A Bad Case of Stripes Randa Hooper RDG 3311-020

TEKS Grade 3 (10) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and respond by providing evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction. (11) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Sensory Language. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author's sensory language creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to recognize that some words and phrases have literal and non-literal meanings (e.g., take steps).

A Bad Case of Stripes Camilla Cream had to overcome a lot to become comfortable and happy in her own skin. Let’s talk about Camilla and her bad case of stripes!

Remember What did Camilla Cream like to eat that her friends did not?

Activity Create a timeline using the following website: http://www.softschools.com/teacher_resources/timeline_maker/ In the timeline, include what happened to Camilla throughout her entire sickness. Remember to include details like Camilla’s favorite food and how she was cured of the stripes.

Understand Why did Camilla stop eating lima beans?

Activity Camilla liked lima beans and it was something that made her a unique individual. We are all unique and all have different likes and dislikes. You will receive a paper person outline, you will paste down construction paper to the body as shown in the picture. On each stripe write something that makes you a unique individual.

Apply If you were Camilla’s friend, how would you have helped her?

Activity Write a letter to Camilla as she is at home sick with a bad case of the stripes. In your letter, tell her how you feel about her sickness.

Analyze If you were Camilla, how would you explain to your friends what it feels like to not fit in with others?

Activity Watch the following video about differences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkABFEpty5I Next, find a partner and create a Venn diagram. Fill out the diagram with similarities you share and also differences that make you unique. On a separate sheet of paper write down how you would explain to your friends that you are different, but we are still all similar.

Evaluate Is it more important to give up things you love to fit in or to be true to yourself?

Activity Create a two sided mask with the provided templates. Color one side of the mask with things you love and decorate it to describe you. On the other side, draw things that are “cool” and do not find interesting or fun at all. Glue the paper to popsicle sticks so you have a double sided mask. As a class, discuss whether it is more important to be true to yourself.

Create How would the story be different if Camilla’s condition was “cool”?

Activity Rewrite the story in a shorter form, to make Camilla’s stripes cool and explain that the stripes allowed her to fit in. After, create a fake social media page for Camilla Cream and include her likes, dislikes, personality, and anything you think you would find on her social media page, if she were to have one. http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page