Special Projects -- The Sacrifice Serial Story

Chapter Seven. Mr. Williams´ Shed

Things to think about and do

Classroom Extensions:

1. Uncle Chuck and Larry got rid of their loot. What is loot? Using a thesaurus list some other word that could be used instead of loot.

2. Mrs. Green made Larry wash up before they ate. Why do people wash before they eat? Where does the dirty water go once it leaves the sink?

Newspaper Activities:

1. Look through The News-Journal ads for pictures of metal objects that would have been useful to Larry and the scouts for their scrap metal drive. With friends or classmates, have a contest to see who can find the most. Then, combine the pictures into a montage and total up the cost of the items when new. (SS.D.1.2)

2. The author puts us in Larry´s shoes as she describes the game at the end of this chapter. For other exciting descriptions, look through the Sports section of The News-Journal for colorful accounts of sports events. Circle the worlds or phrases in the articles that make it special. Try to use some of those words to spice up your speaking and writing. (LA.D.2.2)

Online Sites

National Baseball Hall of Fame
Preserving History. Honoring Excellence. Connecting Generations.

Scrap Metal
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Major League Baseball: Kids´ Dugout
Get the inside scoop.

Little League Online
Better than any other youth sport activity, baseball and softball have become the thread that has sewn together a patchwork of nations and cultures around the world.

Kids Domain: Baseball Fun
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This is an eight-part serial story. Author Kay Hively and Illustrator Billie Goforth-Stewart both live in Neosho, Mo. Co-author Russ Hively lives in Newtonia, Mo. Produced in partnership with The News-Journal´s Newspapers in Education program and the Missouri Press Foundation.

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