“Middle School Reads” PowerPoint by: Tammy Thilken and Beth Thomas 2012-2013

Schedule – Day 3 Okay for Now Author: Gary D. Schmidt “Middle School Reads” PowerPoint by: Tammy Thilken and Beth Thomas 2012-2013

Schedule – Day 3 • COOL FACTS: • The Large Billed Puffin (also known as the Atlantic Puffin) looks like a clown of the sea. • It breeds in colonies on rocky islands in the North Atlantic and winters at sea. • They live at sea most of their lives. • They fly through the air like most birds, but they also "fly" through the water, using their wings as paddles. • As they swim, they use their webbed feet to steer, much as a boat uses a rudder. Large Billed Puffin

Vocabulary Contour line "'We'll start with contour lines," Mr. Powell said that first Saturday." P. 71

Vocabulary Contour line (n.)a line joining points of equal elevation on a surface. Many beginning artists use contour lines as a training tool.

Vocabulary Composition "Mr. Powell smiled again. 'You're talking about something called composition. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.'" P. 74

Vocabulary Composition (n.) the harmonious arrangement of the parts of a work of art in relation to each other and to the whole

Vocabulary Dittos "… and they handed out a stack of dittos, and for the next thirty minutes, Principal Peattie stood on the stage and read them to us." P. 79

Vocabulary Dittos (n.) Duplicated worksheets made on a ditto machine before the days of copy machines as we know them now.

Vocabulary Austerity "Principal Peattie announced that parents were to stay for an informational session on what supplies they were to provide in a year of austerity budgets." P. 79

Vocabulary Austerity (n.) strict economy

Vocabulary Hoodlum "'Mrs. Merriam says you’re a hoodlum in training.'" P. 95

Vocabulary Hoodlum(n.) a thug or gangster

Vocabulary Crux points "Mr. Powell wanted me to work on the bills and the feet, since they were at crux points in the composition, he said. (Artists know what this means.)" p. 103

Vocabulary Crux points The most important point

Vocabulary Shucked "Three dozen ears of corn shucked." P. 105

Vocabulary Shucked (v.) to remove the shucks from: to shuck corn

Vocabulary Insignia "There was a US Army insignia in the left hand corner." P. 105

Vocabulary Insignia (n.) a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor

OKAY FOR NOW Chapter 3 1. Chapter 3 1. What does Doug learn in his first lesson? Which of Mr. Powell's words stick in Doug's mind? Why? 2. What does Doug like and dislike about the school and the meeting? What smart-aleck thing does he say to the principal? How is the principal's session different from what Doug overhears in Mr. Ferris's classroom? 3. What happens to Spicer's Deli? How does this relate to Doug's family? What does Doug know? 4. What lesson does Doug learn about the puffins? 5. How is Mr. Ferris different from his other teachers? 6. Why does Doug say he won't read Jane Eyre? 7. What is significant about the letter from the Army? Making Connections Ch 3

OKAY FOR NOW Making Connections Ch 3 Attention The next slide will display the answers for Making Connections Chapter 3

OKAY FOR NOW Chapter 3 1. Draw contour lines on the same size paper. Then, draw the outline. Mr. Powell called Doug, “young artist.” What a compliment! 2. Doug liked the architecture, disliked the isolation- being new, heat, strict rules, principal calling himself “Principal Peattie,” He spoke like the principal, saying “Doug Swieteck has a question.” And was concerned about only being able to use the bathroom 3 times; then excused himself to use the bathroom. Kids all laughed. Mr. Ferris was inspirational, speaking about the space age. 3. It was robbed. They suspected Doug’s brother, but Doug knew he couldn’t have done it because he was home all night. He saw his father beat up his brother, saw his brother’s terrified eye, and felt empathy. 4. Horizontal rather than vertical like the terns, no movement, flat lines, triangles, solid 5. Mr. Ferris treated Doug with respect, pointing out a principle of science that proved Doug was not his brother. This relates to our theme of TRUST because each of God's children should be respected. 6. He couldn’t read. 7. Lucas was wounded and was coming home. Making Connections Ch 3: Answers

OKAY FOR NOW Quick Write Topic Ch 3 Ch. 3 - Write about a crime that affected your school or community.

OKAY FOR NOW Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now. New York: Clarion Books, 2011. Print. Illustrations, courtesy of the Audubon Society. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Books Educator Guide, April 2011; Okay for Now Educator’s Guide by: Gary D. Schmidt. Retrieved from http://hmhbooks.com/schmidt/OkayForNow-educatorsguide.pdf Red, Suzy. "Kids' Wings Units for Award Winning Literature! Immediate Downloads!" Kids' Wings Units for Award Winning Literature! Immediate Downloads! Kids Wings, n.d. Web. 16 July 2012. <http://kidswings.com/downloads3.html>. http://www.allaboutbirds.org http://sdakotabirds.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki http://www.mrcoley.com/litcircles.htm Works Cited

“Middle School Reads” PowerPoint by: Tammy Thilken and Beth Thomas 2012-2013