BIG ANNOUNCEMENT:  Info about two upcoming assignments posted to classroom.

1. Self-Assessment Journal:  DUE MONDAY:  Just type your answers right into the doc by the bullet points.
2. Presentation for Independent Reading Book:
   1. Presentation is due one week from Monday (Nov. 14)
   2. Presentations will be staggered over multiple days

Where the heck did October go????

Rest of this week

1. Read.  Prompt: what did you find most interesting in today’s reading.
2. Wed/Thursday:  updates on book project, reflection assignment #1 etc.
3. NO VOCAB THIS MONTH!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Task for today is to read.

Prompt for Good Reads:  What has surprised you most about the subject/main character of your book?

1. VOCAB QUIZ
2. READING!

HI gang!

I stayed home so you guys wouldn’t have to laugh at me for my fits of spastic coughing.

PRACTICE VOCAB QUIZ MOVED TO TOMORROW (THURSDAY).  THE REAL THING WILL STILL BE FRIDAY.

Other than that, reading day.  Same log prompt as last three days.

Go!

PRETEND C.E. is a SUBSTITUTE teacher today…

Start with a few minutes of Vocab

Good Things

Reading  (Prompt:  what is a passage that stood out to you–why)

READING DAY:

PROMPT:  Same as Friday (1 passage that stood out to you)

FINAL POEMFOLIOS DUE…TODAY.  TURN IN TO BOX/TRAY ON WINDOW

WARMUP: 10 Minutes of Vocab!

READING TODAY:  MINI BOOK TALKS:  You’ll break up into groups by drawing numbers.  Once in a group, each member will give a short presentation

1.  Title and author of your book
2.  Basic summary–what’s it about?
3. Favorite things about the book?
4. How do you think you are doing as a reader?  What strategies are you using to stay on track?
5. What goals do you have for next week.

TODAY’S GOODREADS PROMPT: What’s one quote/passage that stood out to you today?

LEARNING TARGETS:  See standard targets for Ind. Reading Unit posted yesterday.

TODAY’S PROMPT:  What is the tone of your book–what are some ways the author establishes that tone (be specific).

IF ABSENT: 40 minutes IND READING MAKEUP

REMINDER: FINAL POEMFOLIO DUE FRIDAY.  Requirements at classroom.  And here final-poemfolio-requirements-copy

WARMUP:  10 minutes of Vocab: you are encouraged to work with friends/partners.

IN CLASS:  Independent Reading.  If absent, make up 35 minutes of reading.

NEW COMMENT QUESTION FOR YOUR LOG:  How are you liking your book so far?  What is working or not working for you?

STANDING LEARNING TARGETS FOR INDEPENDENT READING:  As a result of the work you are doing you should be able to

1. Set goals for reading stamina and fluency (get better at reading for longer periods of time and read more skillfully)
2. Use strategies to find “just the right books”
3. Engage in discussion with other readers (we’ll be doing some of that on Friday)
4. Develop fluency by connecting to the narrative voice (that’s a fancy way of saying “become a more skillful reader by paying attention to the author’s tone)
5. Develop theories about the author’s purpose and identify central ideas (why is the author writing the book?  What are the main ideas the author is trying to get across).
6. Make connections and analyze the author’s insights.
7. Analyze the GENRE via the reading experience.
8. Examine how conflicts and character choices impact theme development.