Announcements
and Reminders:
School Pictures: September 3-4
Get your grades up BEFORE we begin the Cave Time schedule (September 8?). You will want to have a colored slip so you can choose your activities during Cave Time!
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Targets for
Today:
I will spend time reading something enjoyable.
I will work on improving my reading fluency. I will better understand how to find reliable sources when I do research. |
Today’s Agenda:
Find your assigned seat. Hand in your disclosure document, if ready. Pick up your folder. 1. Individual Reading and fill out your log for today. (San Diego Quick Testing) 2. Fluency Practice and fill out your graph. 3. Finding reliable sources Why? We read to learn. In our modern world, much of that sort of reading is done online. We need to become savvy consumers of information.
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/ Lewis and Clark: Answer Key If you are absent, here is the document to use: explorers site only without key.docx
We are going to use Biography Reference Center to check some facts and to practice looking at the ABC's of Reliability and Usefulness.
Biography Reference Center is a database -- a collections of articles that have been selected because they are reliable and useful.
Definition of database:
A set of data grouped together in one location in (or accessible by) a computer. A computerized database has been likened to an electronic filing cabinet of information arranged for easy access or for a specific purpose.https://www.ebsco.com/about For ChromeBooks -- Username: complete school email Password: School email password If you did not finish your Lewis and Clark paper -- both sides, finish it as homework -- due next time. |
If You Were
Absent:
Complete the make-up for reading time -- using the pink make-up sheet.
Finish your Lewis and Clark paper on your own time, and hand it in next time.
If you need another copy of the Lewis and Clark paper, use this link:
explorers site only without key.docx |
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