 | ABC Response and examples Scroll Down for Final Thoughts Fourth Week Monday: Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences Tuesday: Team Review Questions Make-up: Design Thinking: Wordles for Ivan Poem; Choice of Questions Dot Day Award -- Use Google Presentation Third Week (p. 118-206) Mon & Tues, 10/15/12: Character Analysis Design Thinking for Summaries, Character (domain), Character Lives (Stella, Ruby) Wed: When and why does Ivan’s feelings about “domains” change?
Why is this important to the story? Thurs: Write a letter from Ivan to Mack. -- See Task page and Kidblogs. Review Evidence Finish: Use your sticky notes to write a poem for Ivan Create and explain a wordle Second Week (p.79-117) Introductions Through ______ Questions 7 8 9 7) Discuss Ruby’s story about the humans who rescued her in the jungle (pp. 101-104). What does this story tell us about some humans? 8) What is Ivan’s initial reaction to the arrival of Ruby? Compare Ruby’s arrival with that of a new baby in a human household. How does her arrival affect all the other animals at the mall? When and why do Ivan’s feelings about Ruby change? 9) Why does Ivan promise Stella that he will take care of Ruby when he knows how hard it will be to keep that promise? How does Ivan know that Stella is gone before anyone else does? Questions 5-8 Catch Up -- Comment Mr Ross's Questions Use your sticky notes to write a poem for Ivan Create and explain a wordle Wordle Design Thinking Evidence: It's Elementary Discussion Kidblogs
First week (Pg. 1-78)
Groups Introduction Gorilla! What do you know? The Trailer The Mountain Gorilla Touched by a Mountain Gorilla Further Research Gorilla Research Center Family Reunion The Encounter BackStory The Gorilla Family Standards: RI1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. RI 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas RI 3: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories). RI 9: Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation. Standards as Goals: I can read analyze a text to see the connections between events by seeing how the text is comparing, using analogies, or using categories. (3) I can read closely to infer the theme of a the texts and analyze how the theme developed. (2) I can summarize key supporting details and ideas, citing specific evidence to support my conclusions of fact. (1) I can read different texts on the same idea and identify where the texts disagree; I can tell which is more factual and which has a better interpretation based on the evidence in each text. (9) Questions to Consider (3):
Questions to Consider (9):
Task: Stories about people owning wild animals appear every year. Should people own animals taken from their natural habitats? What are the benefits or consequences? What solution best meets the needs of the animals? Use evidence from the articles to present your findings. First: What was Ivan's life really like? Read the author's page: Katherine Applegate What was the author's purpose in writing the book? Next, read at least two of the texts below. Read each carefully to see how the theme / message is developed -- how are the ideas connected to help you infer the message / theme? Then compare the texts: Are the facts and interpretations the same or different? Which text is more accurate? What did you discover? Questions while reading:
Text Idea Relationship Strategies while reading: What part of the text:~ shows similar ideas or adds to the idea? (add) ¬ shows exceptions or contrasts -- what is NOT true (not) → shows sequence of events (time) ⇒ shows cause and effect of ideas / events (cause) How will you:
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