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August 25, 2004
http://www.scobre.com/scobre_schools.htm
11/11 is the date for an awesome experience. Read, come and talk with the author of 3 of the books in the 9 book series. He will be participating in the coffeehouse and will autograph your book for you. The attached website gives you a brief summary of each of the books. More information will be posted soon.
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August 23, 2004
Download power_lesson_brochure.doc
Integrating skills into the content area classes, as well as, giving students a specific focus during SSR/DEAR couldn't be any easier. Just try one of these bookmarks with your students and see how fast the learning will begin.
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This guide will assist you in "getting into" or "being a part" of the material you are reading. It may seem like it will take you longer to read and write about what you have read. However, the end result will be that you will retain the information and be able to use it.
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Download checklist_for_comprehension1.doc
How many times have you read something in a textbook and not really understood what you just read? Well, this checklist will guide you to be able to work less and learn more.
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August 22, 2004
This is a middle school bookmark, which promotes reading.
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Download reading_in_the_content_areas_ioverview.doc
If understanding the material in your textbook is a challenge for you, the attached documents will make reading your textbooks come alive. Happy Reading!
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The word tree and the word map will assist you in learning new words. Upon completion of these 2 activities, perhaps you will be ready to include the new word in your writing and speaking.
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Download anticipation_guide_for_the_history_of_kissing.doc
This template can changed easily by changing the statements to fit your curriculum. The directions can also be changed to best meet your needs.
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August 21, 2004
Download compare_and_contrast_chart_for_character_and_self.doc
This template is easily changed just by downloading it.
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Download skills_in_the_content_area_reading.doc
This post has a multitude of "bookmarks" (activities to be used with the content area text as the reading material). Students could receive one of the bookmarks every 2 weeks, and practice the skill with the text.
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This post gives you the philosophy behing readintg is included in the content areas. Also, specific overheads are provided to get the ball rolling.
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August 20, 2004
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/bldcls.html
This is a self-correcting site that walks students through a unit on clauses.
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http://webnz.co.nz/checkers/grammar2.html
This is a fabulous site that becomes your personal tutor to strengthen your grammar skills in a lot of areas.
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Friday, August 20
Materials:
Grammar text
Handouts:
Warm up:
How will it help a writer to know the parts of speech when writing a sentence?
Activity 1:
Students completed a dialogue journal entry on a partner’s night write.
Students turned in:
Anticipation Guide on Capitalization (This handout can be found in the "Lesson Plans and Hanouts" posting on this blog.
Reading Log
Night Writes
Vocabulary
Activity 2:
Students completed the verification on the Anticipation Guide.
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August 19, 2004
www.usatoday.com
This is an online version of the newspaper; however, the online version is updated throughout the day and night.
www.nationalgeographic.com
This site has informational articles dealing with science and social studies topics relevant to both of these content area classes.
www.timeforkids.com
This site offers a student version of the news, which is quite appealing to readers.
www.biography.com
This site posts a variety ofv biographies, which appeal to young adults and adults.
www.mysterynet.com
This site offers different types of mysteries from locked door to puzzle mystery stories. The "History of the Mystery" is a delightful addition to this sight. Did you know that Sir Arthur Connell Doyle was a physician who wrote mystery stories as he waited for patients to come to his office?
http://webnz.co.nz/checkers/grammar2.html
Grammar help is at the convenience of a touch of a button. This site is a private tutor for students to strengthen their grammar skills.
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Thursday, August 19
Materials:
USAT
Handouts:
Anticipation Guide on Capitalization
Warm up:
Why is correct capitalization important to effective writing?
Activity 1:
Students completed the handout "Anticipation Guide for Capitalization, as they viewed a PowerPoint on Capitalization. These handouts will be collected on Friday.
Students read for 15 minutes for pleasure. Focus on 1 article. Read this article carefully and put a sticky flag by the most important sentence in this article.
Activity 2:
Write this sentence on the overhead and have students determine the type of sentence. Have students reword this sentence turning it into the other 3 types of sentences
Activity 3:
Using this sentence on the overhead, as a class determine the part of speech for each word in the sentence.
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My standing homework assignment for each student is:
Read for 30 minutes each night in a challenging chapter book
Collect/respond/react/reflect daily in his/her Write To Learn (3-5 pages per week plus accurate completion of reading log daily)
Maintain a reading list of books read
Find and define 3-5 vocabulary words in context per week
Students who complete this assignment daily will achieve maximum student achievement in the area of language arts.
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