Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
Student Activity 4
Electronic Literature Guide by Cheryl
Blumenbaum
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Introduction
Alexander wrote a story about
his horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day. He seemed to have
many problems during his day. You can help him solve one of his problems.
With your teacher, please
review your school's acceptable use policy for work on the Internet. Also,
links to the web often change. Tell your teacher when you find a poor link
in this guide.
The Task
Re-read the story
of Alexander's Very Bad Day. You may read by yourself or with a partner.
Think about Alexander's day. Make a list of the many problems that
Alexander had during his day. You'll choose one of his problems and
write him a letter making suggestions to him about how to solve his problem.
The Process: Exploring the Web, Creating a Product
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You will re-read the story. Look
at Alexander's whole day!
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Make a list of the problems that Alexander
had during his day. Write your list in your Journal Thoughts journal.
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Pick one problem that you'd like to
help Alexander with.
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Brainstorm with a partner ways to solve
the problem.
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Write a letter to Alexander suggesting
a way to solve the problem.
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Click here to see an example of the
letter writing format.
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Publish your letter using ClarisWorks
for our class book.
How You Will Be Graded
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You will be graded using our Writing Rubric.
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Click here to see the rubric.
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Make sure you have followed the letter writing format.
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Make sure you have given a suggestion to Alexander on how
to solve his problem.
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