Section 1 Pages 1-37
Discussion Director
Your job is to come up with 5 “thinking” questions from the reading. You will need to help your group go back to the book and find the answers if they do not know them. So, to help the members of your group, you need to write down the questions, answers, and the page numbers so that you can reference back and justify their responses to your answers. When developing your questions, think about Julie’s feelings about meeting with the wolves. What may be some of the reasons that Julie decided to run away?
Character Sketcher
Your job is to choose 1 of the following topics to sketch using colored pencils, markers, pastels, or watercolor:
Julie in her sleeping skin
Sketch Amaroq
Passage Picker
Your job is to pick at least 3 passages from the assigned reading. You can pick from the following types of passages:
Descriptive
Funny/Amusing
Figurative Language (Simile, Metaphor, Personification)
Informative
Foreshadowing
Write down the page and the paragraph number of the passage, the first and last two words of the passage, and the reason you chose this passage. Make sure you explain why! Then ask a question about your passage and give an answer. Lastly, answer what you believe this passage adds to the story.
Word Wizard
Define the words below and then come up with a synonym and antonym for each.
Monotony page 9
Versatile page 12
Commend page 15
Morsel page 34
Backtracked page 28
Internet Investigator
Get on the Internet and find out Alaska’s physical characteristics. What is the climate like? What is the wildlife like? What kind of culture is present in Alaska?
Go to www.ajkids.com to look for these responses.