Thursday, February 9, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                           Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on February 9.

Targets for Today: Read for pleasure. Read for fluency. Read  for understanding.  Practice strategies to use during reading and after reading.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual Reading   2. Partner Fluency Practice --  with the new partners and new passages from last time.  3.  Add to your BICUM Brochure -- Inside Right Section: Add this today if you didn't last time.   Inside    (Added earlier) 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. Set Study Length 8. Place check marks (Added last time) During Reading Be Active Check your alignment. "Talk" with the author or text. Visualize Predict      1) predict      2) read      3) check      4) compliment or correct Pace yourself with a pencil. Make Connections!      Text to Self      Text to Text      Text to World Stop at the 's  and Test your Understanding. Yes, I do  understand. Mark andhighlighttext. Continue to next . Read to end of study block. No, I don't  understand Use fix-up strategies: See the back of this brochure! (Add this today!) 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) -- make outlines -- take notes -- write summaries -- create maps 4. Text Structures -- Patterns Review the types of Internal Text Structures. Text Structure Signal Words Description/definition For example,  to illustrate, characteristics of, for instance such as…, to begin with, an example,  characteristics are, is  •It emphasizes sizes, shapes, colors, and details. *Look for the topic word (or a synonym or pronoun) to be repeated. Sequence before, after, first, second, next, then, finally, following, not long after, now, soon, when, previously, etc.  Chronological before, after, first, second, next, then, finally, following, not long after, now, soon, in the end (dates, years, times, etc.) Cause and Effect as a consequence, reasons why, so, because, since, therefore, if…then, this led to, as a result, may be due to, effect of, consequently, for this reason Compare/Contrast alike, different, same as, similar, resemble, as well as, not only…but also, both, instead of, on the other hand, different from, however, although, more than, less than, on the contrary, as opposed to Problem/Solution dilemma, question is…, the puzzle is…, to solve this…, one answer is…, issue,  Classification *Look for the overall topic word to be repeated. categories, characteristics, classes, classify, divide, dimensions, elements, features, groups, kinds, methods, aspects, (numbers),  parts, sorts, types, ways Practice Recognizing Text Structures. 5.  Organizing for Recall Outline Notes Map Add caption Elements of Literature, p. 435-436  "When the Earth Shakes" Take notes -- with pictures -- and notice text structures! Drawing a human figure -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJPeumHNLY&t=4s   14:59    A4 to 10:31

If You Were Absent: See above.

Vocabulary:   context:  the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.