April 1 and 2, 2014Comparing fiction and nonfiction

Tuesday of the Other June, Primer and The Problem With BulliesHomework: I Ready - bring headphones for Wednesday and Thursday!Bring money for book fair tomorrow.

Objective: I can compare and contrast works of fiction and nonfiction and recognize similarities in main idea.

Warm Up (in your composition book)Copy your objective into you comp book. In your own words, define BULLY. Then, turn to pg. 168 in your IR book and read the section HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A BULLY? Complete the LIST IT activity on the side where it says ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH A BULLY.

What is a bully?

What advice would you give a friend being bothered by a bully?

A Imagery: Reread lines 9-13. What details help you form a mental picture of what is happening? What senses do these appeal to?

B Sensory Language: Reread lines 26-34. What details help you picture the nights when June gets scared?

C Connect: What does June want for her mother? Have you ever had similar feelings?

D Imagery: Reread lines 84-100. What sensory language does the author use to help you imagine the bully's behavior towards June?

E Connect: Have you read any other stories about bullies? Is June's reaction to her bully similar or different from what has happened in other stories?

F Imagery: Reread lines 117-126. What images help you understand how June feels about her situation?

G Connect: In line 115, June remembers her mother's advice to be good. Do you think it's better advice to "be good" or to take revenge on the Other June? Explain.

H Personification: Reread lines 141-147. What objects or ideas are personified and what is the effect of this?

I Connect: As they are driving away from their home, June suddenly realizes that her life is going to start anew elsewhere. Have you ever had to move? How did you feel about moving to a new place?

J Sensory language: Reread lines 217-221. Which details help you picture what it looks like inside the house and how it feels to be there?

K Connect: Knowing what you do about bullies, what do you think June is going to do if the Other June attacks her?

L Sensory language: How do the sensory language and details in lines 302-309 help you imagine the scene? What does the author mean by "the last Tuesday of the Other June"?

April 1 and 2, 2014Comparing fiction and nonfiction

Tuesday of the Other June, Primer and The Problem With BulliesHomework: I Ready - bring headphones for Wednesday and Thursday!

Objective: I can compare and contrast works of fiction and nonfiction and recognize similarities in main idea.

Warm Up (in your composition book)Copy your objective into you comp book. Turn in your Lit book to the poem "Primer" on pg. 482. Read the poem. A primer is another word for a textbook. Explain why you think the author chose that as the title for her poem. How does the title relate to / reflect the content?

Today we will continue on the topic of bullies, but tying together fiction and non-fiction (informational text)

fiction = "Tuesday of the Other June" with

informational text = a feature article called "The Problem with Bullies"

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Turn in your IR to pg. 186. Let's read these sections together:

Background

Standards Focus: Take Notes

As you read, be filling in the graphic organizer with information from the text.

Statistics Forms

Roots Effects Stopping bullies

A Take Notes: Reread lines 1-10. What do you learn about the roots of bullying in these lines?

B Take Notes: Reread lines 18-27. In your organizer, take notes on the statistics the author provides on bullying that you find especially important.

C Take Notes: Reread the subheading. What kinds of information do you think this section will contain? In which parts of your organizer would you write notes for this section?

D Take Notes: Reread lines 46-59. In your organizer, take notes on the effects of bullying.

Pause and Reflect: What measures does the author reflect to stop bullying? How effective do you think they will be?

Statistics

Forms

Roots

Effects

Stop bullies

Quiz time! Take out a loose leaf sheet of notebook paper.

First and last name

Tuesday of the Other June and Problem with Bullies Quiz

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10.

number from 1-10

Complete #s 1-6 on pg. 185 relating to "Tuesday of the Other June"

Complete #s 1-4 on pg. 191 relating to "The Problem with Bullies"

HOWEVER, RENUMBER 1-4 AS 7-10

Homework:

I Ready!