Babies & Birthdays

Babies & Birthdays

Warm-up:Turn to page 23 and record a new

vocabulary word in your VNB.

Graphic OrganizerHow Families Are Created

Parents apply for children & a committee decides when they get a child & what child they get.Parents do not have their own children; instead, children are given to parents at the Ceremony of One.Each family is only allowed two children—one boy & one girl.

Graphic OrganizerHow Birthdays Are Celebrated

Everyone celebrates their birthday on the same day, in December.Everyone receives the same item on the same day.Members of society don’t keep track of their age beyond 12.The whole society gathers to celebrate.

Subject-by-SubjectDiscuss the customs of one society first &

then discuss the customs of the other society.

Jonas’s society:◦Birthday custom 1◦Birthday custom 2◦Birthday custom 3

Our society:◦Birthday custom 1◦Birthday custom 2◦Birthday custom 3

Feature-by-FeatureGo back & forth in your discussion of the two

societies, comparing & contrasting each custom.

Birthday Custom 1:◦Jonas’s society◦Our society

Birthday Custom 2◦Jonas’s society◦Our society

Birthday Custom 3:◦Jonas’s society◦Our society

Transition WordsCompare Transition Words:

◦Also◦ In the same way◦Likewise◦Similarly◦Furthermore

Contrast Transition Words:◦Yet◦However◦ In contrast◦But ◦ Instead

MLA FormatNames Mrs. LaBongeLanguage Arts8 December 2009

Catchy Title

Fix This Parenthetical Citation:

It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.

Qualities of a Good ParagraphHave students brainstorm ideas, such

as topic sentence, one quote, etc.