Day #111 - 3/12/15 - Mod 2A Unit 2 Lesson 4 Part II: If - Stanza #2 & Ch.16 of Bud, Not Buddy

Good Morning Rebels, 

           It is a ‘B' day so we will go to Gym.  Please order your lunch and sharpen your pencils.  As you go through your day, I want you to keep in mind Kipling’s poem and don’t let that strong, confident feeling go! If you can work hard and stay focused on achieving your goals, then I promise you success. You might even have some fun along the way. Don’t forget to be awesome toward each other! Please pick up an Ipad and work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: Look at your list of "Rules to Live By.”
Which rule do you think would be the hardest rule to follow? Why?
Which rule do you think would be the easiest rule to follow? Why? 

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.

For Mod 2A: Unit 2 - Lesson 4 Pare II

1. I can make connections about similarities and differences of the rules in ‘If’ and Bud, Not Buddy.
2. I can evaluate samples of writing in order to improve my own ability to write.
3. I can write a detailed paragraph about how Herman E. Calloway’s Band members feel about Bud.

IF - Read By Rudyard Kipling

Read by Tom O'Bedlam

Activity #1

Read - Aloud Chapter 16

Key Questions:

1. What words did you find challenging?
2. How do the band members feel about Bud?

Activity #2

Writing

First: Look at Student paragraphs and compare  them to the criteria in order to evaluate the writing.

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

Criteria:

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!!!!

Conclusion:

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

Second: Write a paragraph about how the Band members feel about Bud?

Introduction

• In chapter sixteen Herman E. Calloway’s band members get to know Bud.

Details (Choose 3 Band Members)
Tell how the band member feels about Bud. Include a detail about how you know.

• Ms. Thomas
• Steady Eddy
• Mr. Jimmy
• The Thug
• Dirty Deeds
• Du du Bug
• Examples of Sentence starters you might want to use in your paragraph:
• Ms. Thomas __________ Bud. 
• Steady Eddy feels __________ about Bud’s arrival.
• I know he/she feels this way because... ____________

Finish with a conclusion:

• Reflect on the band members feelings for Bud?
• Describe what their feelings about Bud mean for him.

Activity #3
For Block 2 Only

Compare & Contrast 

‘If’ and Bud, Not Buddy

Directions: 

Work with a partner to complete the venn diagram. (Lesson 4 page 6)

You should record 3 - 5 items in each category.

Key Questions:

• What is similar about the poem and the novel?
• What is different about them?
• Are there rules in both? Which ones?
• How are the rules similar/different?
• How do the authors convey their message/themes?

Homework:

Read chapter 17.

What is the most important moment of this chapter?

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.