Monday, May 14, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Monday, May 14, 2018:                           Class A4, hand in your inference assignment.  Find it here: A4 Only Inference Assignment 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 14  Retaining (Remembering Information) -- Peg System and Loci Method May 16  Retaining (Remembering Information) -- Flashcards, Study in groups May 18  Practice for the Final  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 Monday, May 14, 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 14. 4. Partner Fluency Practice    -- A3 and A4 --  no partner fluency       Don't forget to fill out your fluency graph.   5.   After Reading:  RETAIN = REMEMBER Your Brochure:  Today we are filling out the left panel on the 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 Fix-Up  Strategies  1. Check your  own inner  voice. 2. Focus on it,  and read it  again. 3. Try reading  it out loud. 4. Try reading  ahead a bit. 5.  Look for  any words (or  ideas or facts) that may be  getting in  your way. 6.  Ask  someone who  can help you. - - or mark it  with a ? for later. This panel has more text not shown here.  BICUM Be in Control: Use Metacognition [Your Name] [Your Class Period]        Retain Loci or Location System  Peg System -- words to match numbers Peg System for Memorizing The Bill of Rights  -- Take Sketch Notes!   Mnemonics 2017

If You Were Absent on Monday, May 14, 2018: See above. Use the pink make-up sheet to make up the reading time you missed in class.

Vocabulary: mnemonics:  devices to help us remember ( memory aides).

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