Thursday, November 13, 2014

Mrs. Fugal

Welcome to Semester 1,  Rotation 3 of Reading 7.
If you were just in Ms. Dorsey's rotation, look for Mrs. Fugal in Room 200.

Ms. Dorsey

If you were just in Mr Gillis' rotation, you are in the right place today.

Find your seat on the seating chart.

1.  Individual Reading Time  -- Fill out your new reading log for today.

Getting acquainted with our classroom:

•  Where do you turn things in?
•  Where do we keep our folders?
•  Where do we find the materials for          fluency practice?
• Where could I find a book or magazine to read?
•  Where can I find handouts in case I've been absent?
• What can I find on this blog?

2.  Partner Fluency Practice
       Each partner gets a page protector and a copy of the poem to read.
       Put the poem into the page protector.
       Fill out your new graph for each time you read.

3. For what reasons do we read?

A4
It helps me learn.
Practice promotes fluency.
I am interested in the topic or the story.
It helps your eyes.
It helps you get or perform a job.
(Eat carrots!)
It expands your vocabulary.
I read for fun!
I helps your whole life.
It's a good skill to have.
It helps you relax.
I read because someone makes me read!
   teacher
   parent
   sister
I saw the movie!
I read text messages.
I read email messages.
I read for school.
I read for navigation.
   signs
   maps
   GPS
I read for prizes.
I search for information on the Internet.
  I read to figure out what I'm going to read.
I read forms.
I read to be better at my games.
I read to improve comprehension.
I read homework.
I read instruction manuals.
I read to find out when my shows are on.
I read about things that interest me.
Some people read to put people in their place or to give an opinion.
I read food labels.
I read the questions for a test.  I read the directions on a test.
Ms. Dorsey reads her bills.
I read recipes and directions on foods.
I read pictures, painting, advertisements, billboards, etc. . .
I could read blueprints.
I read science articles and other articles.
I read books.
I reread things I've written.
I read lyrics, sheet music, notes, etc.
I read price tags.
I read magazines.
I read lists.
I read comic books and graphic novels.
I read blog posts.
I read subtitles.
I read movie posters, reviews.
I read titles.
I read covers.
I read blurbs.
I read time.

A3
It helps with my speech.
My teacher makes me.
My parents make me.
It helps vocabulary.
I read for fun.
I can learn things -- research.
I read from curiosity.  I have to find out what happens.
I read for evidence.  I want to win an argument.
I want to learn more about an interest.
I want to say that I did.
It was recommended by a friend or someone else.
I read for assignments.
I read so I'm smarter than everyone else.
I saw the movie.
I read to get better at reading.
My sister won't stop bothering me until I read that book.
It has an interesting title.
It give me ideas for my own writing.
The book is popular.  Everybody else read it!
It might have an interesting cover.
It might have an interesting summary on the back.
I would read to beat Megan!
I hate spoilers!!!!!!!!
I hate pictures of the characters in the middle instead of on the cover of the book.
I might read for a contest.
I might get a prize.
I might read because the movie was interesting.
It might make me more creative.
I like the author.
I like series.
I might NOT want to read thick books or skinny books.
I like the genre.
I hate disappointment.
I hate/like cliffhangers.  I have to read the next book.
I love disappointment, or love surprises.
You want to finish before your friend does.

I need to know what I'm supposed to do.
I want to know HOW to do something.
   origami
   recipes
   drawing and other art forms
   building, fixing, repairing, making crafts
I might be looking for advice.
I read labels on food.


4.  The Famous Person Project

Why?
You will learn to use databases and online encyclopedias.
You will learn to check for reliability and usefulness.
You will practice taking notes and using the notes to create an interesting and informative presentation.

4. Picking a famous person for the Famous Person Project
     


Important Information:
If you are absent, or need more information on what we did in class, come to this blog 

With Ms. Dorsey you will focus on reading for research -- especially on the Internet, learning about identifying and using useful and reliable sources.

Bring your own pencils and pens every day. I will have some available to loan, but you should return them at the end of class, and should only rarely need to borrow.

Bring lined paper. 

It is very helpful to have a thumb drive  (flash drive) to be used  during this section of the class dealing with reading the Internet.

For every class, bring a book to read during  Individual Reading.  

 Edmodo:   For this segment of the Reading Class we will also be using Edmodo (open to posting only by the teacher and classmates) where students will complete some assignments and collaborate with the teacher and other students. Parents, your student can give you your own code so you can create an Edmodo parent account.

Passwords: The students will receive a packet with passwords to access from home the databases we use in class, to the Famous Person Project and be worked on at home if you have an Internet connection. 

Students should know their login for school computers and should be able to access their gmail accounts from home or school.   Creating the Famous Person project on Google Drive works well because it can be easily shared with the teacher. 

If you do not have Internet access at home, the student could use computers in our school media center, sometimes (such as during CaveTime) our computer labs are open to students who need extra time, and the Internet is available at the public library.

By the way, we have not been successful at opening ODT files on our school computers. Please use another format.