We started today looking at the different parts of a nonfiction text.  We looked at a slideshow and talked about each text feature and what they did for the text.  Then we started reading Rain Forest Food Chains  by Heidi Moore.  

• In class 502 we read the pages and discussed them together.  
• In 501, students read silently because the class wouldn't stop having side conversations when we were trying to read.  They lost the benefit of discussion because they couldn't control their talking.  

Afterward students worked in pairs to answer comprehension questions about pages 4-11, and then talk about the text features the text had and what their job was.  

Homework:

• Reading:  30-45 minutes of independent reading
• ELA: Reading Comp - Louisa May Alcott
• Permission Slips
• Permission slips and money due for Wednesday field trip
• Book Order money due by Wednesday from Scholastic