Sarah Gets Dressedby Margaret Codos-Irvine

Included: A brief excerpt from the book and rigorous question set activities promoting higher level-thinking

development

Tier 1

Excerpt from book

Jacob’s Ladder Goals & Objectives

Habits of Mind

Excerpt

Although her mother, father, and older sister advise her to dress in a more conventional manner, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and

unusual outfit of her own choosing. Her friends arrive at her house also wearing their handpicked, flamboyant out-fits, showing Ella Sarah that

she picked the perfect ensemble.

Obtain the book from a school library to read the story in its entirety and complete the ladder activities.

Students will be able:

Ladder AA1 Sequencing-To list in order of importance specific events or plot summaries A2 Cause and Effect-To identify and predict relationships between character behavior and story events, and their effects upon other characters or events.A3 Consequences and Implications-To predict character actions, story outcomes, and make real-world forecasts.

Ladder EE1: Understanding Emotion – to explain how emotion and feeling are conveyed in a text and/or their personal experience.E2: Expressing Emotion – to articulate their feelings through a variety of media (e.g., song, art, poem, story, essay, speech)E3: Using Emotion – to analyze how emotion affects the passage and/or the reader.

Habits of Mind

Working Interdependently

Thinking about Thinking (metacognition)

Innovating, Creating, Imagining

Refer to Jacob’s Ladder Story Table for Ladder A & E Thinking Questions.

Tier 2Rigor

(Discussion)

High Level Strategies with

Ladder A & E Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, Journaling

Choose 2 of 3 questions below to complete.

A1—Can you identify at least four events from the story that led Ella Sarah getting to wear what she wanted? Be prepared to share your reasons for choosing the events.

A2—What evidence can you find in the story that caused Ella Sarah to want to wear her special outfit?

E2—Explain how the colors used in the story make you feel? Can you find words and events in the story that match the colors?

Tier 3Rigor

(Discussion)

High Level Strategies with

Ladder A & E Questions

Discussion Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Write-around, Sequencing pictures, Role Play, JournalingChoose 2 of 3 questions below to complete.

A3—What are the positive and negative consequences of selecting your own clothes? Compare your consequences to Sarah’s situation?E1—How does the author use pictures and color to show how Ella Sarah reacted when she wasn’t permitted to wear what she wanted?E3—Design a picture about a time you wanted to do something on your own. Use a variety of colors to describe your feelings. Share with a partner.

Tier 4

Reflections/Relevance

Color Feeling Object

red cold cloud

orange bored clown

yellow afraid fish

green nervous owl

blue excited tree

Choose one activity to complete

1. Emotions and Colorful DaysUse the Chart below to compose 3 colorful phrases. Make any combination of words in your phrases. Design a poster (greeting card, pixie movie, water color picture) for two of your phrases.On _________ days I feel __________ like ___________ when it _____________. (color) (feeling) (object) (your thoughts)

2. Produce paper dolls to retell the story.• Cut out a paper doll for Ella Sarah and one for yourself• Make clothes (in the story) from scrap paper, fabric, and notions for Ella

Sarah favorite outfit.• Dress one doll as Ella Sarah• Dress the other doll with your special outfit.• Retell the story to a partner using your doll as the narrator.• At the end of your story compare your special outfit to Ella Sarah’s outfit.

Optional project strategies:  Role Play; Create a Puppet Show; Charts, Posters, Flyers, Brochures;

Paper Doll pattern on next slide; print out slide