Name______
Before Reading
Vocabulary: Throughout the novel, please take notes here as we discuss vocabulary. You should include definitions, meaningful examples and your record on speed rounds.
Word / definition/sentences / examples/connectionsnuisance
puzzled
foil
partition
scowl
wrath
Speed Round One ____/______
Speed Round Two ____/______
Part One: Read pages 1-37.
At the beginning of a novel, the author often tells the reader important
facts that will be important throughout the book. Choose three quotes from
the novel that you feel are important to the story. They may reveal something
about the character, an important flashback or be central to the plot of the story.
Please include why you chose the quote or why you think it is important to
the book Record your findings in the journal page below.
page / quote / your thoughts
Part Two: Read pages 39-107
Find
that scene!
You will work with a partner to find a scene in the book that make you feel………..
happy frightened like laughing
sad angry surprised
worried relieved confused
With your partner, create a skit to act out the scene(s) where you had the feeling. Use the space below to take notes or record the page numbers you will need for your skit. We will perform these in class and discover if there are similarities or differences in the emotional response to the scenes.
Part Three: Read pages 108-134
Character Haikus
A haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry used to describe something. The first line has five syllables, the second line has seven, and the third line has five. Choose a character from the book and write a haiku poem to describe them. Write your poem on the lines below.
After Reading
What will you remember about Leigh Botts and Dear Mr. Henshaw?
Use the organizer below to make a plan for a keepsake box. When you have completed your plan, I will give you a tissue box to make a keepsake box for your memories. You may use words, pictures, or symbols to decorate your box. You may find objects that remind you of the book to store inside the box. Be creative and honest about what parts of the book you enjoyed or related to the most.
Migrating Mysteries
Use the chart below to gather information about monarch butterflies as we read or listen to these titles below. You will use this information to create a slide show in Kid Pix with a partner after we finish reading the novel.
Title/Author / Life Cycle / Migration / Habitats / AppearanceDear Mr.HenshawBeverly Cleary
Science Songs and Stories for the Big Questions (Butterfly)
Kathleen Carroll
A Monarch Butterfly’s Life
John Himmelman
Monarch ButterflyGail Gibbons
Monarch MigrationWeekly Reader, September, 2003
Book Title/Author / Life Cycle / Migration / Habitats / Appearance
Dear Mr.HenshawBeverly Cleary / fly thousands of miles to spend the winter / sanctuaries in California
mossy pines
eucalyptus trees / orange and black when wings are open
little brown sticks when still
Science Songs and Stories for the Big Questions (Butterfly)
Kathleen Carroll / lays eggs and in 4-5 days larva stage
mate in the spring / winter ends-fly north again
can fly from Mexico to Canada / life begins on milkweed plant
trees in Mexico / orange and black with small white dots
A Monarch Butterfly’s Life
John Himmelman / adults lay eggs
on the way back from north to begin life cycle / starts in September
leave warm place in the spring / Mexico-other warm places
lays eggs on way back north in CT and SC / proboscis to sip nectar
Monarch ButterflyGail Gibbons / egg
larva
molting
pupa/chrysalis
adult / starts in the fall
flies south at 12 miles per hour
can fly 100 miles per day / eggs are laid on milkweed plants / scales, wings
head, antenna
legs
thorax
abdomen
Monarch MigrationWeekly Reader,
August 28,2003 / egg
larva
pupa
adult / usually fly to FL, CA or Southern Mexico / trees, milkweed / orange/black
white dots on wings
Migrating Mysteries
Rubric for Dear Mr. Henshaw
Activity / PointsVocabulary
notes taken in book as vocabulary is presented
chart completed / 5 points
Remember That Quote
recorded quotes, page numbers, and your thoughts in the table provided / 5 points
Find That Scene
thoughtful notes, presentation of scene in class / 10 points
Character Haikus
haiku poem completed on the page provided
poem must follow format and describe character accurately / 10 points
Keepsake Box
used words, pictures or symbols on all four sides
thoughtful reflection on book / 15 points
Kid Pix Slide Show
at least five complete slides with accurate information from sources:
title slide, life cycle slide, migration slide, habitat slide, and appearance slide / 15 points
Related Books for Dear Mr. Henshaw Novel Unit
title/author/ illustrator / publisher/copyright / description
Science Songs and Stories for the Big Questions (Butterfly)
Kathleen Carroll / Zephyr Press
1999 / a song that describes the migration of monarchs to Mexico
A Monarch Butterfly’s Life
John Himmelman / Children’s Press
1999 / an easy to read picture book that describes one monarch’s migration to Mexico
Monarch ButterflyGail Gibbons / Holiday House
1989 / describes life cycle, body parts and migration of monarch butterflies
Monarch MigrationWeekly Reader,
August 28,2003 / Weekly Reader
2003 / describes life cycle and migration of monarch butterfly, great graphic organizer of life cycle
Caterpillar
Christina Rossetti
Read Aloud Poems for Young Children / Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers
2003 / relates poetry to science topic of monarchs
To a Butterfly
William Wordsworth
Read Aloud Poems for Young Children / Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers
2003 / relates poetry to science topic of monarchs
Love That Dog
Sharon Creech / Scholastic
2001 / offers another example of a student who uses a journal and a relationship with an author to explore his life
Thank you, Mr. Faulkner
Patricia Pollocco / Philomel Books
1998 / offers an another example of an autobiographical story where a child struggles, but is helped by a teacher
Amelia’s Notebook
Marissa Moss / Pleasant Company Publications
1997 / offers a different style of recording events as Amelia writes in her daily journal or diary