My Father's Dragon

Section 1, p. 9-26

CHARACTER SKETCH

Your job is to sketch Elmer Elevator.

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DISCUSSION DIRECTOR

Your job as discussion director is to come up with 5 questions, the answers to your questions, and the page number where the answer can be found (if possible).  Ask good questions!  Ask the following:

2 Thinking Questions

1 Fact or Opinion Question

1 Cause and Effect Question

1 Problem/Solution Question

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PASSAGE PICKER

Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:

1 Descriptive

1 Own Your Own

1 Informative

1 Figurative Language (personification)

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WORD WIZARD

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

inconvenient                  pg. 15, par. 1

magnifying                      pg. 18, par. 4

gangplank                       pg. 19, par. 1

punctual                        pg. 22, par. 2

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SUMMARIZER

Prepare a brief summary of today’s reading.  Make sure to include all main ideas and points.

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