Monday, Nov. 30

10/27 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
10/29 What is a topic sentence and what is its function?
10/30 How do you define success?
11/3 What sport should be added to the Olympics?
11/4 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
11/9 Why do people ‘depersonalize’ from themselves?
11/10 What is a double-blind study
11/13 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
11/17 What did you learn today while using Read-On?
11/18 What is ‘amnesia’? what does the word mean to you?
11/20 what is the olympic motto and what does it mean to you
11/24 Describe Greece’s influence on the Olympics.
11/30 Why has track-and-field remained so popular?

Friday, November 13

Periods 1-5
1. Read-aloud
2. Read-On
3. Closure

Thursday, November 12

Periods 1-5
1. Media center to take AR tests/check out books

Tuesday, November 10

Periods 1-5
1. Fluency
2. Word wall
3. Complete anticipation guide
4. Teacher read
5. Begin Main idea/details activity
6. Closure

Friday, Nov. 6

Periods 1-5
Daily topic/question: Why do people 'depersonalize' from themselves?
Objective: Students will be able to ...

1. Identify cause-effect relationships
2. Determine main idea through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing and identifying relevant details

Activity:
1. Fluency
2. Word wall
3. Teacher read
4. During-reading activity
5. Closure

Thursday, Nov. 5

Daily topic/question: No essential question today
Periods 1-5
Activity
1. Fluency
2. Review MC answers
3. Review anticipation guide (hang anticipation guides)
4. New vocab
5. Complete anticipation guide
6. Closure: Word wall

Daily topic/question: No essential question today
Objective: Students will be able to:

1. Apply strategies to access background knowledge
2. Use new vocabulary that is introduced and taught directly

Wednesday, Nov. 4

Daily topic/question: What did you learn today while using Read-On
Objective: Students will be able to practice those FCAT areas in which they are weak
Activity:

1. Read-aloud
2. Read-On
3. Closure

Closure: Students will answer daily question in their notebook

Tuesday, Nov. 3

Periods 1-5

Daily topic/question: How do you organize data in reading?
Objective: Students will be able to ...

1. Evaluate relevant details and organize information to show relationships
2. Read fluently

Activity:

1. Read-aloud
2. Complete questions pages 51-52
3. Complete chart on Page 55 AND questions 27-28
4. Closure

Closure: Students will answer daily question in notebook

Monday, Nov. 2

Periods 1-5
1. Fluency
2. Word wall
3. Review rubric for essential questions

Rubric for essential questions

You used at least two details – and you numbered them – when answering each question
YES (2 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

Your answers were the required length of a half-page
YES (10 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

I could read your handwriting
YES (2 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

You left enough space between questions to make your paper easy to read
YES (2 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

Your answers made sense
YES (2 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

Your answers were grammatically correct
YES (2 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

You did not use your opinion, but instead used information from the story
YES (10 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

You took advantage of the time given in class to complete the questions
YES (10 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

You wrote out the questions
YES (2 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

You only included two questions per page
YES (2 POINTS) NO (0 POINTS)

4. Review during-reading activity

1. She has 17 gold medals, one for each of the heptathlons in which she has competed.
2. Carolina Kluft, relatively unknown in the U.S., is one of the best athletes in the world.
3. Her attitude about her sport and about life in general set her apart from other competitors.
4. Carolina thinks that having fun is important.
5. Carolina works hard.
6. Rest has helped Carolina overcome injuries.
7. Preparation and determination have also helped Carolina overcome injuries.
8. She has taken advantage of her golden opportunities, while becoming the best athlete and best person she can be.
5. CLOSURE: No closure activity today