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Topic - Disneyland Disneyland Hotel Cool Rides Food Firework Display Disney Characters Princess Party with Cinderella Monorail Haunted House

Topic – Disneyland Hotel Cool Rides Food Firework Display Disney Characters Princess Party with Cinderella Monorail Ride Haunted House

Disneyland Hotel

Disneyland Hotel

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Disneyland Hotel HearTouchSmellTasteSee Disneyland Hotel  Laughter  Splashing in the pool  Screaming from the kids on the rides  Excited, buzzing conversation  Tired kids crying  Music- It’s a Small World  Mickey Mouse emblem  Pool with a lagoon  Families  Blue sky and a big sun  Fireworks at night  Pirate ship  Water slide and crocodile  Holding hands  Cool water in the pool  Hot cement around the pool  Soft bed in the hotel  Elevator buttons  Kids touching the Disney characters  Cotton candy  Chlorine from the pool  Sweat  Food coming from the restaurants  Car exhaust  Smog  Cleaning products  Cotton candy  Salty sweat  Chlorine in the water  Soda  Food from the restaurant  Junk food  Hot dogs and hamburgers

Disneyland Hotel Disneyland Hotel SeeHearTouchSmellTaste  Mickey Mouse emblem  Pool with a lagoon  Families  See park in the distance  Blue sky with a big sun  Fireworks at night  Pirate ship  Water slide and crocodile  Laughter  Splashing in the pool  Screaming from the kids on the rides  Excited conversation, buzz of conversation  Tired kids crying  Music- It’s a Small World  Holding hands  Clear cool water in the pool  Hot cement around the pool  Soft bed in the hotel  Kids touching the Disney characters in the hotel  Elevator buttons  Cotton candy  Chlorine from the pool  Sweat  Food coming from the restaurants  Car exhaust  Smog  Cleaning products  Cotton candy  Salty sweat  Chlorine in the water  Soda  Food from the restaurant  Junk food  Hot dogs and hamburgers Disneyland Hotel

Does it fit DICE?  Is the pool at the Disneyland Hotel distinct enough to write about?  Is the pool an important part of the Disneyland Hotel?  Do I care about the pool enough to write about it?  Can I successfully elaborate about the pool?

DICE   D istinct Is each piece of the pie distinct? Is it different than the other pieces?   I mportant Is this important? Will it help my argument?   C are Do I care about this piece of pie? Will my audience care?   E laboration Will I be able to successfully elaborate upon this piece of pie? Can I come up with details, examples, anecdotes, and facts to support this piece? Disneyland Hotel Cool Rides Food Firework Display Disney Characters Party with Cinderella Monorail Ride Haunted House

One reason I like the Disneyland Hotel- the pool One reason I liked the Disneyland Hotel is because of the pool. The pool is really great because of the pirate ship and the fun water slides. There is even a fake crocodile that looks like he is going to eat you. Also, I like it because the water is a perfect temperature. The one thing I don’t like though is when I get water in my mouth and I have to taste the chlorine. The Disneyland Hotel pool is so fun.

One reason I like the Disneyland Hotel- the pool One reason I liked the Disneyland Hotel is because of the pool. The pool was really great because of the pirate ship and the fun water slides. There was even a fake crocodile that looked like he was going to eat you. Also, I liked it because the water was a perfect temperature. The one thing I didn’t like though is when I got water in my mouth and I had to taste the chlorine. The Disneyland Hotel pool was so fun.

One reason I like the Disneyland Hotel- the pool While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, it became evident that hanging out at the lagoon pool was my favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You could almost hear these words as you clamored up the side of the red pirate ship that was sunk in the middle of the pool. Next to the water slide, a crocodile, mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain Hook. In addition, the cool chlorine-filled water felt so good after a long hot day at the park. However, I did have a frightening experience while in the pool. My stupid brother decided to hold my head under the water while I was thrashing about and splashing water everywhere. The chlorine went inside my nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother released me and I could hear my mother screaming, “Let her go!” Getting dunked was worth seeing my brother get in trouble. Boy, after all that jumping and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I could smell those hot dogs and hamburgers cooking poolside and could hardly wait to eat. While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, it became evident that hanging out at the lagoon pool was my favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You could almost hear these words as you clamored up the side of the red pirate ship that was sunk in the middle of the pool. Next to the water slide, a crocodile, mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain Hook. In addition, the cool chlorine-filled water felt so good after a long hot day at the park. However, I did have a frightening experience while in the pool. My stupid brother decided to hold my head under the water while I was thrashing about and splashing water everywhere. The chlorine went inside my nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother released me and I could hear my mother screaming, “Let her go!” Getting dunked was worth seeing my brother get in trouble. Boy, after all that jumping and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I could smell those hot dogs and hamburgers cooking poolside and could hardly wait to eat.

One reason I like the Disneyland Hotel- the pool While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, it became evident that hanging out at the lagoon pool was my favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You could almost hear these words as you clamored up the side of the red pirate ship that was sunk in the middle of the pool. Next to the water slide, a crocodile, mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain Hook. In addition, the cool chlorine-filled water felt so good after a long hot day at the park. However, I did have a frightening experience while in the pool. My stupid brother decided to hold my head under the water while I was thrashing about and splashing water everywhere. The chlorine went inside my nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother released me and I could hear my mother screaming, “Let her go!” Getting dunked was worth seeing my brother get in trouble. Boy, after all that jumping and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I could smell those hot dogs and hamburgers cooking poolside and could hardly wait to eat. While reflecting on my stay at the Disneyland Hotel, it became evident that hanging out at the lagoon pool was my favorite activity. “Ahoy mate!” You could almost hear these words as you clamored up the side of the red pirate ship that was sunk in the middle of the pool. Next to the water slide, a crocodile, mouth gaping, eagerly anticipated Captain Hook. In addition, the cool chlorine-filled water felt so good after a long hot day at the park. However, I did have a frightening experience while in the pool. My stupid brother decided to hold my head under the water while I was thrashing about and splashing water everywhere. The chlorine went inside my nose, stinging and burning it. Finally, my brother released me and I could hear my mother screaming, “Let her go!” Getting dunked was worth seeing my brother get in trouble. Boy, after all that jumping and splashing in the pool, I was hungry. I could smell those hot dogs and hamburgers cooking poolside and could hardly wait to eat.

Graphic organizers to hand out to students (next two slides)

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Alternate ways to use the pie strategy  Have kids pick a topic, fill in the pie pieces, then star the three pieces they feel fit the DICE questions. For each of those pie pieces have them fill out the senses graphic organizer and then create three distinct body paragraphs. For example- with the Disneyland Trip they may have starred the Disneyland Hotel piece, the cool rides piece, and the fireworks display piece. Then the student would do a five senses chart for each piece. For example- with the Disneyland Trip they may have starred the Disneyland Hotel piece, the cool rides piece, and the fireworks display piece. Then the student would do a five senses chart for each piece.