PROSPECT HILL SCHOOL Welcome to… TOWN MEETING February 11, 2015

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain, America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good, With brotherhood, From sea to shining sea!

Today’s Learning Objective We are going to learn what it means to STRIVE FOR ACCURACY, and learn a strategy to help you STRIVE FOR ACCURACY.

An Animated Feature Striving For Accuracy Watch and listen with these questions in mind: What does it mean to Strive for Accuracy? What strategies did Marcus use to Strive for Accuracy?

STRIVE means to TRY HARD ACCURACY means to GET IT EXACTLY RIGHT Preview of Vocabulary STRIVE means to TRY HARD ACCURACY means to GET IT EXACTLY RIGHT STRATEGY means a PLAN OF ACTION to achieve a goal

Striving for Accuracy: An Animated Feature

Remembering the Story Details Who were the characters? Where did the story take place? (setting) What was the problem? What was the ending of the story (tie up)

Using details from the Animated Feature… Now, Let’s Discuss Using details from the Animated Feature… 1. What does it mean to STRIVE FOR ACCURACY? 2. What strategies did Marcus use to STRIVE FOR ACCURACY?

Joe and the Book Report Please watch and listen for: And now…a short play Joe and the Book Report Please watch and listen for: How Joe completed his book report to “just get the job done,” and What STRATEGIES Joe’s friends suggested to help him “Strive for Accuracy.”

There are three words to remember, From January to December, If you want to be a gem, Prepare, Monitor, Review. If you want to win it, Don’t wait til the last minute, Get right to work, begin it, Prepare, So follow the instructions, Without corner-cutting, Skip over nothing, Prepare, Monitor, Review! Prepare, Monitor Review!

Use of the Writing Process Grammar, Usage and Mechanics Book Report Rubric                                                                                           CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Self Assess-ment Use of the Writing Process Used all steps of the writing process, with distinction Used all steps of the writing process appropriately Used some steps of the writing process: - Planning - Drafting - Revising - Editing - Publishing Only used a few steps ✔ Title Creatively specific, interesting, short and intriguing Specific, interesting, short and intriguing Some of the following: specific, interesting, short or intriguing One or none Grammar, Usage and Mechanics All correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling and grammar Mostly correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling and grammar Some correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling and grammar Little correct Kate Alix 2013

What does it mean to Prepare, Monitor and Review? PREPARE the task ahead of time, MONITOR the work in progress, and conduct a final REVIEW before you hand it in.

When you want to do your very best work, you STRIVE FOR ACCURACY, and you PREPARE, MONITOR, and REVIEW

When you want to do your very best work, you STRIVE FOR ACCURACY, and you PREPARE, MONITOR, and REVIEW

Hail, Prospect Hill Way up on a hill, there's a place that is dear, Where friendships abound and grow year after year. We work hard and reach high, and show others we care, At my school Prospect Hill! Oh, Prospect Hill, the lion roars our reputation, For we learn and we know, we think and we grow, At my school Prospect Hill. Hail Prospect Hill, the root of my strong education. For we learn and we know, we think and we grow, Hail my school, Prospect Hill!