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Burts rues are called "Bucs Caldwell rues and things for having afunner fe and making a better far out of yourse” Along the way Bud uses his rules to help him thrive, and be sucessful In chapter 3 ofthe nove Bud, No Buc, we ae inroduced to rule number 3 when Bud ‘needs oe to get out of trouble, but Todd uses his rule to blame everything on Bud, Bus fst rules in chapter 2, (page 11). Ay says “you got fo tel ale, make sure its simple and easy to remember” Bud fed he wouldnt have gotten in trouble with Ms. Amos, and he woulve succeeded, that makes him tive. In Chapter 3 we are introduced to rue number 328, This is when Bud is going oki the ‘vampire bat after he's been locked the shed by his foster famiy. Bud's rule number 3285, When you make your mind to do someting, hury up and doit if you wait you might tak yourself out of what you wanted in the fst place” (page 27. Using rule number 328, helps Bud make up his mind inkling the vampire bat. # ud cin flow ule number 328 he wouldve never gotthe courage to kl the vampire. By folowing this rule, he thved, and was abet lhe vampire batIn chapter 7 ofthe novel Bud, Not Buddy we are introduced to rule number 16, when But 's in the rary and the ibrarian started by saying, “Haven't you heard?” Bud's rule number 16 is. “Ifa grown up stats talking by saying "Haven" you heard," get ready because what they're going to say wil surprise you," (page 56). Using rule number 16 helps Bus thrive because he i ay to what the lbxarian was going to say Others may say that Bud uses his rules fo survive but Ido agree. Bud uses his rls 1 thrive. ts easy to think that he uses them to survive bu he uses his rules to thrve because they hep him get ou of rouble. People woul say that Bud uses rule number 87 to survive it he runs away, Rule number 87 is “When adult es you they need your help wth a problem get ready to be tcked-most imes tis means they just want you to go fetch something for them” think Bus uses rule umber 87 to thve because he is ready for wha the aduts are going tote him, and he could make a goal to run away ud uses his rules to thrive, to succeed and make rules sos He can be successt and easy, Pieces of evidence I provide are if Bud needs tole he can make it simple, also making up your mind, and antcpating what acu Say. 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Argument Essay wel Learning Targets ean cite text-based evidence to support an analysis of literary text. (RL.6.1) Tean write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. (W6.1) ean produce clear and coherent writing that is appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (W.6.4) ‘Focusing question: How does Bud use his “rules” to help him: to survive or to thrive? In the novel Bud, Not Buddy, the main character, Bud Caldwell, creates a set of rules to live by that he calls "Caldwell's Rules and Things for Making a Funner Life and Making a Better Lier out of Yourself.” ‘These rules are Bud's response to his life experiences. You will write a literary argument essay in which you will establish a claim about whether Bud uses ‘those “rules to live by” to help him survive or thrive in his life. You will establish your claim in an introduction. Then to support your claim, you will use evidence about how Bud uses three of his rules. Finally, you will provide closure to your essay with a conclusion, “a your essay, be sure to: Write an introduction that presents your claim, Select three of Bud’s rules to support your claim. Use relevant and specific text evidence, including direct quotations, to support your claim, Explain how your evidence supports your claim. Use transitional words and phrases to make your writing cohesive and logicalSteve Jobs’ Rules to Live By Life offers many opportunities to make choices. Life can be both easy and hard. When we make choices during the easy or hard times, we are either surviving or thriving. SteveJobsnisedhistulesin hislife to helphim thrive He did this despite being orphaned, dropping out of college, being fced, aind having cancer. In his commencement address to Stanford Univesity in 2005, Jobe shared his three rules to follow in order to thrive in lifes ape While remembering his Reed College days, Steve Jobs shared his first rule: “Watt liive totrust 1 ‘nrsomething.” He-told'the graduates that eath choice in our lives is @ dot, and we:should trust in ‘those choices. He said this was more important than spendi#ig time worrying about how all the dots connect in the future. Jobs followed his rule to trust his gut and enrolled in a calligraphy college course, and that led to the typefaces tnd spacing used in computers today. FOHOWIE Whe THEO TH” insomething-helped Jobsthrive in life-beeause he trusted in himself and:didnitspend-enesgy _wotryingabout the future, [Even though Jobs trusted in himself along the way, not everything worked out as he had Se nt i hetero second rule: "E6vé what you do” and do what you love. Jobs overcame being fired and followed that rule. He continued doing what he loved, working on computer systems and starting companies such ‘as Pixar: By choosing to-do what he loved, Steve Jobs:stayed true to himselfand thrived regardless of ‘htongtreimes pe eS During his life, Jobs overcame many hardships, like being fired from Apple and surviving his 4--p fist diagnosis of cancer in 2005. Even before he survived his first round of cancer, he lived by hi third rale: “Live each day as if it was your last.” Jobs followed his heart and intuition with the calligraphy clas. He found courage to get over fears of what others thought about him after getting fired from Apple. He knew death was a part of life, and remembering this each day helped him ensure he was doing what he really wanted most days of his life: By living the'ritle; Jobs thrived: Steve Jobs taught us that thriving is about trusting ourselves while also keeping the perspective that lf is temporary. 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