Day #100 - 2/25/15 - Mod 2A Unit 1 Lesson 11: Steve Jobs' Speech & Chapter 11 Part 1 of Bud, Not Buddy

Good Morning Students, 

             Today is an ‘A’ day so we will go to Music.  Please pick up an Ipad and answer todays poll question. Then work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: What character traits would you use to describe Bud?

For Mod 2A: Unit 1 - Lesson 11

1. I can get the gist of paragraphs 20 - 22 of Steve Jobs speech.
2. I can read closely to answer text-dependent questions.
3. I can select character traits to describe Bud and Steve Jobs.

Activity #1

Finish Reading Steve Jobs Speech

Write the gist of paragraphs 20 - 22 

& 

Answer Text Dependent Questions

Paragraph 20—Steve Jobs is glad he didn’t die, even though he used to think about it. 

Paragraph 21—Death is going to happen. Death causes life.

Paragraph 22—Follow your gut to do what you want in life.

Lesson 11 Page 6

Lesson 11 page 10

Focusing Question: 

Why does Steve Jobs make the puzzling claim in paragraph 21 that “death is very likely the single best invention of life”? 

Claim:

Steve Jobs makes the claim that death is the best invention of life...
(because)
(to show)

Activity #2

Give One & get One

Lesson 10 page 6

What character traits did you use to describe Bud?

What Character Traits describe Steve Jobs?

Step 1 - You have 3 minutes to write down as many character traits you can think of for both characters.

Step 2 - You then have 3 minutes to give one of the character traits you wrote down to a friend, and have them give one to you.

Step 3 - You have 3 minutes to answer the last question on your own.

Lesson 10 page 6

Activity #3

Read - Aloud the first half of Chapter 11

Key Questions:

• What rules did Bud share in chapters 10 & 11?
• Is this rule meant to help him thrive or survive? 
• Where do you think this rule comes from?

Homework: 

Review chapters 9 - 11. 

There will be a short quiz tomorrow.

Learning Stations

1. Guided Reading Schedule:

Block 1                Block 2

Mon          39 Clues               Red Fern

Tues         The Littles           The littles

Wed        Tom Sawyer      Summer Camp

Thur            Rules                    Rules

Fri              Independent Work Day 

• Vocabulary Picture Dictionaries
• Independent Reading Letters

2. Word Work - Vocabulary Picture Dictionary

• Choose 10 words from your word catcher
• Use context clues and a dictionary to write the definition in your own words 
• create a picture to illustrate the word
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/

3. Computers/Ipads 

• Overdrive
• Pictoword
• CrossFingers
• Cargo-Bot
• Drainworks
• Tinkerbox
• SimplePhysics

4. Independent Reading (Fiction/Narrative)

Criteria for Independent Reading Letter

Paragraph 1

1. Tell me the title and author 

2. Write a brief summary

Paragraph 2

3. Describe the main character (What type of person is the main character?)

4. Make an Inference about the main character. Use evidence from the text to support your inference. 

Paragraph 3

5. Write a prediction about what you think might happen in the rest of the book.

6. Finish with a question or something that you wonder.