Part 2 Pages 43-86

Discussion Director

Your job is to write five questions and answers from the assigned reading.  You should write a thinking question on your own that will really spark a thoughtful discussion and then choose from these question types:

• MCEOG
• Point of View
• Cause/Effect
• Problem/Solution
• Mood
• Setting

Passage Picker

Your job is to choose 3 passages from the assigned reading.  Your passages should include 3 of the following types of passages:

• Funny/ Amusing
• Descriptive
• Figurative Language (Simile, Idiom, Metaphor, Personification)
• Informative
• Foreshadowing

Write down the page and 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.  Finally, answer one of the following two questions: Why did the author include this passage and give an answer?  What does this passage add to the story?

Word Wizard

Your job is to complete word wizard for the following 3 words:

Viciously Pg. 43 par. 2

Frantic Pg. 47 par. 5

Tatters Pg 50 par. 7

Character Sketcher

Your job as Character Sketcher is to identify passages in this section that exhibit the following actions/ traits for Brian:

Relief

Desperation

Dread

You should then explain how each passage demonstrates or proves these traits, identify the character’s goal (which is what the character wants to do accomplish), identify the problem and solution in the reading, and complete a sketch or illustration of the character

Or

Your job is to complete a Character Sketcher for Brian in this section.

Index