Section Two

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Section Two: pages 10-15:  The head of the Band

 

 

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:

                       

Rehearsals         page 13

Talented             page 14

 

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: Sentence Completions:

 

            I am very talented at _______________________.

 

            If I rehearse for my dance performance my dancing will get_________________.

 

            I am not very talented at

 

            If I do not rehearse for my dance performance I might not _________________

 

B:  Alike and different:

 

            What do these words have in common:  rehearse and improve

            What is different about these words:  talented and unskilled

 

           

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:

 

 

 

Poetic Poet

 

            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.

 

Example:

Two poems I wrote about Trumpets (one rhyming and one free verse): 

 

Trumpet

 

Thank you for letting me join your class

I am Terrance the trumpet and am made out of brass

 

I might have a few dents here and there

But do be polite and try not to stare

 

For even though I am old, I can still play

I was the best horn around back in my day

 

When Seth was in band he used to play me a lot

But that was a long time ago, maybe he forgot

 

Or maybe he still remembers how to play

Maybe he will play us all a beautiful tune today

 

Well I better get going, its time for my lunch

Seth sure was right you are a wonderful bunch

 

Ta Ta tood-a-loo good bye and so long

Until me meet again have fun studying all about Louis Armstrong!

 

 

Trumpet

 

Old and battered, crusty and rusty

Dents here, scratches there

Sleeping just waiting and wanting to be played

 

Cold metal shimmering

Blowing out hot tunes

Swimming and swirling sweet notes rush to meet a new world