Love That Dog

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Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives." – Sue Murphy, American comedian No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does." – Christopher Morley, American journalist, novelist, and poet The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to poetry and creative writing. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it. Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?" – Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too." – Samuel Butler, author of Erewhon

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If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals." – Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love—the deepest kind of love." – Wilson Rawls, author of Where the Red Fern Grows Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." – Gene Hill, author of A Hunter's Fireside Book and Hill CountryI suppose there's a time in practically every young boy's life when he's affected by that wonderful disease of puppy love. I don't mean the kind a boy has for the pretty little girl that lives down the road. I mean the real kind, the kind that has four small feet and a wiggly tail, and sharp little teeth that can gnaw on a boy's finger; the kind a boy can romp and play with, even eat and sleep with." – Wilson Rawls, author of Where the Red Fern Grows RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions). Focus students on the "Supporting Details" boxes on the I Notice/I Wonder Note-catcher: "dog." Remind students that supporting details help them to determine the theme and that the characteristics of poetry can sometimes help them determine supporting details.

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Prepare Academic and Domain-Specific Word Walls. These are two separate areas of the classroom to which you will add new vocabulary as students encounter it in texts. The Academic Word Wall is a permanent Word Wall that will continue to be added to throughout the year. The Domain-Specific Word Wall will change from module to module, as the topic changes. Prepare cards or paper of a clearly visible size to be seen throughout the classroom to keep near the Word Walls. No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog." – Stanley Leinwall Dogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us." – Ashly Lorenzana, authorStudents may need additional support determining a theme, particularly if they come up with different ideas for the theme within their triads. In this situation, remind students that everyone can interpret poetry differently, and there is no right or wrong answer; however, for their theme to be possible, they must be able to find supporting details. Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time." – H. G. Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize winning American author and journalist There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog—waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there." – Lee Iacocca, former president and CEO of Chrysler

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Review students' I Notice/I Wonder Note-catcher: "The Tiger" to determine which of the characteristics of poetry introduced so far students may need additional support with and make this a focus in the next lesson. Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the economy is unfortunate. What's one thing that we have in our lives that we can depend on? A dog or a cat loving us unconditionally, every day, very faithfully." – Jon Katz, American journalist, author, and photographer Place your finger on the sentence 'and especially I liked the dog in the dog poem because that's just how my yellow dog used to lie down, with his tongue all limp and his chin between his paws' from November 29." Read the sentence aloud as students follow along. Comparing prose to poetry: Students explicitly compare the characteristics of poetry to prose. Continually remind students as they practice writing poetry and prose that the rules are different. With poetry, just about anything goes, whereas with prose, there are strict rules to help ensure clear, appropriate communication. For example, prose sentences usually contain a subject with a predicate, and the summaries in the unit should be built on a set structure.In this module, students work to become ethical people, treating others well and stand up for what is right (e.g., empathy, integrity, respect, compassion). Throughout Unit 1, students practice respect and integrity as they work together collaboratively and complete independent research reading homework. Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well." – Bonnie Wilcox, author of Successful Dog Breeding The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." – Andy Rooney, American TV writer and contributor on 60 Minutes I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful, and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk." – Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive." – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress

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A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad." – Robert Wagner, actor from The Longest Day

The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is, in fact, the most precious and valuable possession of mankind." – Theodorus Gaza, a Greek humanist and translator of Aristotle It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass." – Rodney Dangerfield, American stand-up comic, actor, producer, screenwriter, musician, and author In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money can not buy … to wit—the wag of a dog's tail." – Josh Billings, humorist and lecturer Multiple Means of Action and Expression (MMAE): To facilitate increased comprehension, some students may benefit from multiple strategies for engaging with the text. Consider minimizing the complexity of analyzing Love That Dog by chunking important texts and engaging in a discussion about the meaning. Another strategy is to have students sketch the meaning of lines from "dog" and then use words to describe the images. We are going to dig into the content of the poem more in a moment, but what do you notice straight away?"