Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Reading Selections
“The Tale-Heart” , To Kill a Mockingbird, and your SSR book (novel)
Warm up
Brainpop: “The Great Depression”
Lesson
- To Kill A Mockingbird Q + A
- Vocabulary pies
- Comic book adaptation rubric
- Sustained Silent Reading (and notebook check)
Homework
* Read TKAM, chapters 4-5. In your notebook, write three test questions and answers about what you read.
* Complete “The Tell-Tale Heart” comic book adaptation and bring the final version to class on Wednesday
* Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read each day.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Reading Selections
“The Tale-Heart” , To Kill a Mockingbird, and your SSR book (novel)
Warm up
Timed Reading
Lesson
- Sustained Silent Reading (and notebook check)
- Introduction: To Kill a Mockingbird
- Comic book adaptation
Homework
* Read TKAM, chapters 1-3. In your notebook, write three test questions and answers about what you read.
* Complete “The Tell-Tale Heart” comic book adaptation and bring the final version to class on Wednesday
* Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read each day.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Reading Selections
“The Tale-Heart” and your SSR book (novel)
Warm up
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
Lesson
- Timed Reading
- Sustained Silent Readin
- Storyboarding
- Comic book adaptation
Homework
* Complete “The Tell-Tale Heart” comic book
* Read for 30 minutes each night this weekend, and write a summary in your notebook of what you read each day.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Reading Selections
“The Tale-Heart” and your SSR book (novel)
Warm up
Adapting “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Lesson
- Timed Reading
- Sustained Silent Reading
- Reading “The Tell-Tale Heart”
- Storyboarding
Homework
* Complete your storyboard
* Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read today.
Don’t forget to update your table of contents!
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Reading Selections
“Reader’s Handbook” , your SSR book (novel), and To Kill A Mockinging Bird
Warm up
Brainpop: “Civil Rights”
Lesson
- Timed Reading
- Sustained Silent Reading
- Cornell Notes: Focus on Plot, Reader’s Handbook pp. 368-375
- Flashpages – new TKAM vocabulary
* taciturn
* predilection
* entailment
* auspicious
* libel
* caricatures
Homework
* Complete your flashpages
* Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read today.
Don’t forget to update your table of contents!
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Reading Selections
“Reader’s Handbook” and the novel you are reading independently
Warm up
Brainpop: “Roald Dahl”
Lesson
- Timed Reading
- Sustained Silent Reading
- Cornell Notes: Before, During, and After Reading
- Elements of plot
Homework
* Bring your copy of To Kill A Mockingbird to class on Wednesday
* Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read today.
Don’t forget to update your table of contents
Monday, July 06, 2009
Reading Selections
“Reader’s Handbook” and the novel you are reading independently
Warm up
You Write: What did you read this past weekend? Write a paragraph or more describing the different things you read (books, magazines, signs, words on television, internet text, etc.) What did you read that you liked?
Lesson
- Timed Reading or Individual Assessment
- Sustained Silent Reading
- Cornell Notes: Before, During, and After Reading
- The Elements of Plot, part I
Homework
Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read today.
Don’t forget to update your table of contents
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Reading Selections
“Reader’s Handbook” and the novel you are reading independently
Warm up
Brainpop: “Harry Potter”
Lesson
- Timed Reading or Individual Assessment
- Sustained Silent Reading
- Review your Reader’s Notebook (review)
- Reading with a Purpose: Scavenger Hunt
- Read aloud: from Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Homework
Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read today.
Don’t forget to update your table of contents every time you write something in your notebook.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Reading Selections
“Reader’s Handbook” and the novel you are reading independently
Warm up
Brainpop: “Reading Skills”
Lesson
- Timed Reading or Individual Assessment
- Sustained Silent Reading
- Setting up your Reader’s Notebook (review)
- Reading with a Purpose: Scavenger Hunt
- Read aloud: from Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Homework
Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read today.
Don’t forget to update your table of contents every time you write something in your notebook.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Reading Selections
“Reader’s Handbook” and the novel you are reading independently
Warm up
Brainpop: “Jackie Robinson”
Lesson
- Timed Reading or Individual Assessment
- Sustained Silent Reading
- Setting up your Reader’s Notebook
- Reading with a Purpose: Scavenger Hunt
Homework
Read for 30 minutes and write a summary in your notebook of what you read today.
Don’t forget to update your table of contents every time you write something in your notebook.
