Friday, May 2, 2014

Test on the Bill of Rights.
You can see the full text at http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/.


First Amendment - Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and to petition the government
Second Amendment - Right to bear arms
Third Amendment - Protection from quartering of troops
Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
Fifth Amendment - Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, private property
Sixth Amendment - Right to a speedy trial and other rights of the accused
Seventh Amendment - Trial by jury
Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment
Ninth Amendment - Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights -- Individual Rights
Tenth Amendment - Powers of states and people

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Monday, April 28, 2014

Announcements and Reminders: 

Remember to bring your own pencils and pens and some lined paper.
No food or drink in the classroom except water. (The exception is when I give out candy or when we have the Read-a-Thon.   I encourage you to carry with you a clear bottle of water. 

Wednesday and Friday you will have a substitute:  Mr. DeGroot

Test on the Bill of Rights on Friday.

1. Individual Reading and Fill Out Your Log


2. Partner Fluency Practice and fill out your graph


3.  More work on REMEMBERING what you read: flash cards.
and a song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7RxrQJrdh4

Check off your flash cards with me before you leave today. 



If time: 4. Partner Practice with INNER VOICES. "Heroes of Flight 93" 
A3 did not do this.

Use, discuss and record the reading strategies you use.  Also respond to the article.  Write at least three complete sentences for each section of the graphic organizer.



4.  Finish up your Inner Voices Articles:
         Brain
         Crimea
         Slavery

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Today’s Agenda:

Just for fun: 
What happens when corn catches cold?

It gets an earache.




What's the difference between a bus driver and a cold?

One knows the stops and the other stops the nose.





What is the difference between a dressmaker and a nurse?

One cuts the dresses and the other dresses the cuts.



1. Individual Reading and Fill Out Your Log


2. Partner Fluency Practice and fill out your graph

3. Part of reading is remembering what you read:

                Using a Mnemonic to remember information.  The Bill of Rights!

                See this post: Peg System for Memorization

A3 went through the system for remembering the Bill of Rights last time.   Draw pictures today.

A4 drew pictures last time.  Practice today.   FLASH CARDS.

Sketches for all ten amendments.

   

Sharon B. 

Jacob O.

Trevor B. 

Inner Voices: for A3. A4 did not work on these today.

A. Finish Brain Article
B. if time, Article about the Crimea -- A4 some students did it

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/ukraines-dangerous-game-why-crimea-conflict-matters-n40121

C. Ending Slavery:  This time, do your best to have a CONVERSATIONAL VOICE.  What you write should reflect a conversation with the text. 

Book Sculptures

http://harpercollinschildrens.tumblr.com/post/82814690400/beautiful-book-sculptures

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  Remember to bring your own pencils and pens and some lined paper. No food or drink in the classroom except water. (The exception is when I give out candy or when we have the Read-a-Thon.   I encourage you to carry with you a clear bottle of water.  Happy Earth Day! http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-lyrid-meteor-shower#where

Today’s Agenda: 1. Individual Reading and Fill Out Your Log 2. Partner Fluency Practice and fill out your graph 3. Metacognition!       About reading:  For what reasons do we read? Why types of things do we read? What skills and strategies can we use to help ourselves understand what we read? What is your favorite thing to read? A4  Reasons to Read For information To DO something For enjoyment Because we have to to learn to get educated for information to understand cooking (what time will the bus be at my stop?) tips for improving my video game score instructions on a test or other assignment expand your imagination to learn to kill time, keep from being bored to have fun to learn to get educated for school A3  Reasons to Read For information To DO something For enjoyment Because we have to Expository or Informational  How-To Narrative Informations How-To  learn things and get smarter to learn info in school and other reasons to learn better to explore so we can advance in technology (to fall asleep) to know what to do entertainment to have a good time for fun because we feel like it to enjoy to end your day with a nice thought to get away Because you make us Homework For School (to get an A in class) (for education) A3- A4  Types of Things We Read Books                                  signs, billboards                Internet Articles                               fantasy books                     Pictures Instagram                            advertisements                   text messages Text books                          magazines                          signs Facebook                             cookbooks                          screens letters                                  others expressions              scriptures/holy books Baseball jerseys                  newspapers                         t-shirts, hoodies math homework (numbers,  math signs, equations)       nonfiction books A3- A4  What skills and strategies can we use to help ourselves when we read? Ask questions Ask someone Find the central idea Highlight Imagine Look up words you don’t know Stop and comprehend Summarize Take notes Make connections Make inferences Notice your own thinking Predict Read aloud Read slowly Reread Scan Skim Speed read Talk to others about the text Think about what you would do if you were the protagonist Think along with the book Visualize Write about it A3-A4  What is your favorite thing to read? Fiction Specific Titles Nonfiction Misc. Dystopian Realistic fiction Fantasy Mystery Sci-fi Action/Adventure Horror/scary Historical Fiction Hunger Games Divergent Michael Vey Ruby Holler Flipped The Hobbit LeBron James Biography Action Biography Sports billboards The Bible Picture books Everything! The book you don’t HAVE to read [Part of reading is remembering what you read:                 Using a Mnemonic to remember information.  The Bill of Rights!                 See this post: Peg System for Memorization A3 went through the system for remembering the Bill of Rights. A4 drew pictures. Sharon B.  Jacob O. Trevor B.  Inner Voices:  for A3.   A4 did not work on these today. Finish Brain Article if time, Article about the Crimea -- A4 some students did it http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/ukraines-dangerous-game-why-crimea-conflict-matters-n40121

Friday, April 18, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  Remember to bring your own pencils and pens and some lined paper. No food or drink in the classroom except water. (The exception is when I give out candy or when we have the Read-a-Thon.   I encourage you to carry with you a clear bottle of water.

Today’s Agenda: 1. Individual Reading and Fill Out Your Log [Part of reading is remembering what you read:                 Using a Mnemonic to remember information.  DUDE!                 See this post: Mnemonic: DUDE] 2. Partner Fluency Practice and fill out your graph 3. Metacognition!       About reading:  For what reasons do we read? Why types of things do we read? What skills and strategies can we use to help ourselves understand what we read? What is your favorite thing to read? A4  Reasons to Read For information To DO something For enjoyment Because we have to to learn to get educated for information to understand cooking (what time will the bus be at my stop?) tips for improving my video game score instructions on a test or other assignment expand your imagination to learn to kill time, keep from being bored to have fun to learn to get educated for school A3  Reasons to Read For information To DO something For enjoyment Because we have to Expository or Informational  How-To Narrative Informations How-To  learn things and get smarter to learn info in school and other reasons to learn better to explore so we can advance in technology (to fall asleep) to know what to do entertainment to have a good time for fun because we feel like it to enjoy to end your day with a nice thought to get away Because you make us Homework For School (to get an A in class) (for education) A3- A4  Types of Things We Read Books                                  signs, billboards                Internet Articles                               fantasy books                     Pictures Instagram                            advertisements                   text messages Text books                          magazines                          signs Facebook                             cookbooks                          screens letters                                  others expressions              scriptures/holy books Baseball jerseys                  newspapers                         t-shirts, hoodies math homework (numbers,  math signs, equations)       nonfiction books A3- A4  What skills and strategies can we use to help ourselves when we read? Ask questions Ask someone Find the central idea Highlight Imagine Look up words you don’t know Stop and comprehend Summarize Take notes Make connections Make inferences Notice your own thinking Predict Read aloud Read slowly Reread Scan Skim Speed read Talk to others about the text Think about what you would do if you were the protagonist Think along with the book Visualize Write about it A3-A4  What is your favorite thing to read? Fiction Specific Titles Nonfiction Misc. Dystopian Realistic fiction Fantasy Mystery Sci-fi Action/Adventure Horror/scary Historical Fiction Hunger Games Divergent Michael Vey Ruby Holler Flipped The Hobbit LeBron James Biography Action Biography Sports billboards The Bible Picture books Everything! The book you don’t HAVE to read Inner Voices:   Finish Brain Article if time, Article about the Crimea -- A4 some students did it http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/ukraines-dangerous-game-why-crimea-conflict-matters-n40121

If you were absent:  Complete the make-up reading and report the date you read, the type of reading, the title, and how long you read.  Read at least 20 minutes per day missed in class.  If you know you are going to be gone, pick up a pink reading make-up log.  Go to this post to learn this mnemonic for how the Grand Canyon (and other canyons formed:  Mnemonic: DUDE Read through the answers above that your classmates came up with to these questions: For what reasons do we read? Why types of things do we read? What skills and strategies can we use to help ourselves understand what we read? What is your favorite thing to read? If you didn't do it yet,  Practice Noticing Inner Voices  -- If you are absent, print these and follow the directions on the Inner Voice Template, using the Facts About the Brain as the reading material. Facts About the Brain.docx Inner Voice Template.doc If you are in A4, also print another Inner Voice Template and at least get started on this inner-voices assignment:  The Conflict in Crimea.docx Check yourself to see whether you remember the four forces that formed the Grand Canyon, then look back at  Mnemonic: DUDE