Off and Running

Off and Running

Comparing and Contrasting Rudy and Miata

Poll

Who would you vote for?

• Rudy

• Miata

Miata

From Venn Diagram:

Has good ideas, wants to beautify the school, not as popular, gets nervous

Rudy

From Venn Diagram:

Popular and funny, his classmates listen to him, tells Miata she would be a good president, wants to have extra recess and ice cream, seems confident.

How are they the same?

Both care about their school and want to run for President. They both speak Spanish. They both want to improve their school and are hard workers.

Multiple Select

How would we describe Miata's personality traits? (More than 1)

• Responsible

• Silly

• Caring

• Rude

Multiple Select

How would you describe Rudy's personality traits?

• Popular

• Unrealistic

• Rude

• Serious

Multiple Choice

We should give support to our answers by saying, "just because".

• True

• False

Let's Practice

If we are talking about ways in which Rudy and Miata are different we need to start with at least one difference.

I know that Miata is not as popular as Rudy.

Multiple Choice

What part of the sandwich is the topic sentence that I just stated?

• Bread (top layer)

• Meat (middle layer)

• Bread (bottom layer)

Poll

Which do you use more often in writing?

• Direct quoting from the actual text

• Paraphrasing

Practice

I know that Miata is not as popular as Rudy because not as many people cheered for her during her speech as Rudy had.

This came from reading the text, but it is not a direct quote, it is paraphrasing.

Practice

I know Miata isn't as popular as Rudy, because in the text is states, "The audience yawned. Two posters that said VOTE FOR MIATA AND ANA sunk down." (pg. 89)

I pulled evidence right from the story.

Multiple Choice

Giving reasoning for your quote is which part of the sandwich?

• Bread (top layer)

• Meat (middle layer)

• Bread (bottom layer)

Example

I know Miata isn't as popular as Rudy, because in the text it states, "The audience yawned. Two posters that said VOTE FOR MIATA AND ANA sunk down." This illustrates the students lack of interest in Miata's ideas. They do not see her as popular enough to have their full attention.