Section One (Pages 4-33)
Discussion Director
Your job is to write five questions and answers from the assigned reading. You will help the students in your group go back to the book for their answers if they don’t know them. So, to help this run very smoothly, you need to write down the questions, your answers to your questions, and the page numbers where the students can reference the text to justify their responses to your questions.
Ask the following types of questions:
One-Setting, One- Fact/Opinion, One-Mood, One-Point of View, and One- Cause/Effect
Character Sketcher
Your job is to complete a Character Sketcher for Johanna in Section One.
Passage Picker
Your job is to choose three passages from the assigned reading. Your passages should include 3 of the following types of passages:
Fact/Opinion, Descriptive, Problem/Solution, Informative, Foreshadowing.
Word Wizard
Your job is to complete Word Wizard for the following 3 words:
Ferry: p. 10, par. 3
Fugitives p. 16, last par.
Floggings p. 23, first par.
Also Complete the following activity with the words:
Sentence/Idea Completion
I was on the Ferry________________________________.
The Fugitive was found________________________________.
Floggings were common__________________________________.
Summarizer
Your job is to report to the circle what has happened this far in the book, and what the major issues are.
Internet Investigator
Harriet Tubman was a lady who led many slaves to freedom. Research more about Harriet Tubman and her influence. You will report what you have found to your group members. Look at the following website for more information on Harriet Tubman:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html
After researching on this website, answer the following questions:
How many years did it take for Harriet Tubman to make all of her trips?
What is the injury that Harriet Tubman suffered from?
During the Civil War Harriet Tubman worked for the union doing what?
What was Harriet Tubman's most challenging trip made? Why do you think that is?
Melody Maker
Your job as the Melody Maker is to write a song that sends a message to another plantation.