Chapters 3 and 4
In this section of the book, there will be a word wizard, discussion director, summarizer, passage picker, and investigator.
Word Wizard is to find the words that are given to you in the text that you are reading. Once you have found the words you will fill out the sheet given to you. On a note card, one side you will write the word, the kid friendly definition, the page number and paragraph number from where you found the word. On the other side of the note card at the top write the word and the kid friendly definition. Then draw a picture of what the word means. Then you will complete the activities listed below.
Words to be found
Dogsled- Page 21 Sculpture- Page 25
Mush- Page 23 Igloo- Page 26
Activities to be completed
Sentence Completion
-This house is made out of ice it must be an _____________.
-There is so much snow in the Arctic that they easiest way to travel is by using a ___________.
-To get the dogs moving the driver yells out _____________!
-We made ice _____________________ while we were in the Arctic.
Alike and Different
Are these words mean the same thing or something different.
Dogsled and leash
Sculpture and alive
Mush and go
Igloo and house
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Investigator-Your job is to look through all the materials brought to you and find out the answers to the questions that have been asked of you. You can find your answers using the different materials given to you.
1. How do people that live in the Arctic travel?
2. What type of houses do the people live in? (there is a specific name for this)
3. What are those houses made up of?
4.How do polar bears caught their food?
5. What type of food do Polar Bears eat?
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Passage Picker- Your job is to pick three passages that you think are important. You will call the groups attention to it, and read aloud the passage and have a short discussion about it. Your passages have to be funny, sad, detailed, hopeful, or scary.
1. Write the page number_______, and the paragraph number_________.
2. Write down the first two words ____________ ___________and the last two words ___________ ____________.
3. This passage is ___________ type passage because ______________________________________.
4. Think of a good thinking question for your paragraph. Write it down the question with an answer.
5. Answer one question: Why did the author add this passage in the story? or What does this passage add to the story?
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Discussion Director- Thinks of questions that they believe needs to be discussed by the group. It could be an important thought, or issues. Write these questions down and be sure to add a few answers given by the group.
1. Discuss what it would be like to live in the Artic
2. How is it that an igloo can be warmer than being outside in the cold?
3. If they didn't have the dogsleds how else do you think they could have gotten around?
4. Discuss other important things you believed happened in the story
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Character Sketcher- Identify characters traits, and prove by writing down the page number and the why you think that. Also identify what that characters goal and problem and solution is. Then you are able to draw what the word means. Then you will complete the activities listed below.
1. (Trait)________________ Page _______
(explain why you think trait is important)
2. (Trait) ________________ Page _______
(explain why you think this trait is important)
3. (Trait) ________________ Page _______
(explain why you think this trait is important)
4. The characters goal:
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(what is the character trying to accomplish)
5. The characters problem is:
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6. The characters solution is:
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