Thursday, April 3, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  April 14 Looking ahead:  We have 1 more class. April 14 will be our class  Read-a-Thon.   Bring books and treats and perhaps pillows to sit on. On April 16 you will rotate to Mrs. Fugal's classroom.

Today’s Agenda: 1. Individual Reading and Fill Out Your Log 2. Partner Fluency Practice (New Passage) 3. Reading to Learn:         Using Mind-Mapping to Learn and Remember  Test Today! Put facts (and sketches)on your map in appropriate places. Label so the ideas are clear. 10 facts = C 20 facts = B 30 facts = A Did you    create a Mind-Map for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, add drawings, words, icons, etc. to your map to help you understand  and retain (that means remember) the information  about the Lewis and Clark Expedition, sketch in state boundaries, rivers, events?  Did you start with the article, use the maps you have, use the timeline, use information from the poem, and  use information from the video? Take a test on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  Test this time! Reflection:   1. What was this experience of learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition like for you? Think and write about the different parts of what we did and what you did?  2.  What did you like best about it? What did you like least about it?  3.  What reading strategies and other activities help you to learn best? What strategies have your used as you read to learn?   Asking questions Visualizing Predicting Skimming and Scanning Close Reading Note taking  and creating icons and other visual images Making connections

If you were absent:  See above. Don't forget to complete and report (on a pink make-up sheet) your reading. Arrange a time with me to take the test. If you need to make up your mind map or your test, you can complete the map and study for the test using these resources: Lewis and Clark -- in Poetry