Buttons for General Washington

Section 4 p. 1-28

Your job is to sketch John.

~ In the story, John secretly sends messages to General Washington. What character traits would it take to be able to do this?

~Give one more and be able to explain and site why he possesses this trait.

traits __________ page___ paragraph ___

explanation

traits __________ page___ paragraph ___

Discussion Director

Your job is to ask 5 questions, the answers to your questions, and the p. and par. where the answers are found (if possible). Each question should be based on the following:

~ setting

~ cause/effect

~ prediction

~ problem/solution

~ thinking question of your own

Passage Picker

Pick 4 passages that exhibit some the following:

~ 2 figurative language

~ 1 descriptive

~ 1 good thinking question on your own

~ Important passage

~ Surprising passage

~ Descriptive passage

1. write down the page___ and paragraph___ numbers.

2. write down the first two words___ ___ and last two words ___ ___ of the passage.

Word Wizard

Your job is to look up, define, and understand the following words:

~ Headquarters p. 6

~ Godspeed p. 13

~ Fiercely p. 18

~ Guardhouse p. 28

On your word wizard card do the following:

1. word____________ p. ____ par._____

2. copy sentence from the book with the word in it.

3. write the definition of the word

4. artistically represent your word.

Fill out a word network for 2 of the words.

Investigator

Read p. 12 in the Liberty! book and be able to discuss the following:

1. What are lobster backs?

2. What they looked like.

3. What people thought of them.

4. What their life was like.

5. What their inspections consisted of.

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