Day #30 - 10/15/14 - Unit 2 Lesson 1 Part I

Good Morning Young Hero’s

          Today is an ‘E’ Day so we will go to Art. Be sure you order your lunch, and get yourself ready so we aren’t late for Art. On the road of trials today make sure you have:

• ELA Binder & The Lightning Thief
• Independent Reading Book
• S.S. Folder
• Agenda & Red Folder 

Please pick up an Ipad and go to our classroom blog to read the Point to Ponder. Let’s make it a wonderful Wednesday!

www.roytrumble.blogspot.com

                       Thank You

                        Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T

P2P: Today we will be starting Unit 2 in ELA. You will need clean out your ELA binder of your Unit 1 materials. You NEED to keep:

•  Copy of The Hero's Journey from Lesson 8

• Any writing pieces that we completed

For Unit 2 Lesson 1 Part I

• I can make inferences about Percy based on details from the text.

Activity #1 - Daily Notes

Key Question:

• What are the Stages in Act III of the Hero’s Journey?
• For Differentiation: 
• Notes are modeled  by the teacher. 
• A copy of the notes is printed and provided for students who need it.

                                                     Reading Strategies Section

Activity #2: Whole Group

Read Chapter 9 ( For differentiation the chapter is being read aloud to the whole group of students)
Pause on pg 145 to complete graphic organizer

Key Questions:

• What inference can you make about Percy?
• How did you put the details in the text together to form your inference?
• Did you use what you already know about Percy to help you?
• Be ready to share your response.
• For Differentiation:
• Student work in Triad Groups, which were carefully constructed to have students at varied levels  

Lesson 1 pg 9

Homework: Read Myths and Legends. (Lesson 1, Page 10. Underline 1 detail in each paragraph that helps  you understand the main idea of that paragraph. 

Learning Stations 10/15/14

Rotations 1 - Read Aloud 

10:40 - 10:55

Rotation 2 - 1st Station

10:55 - 11:15

Rotation 3 - 2nd Station 

11:15 - 11:35

Station 1  Read Aloud/Guided Reading

• Tangerine: Pages 121-137

Station 2  Computers NewsELA.com (Non-Fiction/Expository)

• Select a category & choose an article that looks interesting.
• Read the Article that is at just the Right level for YOU!! 
• Differentiation within the reading level of the article
• Complete the 5 W’s Graphic Organizer, and then use it to write a paragraph about the article
•  Due: Fri 10/17

Station 3  Independent Reading (Fiction/Narrative)

• Remember to fill in your “Book Notes” at the end of each reading session
• Letters will be due on Friday Oct. 17 (Block 1 only)
• Differentiation within the independent level of book that the students are reading. Further differentiation and feedback is given to the students through the letters that I write back to the students. 

Station 4  Journal Writing

• See the Anchor chart for writing ideas
• Date Each Entry
• Be prepared to share your writing - we will be turning your journal entry’s into longer writing pieces that we will share at our Literacy Celebration at the end of the year, so be sure you so your best on your journal entry’s 

Criteria for Independent Reading Letter # 3

Block 1 - Due Friday October 17
Block 2 - Due Friday October 24

Paragraph 1

1. Tell me the title and author 

2. Write the Gist

3. Write a brief summary

Paragraph 2

4. Describe the main character (What type of person is the main character?)

5. Make an Inference about the main character. Use evidence from the text to support your inference. 

Paragraph 3

6. Write a prediction about what you think might happen in the book.

7. Finish with a question or something that you wonder.