Day #92 - 2/5/15 - Mod 2A Unit 1 Lesson 7 part II: Steve Jobs' Speech & Chapter 7 of Bud, Not Buddy

Good Morning, 

           I hope you all are having a great week. I am sorry but I will miss school again today. Please work hard and make sure you are respectful and responsible while I am out. Today is a ‘C’ day so you will go to Library and Technology. We will continue working with Steve Jobs' commencement speech and making connections between him and Bud. Please pick up an Ipad work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: Bud is on the lam. He is a homeless vagrant child of the great depression. How do you think Bud’s life is different from yours? How is it similar?

For Mod 2a: Unit 1 - Lesson7 part II

1. I can read paragraphs 6-8 of the Steve Jobs Speech closely in order to answer text-dependent questions.
2. I can choose details from paragraphs 6-8 of Steve Jobs’ speech to support a claim.
3. I can connect the events described by Steve Jobs (Paragraphs 1-8) to those experienced by Bud in the novel Bud, not Buddy.

Activity #1

Steve Jobs Commencement Address

As we reread or listen we will be thinking about:

• the meaning of the phrase, “You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future."
• What is Steve Jobs message in paragraph 6 - 8 and how are his experiences connected to Bud’s experiences. 

Reread paragraphs 1 - 8 the complete lesson 7 pages 7 & 8

Complete Lesson 7 Page 7 & 8 

Activity #2

Forming Evidence-Based Claims

Focusing Question = What message is Steve Jobs trying to give us in paragraphs 6-8?

Claim = You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

Activity #3

Make Connections Between 

Steve Jobs and Bud

Homework: 

Read chapter 8 of Bud, Not Buddy & illustrate what a Hooverville looks like

Learning Stations

Station 1 - Guided Reading

Station 2 - Word Work

Station 3 - Computers/Ipad

Station 4 - Independent Reading

1. Guided Reading Schedule:

Block 1                Block 2

Mon          39 Clues               Red Fern

Tues         The Littles           The littles

Wed                ?                 Summer Camp

Thur            Rules                    Rules

Fri              Independent Work Day 

Complete:

• Vocabulary Picture Dictionaries
• 5W’s Graphic organizers
• Independent Reading Letters
• Guided Reading homework

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

3. Computers/NewsELA.com (Non-Fiction/Expository)

• Select an article and choose the level that is just the Right Level for you! (No Sports)
• Complete the 5 W’s Graphic Organizer
• Be Prepared to share what you read “IN THE NEWS"

4. Independent Reading (Fiction/Narrative)

• Remember to fill in your “Book Notes” at the end of each reading session. (Notebook checks)
• See the Criteria for your letter below

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.