Day #114 - 3/17/15 - Mod 2A Unit 2 Lesson 7: If - Stanza #3 & Ch.18 of Bud, Not Buddy

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Rebels, 

           I hope your day is off to a fabulous start. I wonder how many of you know why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Spring will be here before you know it! What is your favorite spring activity? I like to ride my bike.   

          Today is an ‘E' day so we will go to Art. Please sharpen you pencils and order your lunch. Always remember to maintain control, even when other people around you are out of control. You must work hard to achieve your goals! Please pick up an Ipad and then work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: What is your favorite spring activity?

What is your goal for today? Create a goal for yourself. Make it something you can achieve today!!!!

Examples:

I will not let my friends distract me when we are working!

I will read for the entire time during independent reading.

I will set a good example in the hallway, and walk quietly in line.

I will complete ALL my classwork today.

I will finish all 10 words on my vocabulary dictionary.

For Mod 2A: Unit 2 Lesson # 7

• I can describe the literal meaning of figurative language in the poem “If.”
• I can analyze the figurative language to identify the rules to live by in the third stanza. 
• I can paraphrase the third stanza of “If."

IF - By Rudyard Kipling

Activity #1

Collect Quiz on Chapters 15 - 17

Go over written responses

Directions:

You may use your book and notes in order to answer the short answer questions. Be sure that  you write in complete sentences, and answer each question using details to support your answer. 

Activity #2

Close Read the Third Stanza

Close Reading Questions

 for Stanza #3:

• What does Kipling mean in the first two lines?
• What does it mean to start at your beginnings?
• What does it mean to never breathe a word about your loss. 
• Can you paraphrase the first “If” statement?
• What does it mean to force your heart and nerve and sinew
• What does sinew mean?
• Vocabulary Race!!!!!
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/
• What does it mean to force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone”?
• What does Kipling mean when he says, "hold on when there is nothing in you, Except the Will which says to them, “Hold on!”
• Can you paraphrase the last lines?

So...What are the rules in stanza 3?

Rules to live by in ‘If’

Stanza #1

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.

Stanza #2

1. Have goals for your life but don’t let your goals control you.
2. You should think carefully about things, but it’s not enough to just think, you must go beyond your thoughts to actions.
3. Don’t let winning and losing change who you are.
4. Be mindful of what you say. Some people might try to call you a liar or turn your words into lies.
5. When you lose something you care strongly about or that you have worked for your whole life, you need to start over.

Stanza #3

1. Don’t be afraid to risk everything.
2. Don’t complain about your losses, simply start over.
3. Sometimes you’ll want to quit, but you must make yourself “Hold on” till things get better.

Activity #3

Read - Aloud Chapter 18

Key Questions:

1. What challenging words did you record on your Word Catcher?
2. How has Bud’s life changed now that he is living in Grand Rapids? 

Homework:

Writing

Write a paragraph to describe how Bud’s life has changed now that he is living in Grand Rapids with Herman E. Calloway’s Band.

Criteria:

Introduction

• Now that Bud is living in Grand Rapids with Herman E. Calloway’s band his life is very different from when he was living in Flint.

Details 

• Give 3 details about how Bud’s life has changed
• You might want to describe what Bud’s life is like in Grand Rapids

Conclusion:

• Reflect on how Bud’s life has changed
• Has his life changed for the better or the worse?
• What is Bud’s future going to be like?

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.