Good Morning, Class!

Per. 1 (8:15-9:05)

Please take out:

• Close Reader (floppy book) from backpack
• ACE 8-Sentence Paragraph for “Face Your Fears”
• Pronouns packet, check that your first and last names are on it, and stack in center of table

 Learning Target: Students will be able to demonstrate in writing a coherent understanding of the central ideas and supporting details in informational text.

• Model rating one sentence at a time from 8-sentence “Face Your Fears: Choking Under Pressure” paragraph on rating sheet.
• Rate each person’s work together, looking for one complete sentence per part that does what it was supposed to do:
  • A – Answers the Short Response question.
  • C1 – Cites evidence from Laura Wilkinson’s story that supports A.
  • E1 – Elaborates on how this evidence supports the central idea.
  • C2 – Cites evidence from Barb Lindquist’s story that supports A.
  • E2 – Elaborates on how this evidence supports the central idea.
  • C3 – Cites evidence from Libbie Hickman’s story that supports A.
  • E3 – Elaborates on how this evidence supports the central idea.
  • A – Restates the central idea of the article in slightly different words than before.
• Take turns talking through and rating each person’s paragraph.
• Look at the ratings you and your partners have given your work. Write a reflection about what you are doing well in your ACE paragraph and what you might need to work on.

Switch Close Reader for your computer.

Write login information in front of agenda with the website my.hrw.com

• Dashboard: Using the Student eBook
• Navigating: Click Contents on left –> Collection 1: Facing Fear –> In the Spotlight OR click on book at top and type in p. 51.
• Resources, Bookmarks, Notes (highlighting and writing notes), Page View and zoom, Audio (only if you have headphones, stops playing if you click off the page), Search (searches whole book, not just selection), My Notebook.

The central idea of an entire text is often suggested by the details rather than stated directly. To find the central idea, readers must look at the topic of the text and the most important ideas in each paragraph or section.

Homework

1. Read 20 pages (or more) in a chapter book of your choice and log:
   1. Title
   2. Pg. ___ to ___
   3. Two sentences about your reading
   4. Parent signature

Per. 7 (9:08-9:58)

You will go to per. 7 next due to an activity we are doing for Science Camp this afternoon.

Per. 3 (10:02-10:42)

Please take out:

• Language Arts Spiral Notebook

Making Connections Lesson 2

(Remember, you can leave your language arts spiral in your bin.)