Day #124 - 4/10/15 - Mod 2A Unit 2 Lesson 13 - Drafting, Editing & Revising

Good Morning Rebels, 

          I hope you are all having a very fabulous Friday.  Today is an ‘E’ day so we will go to Art.  Please pick up an Ipad and work on the Point to Ponder. 

                            Thank you

                       Mrs. Sargent & Mr. T.

P2P: 
Kindness Challenge Part II 
Bigger and Bolder!

What can you do to show Kindness to another person that is bigger and bolder than your first act of kindness? 
 You have 72 hours!!! Will you accept the challenge? (write down some ideas of things you could do)

Go BIG OR GO HOME!!

Activity #1

BMX Racing

I can answer multiple choice text-dependent questions.

Activity #2

Writing

I can use my planning resources to help me draft a 5 paragraph essay.

Key Question

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

Alternate Graphic Organizer

You may want to use these additional graphic organizers to help you map out your 3 body paragraphs.

Activity #3

Edit/Revise & Final Publication

I can edit and revise the first draft of my essay in order to prepare it for final publication.

Homework:

Read Bugs for Dinner

Answer #1-7

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.