September 4, 2012 Tuesday

September 4, 2012   Tuesday

• Please pick up your folder from the black crates at the front of the room.
• Hand in your disclosure document if you have not yet done that.
• Finish up your Edmoto assignment -- Search and Select -- as soon as possible.  Turn it in on Edmodo. 

Today's Agenda: 
1. Individual Reading Time and fill out log (20 minutes)
2. Fluency Practice

3.  Reading Strategy:  Asking Questions   

Ask questions while researching information about 
your famous person (hero): 

• What was this person's life like before he or she became famous?  
• Where and when was he/she born?
• What was his/her childhood like?
• What was his/her youth like?  education?  adventures?  

• How did this person become famous?
• What obstacles did he or she overcome?
• Why is he or she admirable?
• What were his or her accomplishments?  
• What was his or her personal life like?     Answer any of the following questions: 
• Was this person married and did he or she have children?
• Did he or she have hobbies or other jobs?
• Did he or she have certain likes and/or dislikes?
• Are there famous quotes from this person?   
• What other interesting information would I like to include? 

Your Admirable Famous Person (a Hero) PowerPoint

   

4.  Evaluating Websites:  Determining Whether a Site is Useful and Reliable

ABC Website Evaluation Version 4.doc

Fill out 3 or 6 of these with information about the famous person you selected.

Creating a Bibliography