Riding the Tiger

Today, we worked on developing our oral language skills, through the exploration of a children's book called Riding the Tiger.

Students were asked to share a time when they felt pressured to do or say something, and discuss how it felt to be pressured.  We made a list of some of the feelings students had experienced and noted that there were both positive and negative emotions represented on the list.

Then, we began the story, and students were asked to keep track of the things Danny seemed to like about the tiger, as well as the things Danny didn't really like about the tiger.  We discussed that the tiger had many appealing traits, but also some troubling ones.

Finally, students were asked to explore the many emotions Danny experiences at the conclusion of the story. We will work more with this story on Wednesday.