The Art of Reading People: Character, Expression, Interpretation

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.01.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtiI)
  4. Importance of Data
  5. Implementing the Data
  6. Why start with The Bluford Series/Background
  7. Chunking the Text
  8. Classroom Lesson Plans
  9. Appendix [A]: Additional Grade Level Books
  10. Appendix [B]: Guided Questions for Lost and Found
  11. Appendix [C]: Additional Activities
  12. Appendix [D]: Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
  13. Resources

Reading Independently with the Bluford Series

Marsha McVay Mosca

Published September 2011

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Appendix [B]: Guided Questions for Lost and Found

Chapters 1 and 2

1) What was Darcy and James's relationship like in the past?

a) How has it changed?

2) Why was Darcy upset when she was teamed up with Tarah Carson on the biology report?

a) How does Darcy feel about Hakeem Randall?

3) How did Jamee respond when her father first left the family?

a) What did she do rather than believe that he had abandoned them?

4) From overhearing Bobby Wallace talking, what does Darcy learn that Jamee has been doing?

a) What does Darcy worry that Jamee might become involved in later?

Chapters 3 and 4

1) How long has Grandma been ill?

a) What was she like before her stroke?

2) Who or what was Bluford High School named for?

3) As Darcy waits for the bus to take her home, what happens?

a) How does it make her feel?

4) What are some of the reasons that Darcy, Jamee, and their mother don't enjoy visiting Aunt Charlotte?

5) Why did Darcy and Jamee's father leave the family?

Chapters 5 and 6

1) Why hadn't Mrs. Wills told the girls everything she knew about why their father had left?

2) How does Jamee say her face got bruised?

a) What does Darcy really think happened?

3) Who is the man in the silver Toyota?

a) When Darcy finds out who it is, what does she tell the police to tell him?

4) What is Mrs. Wills's response to the news that Mr. Wills is in town?

a) How does his re-appearance seem to make her feel?

5) What do Cooper and his friends do when they see Bobby attacking Darcy?

a) How does Tarah explain Cooper's response?

Chapters 7 and 8

1) What does Cooper suspect when Darcy says that she wants to eat lunch with Tarah and Cooper instead of Brisana?

a) What does Darcy tell Cooper in response?

2) When Darcy tells Tarah the story about her father disappearing and coming back, what does Tarah advise Darcy to do?

a) How does Darcy feel after her conversation with Tarah?

3) During his date with Darcy, Hakeem admits he had certain opinions about Darcy before he got to know her. What were his impressions of her?

a) What does he think of her now?

4) How did Jamee respond when she heard Darcy had a date?

a) What was unusual about her actions?

5) Why was Darcy so concerned to think that Jamee might be at the canyon?

Chapters 9 and 10

1) What does Mr. Wills' car look like inside?

a) What does its appearance make Darcy think?

2) Hakeem leaves Darcy and Mr. Wills alone together in the diner so they can talk privately. What does Darcy ask her father?

a) What emotion does he seem to feel most strongly?

3) What gives Darcy an idea about where Jamee might be?

4) What two people does Darcy call when she needs help in searching for Jamee?

a) How do they respond?

5) In the hospital cafeteria, who does Darcy see sitting in the corner?

a) What are they doing?

b) How do you think this makes her feel?

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