Do It Now Day 1 Independent Writing Prompt

Do It Now - Day 1 Independent Writing Prompt ● Open to the next blank page in your DIN binder section ● Write today’s date at the top of the page ● Respond to the prompt, writing for at least 5 minutes Imagine if you lived in one of the last unreached tribes of the rainforest. Describe your daily routine. Word Play of the Day tight carpet (1) ---- --Skip a line after your written response Label it “Word Play of the Day” Write your best guess to today’s Wordy Gurdy

Do It Now - Day 2 Independent Writing Prompt ● Open to the next blank page in your DIN binder section ● Write today’s date at the top of the page ● Respond to the prompt, writing for at least 5 minutes If the world suddenly stopped spinning, what would you actually see and hear during your last seconds, or minutes? Word Play of the Day empty seat (1) ----Skip a line after your written response Label it “Word Play of the Day” Write your best guess to today’s Wordy Gurdy

Priscilla and the Wimps by Richard Peck

Author Talk We write by the light of every story we have ever read… Richard Peck, 1934 -

Essential Question How can I write a wellconstructed short answer response based on literature using RACES?

Learning Targets I can answer text-dependent reading comprehension questions based on literature. I can use evidence from the text to support my analysis of what the text says and inferences I make. I can write a short answer response essay using the RACES procedure.

Let’s Read. . .

Part One: Directions Part One Directions: Choose the BEST answer for the following multiple-choice questions. 1. Why do you think Monk Klutter never touches any money in public? A. He does not want to get germs on his hands B. He would rather have his Kobras do the dirty work C. He wants to maintain his positive reputation at school D. He does not want the principal to catch him with money Let’s go ahead and do the rest of the text-dependent, multiple choice questions. . .

Short Answer Response (SAR) ● a one paragraph essay ● includes the following: ○ a topic sentence ○ an answer ○ specific details and examples ○ a concluding statement

R. A. C. E. S. R Restate the question A C E Cite (text) 2 Elaborate or Answer the pieces of explain your question evidence S Sum it all up! *Did you include all required info?

I Do. . . Part Two Directions : Identify and label the parts of the following SAR that I wrote according to the RACES strategy. Highlight each section a different color. Place the first letter of the appropriate RACES part above the corresponding section. Question: How would you characterize Monk Klutter in this story? Use two details from the text to support your response.

I Do (cont. ). . . Answer: I would characterize Monk Klutter as a bully. Monk runs the school. Even though he does not actually do the bullying, he has a gang of other students called the Kobras do the dirty work for him. For example, Monk sends his gang to shake kids down for their lunch money. He gets a cut of the money. Monk also sends the Kobras out to harass and beat kids up if they are hanging around the halls after school. Monk does not normally physically touch anyone, but he bullies kids by the way he looks and acts. He wears brass-toed boots, and he cleans his nails with a knife. This is threatening to the kids and makes them scared of Monk and his gang. By acting mean and intimidating other students, Monk is behaving like a bully.

I Do (cont. ). . . Answer: R A C 1 E 1 I would characterize Monk Klutter as a bully. Monk runs the school. Even though he does not actually do the bullying, he has a gang of other students called the Kobras do the dirty work for him. For example, Monk sends his gang to shake kids down for their lunch money. He gets a cut of the money. Monk also sends the Kobras out to harass and beat C 2 kids up if they are hanging around the halls after school. Monk does not normally E 2 physically touch anyone, but he bullies kids by the way he looks and acts. He wears brass-toed boots, and he cleans his nails with a knife. This is threatening to the kids and Wrap-up Sentence makes them scared of Monk and his gang. By acting mean and intimidating other students, Monk is behaving like a bully.

We Do. . . Part Three Directions: Let’s work together to answer another SAR based on “Priscilla and the Wimps” using the RACES Strategy. Question: What does Paragraph 5 reveal about the narrator? Use two details from the text to support your response.

We Do (cont. ). . . Answer:

You Do. . . Part Four Directions: Using the SARs on the previous pages as models AND what you know about the RACES strategy, answer the following SAR on your own: Restate the question Answer the question Cite (text) evidence Elaborate - explain your evidence Sum it all up! *Did you include everything required? How does the relationship between Priscilla and the Kobras change during the story? Use two details from the text to support your response.