Friday, March 31, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                           We will begin with individual, quiet reading.  Pick up your folder and a book, and be in your seat reading by the time the bell rings.  Calendar for this class:  March 29: -- Noticing Text Patterns (Internal Structures) and  Organizing for Recall  March 31: Remembering  April 11:  Hand in your BICUM Brochures and take the test on BICUM Reading (Can you remember the BICUM strategies, the CRAAP test,  and can you remember the topics for The Bill of Rights?)   Learn This for Your Final Test April 13: Readathon!   April 13 Read-a-thon!  Bring treats, pillow to sit on, blanket,  if you wish.  Make a note for yourself to bring treats!

Targets for Today:  Read for enjoyment.   Practice reading fluently.  Learn more strategies for effective study reading.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual reading -- shortened version -- and fill out your reading log. 2. Fluency practice -- and fill out your graph. 3. More BICUM Brochure and strategies  Your Brochure: Outside  -- Left panel  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  The Peg System Rehearse Continued from  DURING READING BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period] Click on this Link to learn about  Mnemonics 2017.

If You Were Absent: Study this post.   Complete the make-up reading.  Work on your BICUM Brochure. Learn This for Your Final Test or  See below (on this post) for your study guide materials.

Vocabulary:  Mnemonic: something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula. -- from dictionary.com

Remember for BICUM:  (Students each received a copy of this.) Be able to tell which strategies you could at each step in the reading process. Before 1. Self-Check STUDY AREA, EMOTIONS, LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY,  FEELING PHYSICALLY 2. Preview 3. Select or create questions. 4. Set study length – time and amount. During Reading 1. Be Active        check your alignment (where you're seeing it from)        talk with the author or text        visualize        make connections        predict        infer        pace yourself with  your finger 2. Stop every once in awhile to check your understanding. If you do understand, go on reading. If you don’t understand, use fix-up strategies 1.     Check your Inner voice 2.     Read it again 3.     Read it out loud 4.     Read ahead 5.     Define words 6.     Ask someone who would know 7.     Add to your Background Knowledge After Reading 1. Reduce             What did I learn?             Structure?             Central idea? 2. Organize for Recall             Outline             Notes             Summaries             Maps 3.  Retain (Remember)             Teach             Groups             Recreate (write it)             Flash Cards             Mnemonics             Rehearse

      Study again The CRAAP Test for Finding Trustworthy Sources.

• Practice reducing and retaining by illustrating the items you need to know. 
• Check off your drawings with the teacher.  Use them to study for the test. 

Peg System:

1. Bun – Picture a bun wrapping about the first amendment:

 "Speakin' of freedoms, oh what could they be

Freedom of Religion and Assembly,

Freedom of Petition and Freedom of Press,

Freedom of Speech, now don't distress."

2. Shoe – Picture a Bear wearing shoes – The right to bear arms.

3. Tree – It’s a quarter tree – You don’t have to quarter soldiers.

4. Door – You don’t have to let them in unless they have a valid search warrant. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

5. Hive --  Bees are buzzing in your ears saying, “Tell us what you did!  Admit you’re guilty!”

Freedom from self-incrimination (due process of law)

6.  Sticks – Chasing the judge with sticks demanding the right to a speedy trial.

7. Heaven – Picture a jury box full of jurors up on a cloud (in heaven).  This is the right to a trial by jury.

8. Gate – It would be cruel and unusual for someone to slam a person’s hand in a gate.

This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.

9. Line – Stand in the RIGHT line to get your Individual RIGHTS. Many individuals would be standing there.

10.  Hen – Picture the Governor standing on the Capitol steps holding a hen, demanding STATES RIGHTS.

Student Example

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                                            We will begin with individual, quiet reading.  Pick up your folder and a book, and be in your seat reading by the time the bell rings.  Today: Receive study guide for your final test.   Calendar for this class:  Today: Fix-Up Strategies and  Reducing to Learn  March 29: -- Noticing Text Patterns (Internal Structures) Organizing for Recall  March 31: Remembering  April 11:  Hand in your BICUM Brochures and take the test on BICUM Reading (Can you remember the BICUM strategies, and can you remember the topics for The Bill of Rights?)   Learn This for Your Final Test This may help:   Peg System for Memorizing The Bill of Rights April 13: Readathon!   April 13 Read-a-thon!  Bring treats, pillow to sit on, blanket,  if you wish.  Make a note for yourself to bring treats!

Targets for Today: Read for enjoyment.   Learn more strategies for effective study reading.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Individual reading -- shortened version -- and fill out your reading log. 2. Fluency practice -- and fill out your graph. 3. Finish up Using Context Clues -- Parts of Speech and place in sentence.  (Jabberwocky) 4. More BICUM Brochure The mind likes to organize things in familiar patterns: Just for fun:

If You Were Absent: Study this post.   Complete the make-up reading.  Work on your BICUM Brochure.  Learn This for Your Final Test Start studying this:  Peg System for Memorizing The Bill of Rights We watched this about being more effective at taking notes (organizing and reducing the information we need to learn):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJPeumHNLY&t=4s

Vocabulary:  Mind Maps -- organizing information to learn using words and pictures.

6.  Add to your BICUM Brochure -- Inside Right Section: Add this today!

  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

5. 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.

Text Structure Resources

 Organizing for Recall

Outline

Notes

Mind Maps

and using visual notetaking

with Drawing a human figure --

Your job:  Take notes -- Draw in Class 

Practice (and focus) will make more perfect!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJPeumHNLY&t=4s   14:59    

1. Choose a tool that works for you.

2. Build up a library of mental images.

3. Practice focusing and listening.

Add caption

Here are some examples of Mind Maps for other subjects:

For the test, use -- 

Peg System for Memorizing The Bill of Rights 

If time, we will practice with Elements of Literature, p. 435-436  "When the Earth Shakes"

Take notes -- with pictures -- and notice text structures!