Day #108 - 3/9/15 - Mod 2A Unit 2 Lesson 3 Part I: If - Stanza #1 & Ch.15 of Bud, Not Buddy

Good Morning Rebels,

          I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It is a ‘D' day today so we will go to Gym.  Please order your lunch and sharpen your pencils.  Last pick up an Ipad and work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P:  Try to  complete this sentence.  

If you can __________, and _________ ,then _____________.

Examples:

If you can listen to the adults in your life, and try to understand the lessons they are teaching you, then you wont have to learn them the hard way.

If you can start with a dream, and work hard every day, then you can make your dream come true.

For Mod 2A: Unit 2 - Lesson 3 Part I

1. I can describe the actual meaning of figurative language in Rudyard Kipling's poem “IF."
2. I can paraphrase the first stanza of the poem “If.”
3. I can identify the rules to live by in the first stanza of the poem “If."

IF - By Rudyard Kipling

Activity #1

Analyzing the Meaning of the Poem “If” in order to Paraphrase Stanza 1

Key Questions:

• What does it mean to paraphrase?

Close Reading Questions for Stanza #1:

• What does it mean to lose your head? Does it mean that people literally lose their head?
• Can you paraphrase the first “If” statement?
• What does it mean to trust yourself when all men doubt you?
• What does it mean to make allowances for their doubting too?
• Can you paraphrase the second “If” statement?
• What does it mean to wait but not be tired of waiting?
• What does “don’t deal in lies” mean?
• Can you paraphrase the third “If” statement?
• What does ‘give way to hating’ mean?
• What does ‘don’t look too good, nor talk too wise’ mean?
• Can you paraphrase these lines of stanza 1?

So...What is stanza #1 all about?

Can you share your paraphrased version of stanza #1 with the whole class?

Activity #2

What are the rules that are suggested in stanza 1?

Directions: 

• Work with your small group members to write down as many of the rules from stanza 1 that you can.
• Choose one person to be the Scribe.
• Write the rules on a piece of scrap paper.

Anchor Chart for Reading Strategies Section

Rules to live by in 'If'

1. Maintain control even when others are losing control.
2. Trust yourself even when others are doubting you.
3. Don’t hold a grudge against other people when they doubt you.
4. Don’t make time for lies .
5. Don’t lie or listen to other people’s lies about you.
6. Don’t hate people or worry about people who hate you.
7. Don’t boast or brag about yourself too much - control your ego.
8. Don’t let others lead you off your path

Activity #3

Read - Aloud Chapter 15

Key Questions:

1. What challenging words did you record on your Word Catcher?
2. What was Bud’s Rule to Live by in chapter 15?

Activity #4 

Writing

Which of the rules to live by in ‘If’ are similar to a rule or theme in Bud?

Start with an introduction

• Some of Rudyard Kipling’s Rules in ‘If’ are similar to Bud’s rules in Bud, Not Buddy.

Details

• One rule that is similar is ...
• tell Bud’s version of the rule
• tell Kipling’s version of the rule
• how are they similar. explain in detail!!!!
• A (second or another) rule that is similar is...
• tell Bud’s version of the rule
• tell Kipling’s version of the rule
• how are they similar. explain in detail!!!!

Finish with a conclusion:

• Reflect on how the rules that are similar
• describe why the rules are meaningful or important

Homework:

Read chapter 16 from Bud, Not Buddy.

How do the band members feel about Bud?

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.