A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens Video

Pretend you had $100, but you weren't allowed to keep it for yourself. You have to give it away to a charity or person. Who would you give the money to? What would you want the person to do with it?

Tom Sawyer- Little Red Hen

      1. From this story, what lesson can be learned about the value of work? Use RARE to answer the question.

      2. In the story it said that Little Red Hen was “Still confident that they would surely help her some day…” But then a few lines later it says, “Feeling that she might have known all the time that she would have to do it all herself…” Why did Little Red Hen continue to ask who would help her after it was clear that the others would not help? Use RARE to answer the question. Your examples that prove your point must come from the story.

      3. Let’s say that after returning with the wheat, and before making the bread, Little Red Hen realized Pig, Cat and Rat were not going to want to help. However, living close by was one Tom Sawyer, about whom she heard of his whitewashing success. She went to Tom and asked what his secret was for getting people to work for him. Tom gave his advice. Little Red Hen returned to the farmyard and used Tom’s. Write the dialog between Little Red Hen, Pig, Cat and Rat.

Writing prompt to come!  :)

Tom Sawyer- Brer Rabbit and the Well

Tom Sawyer- Carles' Website

 

Question after reading “Brer Rabbit Falls Down the Well”  

       -From this story, what lesson can be learned about trying to get out of work? Use RARE to answer the question.
      -Why was Brer Rabbit more concerned about others thinking he was lazy, instead of worrying about trying not to be lazy? Use RARE to answer the question.

"The sleeping fox catches no poultry." -- Benjamin Franklin

Is college education necessary to succeed in life?

"To err (make a mistake) is human, to forgive is divine." -- Alexander Pope

Your choice!! :)

Bully Survey

Do you think your life would be different if you were a billionaire?

Cinderella Stories From Around the World

"If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear." -- Mark Twain

If you could fly, where would you go? How would you use this ability?

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." -- Chinese proverb

Do students really need to learn foreign languages? Which languages would you recommend?

How to Compare/Contrast

Compare/Contrast Site

YOUR CHOICE! :)

Improving Your Comprehension

-Read the questions FIRST so you know what to look for in the text.
-Look up any words you don't know.
-Write down questions that you have about the text as you go.