daisy.
Discussion Director
Your job is to ask 6 questions
and answer your questions. Give the page and paragraph number where
the answers are found. Ask the following:
1 cause/effect
1 character
1 plot
1 MCEOG
2 On your own
Passage Picker
Pick 4 Passages that illustrate
the following:
1 Descriptive
1 Humorous
2 On your own
Word Wizard
Complete your role sheet for
the following words (pick 5):
Plunked pg. 12 par 3
Calluses pg. 13 par 5
Ecstatic pg. 20 par 2
Confidences pg. 21 par 6
Inspiration pg. 26 par 4
Multipurpose pg. 28 par 2
Reluctantly pg. 34 par 3
Seized pg. 50 par 2
Investigator
Your job is to research information
that deals with the book we are reading in Literature Circles. You
are to gather information about a topic to share with your group.
Find all the information you can and remember, pictures are always helpful.
Have fun investigating!
Pg. 18 par 1 “Ramona enjoyed…brontosaurus
and a tyrannosaurus.”
After reading this paragraph
do some research and find information about the brontosaurus and tyrannosaurus
dinosaurs. Use any reference materials you can find: encyclopedias,
textbooks, the internet, etc. A few fun sites to visit on the web:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/
http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ask_earl/20001012.html
http://www.billybear4kids.com/dinosaurs/long-long-ago.html
Or do a search using www.yahooligans.com.
Answer these questions:
When did they live?
Were they meat eaters, plant
eaters, or both?
Were they large or small?
What did they look like?
Did other dinosaurs eat them?
Find two interesting facts
about each dinosaur that you found to share with your group.
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