Showing posts with label first day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first day. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

November 17, 2010

First Day of the third rotation!   
If you were just with Miss Gadd, you should be coming to Ms. Dorsey's class. 


We are going to focus on Reading the Internet and doing research -- especially online. 

Today:
Bell-Ringer:  Fill out the lower half of the Celebrity WebQuest Assignment Worksheet 1.
Start brainstorming celebrities -- famous people you'd like to research.


Reading strategies -- receive chart, discuss strategies
Inner Voices and read "Truth in Research."
Inner Voices  Individual Reading Time: 

Hand in an inner voices sheet for the article I assigned and one for you independent reading today.



Next time we will go to the computer lab.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

August 26, 2010
Today in class students filled out an "Initial Self-Assessment."
They prepared folders to be kept in class.

We watched part of a Brian Regan comedy routine about reading.
  He showed examples of visualizing, thinking through your reading, and using word attack skills.
He gave an example of increasing the speed of reading while losing comprehension (understanding).

Students received their disclosure documents.  The disclosure signatures and VIP form should be returned by September 1.

We did a book pass so students could sample some of the books in our classroom.