Day #122 - 4/8/15 - Mod 2A Unit 2 Lesson #11: Planning for Writing

Good Morning Rebels, 

          I hope you are all having a wonderful start to your Wednesday.  Today is a ‘C’ day so we will go to Library and Technology. PLEASE REMEMBER to order your lunch, and don’t forget to sharpen those pencils! We will begin planning for writing today so you will definitely need a sharp writing utensil! Please pick up an Ipad and work on the Point to Ponder, and as you go through your day, make sure you keep this rule in mind: Be awesome to each other!!!! 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: How can you show someone kindness?

The Kindness Challenge

My challenge is for you to do 1 kind and selfless thing for someone else today.  Then, I want you to write what you did in marker on a piece of white paper. Save the paper so I can record your responses. 

Activity #1

Ring of Horses

I can answer multiple choice text-dependent questions.

Activity #2

Gallery Walk

I can argue my claim with evidence about how Bud uses his rules to help him on his journey.

(2 Groups)

Step 1: Explain the rule

Step 2: Describe how Bud uses the rule & explain your illustration

Step 3: Allow audience to ask questions

& give additional examples/evidence

Activity #3

Planning/Organizing for Writing

I can plan and organize information in order to begin drafting a
 5-paragraph essay.

Key Question

How does Bud use his rules to help him on his journey to find his father?

Directions:

Use the outline to help you plan out your essay.

Alternate Graphic Organizer

Homework:

Read Snow Way

Answer # 1-7

Finish the Kindness challenge!

Learning Stations

1. Guided Reading Schedule:

Block 1                Block 2

                            We were there too         

2. Word Work - Vocabulary Picture Dictionary

• Choose 10 words from your independent reading book
• Use context clues & a dictionary to write the definition in your own words on your Vocabulary Picture Dictionary
• create a detailed picture to illustrate the word
• http://www.wordcentral.com/
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/

3. Computers/Ipads 

NewsELA          Overdrive          Pictoword

CrossFingers    Cargo-Bot          Drainworks 

Tinkerbox         SimplePhysics

4. Independent Reading (Fiction/Narrative)

Criteria for Independent Reading Letter

Paragraph 1

1. Tell me the title and author 

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

Paragraph 2

3. Write a brief summary about the events in your book.

Paragraph 3

5. Write a prediction about what you think might happen in the rest of the book.

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