1. Monday, August 17 Sponge: 1. Check the supply list to make sure you have everything you need. 2. Get out your bookmark and share with each person in your group. Tasks: 1. Sponge 2. Library Visit 3. Share Bookmarks 4. Read Aloud 5. Review Rules Homework: 1. Read for 20 min Read Me!

2. We will now share your bookmark with others in the class using Inner Outer Circle. A Groups: Make a big circle around the room. B Groups: Match up with an A Group member to form the inner circle. We will rotate the inner circle 3x's!

3. Memorable Quote Doodle Reaction Questions

4. Tuesday, August 18 1. Check the supply list at the door to make sure you are prepared. 2. Open to the sponge section of you binder. Put today's date at the top of the first page. 3. List as many types of Figurative Language you can think of. 4. Create an example for those you list. Tasks: 1. Sponge 2. MAZE 3. Figurative Lang. Review Homework: 1. Read 20 min 2. 10 examples of Figurative Language

5. Maze: 1. Get out a number 2 pencil. 2. When you hear your name, come get your Maze test. 3. Keep the Maze turned the EXAMPLE page until further instructions. Make NO marks yet. 4. Follow along teacher instructions.

6. Figurative Language Figurative language is made up of all the tools that a poet uses to create a special effect or feeling. It includes metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, irony, idioms, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.

7. Similes My love is LIKE a red, red rose. Definition: Simile is when you compare two nouns (person, places, or things) that are unlike, with "like" or "as".

8. Metaphors Definition: Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison.

9. You, Turkey! She got her feathers ruffled the other day. He is one hen-pecked husband! Metaphors!

10. Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound like the noises they describe. E.Q. What is

11. E.Q. What is personification? PERSONIFICATION Personification is a type of figurative language in which poets give an animal, object, or idea human qualities, such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, and make decisions. Examples: The camera loves me! My computer hates me! The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads. The swimming pool invited me to jump in.

12. ALLITERATION E.Q. : What is alliteration? E.Q. :Why do authors use alliteration? Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words of a line of poetry or a sentence. Examples: Peter Piper picked (a) peck (of) pickled peppers. She sells seashells (by the) sea shore.

13. Examples: Angela Abigail Applewhite ate anchovies and artichokes. Bertha Bartholomew blew big, blue bubbles. Clever Clifford Cutter clumisily closed the closet clasps. Dwayne Dwiddle drew a drawing of dreaded Dracula. Elmer Elwood eluded elven elderly elephants. Floyd Flingle flipped flat flapjacks. Greta Gruber grabbed a group of green grapes. Hattie Henderson hated happy healthy hippos. Ida Ivy identified the ivory iris. Julie Jackson juggled the juicy, jiggly jello. Karl Kessler kept the ketchup in the kitchen. Lila Ledbetter lugged a lot of little lemons. Milton Mallard mailed a mangled mango. Norris Newton never needed new noodles. Patsy planter plucked plump, purple, plastic plums. Quinella Quist quite quickly quelled the quarreling quartet. Randy Rathbone wrapped a rather rare red rabbit. Shelly Sherman shivered in a sheer, short, shirt. Trina Tweety tripped two twittering twins under a twiggy tree. Uri Udall usually used his unique, unusual unicycle. Vicky Vinc viewd a very valuable vase. Walter Whipple warily warned the weary warrior. Xerxes Xenon expected to xerox extra x-rays. Yolana Yvonne Yarger yodeled up yonder yesterday. Zigmund Zane zig-zagged through the zany zoo zone.

14. HYPERBOLE E.Q. : What is hyperbole? Hyperbole is usually a group of words which make an exaggeration which is not meant to be taken seriously. Examples: I could sleep forever. This book weighs a ton.

15. Examples: My teacher is so old…  “they’ve already nailed the coffin shut.”  “she gets a seniors discount at the nursing home!”  “her wrinkles weigh more than she does!”  “she showed us a yearbook from 1500 B.C.!”  “she considers Shakespeare to be a ‘new-fangled modern art’!”  “she personally knew Shakespeare!”  “she remembers the tragedy when the dinosaurs died!”  “she’s mentioned in the Old Testament.”  “she can’t even remember her own name!”  “she taught cave men to start a fire.”  “she edited the bible for mistakes!”  “she claims that she invented the question mark!”  “we looked up the word ‘ancient’, and there was full definition with her name and a big picture of her.”  “she knows how to speak cave-man language!”

16. Irony Irony is the technique that uses the unexpected. When the opposite of what is expected is used, it is called ironic. Wilfred Owen I posted a video on YouTube about how boring and useless YouTube is. The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”. You laugh at a person who slipped stepping on a banana peel and the next thing you know, you slipped too. The butter is as soft as a marble piece. “Oh great! Now you have broken my new camera.”

17. Idiom An idiom is a well known expression that does not mean what is literally said. You can go on that date when pigs fly!! The police had allowed the situation to get way out of hand. If she does not start pulling her own weight, I am going to have to report her to the instructor. I stayed home from work today because I was feeling a bit under the weather. My mom paid through the nose for her new computer.

18. Thursday, August 20 Sponge: 1. Have your Figurative Language assignment out on your desk. Read through and label each type of Figurative Language you used. 2. Open up your binder to the Sponge Section, write a proper heading, and answer the following questions: Why is silent reading important? What behaviors should you NOT do during silent reading? What behaviors should you do during silent reading? Tasks: 1. Sponge 2. Introduce R5 3. Read Aloud

19. What is R5? A time to read what you want and practice applying fiction and non- fiction reading strategies

20. 1 & 2. R ead and R elax Reading self-selected texts Using strategies to help with comprehension Sitting in an area of the room where you are comfortable Following the three rules It is not okay to pretend read Goal: Students relax and enjoy a book that interests them. What it looks like: *Teacher will take take the "status-of-the- class" while students settle in to Read and Relax.

21. 3 & 4. R eflect and R espond Thinking about your reading Recording thoughts in a response log Assessing and explaining reading skills used during silent reading Strategy logs will be completed thoughtfully each R5 session Your logs will be completed on what you read in class that day, not what you have read outside of class Goal: Think about what you just read and what strategies you used. What it looks like:

22. 5. R ap (rap 1 & 2)~Responsive, Active, Partners Rap 1 (partner share) Share thoughts about reading with an assigned partner Listening actively to partner Discussion of the book read and strategies used You are required to take notes for Rap 2 Goal: Sharing thoughts with an assigned partner, and then with us as a large class of readers. Learning about other book choices for future reading. What it looks like: Rap 2 (whole-class share) Share partners thoughts about the book they are reading Listening actively to classmates Identify strategies being used by their partner

23. 7th Grade R5 Procedures We will normally complete our R5 sessions on Mondays When you see that your sponge is R5, flip to that section of your binder & fill out the top portion of your SRL (strategy response log). Sometimes there might be a specific strategy we will concentrate on, sometimes you will simply record the strategies you used while reading. You may be asked to complete a book talk on specific R5 days. R5 will be worth 20 points per Hexter in Infinite Campus. If you follow the rules, fill out your SRL and participate in Rap 1 and 2, you will keep all of your points! Each log and note page will also receive a score for completion.

24. Four Rules: 1. You must have your reading materials prior to the start of R5. 2. You may not get up during R5. 3. You must read for the entire time. 4. You may not talk unless you are in a conference or it is Rap time. If these rules are broken, you will receive a binder signature, and you will receive points off of your grade.

25. Friday, August 21 Sponge: 1. Open to the sponge section of your binder. 2. Write today's date under your last sponge, or the back of the same paper. 3. Write the answers to the following word puzzles (what do they stand for?) A) VA DERS B) FAREDCEC) JobinJob D) eco n O M Y E) WinEEEEAnswers: A) Space Invaders B) Red in the face C) In between jobs D) Rising Economy E) Winning with Ease

26. Are the shades of pink the same? Are the lines straight or curved?

27. How many legs?

28. * Break words into their word parts: prefix, suffix, root *Determine words that might be a challenge. *Types of context clues: Definition, synonym, antonym, infer * Decide if the word is necessary to understanding the content. * Note words you don't understand. * Use the specialized words when you are writing about your reading. Content Specialized Vocabulary: Understanding key words by using context clues, word parts, or other resources to help comprehend the content. Activating Background Knowledge: Connecting what you know to what you are reading by looking for information within the text and text features to help remember the information long term. * Ask yourself: What do I already know? How does it connect?

29. Monitoring Understanding: Stopping after each section to summarize and clarify the main idea to help recognize when you do/don't understand the content. Ask: What is the main idea? What should I know/remember? Did I space out? Noting, Organizing, and Retrieving Information (NOR): Writing down important key facts from what you read in an organized fashion to help your understanding and give the ability to recall the information later. * Use headings/subheadings to help you organize your notes * You will be taking notes for the rest of your lives!

30. * Read one page from the front, the middle and the back. * Skim the glossary * Take a picture walk * Identify words that might be a challenge * Look at the table of contents Previewing: Looking through the book ahead of time to determine/identify challenges and supports by looking at the text features/supports to help you activate your background knowledge and to be prepared for what is to come. Questioning: As you read, ask questions about the content as well as for the author to help you think critically through the text. "What do I already know?...What do I want to know?...How do they connect?"

31. Recall or Knowledge Question Divergent Thinking or Analysis Question Evaluative/Synthesis Question Convergent Thinking or Application Question Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? In what ways? Suppose...? If..then...? Can you defend...? How would you justify...? Recall= Convergent= Divergent= Evaluate=

32. Text Features: Any extra supports the author puts into the text other than the paragraphs containing some of the most important information, as well as guides, to help you navigate through the text. * Two types: Internal and External *Examples: Title, Headings, Subheadings, Pictures, Captions, Differing Fonts, Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, Graphs/Charts, Author's Note, Dedication Page, etc. Text Structure: Analyzing how the author organizes the text by looking for key words/phrases to help understand the author's purpose. * Compare/Contract, Problem Solution, Spacial, Descriptive, Cause/Effect, Chronological/Sequential Order *Some writers may switch the type of Text Structure every paragraph, others may stick to the same one for the entire piece * Key words can be deceiving, if you see the word First, it may not necessarily mean it is Chronological Order

33. Friday, August 21 Sponge: 1. Open your binder to the notes we took yesterday. 2. Review the information we have discussed with your table groups. 3. You will be quizzed on ALL of the Power Strategies next week! Tasks: 1. Sponge 2. Power Strategy Review 3. Read Aloud Homework: 1. Read 20 min