Monday, November 29, 2010

TABITGB Section 4

Louis Sachar

There's A Boy In The Girls Bathroom

Section 4: pg. 65-86


Here are the roles for this section of our novel.



Character Sketcher:

Your job is to sketch Bradley. You are going to split your image in half and use pieces of information that you have learned about Bradley and create a good and bad side. Scan your image and post to your wiki page. lit_boyingirlsbathroom

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Discussion Director:

Your job is to ask at least 5 questions, the answers to your questions, and the page number and paragraph number where the answers are found. Be sure you ask questions that really you use the ol' brain~

You need to ask the following types of questions:

1 Cause/Effect question
1 Problem/Solution
1 Setting question
1 Opinion question
1 Mood question

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Passage Picker:

Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:

1 Science Fiction
1 Descriptive
1 Passage of your choice
1 Controversial

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Word Wizard:

Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following 5 words:

intently p.67 par.2
hippopotamus p.68 par. 10
ray gun p.87 par.14
flunking p.84 par.7
scoffed p.85 par. 13



Connector: CLICK HERE TO GO TO EXAMPLE ?'s

How would you connect Bradley's list of things to ask about like Bradley did on pg.81-83.

Your task is to write a list of at least 20 questions or things that you would like to know more about.

Monday, November 15, 2010

There's A Boy In the Girls Bathroom Day 1 Week 1

As we begin our whole class novel study using Louis Sachar's "There's A Boy In The Girls Bathroom" I wanted to introduce to you a different way to engage ourselves in what we are reading. You will access this blog for your directions for each section of the book that we will cover. Then you will divide the roles within your teams and post your work on our class wiki.

The following is the break down of the responsibilities that you can choose from along with examples of how to complete each role. The first section we will complete together. However, the rest of the book will be up to you, but you can always come back to this post when needed.

Discussion Director:

What fun! Your task as Discussion Director is to construct at least 5 thinking questions. The importance of this role is to dig deep and make the members of your group reflect about what you have just read. You want to make sure that everyone in your group grasps what had happened during while reading the various sections of There's A Boy In The Girl's Bathroom. 
If there is a struggle with coming up with questions and answers, confide in your fellow classmates, don't get discouraged now! This is a fun and exciting way to become involved with what you are reading. Put your thinking caps on I say! 
As you will see in the example page, there are expected tasks that are to be done. You must write down the 5 types of questions, the questions, the answers to your questions, and the page numbers where the answers to your questions are found. You need to ask types of questions like the following : MCEOG (Multiple Choice End of Grade), Cause and Effect, Characterization, Compare and Contrast, Problem/Solution, etc .

1. MCEOG question
All of the following describes Bradley except which one? 
 A. lazy 
 B. imaginative 
 C. friendly 
 D. intimidating
C. friendly. During this section Bradley was not very pleasant towards his classmates, his family, or his teacher.

2. Cause and Effect
Jeff ran away after Bradley said he would spit on him if he didn't fork over a dollar. 
Effect: Jeff ran away Cause: Bradley said he would spit on him

3. Compare/ Contrast
How are Bradley and Jeff alike? How are they different?

Bradley
talks loud 
is stubborn 
lies to his mom 
struggles with school work
Both
are students 
are curious 
sit in the back of the classroom 
have been to the White House
Jeff
wants to make friends 
is scared of Bradley 
is smart 
is a new student 
 is kind

4. On your own
Do you think that the new counselor will help Bradley?
I think that the new counselor is nice and likes the unusual. She understands kids and wants to help out. Also, she doesn't make judgments on kids, she likes people for who they are. Therefore, she will definitely help Bradley out.

5. Problem/ Solution
What was Bradley's problem in section one p. 13? How did Bradley solve his problem? How do you predict Bradley will solve his problem? How would you solve Bradley's problem

Bradley's problem was that he did not tell his mother the truth about his struggles in school. He lied and told her that he was elected class president and was making A's, when in fact he was failing and was not liked by most of his peers. His teacher, Mrs. Ebbel, had realized that Bradley had not told his mom about a Conference Day and was going to have one the next day.
Bradley solved this problem screaming, "It's not fair" and then slamming his bedroom door.
I think that he will try to suck up to his mom so that he will not get in so much trouble.
If I were Bradley, I would confront my mom and dad and tell them that I was having a troublesome time at school. That I didn't have many friends and that it was hard to make the right decisions. I would also be glad that the counselor was glad to help me out.

Passage Picker:

Here is a task that will stimulate your left and right brain!
When you are the Passage Picker you have the job of being aware of the passages that capture 
your attention. The passages can focus on figurative language(simile, metaphor. alliteration, idiom), descriptive, cause and effect, humor, surprising, etc.

Click on the types below to see the example of the passages.
1 Descriptive
1 Surprising
1 Humorous
1 Fantasy


Once you have found passages that exhibit these four types listed
above, you are to follow these tactics: Write down the page number and paragraph number.

Second, write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
Third, write down what type of passage you chose (this passage is a great example of ____ type of passage). Look at the Passage Picker list below for different possible "types" of passages.

Fourth, explain the reason why you believe that the passage you chose is an example of a ___ type of passage.

Fifth, think of a good thinking question about the passage. Write it down along with the answer to this question.

Finally, answer one of these questions using a complete sentence(s) Why did the author include this passage in the story? or What does this passage add to the story?

Passage Types
Important
Surprising
Historical
Dialect
Personification
Fantasy
Problem/Solution
Step by step
Funny/humorous/entertaining
Scary/Frightening/mysterious/intriguing
Informative
Controversial
Confusing
Simile
Idiom
Thematic
Fact/Opinion
Math
Interesting
Descriptive
Persuasive
Metaphor
Alliteration
Scientific
Cause/Effect

Word Wizard

Click on the words down below to see a Word Wizard sample

Brussels sprout

Flabbergasted

Distorted

Tolerate

Drizzling

Directions for Word Wizard.
First write down the word, the page number and the paragraph number.
Second copy the sentence from the book in which the word appears.
Third, re-read the sentence in which the word appears. Think about the word, the sentence, and the story. Write down what part of speech you think the word is and what you think the word means.
Fourth, look up the word in the dictionary. Using the dictionary definition and everything you know about the word, write your definition of the word.
Fifth, write down an explanation telling how this word adds meaning to the story. Think about the characters, plot, setting, theme, etc.
Finally, make your word wizard card. Be sure to include in large print your word and the page and paragraph number. On the other side of the card you should draw a picture to represent your word, the word, and the definition of the word.

Character Sketcher

Your task is to sketch Carla Davis, the new Counselor
CARLA DAVIS
Your job as Character Sketcher is to
identify a character's actions (traits)
explain or verify these traits,
identify the character's goal (which is what the character wants to do or accomplish),
identify the problem and solution in the reading
complete a sketch or illustration of the character.
You need to be aware that the character traits you will chose will be implied character traits.
In other words, they are not directly stated in the reading. You really want to use descriptive words for you character traits. Sometimes the solution to your character's problem will not be in the section of the book that you are reading. In this case, you will need to come up with a possible solution for your character's problem. When you begin to sketching or illustrating your character, try to use any physical descriptions from the text to help you. Use the following guide to help you complete the role for Character Sketcher:
Character Traits (3 of them. Preferably 2 act and 1 look)
First, write down the character's trait.
Second, write the page number and paragraph on which the trait is described.
Third, explain the trait and give proof of the trait.
Fourth, write the character's goal.
Fifth, write the character's problem.
Sixth, Write the solution or possible solution to the problem.
Finally, sketch the character.

Artful Artist

The purpose of the Artful Artist is to capture a scene that was in the section of the
book you are reading and draw the scene as best you can. Be sure to write...
who or what your picture is about,
where the picture takes place,
when it is happening, and
why you drew it.
write the page number down and the text from where

I know all of this may sound daunting, however, you can do this. In addition, you will also be surprise at how much of a connection you will be able to make with this book via these activities. As you know me, that's what it is all about!

Have Fun!!