Mnemonics

"My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets."
(KEY: Mercury Venus Earth Mars [asteroids] Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto)

Geological Time Periods:
http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/geoperi.htm

Summer Reading 2014

Pick up one of the fliers about OverDrive -- a free opportunity to read books online or on your devices!

• Go to https://alpineut.libraryreserve.com
• Select our school.
• Use the same number you used to check out books from our library. 

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/23/315250144/kate-dicamillos-picks-for-summer-tree-house-reading?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140525

Pronunciation Challenge/Fluency?

http://www.tickld.com/x/90-of-people-cant-pronounce-this-whole-poem

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Today:  Retake the Scholastic Reading Inventory -- Computer Lab 223. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.

Today: 

1. Fill out the survey about the Lewis and Clark project. Hand it in. 

2.  Take something with you to read when you go to the computer lab to retake the Scholastic Reading Inventory.  (No food or drinks!)

When you are done, read quietly.

3.  Read-a-thon and get out your treats.

Please take your folders home or recycle them. 

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Today: Test on the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Today: 
1. Individual Reading -- You may complete your mind map for Lewis and Clark 
and/or study for the test. 
2. Fluency Practice -- new passage
3. Study more about Lewis and Clark.
Share facts with and get facts from other students. 
Complete your mind map for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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  boundaries, rivers, people, events? 
Did you start with the article,
use the maps you have,
use the timeline,

 and 

use information from the video?

Take a test on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 

Test TODAY!

For the test you will put facts (and sketches) on your map in appropriate places.

Label so the ideas are clear. Writing must be legible. 

10 facts = C

20 facts = B

30 facts = A

See the earlier posts on this blog for facts, pictures, etc. 

2. Internet Safety for Teens:

Videos:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep2E5JopOCA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrln8nyVBLU

http://www.atg.wa.gov/internetsafety/teens.aspx#commodity

http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html

http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/safekidslist.pdf

for parents: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/internet-safety-tips-for-high-school-kids

Announcements and Reminders:  If you need it, be prepared to take or retake the Bill of Rights quiz during cave time. Use your pictures or flashcard or study at Friday, May 2, 2014. Return any books you have checked out from our classroom. No late or revised work or extra credit after Friday, May 23, 2014. Have you met the 40 book challenge?  Turn in your chart to your English teacher right away for a special treat next week. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  If you need it, be prepared to take or retake the Bill of Rights quiz during cave time. Use your pictures or flashcard or study at Friday, May 2, 2014. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.  Return any books you have checked out from our classroom. No late or revised work or extra credit after Friday, May 23, 2014. Have you met the 40 book challenge?  Turn in your chart to your English teacher right away for a special treat next week. Do you have these facts about Lewis and Clark? Thomas Jefferson became president of the U.S. in 1801.  In 1803 the United States bought the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million, or about four cents an acre. Lewis had been President Jefferson's secretary, and Jefferson chose him to lead the expedition. Lewis was 28 years old at the beginning of the expedition. Lewis chose William Clark to be his co-leader. Clark had been his superior in the army, but because he had retired from the army, his rank was now less than Lewis'.   They shared leadership responsibilities equally on the expedition, and there is no record of them ever arguing or disagreeing about any important decision. Clark was 32 years old. In preparation for the expedition, Lewis went to Philadelphia to study classification of plants and animals and how to determine geographical position by observing the stars. In the meanwhile, Clark went out to recruit members of the expedition.  He was looking especially for skilled hunters and woodsmen.   Most of the men were soldiers, used to hard work and military discipline.  Clark's slave York went with them. Lewis brought his dog, a Newfoundland named Seaman.   They left in May of 1804 and returned in September of 1906. They had been gone for 28 months and had traveled 8,000 miles. On the way they wintered with the Mandan and Hidatsa Indians in what is now North Dakota.  They called their winter camp Fort Mandan.   They were joined by a French-Canadian trader named Toussaint Carbonneau.  His young wife, a Shoshone Indian who had been kidnapped from her home by another tribe, also came along with the expedition.   Her name was Sacagawea and that February she gave birth to a baby boy they named John Baptiste Charbonneau.   It took them a year and a half to reach the Pacific Ocean. The return trip took them only six months.  By the time they returned most people back East thought they had all died. Only one member of the expedition died-  a Sergeant Floyd who probably died of appendicitis near present-day Sioux City, Iowa.

Today:
1. Individual Reading
2. Fluency Practice -- new passage
3. Study more about Lewis and Clark.  Complete your mind map for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Prepare for the test next time.

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  boundaries, rivers, people, events? 
Did you start with the article,
use the maps you have,
use the timeline,

 and 

use information from the video?

Take a test on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 

Test next time!

For the test you will put facts (and sketches) on your map in appropriate places.
Label so the ideas are clear. Writing must be legible. 
10 facts = C
20 facts = B
30 facts = A

If you were absent:  See above. Don't forget to complete the make-up work for your individual reading.

Friday, May 16, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  If you need it, be prepared to take or retake the Bill of Rights quiz during cave time. Use your pictures or flashcard or study at Friday, May 2, 2014. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.

Today’s Agenda: 1. Individual Reading and fill out log. 2.  Partner Fluency Practice 3.  Using your reading skills and strategies to learn:  The Lewis and Clark Expedition    1. Read and highlight/underline/annotate the article about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Add simple drawings, pictures, icons and words to your mind map to help you remember information about the Expedition.  You will be tested on how much you can remember. If you haven't, receive the additional maps and timeline. We will study and watch the video again next time

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  If you need it, be prepared to take or retake the Bill of Rights quiz.  Use your pictures or flashcard or study at Friday, May 2, 2014. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.

Today’s Agenda: 1. Individual Reading and fill out log. 2.  Partner Fluency Practice 3. Activity 3: Reliability and ways to check for it! Complete the explorers activity and filling out the evaluation form for that site. Fill out the white worksheet, titled "Lewis and Clark – Important Information for Your U.S. History Class Next Year" using this link: http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/  If you'd like more information about these explorers, see http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-is-shot-in-the-leg  A3 - finish ABC's for Lewis and Clark A4- to Their dream didn’t become reality right away, however.  Hand in Lewis and Clark Paper. _____________________ Why not? Take a look at the History Tab on Wikipedia. ___________________________ Begin preparing for test on Lewis and Clark Expedition. Receive World Book Article, Map, and page for Mind-Mapping. The Mind Map will be worth points and should be as complete as possible. Yours will help you learn about and remember information about The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Here are some examples of Mind Maps for other subjects:

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Clark and Lewis 

keelboat



When the expedition came to the Great Falls of Montana,
they had to portage (carry their boats and supplies) around the falls.

Lewis' dog Seaman

If you were absent:  See above. Don't forget to complete the make-up work for your individual reading.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  If you need it, be prepared to take or retake the Bill of Rights quiz.  Use your pictures or flashcard or study at Friday, May 2, 2014. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.

Today’s Agenda: 1. Individual Reading and fill out log. 2.  Partner Fluency Practice 3. Activity 3: Reliability and ways to check for it! http://www.dhmo.org/ http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/sightings.html http://www.umbachconsulting.com/miscellany/velcro.html http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/penguin.asp http://www.amazon.com/Words-Heart-Ouida-Sebestyen/dp/044041346X Ouida Sebestyan Complete the explorers activity and filling out the evaluation form for that site. Fill out the white worksheet, titled "Lewis and Clark – Important Information for Your U.S. History Class Next Year" using this link: http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/  Why not?  If you'd like more information about these explorers, see http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-is-shot-in-the-leg  A3 - finish ABC's for Lewis and Clark A4- to Their dream didn’t become reality right away, however.  Both classes do Wikipedia History.

If you were absent:

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  Ms. Dorsey got sick and had to go home for the rest of the day, so we had a substitute.  Good behavior for the sub earned extra credit. If you need it, be prepared to take or retake the Bill of Rights quiz.  Use your pictures or flashcard or study at Friday, May 2, 2014. May 27:   Read-a-thon -- Bring something to read, a treat if you wish, and a pillow to sit on if you'd like to.

Today’s Agenda: 1. Individual Reading and Fill Out Your Log 2. Partner Fluency Practice and fill out your graph 3. Listen to and read along with the short story "User Friendly" and answer the questions for it.   What is your relationship with computers?

If you were absent:  Complete the make-up reading assignment.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

1. Individual Reading and Fill Out Your Log


2. Partner Fluency Practice and fill out your graph

3.  Reliability on the Internet

Article on Checking for Reliability -- Read (using and noting reading strategies) filling out the inner voices chart.

Reading the Internet

ABC's of Reliability and Usefulness


Reliability:  (whiteboards and markers? thumbs up?  stand-sit?)

Wikipedia?

Illustration #1

Illustration #2

http://www.dhmo.org/

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/sightings.html

http://www.umbachconsulting.com/miscellany/velcro.html

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/penguin.asp

http://www.amazon.com/Words-Heart-Ouida-Sebestyen/dp/044041346X
Ouida Sebestyan

If time: 

Creating Mind Maps to Learn from Reading