Section 3
Pages 57-87
Discussion Director: Ask five(5) "thinking questions" that will get the group engaged in discussion. When coming up with your questions, refer to the following events: Judy and Franks trip to the library, Spelling Test Prediction and Results, Lunch Predictions, and Antarctica.
Passage Picker: Choose three passages to share with the group. Write down the page, paragraph, first and last words of the passage. Also, write down why you chose the passage you did. Refer to the "Passage Picker" sheet if you need any ideas.
Character Sketcher: Complete a character sketch for Jessica Finch.
Word Wizard: Complete word wizard cards for two of the following words and complete the vocabulary exercises for the words you chose.
lugged p.65, anticipation p. 71, peculiar p.72
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Synonym |
Vocabulary |
Antonym |
| lugged | ||
| anticipation | ||
| peculiar |
Word Associations:
1. Which word goes with being nervous about a test? Why?
2. Which word goes with something strange? Why?
3. Which word goes with carrying something really heavy? Why?
Internet Investigator: Judy read a book about a famous psychic that encouraged her to believe she could predict things. Her name was Jean Dixon. Use the website provided to learn more about Jean Dixon and the things she did.
http://www.euro-tongil.org/swedish/english/edixon.htm Read about Jean Dixon. 1.) Write down some information about Jean Dixon's life. 2.)What kinds of things did she predict. 3.)Did they come true? 4.)What do you think? Was it coincidence? Did she really predict it?