Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Announcements and Reminders: Reading Log and Fluency checks were on October 9.  Complete any make-up work as soon as possible -- by Wednesday, October 14.  You have until October 20 to finish handing in the computer lab exercises:  (See the posts for the days we were in the labs for more details.) Lewis and Clark -- Reliability and Using a Database -- Due 10-7-15 http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/  explorers site & BRC.docx Plagiarism  -- Due 10-9-15 http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html# Plagiarism Computer Exercise Worksheet2014 (1).doc This is the link you will use for the back. http://www.loislowry.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=196 Wikipedia  --  Due 10-20-15  http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/wikipedia/ Wikipedia exercise.docx Now that we have had 3 days in the computer lab, you will complete the assignments as homework.                                                                   There is  a late bus available after school on Tuesday      through Thursday for students who wish to stay after to work     on their grades.  It leaves at 4 pm and drops off students       at the elementary schools nearest their homes. If you wish to order books from Scholastic,  the book orders will be due  by  Wednesday, October 14th.

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: Today's activities: Pick up your folder from the black crate.  1. Begin class with Quiet Individual Reading.    Fill out your reading log!  2. Fluency Partner Practice -- with your elbow partner. Fill out your graph. 3.  Using Reading Strategies to Improve your Reading and Remembering. We've learned that you can't trust everything you read online.  http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/lewis-clark/ and why Wikipedia isn't always reliable. We learned that there are sources you can trust.                                     such as Biography Reference Center Now,   what do you do when you've found reliable, useful information and need to learn it? Step One:   Really read when you're reading. Use Metacognition: Thinking About Your Thinking You can choose to focus on one thing, and not let others  distract you. What do you do when you've been distracted and realize you haven't really been reading -- then what if you're just not getting it? Click on this link to progress through the series of posts -- one linked from the other, then came back here by clicking on the Home tab above. 1. Check your own inner voice Using a plain piece of paper -- colored or white, fold it into thirds -- hamburger-wise. Step 1 for Your Brochure:  Outside     BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period] Step 2 for Your Brochure:  Inside   Before Reading Complete a Self Check  Study Area  Emotions Level of  Difficulty Feeling physically  Preview 1. Read the title. Ask: What do I know about this subject? 2. Read the first couple of sentences and the last couple of sentences. 3. Look for bold or italicized print. 4. Look at charts, maps, graphs, diagrams. 5. Select or Create Questions 6. Set Study Length 7. Place check marks Practice with  http://afjh.alpineschools.org/ Resources:  Pioneer Online Library Log-in with user name and password if at home. Gale Research in Context Grades 6-8 Search "Lewis and Clark Expedition" Meriwether Lewis and William Clark UXL Biographies. 2003.

If You Were Absent: See above.  Complete the worksheets as homework. Don't forget to complete the make-up reading and fluency practice.