Day #105 - 3/4/15 - Mod 2A Unit 2 Lesson 1: Themes in Bud, Not Buddy & Chapter 13

Good Morning Rebels, 

             I hope you all ate a healthy breakfast!  It is an ‘A' day so we will go to Music.  Please order your lunch and sharpen your pencils. Then I want you to clean out your ELA binder and your Red Folder. Recycle all old papers and take home the remaining papers from Unit 1. We will be giving you Unit 2 this morning. Last pick up an Ipad and work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: Look at the picture. Tell me what you see.

For Mod 2A: Unit 2 - Lesson 1

1. I can select text evidence to support themes from Bud, Not Buddy.
2. I can analyze writing techniques the author uses to convey themes in Bud, Not Buddy.

Activity #1

Sort and deliver Pen Pal letters.

Activity #2
Themes in Bud, Not Buddy

Key Questions:

• How does a writer communicate theme?
• What are some writing techniques used to convey theme?

How Writer’s Convey Themes

 Anchor Chart

1. Narrator’s thoughts
2. Dialogue between characters
3. Plot/action in the story

Directions for partner/triad group work:
1. Read the theme/thematic statement
2. Decide what the statement is about?

• What kinds of evidence will you be looking for?
• Where will you look for the evidence?

3. When you find a piece of evidence write the gist of the event on the left half of your graphic organizer.

4. Decide which writing method Christopher Paul Curtis is using to convey the theme & write that on the right side of your graphic organizer.

5. Try to find 3 examples for each theme.

We will do this first chart together.

Chart #1

Groups # 1,2, & 3

Chart #2
Groups 4 & 5

Chart #3
Groups 6 & 7

Lesson 1 Page 21

• What writing techniques does Curtis use most?
• What questions do you have about the themes in Bud, Not Buddy?

Activity #3

Read - Aloud Chapter 13

Key Questions:

1. What is the meaning of rule #63? 
2. Do you agree with this rule? 
3. Why or why not?

Homework:

Read chapter 14. 

Select 3 moments from chapter 14 that show that Bud’s life is changing from surviving to thriving. 

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 

2. Word Work - Vocabulary Picture Dictionary

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

3. Computers/Ipads 

NewsELA          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.