Participate in SSR (Sustained Silent Reading), preparing for your next Accelerated Reader test
Take Accelerated Reader tests one at a time throughout the class
Review pertinent aspects of the syllabus
Do a "topic sentence and supporting details" and an "arrange details in logical order" activity in the consumable workbook, remembering to think critically and to annotate thoughts and questions that might fuel further research
Write in your own private journal
Practice reading sight words and advanced, polysyllabic words
Sing academic songs
HOMEWORK: Share with your parents your AR reading log and proceed toward your reading goal
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Participate in SSR (Sustained Silent Reading), preparing for your next Accelerated Reader test
Take Accelerated Reader tests one at a time throughout the class
Complete a Read with a Purpose ticket
Do a "transitions" activity and a "closing sentence and conclusion" activity in the consumable workbook, remembering to think critically and to annotate thoughts and questions that might fuel further research
Write a paragraph with topic sentence, details, transitions and conclusion about a colleague
Write in your own private journal
Practice reading sight words and advanced, polysyllabic words
Sing academic songs
HOMEWORK: Continue toward your Accelerated Reader goal
Wednesday June 26, 2013
Participate in SSR (Sustained Silent Reading), preparing for your next Accelerated Reader test
Take Accelerated Reader tests one at a time throughout the class
Complete a Read with a Purpose ticket
Play "I Have, Who Has?" with literary terms
Do a "character" activity in your consumable workbook and annotate
Write in your own private journal
Sing academic songs
HOMEWORK: Continue toward your Accelerated Reader goal and work at home with Lexia
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Participate in SSR (Sustained Silent Reading), preparing for your next Accelerated Reader test
Take Accelerated Reader tests one at a time throughout the class
Complete a Read with a Purpose ticket
Do a "character description" activity in the consumable workbook; annotate as necessary
Practice reading sight words and advanced, polysyllabic words
Write a squabble dialogue (squabalogue) between two characters whose names are polysyllabic words
Write in your private journal
HOMEWORK: Continue toward your Accelerated Reader goal, polish your squabalogue, and work at home with Lexia
Friday, June 28, 2013
Participate in SSR (Sustained Silent Reading), preparing for your next Accelerated Reader test
Take Accelerated Reader tests one at a time throughout the class
Complete a Read with a Purpose ticket
Play "I Have Who Has?" with literary terms
Share squabalogues -- squabble dialogues
Write in your own private journal
Take a Week I test that gauges some of what you have so far gleaned
Sing academic songs
HOMEWORK: Revise your squabalogue making sure to showcase your characters' traits. Don't waste a lot of time with hellos and good-byes and other circumlocutions that are neutral. If your word is "malevolence" have your character actually speak as though he or she were malevolent.
Continue toward your Accelerated Reader goal so you can be in one of the following categories: Victors - 50K words; Jazz-a-Licious Victors - 75K words; Super Stars - 100K words; Exuberant and Extreme Jazz-a-Licious Super Stars - 150K words; Extreme, Super-Mega, Supernova Masters of the Universe - 200K words.