September Language Arts
Monday, September 22 4 th hour – check in: Silent read and please take out your Snapshot worksheet from Friday!!!!!!!! Write Knowledge and Experience paper
3/12/20163 Monday, September 22, 2008 Check in – pick up a packet off the projector and begin reading the story called “Coffee Pot” (It’s on the 2 nd page!) –Underline spots where snapshots/showing sentences could be added –Write some showing sentences of your own on the same page (at the bottom)
Coffee Pot – showing/telling Read Coffee Pot and score using overhead Students share where they added showing sentences/snapshots Flip over to The Broken Coffee Pot –Read and score the 2 nd story Students underline better showing sentences/snapshots 3/12/20164
Monday, continued Beth Roden Article in Practice MEAP packet –Read with a partner, while tracking your thinking Discuss tracking your thinking (Piggy backing) CPS – if time, or move to Tuesday 3/12/20165
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 You will need sticky notes today Check in – Silent read a Scope Magazine on the desks. These are a classroom set, so please do not write on them! Have one person pick up your table folders. Popcorn read the article on pages –Discuss as a class any initial reactions –What does the word “dubious” mean (Tip 9) With a partner read the double-sided handout about Cyber Bullying –With your sticky notes track any/all connections –You need at least one T-T, one T-S, and one T-W connection –As a class discuss any connections you came up with –Journal on a ½ sheet of paper: 1.Have you ever witnessed or been a part of a type of cyber bullying? Explain. (You do not have to give names.) 2.How would you feel if you were the student who was being threatened to be killed, or the student “voted off” and being considered in the “top 5 hated kids” ???? 3.Turn in your journal 6
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (Continued) After discussions/journal on Cyber Bullying… You need your MEAP practice packets in your folders Individually, turn 10 pages FROM THE BACK to the page titled “Revising and Editing the Student Writing Sample” Read the writing example and answer the 5 questions that follow. Teacher will explain the error on #1. Read and answer silently Once everyone is finished, if time, discuss answers –Teacher will explain the correct answers Free time if time left over! 3/12/20167
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Check in - 4 th hour – silent read Finish CPS game with Beth Roden Article –Discuss questions Next story –Read and track each paragraph / discuss –Look over questions –Answer questions on your own –CPS with questions 3/12/20168
Thursday, September 25, 2008 Check in – silent read or pick up an October Book order [side table] and silent read that. Book order due – Friday, October 10 Going Ape Over Language – read, track, discuss questions, CPS 3/12/20169
Thursday, September 25, th hour Check in – silent read the article Alice Evan’s Quest for Safe Milk in your MEAP practice packet. Track your thinking while you read!!! Going Ape Over Language – read, track, discuss questions, CPS 3/12/201610
Friday, September 26, 2008 Check in – Silent Read, please 4 th hour – finish reading Ape text Highlight answers in the text of Going Ape with your group Review Woodsong Cross text questions 3/12/201611