The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

By: Virginia Hamilton

Section II p.36-70

CHARACTER SKETCHER

Your job is to sketch one of the following characters (that you did not sketch last time in your group): Mr. Pluto, Mr. Small or Mrs. Small.

DISCUSSION DIRECTOR

Your job is to ask six questions, the answers to your questions, and the p. and par. Where the answers are found (if possible). Ask good thinking questions! Ask the following:

1 Compare/Contrast

1 Setting

1 Problem

2 Character

1 Prediction

PASSAGE PICKER

Pick four passages that exhibit the following:

1 historical

1 interesting

1 descriptive

1 foreshadowing

WORD WIZARD

Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following words:

Quatrefoils p.36 par.5

Catercornered p.39 par.6

Veranda p.58 par.9

Frantically p.59 par.3

ILLUSTRATOR

Your job is to draw some kind of picture related to the reading. It can be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, cartoon, flow chart, or stick figure scene. You can draw a picture of something that’s discussed specifically in your book, something that the reading reminded you of, or a picture that shows any idea or feeling you got from the reading. Use a separate sheet of paper that is provided by your teacher. After finishing your picture, write a descriptive paragraph about your drawing. Your paragraph should include:

WHO or WHAT my picture is about

WHERE my picture takes place

WHEN it is happening

WHY I drew this picture

Please try to use good describing words when writing your paragraph!
Plan for sharing: Don’t tell the group what your drawing is. Let them guess and talk about it first. Then you talk about it, or read aloud your paragraph.