BridgeToTerabithia

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 * Paterson, Katherine. __Bridge To Terabithia__. Harper Collins Publishers, 1977.**

5th Grade suggested reading for April 26 - Chapters 8-9.

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Chapter 1
The role of the //Discussion Director// is to create questions to increase comprehension and to ask who, what, why, when, where, how, and what if questions.

Some questions from Chapter 1: Why does Jesse push himself so hard to run every morning? How does Jesse feel about his family? his older sisters? his younger sisters?

Chapter 2
The role of the //Vocabulary Enricher// is to clarify word meanings and pronunciation. We will use print dictionaries to find words during our class time, but there are also online dictionaries available: [|Word Central Dictionary] [|Wordsmyth Dictionary] [|Yahoo! Kids Dictionary]

Some fun words from chapter 2 are: pandemonium (p. 13) hippie (p. 12) snare (p. 14) proverbial (p. 14) cagey (p. 15)

Chapter 3
The role of the //Literary Luminary// is to point out interesting passages in the text and share why the passage stood out in the chapter.

Fun words: primly, p. 17 roused, p. 20 clabber, p. 23

Chapter 4
The role of the Checker is to monitor discussion (both speaking and listening!).

Fun words: prissly, p. 30 yellow-bellied sapsucker, p. 31 rumpus, p. 33 sacred, p. 47 solemn, p. 47

Chapter 5
Fun words: dadgum, p. 49 snuffled, p. 50 moony, p. 52 regicide, p. 52 parapets, p. 53

Chapter 6
Trivia: What book is Jesse reading at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Fun words: foundling, p. 58 gully, p. 60

Chapter 7
dregs, p.67 romp, p. 67 nuisance, p. 69 lode, p. 69 stronghold, p. 71 alcove, p. 73