Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

           Agenda
Objective: Understand how the basic parts of a story help a reader make sense of events. 


  • Bell work: Write simile/ metaphor description and examples into reading notebook.
  • Brief Simile and metaphor review.
  • Model for Worksheet.
  • Rally coach- Students answer questions and coach each other on their responses while they work on the worksheet. 
  • Writing Prompt: In writing notebook: Similar to the story "Eleven", students will respond to the prompt: Write about a birthday that was memorable for you, it can be a good experience or a bad experience. 
  • Independent reading. 
Homework: Read 20 minutes and update reading log. 

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Objective: Provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Agenda

  • Bell Work: Finish reading Eleven, Finding the similes and what they mean.
  • Introduce new hand-in bins, class points, and 5,4,3,2,1 attention procedure.
  • Demonstration: Summary
  • Group: Goldilocks
  • Alone: write a summary of “Eleven”
  • Independent Reading
    Home Work: Finish finding similes and their meaning in "Eleven".