Monday, December 2, 2013

1. Monday, December 2, 2013 1. St. Jude and Habitat for Humanity are charitable organizations that each help people in need. 2. St. Jude provides free cancer treatments to children who can’t afford to pay, while Habitat for Humanity provides houses to people without homes. Copy the sentences. Notice. (3 or more) Imitate.

2. Notes • Signal Words for Compare and Contrast Words that show similarities both, also, in addition, likewise, similarly, too, as well as, similar to, much like, each Words that show differences Although, but, however, in contrast, otherwise, even though, instead, on the contrary, while

3. “The Tale of the Wealthy Man” & “Charity” The folktale, “The Tale of a Wealthy Man”, and the poem, “Charity”, have a main character who is wealthy. Write an essay comparing and contrasting Kaddo and the princess’s views and ideas about wealth and riches that are presented in the two selections. Use at least two details from each selection to support your response.

4. Tuesday, December 3, 2013 1.Unicef feeds thousands of people world wide, while the Southaven Food Bank provides food for local residents. 2. Similar to World Vision, Save the Children allows you to sponsor a child by giving a monthly donation. • Copy the sentences. • Notice. (3 or more) • Imitate.

5. Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Using the following sentence frames, write two sentences with compare/contrast statements about the princess in the poem, Charity, and the Wealthy Man, Kaddo, from Tale of a Wealthy Man. Both _________ and _________ tell ________________. These two authors present accounts of _____________ in _____________ ways. ______________some similarities exist, the differences between _____________ and __________ are ___________________.

6. Thursday, December 5, 2013 • Write two sentences comparing and contrasting people or things in the photo. Use appropriate signal worlds.