Section One

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Section One: pages 4-9:  Louis’s Big Dream

 

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.  

 

Example of a skinny question:

Where was Louis Armstrong born?

 

Example of “fat” question: 

What was Louis' Dream and how do you think Louis will make his dream come true?

 

Word Wizard:

 

            Your job is to complete steps 1-4 below using the words:

 

plenty     page 5                     

odd          page 4

 

1.  Word_____  Page number____

2.  Write down the sentence that the word is in and underline the word. 

  1. Go back and re-read the sentence and write down what you think this word could mean (definition)
  2.  Using your two words complete one of the following vocabulary exercises (A or B.):

 

A. Synonyms (same) and Antonyms (different)

 

Word and Page Number

1 Synonym (same)

1 Antonym (different)

Old p. 5

Aged

New

Plenty p.5

 

 

Odd p.4

 

 

 

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

 

SCAN EXAMPLE

 

Example:

           

1.  Word and Page number:  Plenty    Page 5

 

2.  Sentence: “One thing that they did have plenty of, though, was music”.

 

3.  What do you think it means (definition):  a lot

4.  (See above)

 

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 and inside his head or somewhere else on the page write some things you learned about him in this section.

Think about:

 

 

 

Internet Investigator:

 

The type of music that Louis Armstrong was famous for was Jazz. Go to the following site and listen to some Jazz by Louis Armstrong and learn some more about Louis by looking at pictures and reading.  Write at least three sentences about what you observed; one must be about the music you heard.

 http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/educ/curriculum/modules/louisArmstrong/module.html