Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Tuesday, April 10, 2018: Final test today:  -- April 10 You need to know the first ten Presidents, the subjects of the first ten Amendments to the Constitution the CRAAP Test and how to apply your BICUM Reading Strategies to reading an article. April 12  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 can read quietly for an extended time -- hopefully enjoying it!  I can improve my fluency by better understanding my own reading habits, and by practicing!   I can show what I know about improving my reading by using metacognition.

Today’s  Agenda for Tuesday, April 10, 2018: Pick up your folder from the black crate, find a book to read, and take your seat.       1. Quiet, Individual Reading and Filling out the Reading Log 2. Prepare for the Final Test (Brief Study Time)       BICUM, CRAAP, Presidents, Bill of Rights 3. Partner fluency practice and filling out your fluency graph 4. Hand in your BICUM Brochure -- to the top wire basket.       Put your folders back into the black crate.      Keep a book on your desk to read in case you finish early. 5. Take the Final Test        Write clear explanations that tell exactly how you can use the strategies when reading that particular article.  No talking at all during the test -- until everyone is finished. You may keep your book on your desk to read when you are finished.

If You Were Absent: See above. Complete your reading make-up. Arrange a time to take the final test. Test Practice: Article to use with the Practice Test  Practice test:    BICUM Final with Corporations Article.docx

Vocabulary:

Help and Enrichment  If you'd like to know more about the Supreme Court and other lower courts: https://www.supremecourt.gov/ http://www.courts.us/appeals.php Examples for answers to BICUM Test Example:  If I were reading an article about rainbows, here are a couple of the BICUM strategies I could use: SELF Check    S __Study Area___________ __I’m in my Reading 7 classroom.  It will probably be pretty quiet while we’re taking a test, but I will have to ignore Mabel if she tries to talk to me.     E___Emotions____________ _______I’m okay emotionally now.    L ____Level of difficulty___I think I know quite a bit about rainbows, but this may have new information.  The article is several pages long, but has lots of pictures, so I think I could read to each heading, then check to see if I understood.  F ____Feeling physically_______ I feel okay.  I’m not hungry or thirsty, and I don’t need to go to the bathroom.  I’m not sick. ____________________________________________ The test directions tell you to -- Name and explain how you use at least two during-reading-strategiesto help you focus on  and /or comprehend the article:       a.  I can talk with the author, such as, “I am surprised that “no one sees the same rainbow.”       b.  I can make connections between what I already know and the rainbows I’ve already seen and the information in the article.   For instance, I have seen double rainbows and the colors are reversed for the second rainbow. _________________________ Currency      How up-to-date is it?    Relevance       Is it what I need or want?  Does it help me? Authority        Who wrote or published this?         What makes them an expert? Accuracy         Is the information correct?          Can you verify it in more than one place? Purpose         Why did they create this?  to inform or teach?  to persuade?                                 to sell?  to entertain?          How biased is it?    BICUM Brochure We are using  a peg system to memorize the topics of the First Ten Amendments to our Constitution, The Bill of Rights:  Bill of Rights 1  Religion, assembly, petition, press, speech 2. bear arms 3. not quarter soldiers 4. no search and seizure without warrant 5. no self incrimination 6. speedy trial 7. trial by jury 8. no cruel and unusual punishment 9. individual rights 10. state rights We are using a loci system to memorize the names of the First Ten Presidents of the United States:  First Ten Presidents 1. George Washington   -- He is washing a ton of dishes or laundry. 2. John Adams         -- He uses a calculator to Add-Em, or he has a huge Adam's Apple, and is asking to use the john.   3. Thomas Jefferson -- architect drawing   or   writing Declaration of Independence, or a dad and son "Jeff (er)'s son.  4. James Madison -- Dolly Madison cakes, or James is mad at his son.  5. James Monroe  -- Marilyn Monroe or a "mon" (man) who is rowing a boat 6. John Quincy Adams -- Quincy rhymes with rinsy (He is rinsing his hands.) or he add-ems better than his father.   7. Andrew Jackson  --  Jack's son, or playing jacks with Jack's son 8. Martin Van Buren  -- a bureau with Doc Martin shoes or a Van with a bureau being loaded into it.  9. William H, Harrison -- a hairy son  10. John Tyler -- tying something together or a man wearing a tie  You could use the above images, or  new images you create.