Section Two (Pages 34-53)
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 Ben in Section Two.
Passage Picker
Your job is to choose three passages from the assigned reading. Your passages should include 3 of the following types of passages:
Dialect, Descriptive, Problem/Solution, Informative, Historical.
Word Wizard
Your job is to complete Word Wizard cards for 2 of the following 4 words:
humiliation- p. 41, first par.
impenetrable- p. 46, last par.
eager- p.50, par. 6
vigilant- p. 52, par. 4 & 5
Also Complete the following activity with all of the words:
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Synonyms |
Word |
Antonyms |
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humiliation |
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impenetrable |
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eager |
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vigilant |
Summarizer
Your job is to prepare a summary of the reading in section two. Be ready to give a quick statement that tells the key points of the reading.
Artful Artist
Your job is to find a scene from section two and artistically represent it. Tell why you chose this scene, where it takes place, who or what it is about, and when it is happening.
Investigator
Your job is to get information related to Levi Coffin. There are several places that you can look for this information: Library, magazines, encyclopedia, books, or the computer. Use all of the resources that you can think of to find more information on this man.