Monday, October 5, 2015

Wednesday, October 7, 2015


Announcements and Reminders:
                                                                 


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. Computer Writing Lab 202
Finding Reliable Sources

Remember the CRAAP test?
Look at your handout/notes.
Use the same worksheet as last time.
explorers site & BRC.docx
If you finish early, complete the Plagiarism Worksheet.


Part I: 
1. Learning about Plagiarism

2. Receive the document: Plagiarism Computer Exercise
Plagiarism Computer Exercise Worksheet2014 (1).doc
Click on the link, then click on the download tab if you need to print your own. 







b. Listen to and read along with the information about plagiarism. (Yes, you may turn on the sound on your computer! The room will be noisy, but sometimes that's okay.)
c. Answer the questions on the worksheet, both front and back.
This is the link you will use for the back.

 Lab 202 is the Computer  Lab nearest our classroom.

  •  Leave your backpacks.  
  •  Take a pen or pencil.
  • Take the worksheet.



If You Were Absent:


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

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