Section 3 Pages 61-93
Character Sketcher: Complete a character sketch of a character that displays all of the following characteristics: brave, adventurous, determined, and helpful. Identify some of the character's actions and traits that lead you to believe he/she exhibits those characteristics. When creating your illustration of your character, use details in the text to help you.
Discussion Director: Your job is to ask five (5) meaningful, thinking questions. You should also write the answers to your questions, as well as the page number and paragraph number where the answer was found (if possible). Ask the following types of questions: one (1) Fact/Opinion; one (1) Multiple Choice End of Grade; one (1) Mood; one (1) Setting; and one (1) Prediction.
Passage Picker: Pick out three (3) passages to share with your group. One (1) passage should include a simile, one (1) should include a scary/frightening scene, and one (1) should be informative. Write down the page number, paragraph number, and the first two and last two words in the passage. Think of a good thinking question for each of the three (3) passages to ask your group. Write down your questions as well as the answers to your questions.
Word Wizard: Make word wizard cards for two of the three words below and then complete the vocabulary activities that go along with your words.
Teasing pg. 61 par. 1 ; Stethoscope pg. 73 par. 5 ; Sloshing pg. 76 par. 1
| Synonyms | Word | Antonyms |
| Teasing | ||
| Stethoscope | ||
| Sloshing |
Examples and Non-examples:
Which would be an example of teasing: Making fun of your little sister or telling your little sister you love her?
Where would a stethoscope be used: At the doctor's office when you go for your check up or to brush your dog's hair?
Which one of these would be sloshing around: Your juice if you ran while holding your cup or your desk as you did your homework?
Internet Investigator: Judy wants to be a doctor when she grows up and has her on Hedda-Get-Bedda doll which is her very first patient. Hedda-Get-Bedda gets the chicken pox. Click on the link below and learn more about the chicken pox.
Chicken Pox Website: 1.) Chicken Pox is caused by a virus called what?
2.) When is chicken pox most common?
3.) How can someone pass the chicken pox to someone else?