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Topic – Disneyland

DisneylandHotel

Cool Rides

Food

FireworkDisplay

Disney Characters

PrincessParty with Cinderella

MonorailRide

Haunted House

DisneylandHotel

DisneylandHotel

Disneyland HotelDisneyland Hotel

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DisneylandHotel

Disneyland HotelDisneyland Hotel

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LaughterLaughterSplashing Splashing in the poolin the poolScreaming Screaming from the from the kids on the kids on the ridesridesExcited, Excited, buzzing buzzing conversatioconversationnTired kids Tired kids cryingcryingMusic- It’s Music- It’s a Small a Small WorldWorld

Mickey Mickey Mouse Mouse emblememblemPool with Pool with a lagoona lagoonFamiliesFamiliesBlue sky Blue sky and a big and a big sunsunFireworks Fireworks at nightat nightPirate Pirate shipshipWater Water slide and slide and crocodilecrocodile

Holding Holding handshandsCool water Cool water in the poolin the poolHot cement Hot cement around the around the poolpoolSoft bed in Soft bed in the hotelthe hotelElevator Elevator buttonsbuttonsKids Kids touching the touching the Disney Disney characterscharacters

Cotton Cotton candycandyChlorine Chlorine from the from the poolpoolSweatSweatFood Food coming coming from the from the restaurantsrestaurantsCar Car exhaustexhaustSmogSmogCleaning Cleaning productsproducts

Cotton Cotton candycandySalty Salty sweatsweatChlorine Chlorine in the in the waterwaterSodaSodaFood from Food from the the restaurantrestaurantJunk foodJunk foodHot dogs Hot dogs and and hamburgerhamburgerss

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Mickey Mickey Mouse Mouse emblememblemPool with Pool with a lagoona lagoonFamiliesFamiliesSee park in See park in the distancethe distanceBlue sky Blue sky with a big with a big sunsunFireworks Fireworks at nightat night Pirate Pirate shipship Water Water slide and slide and crocodilecrocodile

LaughterLaughterSplashing Splashing in the poolin the poolScreaming Screaming from the from the kids on the kids on the ridesridesExcited Excited conversationconversation, buzz of , buzz of conversationconversationTired kids Tired kids cryingcryingMusic- It’s Music- It’s a Small a Small WorldWorld

Holding Holding handshandsClear cool Clear cool water in water in the poolthe poolHot Hot cement cement around the around the poolpoolSoft bed in Soft bed in the hotelthe hotelKids Kids touching the touching the Disney Disney characters in characters in the hotelthe hotelElevator Elevator buttonsbuttons

Cotton Cotton candycandyChlorine Chlorine from the from the poolpoolSweatSweatFood Food coming from coming from the the restaurantsrestaurantsCar Car exhaustexhaustSmogSmogCleaning Cleaning productsproducts

Cotton Cotton candycandySalty sweatSalty sweatChlorine Chlorine in the in the waterwaterSodaSodaFood from Food from the the restaurantrestaurantJunk foodJunk foodHot dogs Hot dogs and and hamburgershamburgers

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Does it fit DICE?Does it fit DICE?

Is the Is the poolpool at the Disneyland Hotel at the Disneyland Hotel distinctdistinct enough to write about?enough to write about?

Is the Is the poolpool an an importantimportant part of the part of the Disneyland Hotel?Disneyland Hotel?

Do I Do I carecare about the about the poolpool enough to enough to write about it?write about it?

Can I successfully Can I successfully elaborateelaborate about about the the poolpool??

DICE DistinctIs each piece of the pie distinct? Is it different than

the other pieces?

ImportantIs this important? Will it help my argument?

CareDo I care about this piece of pie? Will my audience care?

ElaborationWill I be able to successfully elaborate upon this piece

of pie? Can I come up with details, examples, anecdotes, and facts to support this piece?

DisneylandHotel

Cool Rides

Food

FireworkDisplay

Disney Characters

Party with CinderellaMonorail

Ride

Haunted House

One One reasonreason I like the I like the Disneyland Hotel- the Disneyland Hotel- the

poolpoolOne reason I liked the Disneyland Hotel One reason I liked the Disneyland Hotel is because of the pool. The pool is is because of the pool. The pool is really great because of the pirate ship really great because of the pirate ship and the fun water slides. There is even and the fun water slides. There is even a fake crocodile that looks like he is a fake crocodile that looks like he is going to eat you. Also, I like it because going to eat you. Also, I like it because the water is a perfect temperature. The the water is a perfect temperature. The one thing I don’t like though is when I one thing I don’t like though is when I get water in my mouth and I have to get water in my mouth and I have to taste the chlorine. The Disneyland taste the chlorine. The Disneyland Hotel pool is so fun. Hotel pool is so fun.

One One reasonreason I like the I like the Disneyland Hotel- the Disneyland Hotel- the

poolpoolOne reason I liked the Disneyland Hotel One reason I liked the Disneyland Hotel is because of the pool. The pool was is because of the pool. The pool was really great because of the really great because of the pirate shippirate ship and the fun and the fun water slideswater slides. There was . There was even a fake even a fake crocodilecrocodile that looked like that looked like he was going to eat you. Also, I liked it he was going to eat you. Also, I liked it because the because the waterwater was a perfect was a perfect temperature. The one thing I didn’t like temperature. The one thing I didn’t like though is when I got water in my mouth though is when I got water in my mouth and I had to taste the and I had to taste the chlorinechlorine. The . The Disneyland Hotel pool was so fun. Disneyland Hotel pool was so fun.

One One reasonreason I like the I like the Disneyland Hotel- the poolDisneyland Hotel- the pool

While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, it became evident that hanging out at the lagoon it became evident that hanging out at the lagoon pool was my favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You pool was my favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You could almost hear these words as you clamored up could almost hear these words as you clamored up the side of the red pirate ship that was sunk in the the side of the red pirate ship that was sunk in the middle of the pool. Next to the water slide, a middle of the pool. Next to the water slide, a crocodile, mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain crocodile, mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain Hook. In addition, the cool chlorine-filled water felt Hook. In addition, the cool chlorine-filled water felt so good after a long hot day at the park. However, I so good after a long hot day at the park. However, I did have a frightening experience while in the pool. did have a frightening experience while in the pool. My stupid brother decided to hold my head under the My stupid brother decided to hold my head under the water while I was thrashing about and splashing water while I was thrashing about and splashing water everywhere. The chlorine went inside my water everywhere. The chlorine went inside my nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother released me and I could hear my mother screaming, released me and I could hear my mother screaming, “Let her go!” Getting dunked was worth seeing my “Let her go!” Getting dunked was worth seeing my brother get in trouble. Boy, after all that jumping brother get in trouble. Boy, after all that jumping and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I could smell and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I could smell those hot dogs and hamburgers cooking poolside and those hot dogs and hamburgers cooking poolside and could hardly wait to eat.could hardly wait to eat.

One One reasonreason I like the I like the Disneyland Hotel- the poolDisneyland Hotel- the pool

While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, it While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, it became evident that hanging out at the became evident that hanging out at the lagoon poollagoon pool was my was my favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You could almost hear these favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You could almost hear these words as you clamored up the side of the red words as you clamored up the side of the red pirate shippirate ship that that was sunk in the middle of the pool. Next to the was sunk in the middle of the pool. Next to the water slide, a water slide, a crocodilecrocodile, mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain Hook. In , mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain Hook. In addition, the cool addition, the cool chlorine-filled waterchlorine-filled water felt so good after a long felt so good after a long hot dayhot day at the park. However, I did have a frightening at the park. However, I did have a frightening experience while in the pool. My stupid brother decided to hold experience while in the pool. My stupid brother decided to hold my head under the water while I was thrashing about and my head under the water while I was thrashing about and splashing watersplashing water everywhere. The everywhere. The chlorinechlorine went inside my went inside my nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother released me nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother released me and I could hear my mother screaming, “Let her go!” Getting and I could hear my mother screaming, “Let her go!” Getting dunked was worth seeing my brother get in trouble. Boy, after dunked was worth seeing my brother get in trouble. Boy, after all that jumping and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I all that jumping and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I could smell those could smell those hot dogs and hamburgershot dogs and hamburgers cooking poolside cooking poolside and could hardly wait to eat.and could hardly wait to eat.

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Alternate ways to use the pie Alternate ways to use the pie strategystrategy

Have kids pick a topic, fill in the pie pieces, Have kids pick a topic, fill in the pie pieces, then star the three pieces they feel fit the then star the three pieces they feel fit the DICE questions. For each of those pie pieces DICE questions. For each of those pie pieces have them fill out the senses graphic have them fill out the senses graphic organizer and then create three distinct body organizer and then create three distinct body paragraphs.paragraphs.

For example- with the Disneyland Trip they For example- with the Disneyland Trip they may have starred the Disneyland Hotel piece, may have starred the Disneyland Hotel piece, the cool rides piece, and the fireworks display the cool rides piece, and the fireworks display piece. Then the student would do a five piece. Then the student would do a five senses chart for each piece.senses chart for each piece.