Section Four
Question Creator:
Your job will be to write down three questions that you will ask group members. At least one of the questions must be a “fat” question. The “fat” question should be about the main idea of the section. * Remember pick important questions because these questions will guide the groups’ discussion.
Word Wizard:
Your job is to complete steps 1-4 below using the words:
Audience page20
Improvised page 22
1. Word_____ Page number____
2. Write down the sentence that the word is in and underline the word.
3.Go back and re-read the sentence and write down what you think this word could mean (definition)
4. Using your two words complete one of the following vocabulary exercises (A or B.):
A: Pick a word from the Word Bank to complete each sentences. Each word can only be used once and not all words will be used:
Word Bank:
Fish
Make
Audience
People
Left
Improvised
Jazz
In an audience there are lots of___________
When the movie was over the audience _________
If you improvise you _____ something up as you go along.
I could tell she was making the story up it was definitely__________
When I was on stage I looked out into the _________ and saw my mom.
B: Word wizard card
Choose one of the words and your job will be to include the following on an index card:
§ In LARGE PRINT your word and the page and paragraph number.
§ On the other side of the card you should draw a picture to represent your word, and the definition of the word
Artistic Adventurer:
Your job is to pick a part of the story in this section and draw a picture of what happened. Make sure at the top or bottom of the paper you write down a description of your picture. You may also draw something that did not happen in the book as long as you write about what your picture has to do with what we just read.
Character Sketcher:
Your job will be to draw a picture of Louis Armstrong. Inside his head or somewhere else on the page, write some things you learned about him in this section.
Think about:
Your job is to pick a word, subject, or feeling from the section. You then must write two lines of a poem about this word, subject, or feeling from the section. It can rhyme but does not have to.