Cave Reading: Monday, May 2, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:

Put away your kendamas and other toys before you come into the classroom.

Your internet/computer packets were due last time.

If you did not hand it then, you should have taken it home to finish. Hand in your internet/computer packet as soon as possible.

See Thursday, April 28, 2016 for helps and links to reprint the packet.

Targets for Today:

I read for enjoyment, and add to a record of my reading.
I can read aloud fluently.
I can use effective reading strategies and improve my reading skills.

Today’s Agenda:

Pick up your folders and take out or find a book or magazine to read.

1. Individual Reading Time and fill out your reading log.
Be in your seats READING by the time the bell rings.

2. 2. Partner Fluency -- now using Turn Off the Faucet. Fill out your graph.

Use the passages you received last time.

Do your very best at reading those passages today.

3. Inferences:

Examples:

A character has a diaper in her hand, spit-up on her shirt, and a bottle warming on the counter. You can infer that this character is a _________________.

A character has a briefcase, is taking a ride on an airplane, and is late for a meeting. You can infer that this character is a ____________________.

A character uses words like "stat" and "emergency" and "prep" and "operation." You can infer that this person works in the ____________________.

A detective enters the house, which has been ransacked. He sees blood on the floor, and it leads out the back door. You can infer that ____________________.

When you enter a house, you see backpacks by the door, small shoes scattered near them. You see an art easel, and a room with a doll house and a toy box. You can infer that there are __________________________.

Your friend walks past you without smiling. Her head is hanging down. She wipes a tear away from her eye, and looks at her report card. You can infer that your friend _______________________________.

You walk into the room and the teacher tells you to clear your desk and get out a piece of paper and a pencil. You can infer that ______________________.

http://softschools.com/examples/literary_terms/inference_examples/301/

B3: Complete inference worksheet #1 with a partner.
B4: Complete inference worksheet #2 with a partner.

4. You have time to do recreational reading in this class,

but we will focus on STUDY-READING

-- reading to learn and remember.

4. Metacognition! -- Begin your Pamphlet of Reading Strategies.
Reading Strategy #1

Step One: Notice Your Thinking so you can

really read when you're reading.

Metacognition: Noticing your own thinking.

IAMNOWHERE!

BICUM --

Be in Control -- Use Metacognition.

Follow this link:1. Check your own inner voice

What distracts you? What keeps you from focusing on the thing you are supposed to be reading?

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? How can you keep yourself focused in the first place?

You can learn strategies to help yourself succeed in your reading tasks.

Using a plain piece of paper -- colored or white, fold it into thirds -- hamburger-wise.

You won't need a mail label, though!

Your Brochure: Outside

BICUM

Be in Control:

Use Metacognition

[Your Name]

[Your Class Period]

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. Ask yourself:

"Is this a useful and reliable source?"

6. Select or

Create Questions

7. Decide

whether you

need to add to

your background

knowledge

BEFORE you

begin to read.