Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                           Don't forget to hand in your computer lab papers as soon as you finish them.

Targets for Today: W.7.1b and W.8.1b. Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. State Core Reading: Literature Standard 10  By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.   925L–1185L Reading: Informational Text Standard 10  By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.       925L–1185L

Today’s  Agenda: 1.  Individual Reading Time        Don't forget to fill out your reading log! If you have a pink make-up sheet in your folder, take it home to complete  the make-up assignment.                                                                                                                        2. Fluency Practice MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT THE DATE, PASSAGE NUMBER OR LETTERS, AND WORDS PER MINUTE EACH TIME YOU HAVE HAD A TURN TO DO A TIMED READING.   3. Create a device to help yourself remember either the CRAAP Test or the ABCDE of Usefulness and Reliablity.  4. We will go to Computer Lab 224  to complete some assignments  which help you understand the importance  of finding out if a source is useful and reliable.  and sit at the computer that matches your folder number. Receive one or more assignment sheets to use in the computer lab. Take a pen or pencil with you. Finish this assignment sheet  today:  Is a Source Useful and Reliable_ .docx          Learn about some reliable and useful sites:  Reading 7 Reliable Sources on Utah's Library.docx Lab 224

If You Were Absent: See above.

Vocabulary: * Uniform Resource Locator or Universal Resource Locator According to The American Heritage Dictionary,  The term URL is a noun and it is  "an Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade)." Find the URL in the address bar on your browser. Address Bar