Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Announcements and Reminders: Put away your kendamas and other toys before you come into the classroom.       Your internet/computer packets were due April 28.  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. Should you need to revise and resubmit any work, make sure that is turned in by May 20. May 20 is the last day to hand in any make-up, revised, or extra credit work.  Please pick up your work from the bottom wire basket for your class. At the end of class today, your BICUM Brochure is due.  May 18, your Mind Map will be due, and you will take a test on the Lewis and Clark Expedition by recreating the map.   May 24 Read-a-thon!  Bring treats, pillow to sit on, blanket,  if you wish.  Make a note for yourself to bring treats!                   I highly recommend that you go see the play on the 12th and 13th at our school.

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. You are welcome to read the Lewis and Clark books if you wish to. Here is a reminder of how to fill out your reading log: Filling out your reading log: Examples  -- The Reading Log is required. # Date B M N O Title -- Use ditto marks (“)  when continuing the same material.  Material read/Explanation/Read from page__ to page __ Minutes Read Total Hours Read EX 1/13/16 X Scholastic Scope, Sept. 2013 pages 4-9  “Malala the  Powerful” 20 1/15/16 x The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles to pg. 43 20  2/3 2.   Partner Fluency --   Fill out your graph.         Use the passages you received last time. Here is a reminder of how to fill out your fluency graph: The Fluency Graph is required. Date 2-26-16 2-26-16 3-1-16 3-3-16 Passage # SCSS SCSS 706 706 Words Per MInute 120 124 122 130 3. Inferences:  A3: Complete inference worksheet #4   on your own. A4: Complete inference worksheet #5 on your own. _____________________ 4. More of the BICUM Brochure and Practice by Study Reading the     Packet about the Lewis and Clark Expedition Last time -- A3  got through the first page of the packet and through predicting. A4  got through the first page of the packet and through predicting. At the end of class today, your BICUM Brochure is due.  Your Brochure: 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 Continued from  DURING READING 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. 7. Add to your background knowledge!  You can do this before reading or during reading. Look it up on a reliable online site. Find a book for children on the topic. Watch a documentary or other educational program.  BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period]  Your Brochure: Inside  Before ReadingComplete 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.  a reliable online site a book for children or with lots of pictures an educational video about the subject 8. Set Study Length 9. Place check marks During Reading Be Active Check your alignment. "Talk" with the author or text. Visualize Making Predictions      1) predict      2) read      3) check 4) compliment or correct Pace yourself with a pencil -- or better yet, with your finger! 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 to do) -- make outlines -- take notes -- write summaries -- create maps Hand in your BICUM Brochure.  5. Begin creating your mind map.  May 18, your Mind Map will be due, and you will  take a test on the Lewis and Clark Expedition by  recreating the map.   On your map place Atlantic Ocean Monticello,  Washington, D.C.  Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis   with Camp Dubois Where the river bends in North Dakota, place Fort Mandan. (Where they show Portland, put Fort Clatsop instead.)  Ohio River Missouri River Mississippi River Great Falls of Montana Columbia River Pacific Ocean Photos of a Lewis and Clark Mind Map Thomas Jefferson  -- President 1801 Meriwether Lewis -- 28 years old William Clark  -- 32 years old Seaman York

If You Were Absent: See above. Complete the make-up reading assignment for today. Reading Log Make-Up Log 2015.doc We finished and handed in the BICUM Brochures.  Complete yours and hand it in. We started creating mind maps to help us organize and remember information about the Lewis and Clark expedition.