1. Monday, September 27, 2010 Check in: Continue with your first 6 weeks story. You may start writing on your rough draft paper, if you’re ready.

2. Monday, September 27, 2010 Check in: Reread Woodsong and Going Ape Over Language. The stories should be in your file folders.

3. Reading Review for MEAP 1.2 nd hour do the cross text questions 2.Reading Assessment: Wild Ponies and Susan B. Anthony 3.Silent read and track your thinking with the Coffee Pot stories from your MEAP packet 4.LAUNCH

4. Reading Lab Monday, September 27, 2010 1.Check in: Silent read 2.Sort your spelling words one time, have me check them and write them in your word study journals. Remember to add the words from last week, if I told you to. 3.Reading: reread Titanic and answer questions 4.Freak the Mighty

6. Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Check in: In your writer’s notebook, practice turning the following “Tell me” statements into “Show me” statements: It was cold. I was scared. She fell.

7. Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Check in: Continue with your first 6 weeks story. You may start writing on your rough draft paper, if you’re ready.

8. Yesterday’s reading assessment 1.Redo the assignment, or write in your writer’s notebook. 2.Go over answers. 3. Collect for new scores.

9. Peer Response to Student Writing Sample What could the writer do to improve this sample? Model and do together with the first Coffee Pot story. Work with a partner to write a peer response with The First Time I Water skied.

11. Reading Lab Check in: Silent read or finish your Titanic questions from yesterday. Spelling: 1 group meet with me/other group speed sort three times and finish writing your words in your word study journal. Switch Titanic-go over questions Titanic video clip Read aloud Freak the Mighty

12. Wednesday, September 29 Check in: Continue writing your 6 weeks story. Try to find a spot where you can add a showing not telling.

13. Peer Response Writing Use “The First Time I Water skied” to write a peer response to the following question: What could the writer do to improve this sample? Template When you finish….silent read or work in your writer’s notebook.

14. Reading Lab September 29, 2010 Check in: Silent read Spelling: Speed sort your words 3 times. If you improve your time by 30 seconds, I’ll give you three TOADS Night at the Museum: Possible Topics to research Read aloud Freak the Mighty