Friday, August 13, 2021
Today's Assignments, Day 4
1. Smooth Transitions (Review)
- practice reading follow directions
- write about reading listen actively
- talk about reading talk about my reading
- work independently write about my reading
- work with partner responsible for my learning
- work in small groups be responsible for others
- work with teacher responsible for class materials
- BE ABOUT BUSINESS !!
Active Listener (review)
- A. eyes on speaker
- B. Quiet body
- C. Appropriate gestures
- D. Be patient
- E. Think about what the speaker is saying
Let's practice: Activity
3. Read selected book
- Author's Purpose: To entertain, To persuade, To inform
- Why have the author written this book?
- Story Elements Links to an external site.
- What was the author's purpose for your independent reading book?
4. Word Study Open Syllables
- Review closed Syllables
- Open Syllables Links to an external site.
Say and divide these words (team activity): virus, frozen, diver, basic, secret, silent, minus, human, locate, climate, pilot, pupil, open, music, return, decide
5. Independent Reading (Previewing a book)
- read the title
- Look at the cover and design
- read the back cover
- Browse pictures and illustrations
- Read chapter titles
- Read the first paragraph
- Make predictions about what you might learn
6. Writing to Sources
- Independent writing
- Lift a line from the text (Describe the language/character, paint a picture) I chose this sentence to lift because...
- Your turn (Lift a sentence or section of the text)