1. RL 7.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. I Can: Determine theme Support theme with details from the book Write or present an unbiased summary “A Day No Pigs Would Die”

2. Two Truths and a Lie: The teacher will ask four questions from yesterday’s reading. The students will indicate their responses using the following indicators: 1 finger---Answer A 2 fingers---Answer B 3 fingers---Answer C

3. “A Day No teachers Would cry” Each one of your teachers has the following true about them: 1.Mr. Coleman has a daughter and he is preparing to welcome a son in December. 2.Dean Fisher and Ms. Frazier belong to the same sorority and attended the same undergraduate school. 3.Ms. Parrish and Ms. Marcelin order their lunch each day from Dean Robinson costing them $20 per week. 1 finger---Answer A 2 fingers---Answer B 3 fingers---Answer C Which one is a LIE?

4. “A Day No Pigs Would Die” Chapter 1: The main character, Rob, has the following things true about him: 1.He is being bullied by a girl at school and he is planning to fight him one day threatening to “kick him all over Vermont.” 2.He has skipped school because he had to take a test and he wound up at home helping Apron give birth to her calf. 3.He displays his quick response to a problem by tying his pants around the neck of the calf to help pull it from its mother. 1 finger---Answer A 2 fingers---Answer B 3 fingers---Answer C Which one is a LIE?

5. “A Day No Pigs Would Die” 1.In chapter 1, why does Robert run away from school? Has any similar situation ever happened to you? 2.Why does Robert stop to help Apron? 3.What is Robert's father's name? 4.What does Papa say will help Robert's arm heal where Apron bit him? Is this medical practice still used today? 5.What does Robert tear out of Apron's throat? 6.Describe Papa's smell and why his smell is important. 7.What does Papa bring for Robert to chew? Why would Robert want it? 8.Why does Robert decide not to complain about his pain? Think about what Papa says to him. 9.What is the name of Robert's home town? 10.Why do you think Robert's parents don't take him to the doctor? During Reading :

6. “A Day No Pigs Would Die” Complete the summary of today’s reading by responding to the following: Although Rob has gone through a tough situation, what character traits has he shown to us as the reader? Use three examples from the text to support your character trait. SHOW me the trait through your examples. After Reading :

7. “A Day No Pigs Would Die” Homework : Nightly Summary Use five of the vocabulary words in complex sentences. Be sure to label the parts of speech in each sentence including the following:  Subject Nouns  Verbs  Pronouns  Proper Nouns  Independent Clauses  Dependent Clauses  Prepositions  Modifiers (Adjectives and Adverbs)  Articles