Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Announcements and Reminders:            This rotation will end on November 11.           Make sure you have everything handed in or revised and                  re-handed in before then. Ms. Dorsey will no longer be doing intervention for Cavetime on Thursdays.  She will instead host the Mock Trial enrichment.  Book Orders are due November 12.  I will get the books to you in your next class.  Use our class code when you order: GKLJW This rotation ends November 11. Make sure you have all of your work turned in, and any make-up work completed and turned in by that day.   We have three more days of class, including the Readathon on November 11.   On that day bring your favorite reading materials, a pillow if you'd like to sit on it, and treats to enjoy and to share.

Targets for Today: I will read for enjoyment, and add to a record of my reading. I can read aloud fluently. I know strategies I can use to comprehend (understand) what I read, and to remember it.

Today’s  Agenda: 1.  Individual reading.         (A3 -- finish San Diego Quick Test.)        Fill out your log! 2. Partner Fluency Practice       You have new passages today!         Fill out your graph! 3. Viewing and taking notes to collect information.  Watch the rest of the video and take notes on it.  Applying reading strategies to viewing.   Begin at minute 18:20. 4. Finish your brochure: (Have it ready to be checked next time.)   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 During Reading Be Active "Talk" with the author or text. Visualize Predict      1) predict      2) read      3) check      4) compliment or correct Pace yourself with a pencil. Make Connections!      Text to Self      Text to Text      Text to World Stop at the 's  and Test your Understanding. Yes, I do  understand. Mark and highlight text. Continue to next . Read to end of study block. No, I don't  understand Use fix-up strategies: See the back of this brochure! After Reading -- #1 REDUCE Post View Ask yourself -- *What did I learn from reading this? *What patterns/overall structure did I notice? *What was the overall central idea? *Do I understand it all? If not, use fix-up strategies. Answer Questions Organize for Recall (Select 1) -- make outlines -- take notes -- write summaries -- create maps Outside: After Reading -- #2 RETAIN (Remember) Teach Someone Study in Groups Recreate in Writing (and drawing) Make Flash Cards Use mnemonics 1. Rhymes and Songs 2. Acronyms 3.  Acrostics 4. Mini-Stories 5. Picture Links Rehearse [Strategies] Fix-Up  Strategies  1. Check your  own inner  voice. 2. Focus on it,  and read it  again. 3. Try reading  it out loud. 4. Try reading  ahead a bit. 5.  Look for  any words (or  ideas or facts) that may be  getting in  your way. 6.  Ask  someone who  can help you. - - or mark it  with a ?  for later. BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period] 5. If time, begin maps.   Place your name on your map. Add the cities that are included on the first map in your packet -- EXCEPT Portland. There are dots on your large map for each of them. Add other features as directed. Fold your map in half to keep in your manila folder. http://cavereading.blogspot.com/2015/05/illustrations-for-lewis-and-clark.html

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