Tuesday, November 22, 2016

November 22-23, 2016

Tuesday-

  • Students will complete a creative entry task that requires them to build a story using the following words:
Turkey, Larry, cranberry, dirt road, hammer, grandma, explosion, "So now what?", and magnificient.
These stories are hilarious and showcase the fabulous creativity that is in this class!
  • Students will read "Magic and the Brain".
  • This weeks focus is text features and their purposes.
HOMEWORK:  Students will create a 1-page assignment using the following text features:
  1. title
  2. subtitle
  3. 2 full sophisticated paragraphs
  4. bold words  with definitions on the page
  5. headings
  6. visual aids and captions
  7. For elite points:  footnotes, additional paragraphs, professional display
Here is a link to slide share that may be useful:  EXAMPLE

Wednesday-

  • We will gallery walk our 1-page text feature assignments.
  • A model lesson of annotating a text rich non-fiction piece
HOMEWORK:  Students will read, answer questions, and ANNOTATE p 31-34 in their close reader



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