Judy Moody Saves the World

Section 7 pg. 95-121

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:

• Characterization

• Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

• Fact/Opinion

• Figurative Language

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:

• Surprising

• Foreshadowing

• Thematic

• Scientific

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.

• Belfries (pg.101)

• Adhesive (pg.105)

• Ecosystem (pg.121)

• Chrysalis (pg.121)

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):

Jessica Finch, Mr. Todd, Judy Moody

Internet Investigator

Your job is to go to the websites listed below that relate to rainforests and then answer the questions that follow the link.

http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/layers.html

• What is cauliflory?

• Name four insects or organisms that live on the forest floor.

• What are the four layers of the rainforest ecosystem?

http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/native.html

• What do indigenous people in the rainforest eat?

• What is happening to the indigenous tribes in the rainforest?

• Define ecology.

Activity Activator

Think of an activity that your group can do that relates to something in this section. Ideas: Environmental research, such as finding out about pollution in your hometown or how to get involved in local organizations that help the environment. You could even organize an activity such as cleaning up litter, adopting a highway or road, etc.