1. Personal Choice Reading Get out your Personal Choice Reading (PCR) book and start in. We’ll have 15-20 minutes to read today. Get out your Personal Choice Reading (PCR) book and start in. We’ll have 15-20 minutes to read today. Don’t have a book? Explore the class library and find one. Check out your book on the library clipboard. Don’t have a book? Explore the class library and find one. Check out your book on the library clipboard. Give your book a chance, but if you can tell right away that you haven’t picked a good fit, put it away and find another one! Give your book a chance, but if you can tell right away that you haven’t picked a good fit, put it away and find another one!

2. Did anyone finish a book since yesterday?

3. Talk about books… Take a few minutes and talk to someone near you about your book. Ask them: Do you think I should read the book you’re reading? Why or why not? Do you think I should read the book you’re reading? Why or why not? Is the story what you expected when you picked your book? Is the story what you expected when you picked your book? What has surprised you about the book (if anything)? What has surprised you about the book (if anything)? If you heard about a book you might be interested in reading, add it to your list (inside back cover)!

4. Practicing the Symbols Get out your copy of “What Happened During the Ice Storm” by Jim Heynan Get out your copy of “What Happened During the Ice Storm” by Jim Heynan Talk about the story with a partner then see how many of the symbols you can use to mark up the story. Talk about the story with a partner then see how many of the symbols you can use to mark up the story. I’ll call random names to share where and how you’ve used them… so be ready! I’ll call random names to share where and how you’ve used them… so be ready!

5. Socratic Seminar coming soon… “Marking up a text” is also called “annotating” “Marking up a text” is also called “annotating” It will be an important part of our reading program, but also a central part of our class discussions (Socratic Seminars) It will be an important part of our reading program, but also a central part of our class discussions (Socratic Seminars) Think of annotating a text as the same thing as showing your work on a math problem—they both show the way you thought your way through a situation. Think of annotating a text as the same thing as showing your work on a math problem—they both show the way you thought your way through a situation.

6. “Default” Daily Journal You need to make a short journal entry at least 4 out of 5 school days. You need to make a short journal entry at least 4 out of 5 school days. If I haven’t assigned something specific, your journal entry will always be to use one of the “marking up a text” symbols. If I haven’t assigned something specific, your journal entry will always be to use one of the “marking up a text” symbols. Try to spread it around (don’t use the same one all the time) Try to spread it around (don’t use the same one all the time) These only need to be two or three sentences long, but need to be specific. (In other words, writing “what I read today was cool” doesn’t suffice!) These only need to be two or three sentences long, but need to be specific. (In other words, writing “what I read today was cool” doesn’t suffice!)

7. Student Self-Assessment With your post-it note, 1.Score yourself from a 1 – 5 for how well you understand how to use the “marking up a text” symbols (1 = not a clue, 5 = I could teach this class) 2.Put your post-it on the score you gave yourself and return to your desk. 12345