The classes could not have acted more different today. 502 was quiet and ready to work. 501 wanted to talk and socialize. 502 we had a good lesson and discussions about the pages we read together in groups. 501 wouldn't stop talking to they had to read independently with no discussion.
Sadly, we didn't get a lot accomplished with 501 today because they wanted to talk, catch up with friends, and not pay attention to what I was doing.
In 502, we read 7 pages in our text on The Rain Forest. We stopped along the way and asked and answered questions to make sure we really understood the text. I did a mini-lesson on text features and how they affect the text and the reader. We did a mini-lesson on verb tenses and talked about the three tenses (past, present, and future) and how when writing, we had to make sure our tenses were in a agreement.
Finally we talked more about the Movie Review that was supposed to be done over the holiday. We did a practice one in class to show them (model) how easy the assignment really was. Students now have until Friday to get it done. They know the consequences if it is not done by then!
Finally, I passed out forms that show how many independent reading books your child has read and passed on AR so far this year. By the end of the month they should have 9 books read and passed. Some have ZERO tests passed. Others have 1 and 2. They must have you sign nightly now that they are reading. If they don't have it signed, they will have to have silent reading time in my room while they eat their lunch. The only way to get better at reading is to read, and if that means skipping my lunch each day to get them to do better in reading, I will do it!
Homework:
- Read 45 minutes, write summary, get reading contract signed
- Readygen Unit 1B.11 Craft and Structure Activity
- Verb Tenses Worksheet
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