Read Aloud
Title: Levi Strauss gets a Bright Idea
https://vimeo.com/398668528
Opening Move / Book Introduction:
Stopping Point #1: inside flap and title page - What do you think you can expect from this book? What does fabricated mean?
Stopping Point #2: after p. 6 - Discuss the author’s use of language as it reflects the time period.
Stopping Point #3: end - Discuss the use of the word “dang” and what it represents.
Writing about Reading related to the read aloud text:
Use your Writers Notebook to complete the prompts below. Add the book title as your header and the date. If your teacher uses Google Classroom, you may begin typing your responses in a new document.
Read the author’s note (see the video at 10:12 and rewind to rewatch before your write or click here to read https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B4ib_pXqObgfYOp-qmG2sped2KEBnagP6I6bkXbHfCM/edit).
What makes a tall tale? What text evidence supports the idea that this is a tall tale? Give at least two different reasons with evidence.
Math & Social Studies
Tasks: Choices have consequences. What are the choices Strauss made and what were the consequences?
Watch this video on making choices https://vimeo.com/307566929
After watching the video, what are two things you learned about making choices?
Jeans cost $3.00 in 1873 and $58 today. A pair made in 1893 sold for $100,000. Use this information to create word problems about jeans.
Needed Materials: paper/pencil