Midnight on the Moon

By Mary Pope Osborne

Discussion Director: Your job is to ask five (5) questions that really make your group members think to make sure they understood what was read.  You also need to write down your answers to the questions and the page and paragraph numbers where the students can refer back to the text.  You should ask questions about what Jack and Annie discovered once they found the moon buggy.

Word Wizard: Make word wizard cards for the words listed below, and then complete the vocabulary activities that go along with the words.

lurched- page 31, par. 9

barren- page 35, par. 2

trembled- page 42, par. 1

Have You Ever?

·         Describe a time when you were lurched forward.

·         When might you be in a barren place?

·         What has caused you to tremble?

Synonyms and Antonyms

Double Entry Diary: Fold a piece of paper in half vertically.  Write a quote, fact, or specific information from your reading that you found interesting on the left half of the paper.  Include the page and paragraph number where your passage was found.  On the right side, write why you chose this quote or fact.  Tell what this quote makes you think about and how it adds to the text.

Investigator:  Read pages 51-53 in the Space book.  What are meteoroids?  What is a meteorite? How big are meteorites?  Be prepared to share your findings with the group.

Character Sketcher: Your job is to find evidence from your reading today to show how Jack acted cautious, clumsy, and questioning.  Tell the page and paragraph number from your reading to give proof for each character trait.  Also, tell Jack’s major problem and the solution from the reading today. Complete a sketch or illustration of Jack.

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