Ribsy

Titanpad Ribsy﻿Week 1
 * Assignment || Due Date ||
 * In your Ribsy Google document, under the "journal" section, answer ONE of the following sets of questions:

1. Have you ever lost a pet? How did you feel? What can you do to try to get your pet back? or 2. Have you ever been on an adventure? What happened? || Tuesday 3/29/11 || 3/30/11 ||
 * Read Chapters 1 (pages 7-31). As you are reading evaluate the author on how well he/she did with telling a story. On sticky notes, find at least two places that the author did a good job telling a story. Be ready to explain why you picked those parts of the story. || Wednesday
 * In your Ribsy Google Document answer the following questions in the "Reading Response" section. Copy and paste each of the questions into your google document before answering them.

1. Why was Ribsy considered a friendly dog? 2. What were some of the problems that Ribsy had in this chapter? Did any of them get solved? Explain. || Thursday 3/31/11 ||
 * Active Reading:

Often one cause will lead to one effect, then another effect, and another effect. This is called a cause-and-effect chain. Fill out the Cause and Effect worksheet that begins with the fleas under Ribsy's collar. What else happens because of these fleas? || Monday 4/4/11 ||

﻿Week 2


 * Assignment || Due Date ||
 * In your Ribsy Google document, under the "journal" section, answer the following:

Tell about a time you visited someone else's house. What did you and didn't you like about being at that house? || Tuesday || 4/6/11 ||
 * Read Chapter 2 (pages 32-56). As you are reading come up with at least 2 questions you had while reading and put them on sticky notes in your book. These questions should be thinking questions (What would happen if..., Why did..., etc.) not right there questions. Be ready to discuss them in groups. || Wednesday
 * In your Ribsy Google Document answer the following questions in the "Reading Response" section. Copy and paste each of the questions into your google document before answering them.

1. What does Ribsy think of girls? Why? 2. What did Ribsy think about his bath? Why? || Thursday 4/7/11 ||
 * Active Reading:

There have been many problems in this book so far. Fill out the "Problems Worksheet" to keep track of what the problems were in this chapter and what the solutions were. || Monday 4/11/11 ||

﻿Week 3


 * Assignment || Due Date ||
 * In your Ribsy Google document, under the "journal" section, answer the following:

Have you ever helped out a stray animal? How did you help out? How did you feel?

If you have never helped out an animal, tell about what you would do if you saw a stray dog on the way home from school today. || Tuesday 4/12/11 || 4/13/11 ||
 * Read Chapter 3 (pages 57-83). At the end of the chapter write down what the most important thing was that happened in this chapter. Write it on a sticky note and stick it in your book. Be ready to explain why you chose this event. || Wednesday
 * In your Ribsy Google Document answer the following questions in the "Reading Response" section. Copy and paste each of the questions into your google document before answering them.

1. Why did Mrs. Frawley feed Ribsy and bring him in the house instead of shooing him away? 2. Why was Ribsy restless while staying at Mrs. Frawley's house? || Thursday 4/14/11 ||
 * Active Reading:

So far Ribsy has been in two houses, the Dingley house and the Frawley house. Fill out the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast these two families. [] || Friday 4/15/11 ||

﻿Week 4
 * Assignment || Due Date ||
 * In your Ribsy Google document, under the "journal" section, answer the following:

What animal would make a good class pet? What would make a bad class pet? Why do you think these things? || Tuesday ||
 * Read Chapter 4. Write a summary of this chapter. || Wednesday ||
 * In your Ribsy Google Document answer the following questions in the "Reading Response" section. Copy and paste each of the questions into your google document before answering them.

1. What was life like for Ribsy while he was at the school? Give some examples from the book to show whether or not Ribsy liked being there. 2. What did you think of Mr. Woody making Ribsy leave? Should Ribsy have been allowed to stay? Explain. || Thursday ||
 * Active Reading:

We learn about a character by how that character acts and how others treat him/her. Fill out the character diagram to describe what kind of dog Ribsy is. || Monday ||

﻿Week 5
 * Assignment || Due Date ||
 * Read Chapter 5 (pages 114-132). Come up with two questions for each chapter that you would like to discuss in group. These questions need to be about important events/characters in the book, as well as something that will lead to good discussion (thinking questions, not right there questions). || Wednesday, April 27 ||
 * In your Ribsy Google Document answer the following questions in the "Reading Response" section. Copy and paste each of the questions into your google document before answering them.

1. Why did Ribsy want to get into the Stadium so badly? 2. Who was Joe Saylor and why did he tell people that Ribsy was his dog? || Thursday, April 28 ||
 * Active Reading:

Continue filling out your character diagram on Ribsy. || Friday, April 29 ||

﻿Week 6


 * Assignment || Due Date ||
 * In your Ribsy Google document, under the "journal" section, answer the following: || Tuesday ||
 * Read Chapter 5 (pages 133-159) || Wednesday ||
 * In your Ribsy Google Document answer the following questions in the "Reading Response" section. Copy and paste each of the questions into your google document before answering them.

1. || Thursday ||
 * Active Reading: || Monday ||

Wee﻿ k 7
 * Assignment || Due Date ||
 * In your Ribsy Google document, under the "journal" section, answer the following: || Tuesday ||
 * Read Chapter 5 (pages 133-159) || Wednesday ||
 * In your Ribsy Google Document answer the following questions in the "Reading Response" section. Copy and paste each of the questions into your google document before answering them.

1. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Thursday ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Active Reading: || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Monday ||

Audio