Judy Moody Saves the World

Section 5 pg. 26-63

Discussion Director

Your job is to write good, thought-provoking questions about this section of the story for your group to respond to. You also need to complete the Discussion Director job sheet. Write the answers to these questions and, if possible, the page numbers on which the answers can be found. These questions should involve 5 of the following:

• Problem/Solution

• Theme/Moral

• Setting

• Characterization (Judy Moody)

• Compare/Contrast

Passage Picker

Select passages from this section of the book that you think are interesting or that you would like to discuss with the rest of your group. You should also complete the Passage Picker job sheet. The passages you choose should exhibit 3 of the following:

• Informative

• Confusing

• Fact/Opinion

• Surprising

Word Wizard

You will complete the Word Wizard role sheet and make Word Wizard cards using 3 of the words listed below. These words came from this section of your book.

• Kindling (pg.36)

• Complicated (pg.40)

• Endangered species (pg.42)

• Crustacean (pg.52)

• Nocturnal (pg.53)

Character Sketcher

Your job is to complete the Character Sketcher role sheet and to sketch one of the following characters (not the same character you sketched in the last section):

Judy Moody, Mr. Todd, Frank

Internet Investigator

Your job is to go to the websites listed below that relate to crustaceans, isopods, and sow bugs and then answer the questions.

http://www.ncdmf.net/kids/crustaceans.htm

Explore the website by clicking on different links to find out more information on crustaceans.

• Give three examples of crustaceans.

• What would happen to larger fish if phytoplankton disappeared from the ocean?

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/crust/isopbiol.html

• How many somites (segments) are in the pereon (thorax) of an isopod?

• How many families of isopods are there?

• Name the four different ways isopods feed.

http://www.geocities.com/photocatcher/sowbugs.html

Look over the information on this website as well as the pictures! They are fascinating.

• What kind of animal are sow bugs?

• Where do sow bugs usually live?