Individual Reading Time:
Bring your own book, or select other reading material from our classroom. You may read the same book that you are reading for your English class. (20)
(San Diego Quick Testing)
Reading Stamina
Checking out books
What you can read . . . . . But . . . .
"I'm Readin' a Book!"
Hear from an Expert on Reading Brian Regan on Reading (7)
Is he an expert on reading?
Fluency Practice (8)
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Noticing your own Thinking and Using Reading Strategies
Do you read the Internet? How are your Internet Reading Skills and Strategies?
What do I already know about the Internet?
What is the best way to use the Internet for Research?
- Google George Washington How many hits?
- Personal? Other?
- Are they all about the first President of the United States?
- Narrow? "George Washington" biography
- What about Wikipedia?
- Who writes this stuff?
Vocabulary: What is a URL?
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About our Project:
People Worth Knowing: A Hero Project
Whom could you choose?
Write your ideas in your planner.
Finding Reliable and Useful Resources
Pioneer:
http://pioneer.uen.org/k12/
User Name and Password
http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/frontpage
Notable People ---- Topics/Subtopics
World Book -- Lists at World Book Kids
World Book Student --
Powell, Colin Luther
Back to Sirs Discoverer
How do you know if a site is reliable? http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-is-shot-in-the-leg
Computer Lab Dates:
B5-B6
August 30 -- 211 Effective Research and Internet Safety Selecting a "hero" to research
September 10 -- 211 Research
September 12 --211 Research
September 18 -- 201 Finish research and work on PowerPoints
September 24 - 201 Work on PowerPoints, extra research if needed
September 26 -- 201 Finish up PowerPoint Presentations
September 28 -- 201 Your project is due and will be presented on this day.
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