Friday, February 3, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                           Hand in your disclosure document and strategies pre-assessment if you haven't yet. If you were absent on January 20, see me about taking the RI test.     Don't forget to take your reading homework home and complete it if you need to do make-up work -- the pink sheet.    Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on February 9.   Pick up your folders and have a book ready to read.                    A3 will take the CRAAP TEST TEST again.  Do you know them?

Targets for Today: Read Read Read Practice strategies to use during reading. Review for another CRAAP test -- for A3.

Today’s  Agenda:  1.  Individual Reading and  finish San Diego Quick Testing?  Fill out your reading log. What reading strategy is this little boy using?  2. Partner Fluency Practice -- Use passage #TT. 2a.  Another Review of CRAAP and Test on CRAAP Test.   A3 still needs to test.           Do not use the words in the acronym to describe themselves. 3. More BICUM This is what we already copied  -- the middle inside   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:  Is this a reliable and useful source?  Use ABC's or CRAAP Test if needed. 6. Select or Create Questions (Set Purpose!) 7. Set Study Length During Reading Be Active ➨ Check your alignment. ➨"Talk" with the author or text. ➨Visualize. ➨ Make 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 every once in awhile to check your understanding. Yes, I do  understand. Mark and highlight  text. Read to end of study block.  No, I don't  understand Use fix-up strategies: See the back of this brochure!                         3. Practice During Reading Strategies with articles.  Finish reading the articles and answering the questions.  We used these articles with the same worksheet as last time: https://newsela.com/articles/fake-news-history-teachers/id/25299/ https://newsela.com/articles/fake-news-fact-checker/id/24357/ 4. ⇩ Your Brochure: Outside  A4 needs to copy this.   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] 4. Predicting --  5. More practice-- this time with something truly challenging! Try reading.  What strategies are you using? Build Background Knowledge:  Did A4 see this?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SrG3xYRxKY                                 Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address Find unfamiliar words that might be getting in your way. Look them up, if needed -- in the dictionary or in an online dictionary. Words in context Deciphering Unfamiliar Vocabulary Words (1) use of context, (2) use of word parts, and (3) use of reference materials. Using context clues =  looking  for clues so you can figure out word meanings. The five types of context clues are: Definition/Explanation Clues. Sometimes a word's or phrase's meaning is explained immediately after its use. ... Restatement/Synonym Clues. Sometimes a hard word or phrase is said in a simple way. ... Contrast/Antonym Clues. ... Inference/General Context Clues. ... Punctuation. A3 -- Added background. Next time reread and look at vocabulary. A4 -- Started words or phrases that get in the way. More (a close reading) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLoiAP5R3c0 5. Another Review of CRAAP and Test on CRAAP Test.   A3 still needs to test.

If You Were Absent:

Vocabulary:

A3 needs more time for articles.  

A4 saw the BBC site.  They did not see the Brain Dead Teen Report or do the next section of their BICUM brochures.


More about dealing with fake news:  http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38769996


More from The Onion:
http://www.theonion.com/video/brain-dead-teen-only-capable-of-rolling-eyes-and-t-27225


Words in context
Deciphering Unfamiliar Vocabulary Words

(1) use of context,

(2) use of word parts, and

(3) use of reference materials.

Using context clues =  looking  for clues so you can figure out word meanings.

The five types of context clues are:

• Definition/Explanation Clues. Sometimes a word's or phrase's meaning is explained immediately after its use. ...
• Restatement/Synonym Clues. Sometimes a hard word or phrase is said in a simple way. ...
• Contrast/Antonym Clues. ...
• Inference/General Context Clues. ...
• Punctuation.

http://www.ldsd.org/cms/lib/PA09000083/Centricity/Domain/18/5contextclues.pdf