9-30-2009

Previous Next = = = September 30, 2009 =

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

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= __Essential Question__: Who Am I? =

Students will:

 * ===Learn key vocabulary.===
 * ===Learn to write using __sight__ sensory details.===
 * ===Learn the reading strategy: Visualize.===

**Homework:**

 * ===Study your key vocabulary.===

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Reminders:
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 * Table of Contents page.
 * **Checking homework: First day of school paragraph.**
 * Mr. Devine will be in the Night Library every Wednesday (starting today!) from 3:00 to 4:30.


 * 1.** **Daily Vocabulary**
 * Unit 1, Cluster 1 -- page 10 in the textbook.
 * Plus: personality, name, and family.
 * Unit 1, Cluster 1 Practice Quiz


 * 2. Charting Learning Progress**
 * Explain the Narrative Formative Essay Process
 * Show a blank learning progress chart.
 * Explain that low scores at the beginning are okay.
 * Explain students must have a plan to improve each week.
 * Show the rubric.
 * Pass pack student essays.
 * Students chart their progress.
 * __Collect__ student essays/progress charts. The teacher keeps these.


 * 3. Reading "First Names"**
 * Review the movements for "Visualize"
 * page 12
 * Read About the Selection
 * Review paragraph right away with yes/no questions
 * __Before__ reading the selection
 * Create a chart that illustrates the different first names that are common in different cultures.


 * Show students the textbook features
 * pictures and captions
 * words defined at the bottom of the page
 * pass out sticky notes for students to use instead of writing in the books
 * Model the reading strategy Visualize while reading.
 * Remind students to use the details they read about to imagine a picture in their minds.
 * Monitor Comprehension questions


 * Students answer all questions at the end (teacher guided).

a ||~ Short i ||~ Short o ||~ Short e ||~ Short u ||
 * 4. Phonics**
 * Students work in pairs.
 * Students sort the following words into short vowel categories:
 * god, sun, Ernesto, different, everyone, am, not, is, and, Hindu, has, in
 * ~ Short


 * 5. Academic Language Frames: Visualize, reading transparency 2**
 * [[file:Unit 1 Reading and Writing Trans.pdf]]