Section 5:  pages 108-129

Discussion Director –

Your job is to write five questions and find the answers to those questions.  Be sure to write down the page and paragraph number where the answers can be found and ask good thinking questions!  Make sure to include one of each of the following to create your five questions:

Informative
Sequence
Prediction
Description Question
"Thinking" Question on Your Own
 

Passage Picker –

Your job is to pick three passages.  Make sure you have a passage that exhibits each of the following:

Idiom

Suspenseful

On Your Own

Word Wizard –

Your job is to complete your role sheet for four (4) of the following words:

Dense (p. 83, par. 5)
Sober (p. 88, par. 4)
Containing (p. 91, par. 1)
Radiant (p. 91, par. 1)
Fragile (p. 93, par. 2)

Character Sketcher –

Your job is to complete your role sheet and sketch Sirius.

Internet Investigator –

Your job is to investigate a topic in the text that would help in understanding the book.

Investigate Newfoundland dogs.

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/newf.html

http://www.k12.nf.ca/stannesacademy/AnimalAdaptations/Newfoundland_dog.htm

1. What are some character traits of Newfoundland dogs?
2. What do Newfoundland dogs usually look like?
3. How do the features of this dog help it in its climate?
4. Print a picture and share with your group, comparing it to the books cover.

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