December 18, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:

• There will be NO cavetime on Thursday or Friday. 
• Classes will be normal during B6-B8 and A2-A4.
• The only seventh grade classes affected will be B5 and A1.
• Friday, December 19 is the deadline for late work and extra credit for second term. 

If you have sent or shared your PowerPoint, check the notes at the bottom 

of each slide.  Under "View" click on "Show Speaker Notes." 

Schedule for the rest of the term: 
January 5 Lab 211 Make needed corrections to PowerPoints if you haven't already. It is best if you have this all done before you leave for the holidays.
Take the SRI (Reading Test).

January 7 Lab 211 -- Present Your PowerPoints

January 9 Read-a-Thon

Today: 

1. Individual Reading Time -- Fill out your reading log for today.
       San Diego Quick Tests

2. Fluency Practice

3. Before, During, and After Reading 

Before Reading	During Reading	After Reading
Inventory SELF Study area Emotions Level of difficulty Feeling physically Preview Chapter Select or Create Questions Set Study Length Place check marks	Read ACTIVELY Identify the topic Identify the main idea Identify the major supporting   details Stop at checkmarks to see whether you are understanding. If you do, go on. If not, Use fix-up strategies.	Post View Answer Questions Organize to remember       --- make outlines      --- take notes      --- write summaries     ---  create maps

 Try it
Memorize this string of numbers:

912161923263033

Now break it into these chunks and look for a pattern.

9   12   16   19   23   26   30   33

If you can find the pattern, it will make memorizing much easier.
Try it. 

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Continued from Friday -- Reliability and Usefulness

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