Week 10

MondayQtA Strategy combined with Summarizing paragraphs                What is the Author trying to tell me?  Main Idea                Why did the author write this? Author’s PurposeFree Rice Competition                1st Day results1.       Jimmy (4th period)                   34002.       Donna (1st period)                   32203.       Josh (6th Period)                       2860 (math)4.       Ambrisha (5th Period)             28205.       Cody (5th Period)                      24206.       Princess (6th Period)                                21607.       Henry (3rd period)                    21108.       Jameel (2nd Period)                 2100Please summarize each paragraph (5 total) on page 57 in 7 words or less. TuesdayPlease summarize each paragraph (10 total) on pages 60-61 in 5 words or less. Please answer the eight questions at the end of the paragraphs. 2nd Day freerice.com results (including day 1)1.     Kimberly             (1st)    35502.     Leon (6th)            34503.     Jimmy (4th)         34004.     Nicole R (2nd)     33905.     Leon (6th)            32906.     Donna (2nd)        32207.     Christina             (1st)    31308.     Brittany (2nd)     30209.     Kevin (2nd)          301010.            Ajene (1st)    2910WednesdayNumber Speeches                 Fluency                Eye Contact                Recorded                                                ThursdaySSR (Silent Sustained Reading) for (20 minutes)Select Group Roles (7 minutes)   
  • Discussion Director - writes questions to guide thoughtful group discussion and keeps group on task.
    • Summarizer - writes a Beginning-Middle-End summary, revises with group input and creates book final summary
  • Connection Maker - writes own and group members' connections (Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World)
    • Word Master - searches for unusual word choice or description and defines words the group may not know
  • Passage Picker - selects and rereads important passages or descriptive imagery sections to the group and discusses author's style.
Prepare for your group role:Director: Write an Author and Me Question, and a Think and Search question for the group discussion.Summarizer: Start your summary (skip lines, so you can fill in places when the group contributes)Connector: Ask your group about connections, and write them down.Word Master: Begin a word list for the group, and define the unfamiliar words in the first section.Passage Picker: Choose a passage. You share first in group chat. Be sure to read with emphasis, feeling, and tonal change.Group Chat (10 minutes)Group Product (2 minutes)Response Journaling (8 minutes) FridayEvery Friday, I integrate a video into my classroom. This Friday, I am integrating “Gotta Keep Reading” available here: http://youtu.be/x6D9jiEYxzs and introducing you to the PSA contest, so you can make your own (much shorter, of course). ·         The 1st place winning school will be awarded a $1,000 gift card.·         The 2nd place winning school will be awarded a $500 gift card.·         The 3rd place winning school will be awarded a $250 gift card.Video Contest (5 minutes)SSR (Silent Sustained Reading) for (20 minutes)Group Chat (10 minutes) 1 to choose, 9 to chat.Director: Write an Author and Me Question, and a Think and Search question for the group discussion.Summarizer: Start your summary (skip lines, so you can fill in places when the group contributes)Connector: Ask your group about connections, and write them down.Word Master: Begin a word list for the group, and define the unfamiliar words in the first section.Passage Picker: Choose a passage. You share first in group chat. Be sure to read with emphasis, feeling, and tonal change.Quick Write (7 minutes) Describe an element of plot from your novel. Don’t remember them? Click here!This is due at the end of class!