1. Happy Tuesday! Bellwork is on your table.

2. R.A.P.

3. “Birthday Wishes” Close read. Think about the GIST of the poem-just the initial sense of what the text is mostly about.

4. gist What is the gist of this poem? What is your initial sense of what it is mostly about?

5. Answer short answer questions.

6. Question What does Ha wish her father would do?

7. R = Restate Ha wishes that her father would _______.

8. A = Answer Ha wishes that her father would come home.

9. P = Provide Evidence Ha wishes that her father would come home. On page 31, the text states, “I wish Father would appear in our doorway and make Mother’s lips curl upward.”

10. FINAL ANSWER Ha wishes that her father would come home. On page 31, the text states, “I wish Father would appear in our doorway and make Mother’s lips curl upward.”