Thursday, October 2, 2014

Reading Chairs Schedule:
Mondays: Table 1
Tuesdays: Table 2
Wednesdays: Table 3
Thursdays: Table 4
Fridays: Table 5

Rocky Mountain PBS StoryMakers ContestWe Celebrate Young Authors!

Independent Reading

Mini-Lesson:	Good readers get started right away.
Essential Questions:	How can I make the most of the time I'm given to read at school?
Work Time:	* Read for 20 Minutes * Reading Conferences * Update your reading list in Google Classroom! * Plan for next book.

Unit 2: Analyze to Understand

Essential Questions:	How do good readers think about the text?  If I could communicate with the main character of my book, what would I have to say to them?
I will know I am successful when:	I am able to use the formal email writing mode to show my understanding of what I have read.
Mini-Lesson:	Writing a formal email letter
Work Time:	Write an email to your main character: One thing you're wondering about, Something that you wish that the character would do instead, A connection you have to the character/conflict/setting,  A warning you have for the main character, and A prediction based on evidence in the text.
Debrief:	Ticket-Out-The-Door: Planning for the next book
Homework:	Reading 30 Minutes Update your reading list (It's in Google Classroom)