Tapestry of Faith: Riddle and Mystery: A Program on the Big Questions for Grade 6

Leader Resource 4: Hopeful People

1.a. Your name is Jay. You are one of three finalists for the single scholarship that Super Summer Camp offers every year. You hear the camp is a great place and you really want to go. But you will not be able to unless you win the scholarship. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

1.b. Your name is Jackie. You are one of three finalists for the single scholarship that Super Summer Camp offers every year. You hear the camp is a great place and you really want to go. But you will not be able to unless you win the scholarship. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

1.c. Your name is Jude. You are one of three finalists for the single scholarship that Super Summer Camp offers every year. You hear the camp is a great place and you really want to go. But you will not be able to unless you win the scholarship. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

2.a. Your name is Farmer Moore. Your crops are drying up. They will die unless there is a heavy rain tomorrow. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

2.b. Your name is Farmer Less. Your crops are doing wonderfully well because it is so dry. But a heavy rain in the next few days will kill them. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

3.a. Your name is Izzy Fast Ball. Tomorrow you will pitch for the Rangers against the Tigers in a national championship baseball game. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

3.b. Your name is Izzy Curve Ball. Tomorrow you will pitch for the Tigers against the Rangers in a national championship baseball game. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

4.a. Your name is Sal Sometimes. Tomorrow Sammy Sunshine will tell you whether he is coming to a Halloween party at your house Friday night. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

4.b. Your name is Sal Othertimes. Tomorrow Sammy Sunshine will tell you whether he is coming to a Halloween party at your house Friday night. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

5.a. Your name is Kim Republican. Your whole family has been working hard to help your Uncle Jake get elected as mayor of Your Town. The election is tomorrow. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

5.b. Your name is Kim Democrat. Your whole family has been working hard to help your Aunt Carol get elected as mayor of Your Town. The election is tomorrow. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

6.a. Your name is Dana Warmup. You can win your cross-country ski meet tomorrow if the weather warms up and melts the snow a little, because that is how you ski best. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

6.b. Your name is Dana Cooloff. You can win your cross-country ski meet tomorrow if the weather cools down and hardens the snow a little, because that is how you ski best. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you?

7.a. Your name is Bernie Builder. Tomorrow you will hear if the planning board will let you build a new gas station at 45 Grant Street. The gas station can make a lot of money for you. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

7.b. Your name is Hap Homeowner. Tomorrow you will hear if the planning board is going to allow a gas station to be built at 45 Grant Street, right across from your house. You think a new business will ruin your neighborhood. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

8.a. Your name is Sam Southern. Tomorrow, in school, you are going to have a test about either South Carolina or North Carolina. You were supposed to study both of them, but you only had time for one, and you chose South Carolina. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?

8.b. Your name is Nicky Northern. Tomorrow, in school, you are going to have a test about either South Carolina or North Carolina. You were supposed to study both of them, but you only had time for one, and you chose North Carolina. What will make tomorrow a perfect day for you? What will make it a rotten day?