Ralph S. Mouse
by Beverly Cleary
Projects by Chantae Lagrone, Sebastian Selfridge, and Hallie Schulz
Written Response
Prompt: After reading, Ralph S. Mouse,” by Beverly Cleary, write a one to two page essay, written in diary or journal entry format, on your favorite part of the book. You will need to recount different events within the book to explain why that is your favorite part of the book. You are to incorporate the plot, setting, and characters that are within that section you have picked. Remember, this assignment is a discussion board so once you finish your part reply to 1 peer with something they said well, and either 1 question or 1 suggestion. You will only see your peer’s post after you have made your own.
(Example response: Hello Shrek, I think you did a great job explaining how Molly felt to finally make a friend by handing her say how happy she was to Maple. A question that I have is why did it take them 2 years to become friends? Or “You did a great job using phrases like first and last for your response, I wonder how you could add something about where your characters are when you say they passed by each other a lot. Did they pass each other in class, in the school hallway, or outside during recess?”
R.L.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to how Ralph felt when Ryan and Brad were fighting? Or I see you mentioned your favorite part demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3 - Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and Pick a peer who does not have a response. feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Author’s Craft: For this the students will be enhancing skills in plot sequencing and details. Students will be establishing a sense of flow to describe how the events of their favorite part unfolded to grasp their attention and interest to keep reading. Their essay will have a clear logical flow from beginning, middle, and end. The student will use specific quotes, phrases, or actions to paint a clear picture to the reader of their essay exactly what happened in the text to make it their favorite part, how the characters felt in that moment, and how it made them as a reader feel.
(Example response: Hello Shrek, I think you did a great job explaining how Molly felt to finally make a friend by handing her say how happy she was to Maple. A question that I have is why did it take them 2 years to become friends? Or “You did a great job using phrases like first and last for your response, I wonder how you could add something about where your characters are when you say they passed by each other a lot. Did they pass each other in class, in the school hallway, or outside during recess?”
R.L.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to how Ralph felt when Ryan and Brad were fighting? Or I see you mentioned your favorite part demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3 - Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and Pick a peer who does not have a response. feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Author’s Craft: For this the students will be enhancing skills in plot sequencing and details. Students will be establishing a sense of flow to describe how the events of their favorite part unfolded to grasp their attention and interest to keep reading. Their essay will have a clear logical flow from beginning, middle, and end. The student will use specific quotes, phrases, or actions to paint a clear picture to the reader of their essay exactly what happened in the text to make it their favorite part, how the characters felt in that moment, and how it made them as a reader feel.
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Podcast
Prompt: After reading Ralph S. Mouse, you will work in pairs and do a podcast in settings like ESPN or any other sport media outlet. One student will play the role of Ralph S. Mouse and then the other student will play the sports broadcaster that is asking the questions to Ralph after the maze race is done. You will need to ask Ralph at least three different questions to see how Ralph was feeling either before, during or after the race. These questions are to gain a better understanding of what Ralph’s perspective might have been.
RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
Author’s Craft: Point of View
RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
Author’s Craft: Point of View
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Digital Story
Prompt: For this digital story project the students will be making a what could have happened part to the book. For this project the students will be writing about what would've happened if instead of Ryan finding Ralph in the boot of the girl in the morning at school, what if the janitor/exterminator found him instead. For this project students will need to have dialogue between Ralph and the janitor, and will need to have a rising action, climax, falling action, and a conclusion.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.A Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
Author’s Craft: Characterization, Sequencing, A Story Within a Story
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.A Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
Author’s Craft: Characterization, Sequencing, A Story Within a Story
Infographic
Prompt: For this project students will make an infographic on Mice and how mice are used in mazes. This infographic should contain at least four interesting facts that the students found on mice. One of these facts is that the students should try to find information on why mice and maze races go together to tie into the book. Students should then add a picture of a mouse in the center of the infographic on what they thought that the main character of Ralph looked like throughout the book.
Digital Literacies: Making the infographic brochure on mice using the canva software.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7 - Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Author’s Craft: Description, Text features
Digital Literacies: Making the infographic brochure on mice using the canva software.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7 - Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Author’s Craft: Description, Text features