Before Reading:
- What do we know about time travel?
- What do we know about Tyrannosaurus Rex?
During Reading:
We will do a close reading with text and audiobook.
After Reading:
- Class discussion (i) How did stepping on the butterfly impact the future? (Use evidence from the story to create a possible chain of events, using “step on a mouse” as a guide). (ii) Complete the comprehension question in partners or very small group.
- Create a comic strip summarizing the key events using the criteria attached below.
Comic Evaluation:
| Emerging – 1 | Developing – 2 | Proficient – 3 | Extending – 4 |
| • The story is briefly summarized. A few details are included. | • The story is summarized. Some important details are included. | • The story is summarized. The important details are included. | • The story is summarized. Exceptional detail and care used. |
| • The comic has very few interesting drawings. | • The comic has several interesting and eye-catching drawings
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• The comic is interesting, eye-catching and is presented clearly with very good quality artistry | • Drawings are exceptionally detailed and incredible effort is shown. Excellent artistry. |
| • The theme is not shown. | • The theme is touched on but needs to be more clearly defined. | • The theme is clearly defined. | • The theme is clearly defined and is a main feature of the comic. The meaning is deep. |
Total: /12
~”It fell to the floor, an exquisite thing, a small thing that could upset balances and knock down a line of small dominoes and then big dominoes and then gigantic dominoes, all down the years across Time.”~
How the Butterfly Effect can connect to our own world:
For Fun: The Simpsons– “A Sound of Thunder”
PARODY– A humourous imitation of serious writing, it often makes fun of characteristics in the original.