Thursday, August 27, 2015

Announcements and Reminders: Remember to bring back your signed disclosure signature sheet . School Pictures:  September 3-4 School Dance on Friday! There will be a school dance for 7th and 8th graders right after school this Friday. 2:45 - 4:00pm --  $2.00 entrance fee

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 log, graph, passage, and ABC's of Reliability Book. 1. Individual Reading and fill out your log for today. (San Diego Quick Testing?) 2. Fluency Practice and fill out your graph. 3. Receive a manila folder. 4. 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.   Finish your booklet:  ABC's of Reliability and Usefulness Researching  Famous Explorers -- We are going to learn about the importance of checking for the reliability of the sources of information you find as you research a subject.  Lab 202 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.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/biography-reference-center https://www.ebsco.com/about More on Reliability? if needed

If You Were Absent: Pick up a make-up reading log to complete as you do at least 20 minutes of reading at home.  Get a parent or guardian signature on it. Learning about recognizing reliable sources If you are absent, here is the document to use:  explorers site only without key.docx  or you can pick up a copy from the handouts folders at the front of the room. To open the document from the link above, click on the link, then on the tab labeled "Download." Carefully follow the directions on the handout.