T HURSDAY Starter: In your Journal Write about an experience when you learned a lesson about money. 5 – 6 Sentences When you are finished: Study skill words (in notebook) Practice spelling Ch 1& 2 voacab

T HURSDAY Review classroom procedures: Entering Dismissal Silent Signals Journal/Assignment Headings Collect homework  Timeline

E XAMPLES 1. Ceaseless 2. Reassuring 3. Frantically 4. Strenuous 5. Avarice 6. Poultice 7. Undulating 8. Obscured 9. Perceptible 10. Incandescence a. Consumed with thoughts of money b. If a tree is blocking my view c. Silver/gold/diamonds d. Running a race e. My sister (who is constantly talking!) f. I can taste garlic in my food g. A friend’s hug h. Homeopathic remedies i. Looking for my keys j. A flag in the breeze

T HURSDAY Review vocabulary notes from Tuesday Parable Symbol Theme Foreshadowing Simile/Metaphor Personification

STRATEGYTHINKING MAPS STRATEGYTHINKING MAPS 1. Finding Main Idea--a sentence that tells what the passage is mostly about. Circle Map, Bubble Map, Tree Map (whole text) 7. Finding Word Meaning in Context-- isolating unfamiliar words in the text and searching for clues about the meaning, embedded in the text. Multi-Flow Map, Flow Map, Brace Map 2. Recalling Facts & Details--factual information from the text or specific details from the selection. Circle Map, Flow Map, Tree Map 8. Drawing Conclusions & Making Inferences--your assumptions about the text, although not explicitly stated in the text. Multi-Flow Map, Brace Map, Bridge Map 3. Understanding Sequence--understanding how events or details are told in order. Bubble Map(add arrows), Flow Map 9. Distinguishing Between Fact & Opinion- -assessing what can be proved and what cannot in the text. Multi-Flow, Tree Map 4. Recognizing Cause and Effect--the cause is whatever occurred to make something happen; the effect is what happened as a result of the cause. Multi-Flow Map, Brace Map 10. Identifying Author's Purpose--not just to persuade, inform, & entertain, but to note style, tone, word choice, etc. Bubble Map(label each bubble), Tree Map, Brace Map 5. Comparing and Contrasting-- understanding how two things are alike and how they are different. Double Bubble Map, Bridge Map 11. Interpreting Figurative Language-- understanding the use of similes, metaphors, personification, etc. --literal interpretation vs. figurative. Circle Map, Tree Map, Bridge Map 6. Making Predictions--your own ideas of how something will be in the future, without knowing at the time. Circle Map, Bubble Map, Brace Map 12. Summarizing--assessing the 5W's + H (who,what,when.where,why,how) assist students in summarizing text. Bubble Map, Double Bubble Map(isolating 2 features of the text), Flow Map, Bridge Map(used as a plot diagram)

T HURSDAY Preview the questions for chapters 1-2 Which of the 12 reading skills will you use to answer each question?

T HURSDAY While reading chapters 1 & 2: Set up your paper to take notes JUST LIKE BEFORE Bullet notes on the right Questions or confusing vocabulary on the left Questions/VocabFacts

T HURSDAY Homework: Read 20 – 30 Minutes Review vocabulary and chapter 1 & 2 questions Quiz tomorrow!!