Monday, January 5, 2015

1/5/15 - MON

WELCOME BACK
- book report due this coming Friday, January 9


I.  CLASSMATE BINGO
- READ INSTRUCTIONS (show reading)
   * box or highlight important details, things to remember

- place letters in small boxes upper right of each larger box
- no free space, but one letter will be left unused

- review categories for each letter
- translate difficult/wordy categories
- need at least three detail words for each person's name
   (can't just write down their name)
* this becomes a sort of writing with details exercise

- QW:  Winter Break 2014-2015

II.  LIFE IS A HIGHWAY lyrics
- read silently
- list out what we pay attention to when reading lyrics or poetry
- go back and annotate (silent/independent, then in groups, then as a class)
  * what do we notice about story? Narrator?  Setting? Themes? Use of language?
- QW: summarize and explain what song is about
- discuss as class
- follow up with teacher-led notes

* * * * 
HOMEWORK - no vocab or crossword or Atlas assigned today
* * * *
__ focus on BOOK REPORT PACKET (due by FRI)
     There is no "other" book report
     The packet is IT!

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