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1 Julie Danneberg Illustrated by Judy Love We work to better connect Teaching and Testing! Fisher Reyna Education 2012

2 Title of the Selection Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg Teaching Band Grade 3 - Grade 4 Genre: Humorous Fiction The Problem/Solution Thinking Guide and activities are provided. The Thinking Guide identifies story elements in a narrative with a problem/solution plot. It provides information that helps teachers ask guiding questions for depth of understanding. It helps teach GLOBAL meaning of text: whole story comprehension. In addition, the story elements are used to develop a meaningful summary. A color-coded Thinking Guide and summary are also provided. Last Day Blues Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Last Day Blues Color-Coded Thinking Guide and Summary The Problem/Solution Thinking Guide is also used to develop fun and interactive activities. Fisher Reyna Education offers the following activities for this selection as well as test items: Last Day Blues Matching Activity I Last Day Blues Matching Activity 2 Last Day Blues Thinking Guide Cloze 1st Letter Activity Last Day Blues Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity Last Day Blues Write Main Ideas Activity Last Day Blues Test Questions and Teacher Answer Keys Enjoy the Last Day Blues activities. It is a great story for the beginning of the school year! Fisher Reyna Education 2012

3 Title of Selection Last Day Blues Problem/Solution Thinking Guide SOMEONE the students Main Character WANTED to give Mrs. Hartwell a present to cheer her up Goal BUT They didn t know what they could get her. Problem SO Solution THEN Outcome The class wrote and presented a special poem to Mrs. Hartwell on the last day of school. Mrs. Hartwell said she would miss the students but couldn t wait for summer vacation! Summary The students wanted to give Mrs. Hartwell a present to cheer her up, but they didn t know what they could get her. So, the class wrote and presented a special poem to Mrs. Hartwell on the last day of school. Then Mrs. Hartwell said she would miss the students but couldn t wait for summer vacation!

4 Color-Coded Thinking Guide and Summary The students wanted to give Mrs. Hartwell a present to cheer her up, but they didn t know what they could get her. So, the class wrote and presented a special poem to Mrs. Hartwell on the last day of school. Then Mrs. Hartwell said she would miss the students but couldn t wait for summer vacation! SOMEONE the students Main Character WANTED to give Mrs. Hartwell a present to cheer her up Goal BUT They didn t know what they could get her. Problem SO Solution THEN Outcome The class wrote and presented a special poem to Mrs. Hartwell on the last day of school. Mrs. Hartwell said she would miss the students but couldn t wait for summer vacation!

5 Matching Activity 1 Title of the Selection Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg Source: ISBN-13: , ISBN-10: Genre: Humorous Fiction Directions Variation #1: Identify the summary part by writing the first letter of the summary element in the blank. MC for Main Character G for Goal P for Problem S for Solution O for Outcome Variation #2: Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary elements in the Thinking Guide. The students Mrs. Hartwell said she would miss the students but couldn t wait for summer vacation! to give Mrs. Hartwell a present to cheer her up school The class wrote and presented a special poem to Mrs. Hartwell on the last day of school. They didn t know what they could get her.

6 Matching Activity Part 2 the students to give Mrs. Hartwell a present to cheer her up Cut apart and place the summary parts by the correct summary element in the Problem/Solution Thinking Guide. They didn t know what they could get her. The class wrote and presented a special poem to Mrs. Hartwell on the last day of school. Mrs. Hartwell said she would miss the students but couldn t wait for summer vacation! SOMEONE Main Character WANTED Goal BUT Problem SO Solution THEN Outcome

7 Title of the Selection Last Day Blues Genre: Humorous Fiction Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Cloze 1 st Letter Activity Directions As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given. SOMEONE the s Main Character WANTED Goal BUT to give Mrs. Hartwell a p to c her up They d know what they could get her. Problem SO Solution THEN Outcome The class wrote and presented a special p to Mrs. Hartwell on the l day of school. Mrs. Hartwell said she would m the students but couldn t wait for s v!

8 Title of the Selection Last Day Blues Genre: Humorous Fiction Directions As selection is read, fill in the blanks. Problem/Solution Thinking Guide Cloze Blank Activity SOMEONE the Main Character WANTED Goal BUT to give Mrs. Hartwell a to her up They know what they could get her. Problem SO Solution THEN Outcome The class wrote and presented a special to Mrs. Hartwell on the day of school. Mrs. Hartwell said she would the students but couldn t wait for!

9 Title of the Selection Last Day Blues Genre: Humorous Fiction Write Summary Elements Activity Directions Students take notes that include main character, goal, problem, solution, and outcome. Implied summary elements increase the level of difficulty with this activity. SOMEONE Main Character WANTED Goal BUT Problem SO Solution THEN Outcome

10 1 What sentence from the story best shows that the students idea was successful? F It s my mom s baloney special, said Josh. G And before they got too sad, Mrs. Hartwell put on her safety goggles one last time. H The class agreed it was perfect. J Later on during recess, Eddie said, I think Mrs. Hartwell liked her present. 2 Everyone felt a little blue thinking about the last day of school because A They enjoyed being part of Mrs. Hartwell s class. B They liked the school principal. C They enjoyed recess together in the play yard. D School was easy and there was little homework. 3 What is it the main message of the story? F Work hard in school G Enjoy the warm weather H Listen to the ideas of others J Teachers enjoy summer vacation too

11 4 Which of the following is the best summary of the story? A The students in Mrs. Hartwell s class are a little blue thinking about the last day of school. The students worried about their teacher, Mrs. Hartwell. They wanted to cheer her up. B Mr. Hartwell tries to get her students ready for the last day of school. She is sad the school year is ending. The students think of ideas to cheer Mrs. Hartwell up too. Mrs. Hartwell makes the last day of school special. When the final bell rings, she tearfully waves to the class one last time. C The students did not know what to get Mrs. Hartwell to cheer her up. After some time, Eddie came up with the perfect idea. A special poem about all the wonderful things that occurred during the school year was presented to Mrs. Hartwell. Mrs. Hartwell said she would she would miss the class but couldn t wait for summer vacation. D Mrs. Hartwell and the students are sad to see the school year come to an end. On the last week of school, they talk about all the wonderful things they did during the school year. When the final bell rings, the students conclude that teachers must hate the last day of school. Answer Key: 1-J, 2-A, 3-J, 4-C

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