The Minpins
by: Roald Dahl
Section 5: pages 31-48
Section 5
Discussion Director
Your job is to write 5 questions and answers from the assigned reading. Include the page number and the paragraph number where the answers are found (if possible). You should write a "thinking" question on your own that will really spark a thoughtful discussion and then choose from these question types:
~1 Character
~1 Problem/Solution
~1 Sequence
~1 MCEOG
~1 Point of View
Passage Picker
Your job is to choose 3 passages from the assigned reading. Your passages should include 3 of the following types of passages:
~1 Cause/Effect
~1 Informative
~1 Descriptive
Write down the page number and paragraph number of the passage, the first and last two words of the passages, and the reason you choose 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 in the story? What does this passage add to the story?
Word Wizard
Your job is to complete the Word Wizard for the following three words:
~magnificent p.31 par.1
~tantalizing p.33 par.3
~glorious p.37 par.1
Then complete the following vocabulary activities:
Word Associations
· Which words might go with magnificent? Why?
· Which words might go with tantalizing? Why?
Word Networks
· What people, things, situations, or words come to mind when you think about the word glorious?
Your job is to complete a Character Sketcher for the Gruncher.
Internet Investigator
Go to this website <http://www.roalddahlfans.com/teachers/classstudy.php>
Read over this page and take a look at other students e-mails, to get some ideas. Then, e-mail a letter about your favorite Dahl book(s) and why, by clicking on just click here.