Introduction
You will be reading a book about a mischievious cat named Ralph. This book is called Rotten Ralph. The author is Jack Gantos and the illustrator is Nicole Rubel. We have recently discussed and worked on characteristics and timelines. The activities will provide you with more practice.
Task
Think about what characteristics Ralph has as you are reading and looking at the illustrations. After reading, you will do two activities about the book. Enjoy reading!
Process
Step 1: Read the Rotten Ralph and pay attention to the illustrations. Think about what kind of cat Ralph is. Is he mischievious? Is he friendly? Is he a good pet to for Sara to have? Is he sad? Is he lonely? Is he happy or relieved? Pay attention to what kinds of things Ralph does in the book.
Step 2: Get a piece of paper. Fold the paper in half like a hamburger. Open the paper up. Now you have a top and a bottom part of the paper.
Draw a picture of Ralph on the top. On the bottom you will write four sentences about Ralph. Please use the sentence stem "Ralph feels _________________ because ________________________." Use the book for help. For example, I would write "Ralph feels relaxed when he is sitting in Father's chair." You can use the following words to help you: sad, relieved, happy, excited, angry, rotten, lonely. You can also come up with your own words too.
Step 3: Use the timeline below as your templete. There are five spaces. Think of five points in the book that you can write about. Fill in each space with one sentence from different important parts in the book.
Evaluation
Rubric for Rotten RalphDid I fold the paper correctly? ___/ 1Did I draw a picture of Ralph? ___/1Did I write down four feeling words in my sentences? ___/ 4Did I write down reasons why Ralph felt that way? ___/ 4Did I write a sentence for each part of the timeline? ___/ 5Total ____/ 15
Conclusion
Great job! You have completed the assignment! Give yourself a high five!
Credits
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