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 the tree house landed inside the large white room.
Word Wizard: Make word wizard cards for the words listed below, and then complete the vocabulary activities that go along with the words.
Peered- page 17, par.5
Armor- page 20, par. 8
Clumsily- page 23, par. 3
Word Networks
· What people, things, situations, or words come to mind when you think about the word peered?
· What people, things, situations, or words come to mind when you think about the word armor?
· What people, things, situations, or words come to mind when you think about the word clumsily?
Sentence Stems
· I peered around the corner because ___________________.
· The king’s armor _________________________________.
· I clumsily walked _________________________________.
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: Look at pages 96-97 in the Space book. How do moon suits help astronauts walk on the moon? Then read pages 112-115 in the Space book. What is weightlessness? What problems can weightlessness cause? Be prepared to share your findings with the group.
Character Sketcher: Your job is to identify three (3) character traits for Annie from your reading today. The traits that you choose will be implied, and are not stated directly in the text. Try to use good descriptive words. Explain how Annie showed the traits you chose and tell the page and paragraph number to give proof for each trait. Also, tell Annie’s problem and solution in the reading. Complete a sketch or illustration of the character.
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