Monday, February 13, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                           Tomorrow is Valentines' Day.  Do something nice for someone. We will not have school next Monday. The 22nd will be our last day in this rotation and will be our Readathon! February 22 Read-a-thon!  Bring treats, pillow to sit on, blanket,  if you wish.  Make a note for yourself to bring treats!

Targets for Today: I read for enjoyment, and add to a record of my reading. I can read aloud fluently. I can read for an extended period of time.  I can use reading strategies after reading to help myself reduce the amount I have to learn, and remember the material I need to learn.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual Reading -- What strategies are you using? Report on one strategy that you noticed yourself using, or decided to use. Fill out your log. 2. Partner Fluency Practice -- Fill out your graph. 3. More Strategy practice -- about note taking and mind mapping (A3) Elements of Literature, p. 435-436  "When the Earth Shakes" Take notes -- with pictures -- and notice text structures! Then. . . . 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 BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period] 4. and (if time)  remembering -- Using mnemonics!    Mnemonics

If You Were Absent: Don't forget to complete the make-up reading for today. Elements of Literature, p. 435-436  "When the Earth Shakes" Take notes -- with pictures -- and notice text structures! Study the mnemonics here: Using mnemonics!    Mnemonics. If you haven't finished your BICUM Brochure, see the last section above.

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