Thursday, May 24, 2018

Announcements and Reminders:             Plan to hand in your unused hall passes today! May 23 was the last day to hand in late work, revisions, and  extra credit, except hall passes for extra credit.  Plan to hand in your unused hall passes on May 24.    We have  days of school left, including today and the hour or so on the last day.      Our Readathon is today!!!  May 24 Read-a-thon!  Bring treats, pillow to sit on,  blanket,  if you wish.  Make a note for yourself to bring treats! -- Cavetime this Week -- [Thursday, May 24 will be a request day for Cavetime, but you may slip in at the beginning to hand in assignments. [There will be no Cavetime intervention on Friday, May 25, but you may still hand in work.

Targets for Today: I can show that I have reading stamina!!

Today’s  Agenda: Hand in your unused hall passes today! Pick up your folder from the black crate. Hand in your unused hall passes.  Today by the end of class you will hand in your unused hall passes, and your protective page covers and passages.  Final rounds of reading partner fluency practice. Readathon!  [If you did not take the final last time, you may take it during the Readathon today.] 1.  One more round of partner fluency!    Complete partner fluency and record on your graph.      Turn in your unused hall passes.  Turn in your reading fluency passages -- left in the page protector.  Place your page protector and all fluency passages in the box provided. Place your folder in the black crate.     3. Readathon! with occasional breaks This is your brain on books! Today is our Readathon! If you want to bring treats, don't forget!  3.   Readathon -- not a talkathon!               You will be quietly reading MOST of the time.  You may sit ALMOST anywhere you want -- including sitting on the floor,    however, the teacher reserves the right to place you in a seat of her choosing     if you are not on task -- reading!  You may read your choice of materials.  Enjoy treats, but be careful not to make a mess, and do clean up after yourself.   * * * * * * * * * * * * If you have not taken -- or if I have contacted you to retake -- the final tests,  you will do that today during the Readathon.   I will assign you a place to sit while you test.  You may get out your treats and books once we begin the readathon.   [If you were not here last time, take the test today.  Final Test with CRAAP Retake and mnemonics test    Be able to apply the strategies from your BICUM Brochure to reading an article provided by the teacher.  Staple them together, and hand in your tests and your brochures. ] Give yourself a pat on the back for all you've accomplished in this class! Readathon -- with certain breaks Reagan Belle Studio C Flash Mob Possible breaks for. . . . .  Brian Regan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou4yaF-gACs Studio C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mR8-loJNpU  Junior High https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmH5oEpNVc  Save Will  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-VnHbX180  Mad Scientist/Sports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KmXPcSxz2g   Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Watch-a-Florida-Middle-Schools-Reading-Flash-Mob-Video

If You Were Absent: See above.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Tuesday, May 22, 2018:        For Cavetime on  Wednesday, May 23, I will have a substitute, but you may still hand in work.  Thursday, May 24 will be a request day for Cavetime.                        There may be no cavetime on Friday, May 25, but you may still hand in work.   Plan to hand in your unused hall passes on your last day of class this week.  May 23 is the last day to hand in late work, revisions, and  extra credit, except hall passes for extra credit.  Plan to hand in your unused hall passes on May 24.    We have 7 days of school left, including today and the hour or so on the last day.      The Final Tests for this class will be on May 22.      You will hand in your completed BICUM Brochure.        You will take a test on the Bill of Rights,        the first ten Presidents of the U.S.,        the CRAAP Test,        and on using the BICUM Strategies to read an article. May 18  Practice for the Final  May 22 -- Final test  Our Readathon will be on May 24.  May 24 Read-a-thon!  Bring treats, pillow to sit on,  blanket,  if you wish.  Make a note for yourself to bring treats! -- Cavetime this Week -- [For Cavetime on Wednesday, May 23, I will have a substitute, but you may still work in the classroom and hand in work.   May 23 is the last day to hand in late work, revised work, and extra credit, unless you have made other arrangements with me. [Thursday, May 24 will be a request day for Cavetime, but you may slip in at the beginning to hand in assignments. [There will be no Cavetime intervention on Friday, May 25, but you may still hand in work.

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 using strategies before, during, and after reading.

Today’s  Agenda for Tuesday, May 22, 2018: 1.  Prepare for the final test on using BICUM Strategies and using mnemonics to memorize. 2.  Hand in your BICUM Brochure.  Hand it in flattened out to the top wire basket.  3. Take the test.   When you finish, hand in your test to the top wire basket.   Note the time and do quiet, individual reading.  Your purpose is to prepare to write an informative essay about how the Supreme Court works.  This is one of the sources you have been given.  Sample answers from the practice:   from During Reading --  "I was visualizing crowded streets."   "I am making text-to-text connections to other articles I have read about how government works.  from  During Reading, Fix-Up Strategies --  "I could use the "Focus and Read It Again" strategy.   For example, when the article says "anyone Tweed hired to do work for the government was instructed to cushion the bill with a certain amount of money."  The first time I read this I didn't understand it, but the second time I could."  "If I can't figure it out on my own, I could ask Mrs. Trejo, my Utah history teacher." "I read ahead, and found out that the author hadn't finished explaining about how corporations are influencing the government.  After I did that, I got it."  After Reading   "I could study in a group and we could talk about why corporations have so much power."

If You Were Absent on Tuesday, May 22, 2018: Do your make-up reading, using the pink make-up sheet, or printing your own from Skyward.

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Help and Enrichment  This is what the BICUM Brochure part of the test looks like: BICUM Practice with an Article.docx

Friday, May 18, 2018

Announcements and Reminders:                           Today we will begin with a practice test on using the BICUM strategies and using mnemonics.     Pick up your folder.  Sit in your own seat, even if it is turned.  The Final Tests for this class will be on May 22.      You will hand in your completed BICUM Brochure.        You will take a test on the Bill of Rights,        the first ten Presidents of the U.S.,        the CRAAP Test,        and on using the BICUM Strategies to read an article. May 18  Practice for the Final  May 22 -- Final test  Our Readathon will be on May 24.  May 24 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 using strategies before, during, and after reading.

Today’s  Agenda: 1. Pick up your folder. Sit in your own seat, even if it is turned.  . . . if you are practicing correctly. 2. Take the practice test for using the BICUM Strategies and using mnemonics. Apply your BICUM Strategies (using your brochure) to the assigned article.         For the final test you will not have your brochure with you.   The test looks like your own brochure.  Start with the cover of the brochure, then do the BEFORE READING, then the DURING READING, then the AFTER READING. When you do the SELF Test, your answers should be about how the study area you have now (how is it?), how you are feeling emotionally and physically now, and about how difficult the assigned article will be for you.   Tell specifically how you are using the strategies to read this article.          Mention something from the article in each answer.  Your purpose is to be able to take a test in your social studies class about how corporations influence government.  (We will not really take that test!)  3. When you finish, do individual reading.          Don't forget to fill out your log. Today is May 18. 4. (If time)  Partner Fluency Practice    --       Don't forget to fill out your fluency graph.

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Help and Enrichment  This is what the BICUM Brochure part of the test looks like:  BICUM Practice with an Article.docx

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Wednesday, May 16, 2018:           Begin with quiet reading.              The Final Tests for this class will be on May 22.      You will hand in your completed BICUM Brochure.        You will take a test on the Bill of Rights,        the first ten Presidents of the U.S.,        the CRAAP Test,        and on using the BICUM Strategies to read an article. May 16  Retaining (Remembering Information) -- Flashcards, Study in groups May 18  Practice for the Final  May 22 -- Final test  Our Readathon will be on May 24.  May 24 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 learn about improving my reading by using metacognition after reading.

Today’s  Agenda: for Wednesday, May 16, 2018 1. Pick up your folder. 2. Do a SELF Check:        Study area,       Emotions,      Level of difficulty (of the material you're reading), and how you're       Feeling physically.   3. Do individual reading.         Don't forget to fill out your log. Today is May 16. 4. Partner Fluency Practice    --       Don't forget to fill out your fluency graph.   5.   After Reading:  RETAIN = REMEMBER Practice with studying in groups,     using flashcards.  Study the first ten Presidents, The Bill of Rights,  the strategies for each part of the BICUM brochure.         Which strategies can you use  before reading?   during reading? to fix-up your understanding? to reduce and organize the amount to learn? to retain/remember?

If You Were Absent on Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

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