Each to his own

Reading Comprehension

Download the story Thank You, Ma’m

A. You can listen to the audio here as you read from your text.

B. Now read and listen to the story here 

Choices

In life, we always have choices.  Sometimes we make a positive choice and other times we may make a negative choice.  Using the table below, identify the choices that the characters make.

Person	Choices made	Why choice was made	Evaluate choice made
Roger
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
Julio Diaz
The teenager

C. Group Work
In your groups, you are gong to create a chart to demontrate your unerstanding of the characters in the chart above. 

Download the learner profile here

1. Using the learner profile, create a chart to show how ONE of them exemplifies ONE of the traits below.
2. You will give examples and a quotation from the story.
3. Draw a picture to show your understanding.

Caring

They show empathy, compassion and respect to the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the life of others and to the environment.

Reflective

They give thoughtful consideration to they own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development

Thinkers

They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognise and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions

Communicators

They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.

D. Extended Constructed Response: Comparison 

1. Use a venn diagram or a T table to plan your essay.
2. Write two or three paragraphs comparing how Roger behaves on the street with how he behaves after spending some time with Mrs. Jones. Explain why Mrs. Jones’s belief in his potential helps Roger show his best self.

Remember to use connectors and transitions.

D. What one question would you ask Mr. Hughes about why he wrote Thank You M'am?

Classwork June 8, 2015

'Matilda'

1. Having watched the clip yesterday complete this sheet.
2. Complete this sheet as you watch the movie.

Classwork June 14, 2015
1.Having watched the clip summarize the movie using the pictures below.

2.Choose one of the following to make a poster on
a. Compare and contrast Ms. Trunchbull and Hopper.
b. Compare and contrast matilda and Flik.
c. Describe the characteristics of Matilda's family.
d. Draw one of the characters from the movie and describe him/her.