Friday, January 20, 2017
Reading, Tracking, Noticing and Noting.
Big Idea Books—->Writing about our reading
- not summarizing
- include title and author
- include topic
- fill-in spots
Notice and Note in Thank You Ma’am
- Finish note
- Close reading handout
Reading, Tracking, Noticing and Noting.
Big Idea Books—->Writing about our reading
Notice and Note in Thank You Ma’am
Sacred Reading Time: You will read your independent novel and track the number of pages you have read. If you have finished a novel, you need to write in a Big Idea Book. Today, I will continue having reading conferences with you.
Today, you will finish writing your letter to the editor. To assist you, have all of your materials and tools out on your table:
When you finish your letter and have submitted it to me, you will work on your ALIEN character.
Imagine that an alien teenager is sent to earth to visit you!
What would this character look like? Sound like? Be interested in?
You will be creating the character in one of the following tools next week:
We are learning to express a perspective, idea, experience, or belief in various text formats.
Sacred Writing Time: Technology and Social Media Survey
Sacred Reading Time:
Have you been reading at home?
As you make connections in your novel, take some time to add your thinking to the Big Idea Books.
Today, you will complete the research you need to have in order to write your letter to the editor.