The Raft Choice Board

4^th Grade Homework

Subject: Reading

Selection: The Raft (pgs. 112-135)

Selection Vocabulary: raft, disgusted, scattered, cluttered, downstream, nuzzle

    Choose 4 of the 6 to complete; Turn in on Friday (August 24, 2012)

Create a book cover from pgs. 110 and 111 (in your reading book). Use index cards to label characters and setting. Your book cover must be detailed. You can use index cards to display key vocabulary.	*   Create a character inference chart for Nicky (The Raft). Be sure to attach an inference statement.	Use construction paper to create a large raft. Using the reading strategies, Making Connections and Questioning. You must identify and label the raft with text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to world sentences. All three connections should be clearly labeled. You should also write clear and complete, “I wonder why…..? questions. I wonder why Nicky…?; I wonder why grandma…?; I wonder why the author…? I wonder why statements should be at least 3 sentences each. As you write, you should be thinking aloud.
Use the internet to access www.puzzlemaker.com, to create a criss-cross puzzle for the following terms:  inference, character, setting, plot, raft, scattered, disgusted, cluttered, downstream, nuzzle, event, action, reaction	Write a letter to Nicky telling him why he should appreciate being able to visit his grandma.	Create a flipbook that includes meaningful sentences for your vocabulary words. Remember that a meaningful sentence is not a definition. You must underline the vocabulary word, and circle clues in the sentence that explains the meaning of the word. For example: I will never forget the first time I floated down the river on a raft.

                                 *Must be completed by everyone*

Character Inference Chart
Three Character Traits (tell me something about this character; what is this character like) 1. strong 2.brave 3. caring	What does this character say (Using quotation marks, tell something that this character said in the selection. Write the entire sentence, placing the quotation marks in the correct place)
Character Actions (what kinds of things does this character do)	Your thoughts and feelings about the character and why you feel this way

I infer that this character………. The clues that I used to infer this were………