8/15/14 Homeroom GO GET BREAKFAST BEFORE YOU COME IN THE CLASSROOM.  Put things you don’t need in your locker. GO GET BREAKFAST BEFORE YOU COME IN THE CLASSROOM.  Turn in any paperwork to the ELT homework box. Eat your breakfast and read quietly. Breakfast is over at 9:15! You will transition to your first connection. Second period = second connection. Third period = ELT. Please, write your new schedule in your AGENDA and keep it on you ALWAYS!

8/15/14 E.L.T In your InterActive Reader & Writer workbook: Finish pages 10-11. Once you have finished, take the assessment on page 12. Then, compare answers with an elbow partner. After that, come to a consensus (agreement) with your group. We will review as a class. The winning group will receive one vending machine pass per person!

8/15/14 E.L.T – Closing Session Your final tasks for E.L.T.: Short response – p. 13 Test-Taker’s Toolkit – p. 13 You may work with a partner (from your group) or by yourself.

8/15/14 Language Arts Warm Up/Opening Session Turn in your homework to the correct box. In your Interactive Notebook, Journal: Remember your favorite childhood story.  Who are the characters in the story?  What happens in the story?  Where and when does it take place?  What problem is presented and resolved? 8/15/14

8/15/14 Essential Question: What are the elements of a story? Standard: ELA.6RL.3 – Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

8/15/14 Language Arts Work Session In your journal, at the bottom of your page, match the following: Character A. The time and place of a story Plot B. People or animals in a story. Setting C. The story’s main problem Conflict D. The series of events in a story

8/15/14 Language Arts Work Session As we read, mark the text on page 21 according to the instructions on page 19. Draw a box around unfamiliar words. Underline important ideas/facts. Record your thoughts in the margins. Ask yourself questions as you read. Use marks for shorthand ideas. = I knew that. ? = What does this mean? * = This is important.

8/15/14 Language Arts Work Session – Your turn! As you read, mark the text on pages 22-24 according to the instructions on page 19. Draw a box around unfamiliar words. Underline important ideas/facts. Record your thoughts in the margins. Ask yourself questions as you read. Use marks for shorthand ideas. = I knew that. ? = What does this mean? * = This is important.

8/15/14 Closing Session Agenda T.O.D. What main elements of a fiction narrative are present in this selection?  Give details from the text as examples for each element. Example: Define the author’s purpose. Who are the characters? What was the plot? The setting? The conflict? Homework: Reading Record Start adding your books! Each entry needs parental initials! 8/15/14