Day #116 - 3/19/15 - Mod 2A Unit 2 Writing: If & Ch.19 of Bud, Not Buddy

Good Morning Rebels, 

           I hope you are all having a wonderful day. Can you believe that it is the last full day of winter. Spring officially arrives tomorrow. The exact moment of the Spring equinox is March 20, at 6:45 pm. 
          Today is a ‘B' day so we will go to Gym. Please sharpen you pencils and order your lunch. Remember, If you can work hard and stay focused on your goals, then the world is yours!!!  
          Please pick up an Ipad and check out the picture of the day. Last, work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: Bud had the courage to follow his heart as he went to find his father in Grand Rapids. Write one way that Bud's life has changed since leaving Flint.

Picture of the day

For Mod 2A: Unit 2 Lesson # 7 Part II

• I can reflect on my own writing in order to edit & revise. 
• I can record unfamiliar vocabulary using my Word Catcher Graphic Organizer. 
• I can write a paragraph to describe how Bud's life has changed now that he is living in Grand Rapids. 

Activity #1

Go over Homework
Writing Samples

Write a paragraph describing the rule you think is most important. Be sure to include:

Introduction:

• I think the rule that is most important in Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’ is...

Details: 

• Give 2 - 3 reasons for your thinking

Conclusion:

• Reflect on your reasons/thinking.
• Why should I think like you?

Rule to Live By 

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 #2
How has Bud’s life changed now that he is living in Grand Rapids? 

Directions:
Write a paragraph to answer the question above. See the Criteria for your paragraph!

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 4 details about how Bud’s life has changed
• 2 details about his life in Flint
• 2 details about his life in Grand Rapids
• Describe what Bud’s life was like in Flint.
• Describe what Bud’s life is like now 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?

Example

          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. When Bud was living in Flint he had to live in an orphanage, or at a foster home with people he didn’t like. In Grand Rapids Bud gets to live with Miss Thomas and Herman E. Calloway. He even gets his own bedroom to sleep in, and learns how to play music with the band.  In Flint Bud went on the lam and had to go to the mission to get many of his meals. The mission is a place where men, women, and children who have no money and nothing to eat could go to receive a free meal and it was always the same thing to eat for everyone. In Grand Rapids Bud gets to go out to eat in restaurants where he gets to order anything he wants to eat. Bud’s life has improved greatly since he left Flint to go to Grand Rapids. I think someday he might even become a famous musician like his grandfather Herman E. Calloway.

Activity #3

Read - Aloud Chapter 19

Key Questions:

1. What challenging words did you record on your Word Catcher?

Homework:
Finish reading chapter 19

Make sure you have recorded ALL of Bud's rules on your graphic organizer

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.wordcentral.com/
• 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.