Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Homework:
We have DCAS tomorrow. Students are reminded to NOT bring their phones into the testing session.
Vocab unit 2 work is due Thursday.
The paragraph explained below is due Friday.
Classroom:
Growing
the Class:
Draw a picture of what you enjoy doing most.
Vocab:
We reviewed pages 16 and 17.
Literature:
We reviewed the answers to the discussion questions we started Friday.
I gave students the paragraph assignment. (See below.)
We listened to the story from beginning to end to give them time to react to the piece.
SSR/AR:
I plan to have this all figured out by Thursday... or Friday.
Writing:
See below.
Thoughts:
Writing options for Friday, September 21: Raymond’s Run
I want the students to do option 2. The first is only if 2 is overwhelming. However, we will be writing a longer version of 2 later this MP.
1.
Squeaky says, “I am the fastest thing
on two feet.” What are you really good at? Write a paragraph that describes a
skill about which you feel really confident.
2.
Write a response to literature paragraph.
a.
How would you describe your overall
feelings about the piece? What life experiences have you had that helped you
connect with the story? (text-text, text-self, text-world)
b.
Read the selection again, paying
attention to what you are thinking or feeling as you read.
i. Do
you identify with one of the characters in the story?
ii. Do
you identify with the events in the story?
iii. Do
you identify with the theme of the story?
c.
Free write to see what comes out.
d.
How much detail from the story do you
need to include?
i. Do
you need direct quotes?
ii. How
much of a scene do you need to describe?
· The paragraph is due Friday.
· Be
prepared to share this with your group or the class (possibly).
· The
piece should be 250-300 words.
· You
should have a clear topic sentence, supports, and a conclusion.
· Grammar
errors should be minimal and not interfere with reading.
· I
would prefer the piece to be typed, but it is not necessary.
· You
will have time to write on Thursday.
