As a part of the reading and presenting of the novel Two Old Women by Velma Wallis, each student will be assigned a brief section of the novel to review and present to the class. Each day, four to seven students will present their section and lead a brief discussion with the class. 
The presentation will include the following elements:
1. A summary of their section		2. A review of the main ideas	
3. A new vocabulary list [be sure to include the sentence the new word was found in.]
4. Two to three open-ended questions from the section, along with the answers or responses.
The oral presentation should be clear. It may refer to events & information that has been  introduced earlier in the novel. The vocabulary and question(s) will be written on the black board in advance of the presentation. 
The written support sheet of the material will include all of the elements listed above. The written material is due on the assigned day for the presentation. The written portion is due the day it is scheduled, even if the student is out of school that day.
The following points will be possible for each section:
written portion	25 points	oral presentation	25 points
As always, I am looking to see if your work demonstrates an understanding of the material.

EXAMPLE: Summary: Pages 17 - 19:
Although feeling confused and desperate, they knew that it meant death if they did nothing to take care of themselves. Having decided to try, they did what was necessary to attempt to survive. They got up, gathered wood to preserve the fire. They also made & set out rabbit snares. It was difficult to see signs of rabbit life, but they found some old trails. They took the babiche and made snares. They were feeling very discouraged.
Vocabulary:
sodden: wet or soaked through.  “With that, her friend helped her off the sodden branches.”
embers: hot coals from a fire. 
	“They went around to other campsites to salvage what embers they could find.”
Questions:
1.	How do you listen to silence?
By listening to the inside rather than the outside. In this case, it also included remembering the sounds that were no longer there, that is, the familiar sounds of their tribe.
2.	What was their decision about survival?
Although they believed that they stood little chance to survive, they decided to “Let us die trying.”
3.	What were the first two things that they did to assure their survival?
a. gathered sticks to build a fire	b. set out rabbit snares