Ms. Lessel

Today in writing we worked on exploding a moment. In reading we are working on comprehension.

Homework: “Buying Eggs” Worksheetdoc20130923131330

Today you continued to work on the strategies that good readers use.  We talked about expanding your vocabulary while reading and keeping track of new and interesting words. You were also able to work on comprehension questions after reading “The Cemetery”.

Homework:

Finish balloons if not already completed.

Today we worked on monitoring our reading and using fix-it up strategies when we read something we don’t understand. We also had our library orientation with Mrs. McCarty.

Homework; READ

Today in class we learned to make inferences and to cross check while we read and completed our second journal entry.  You also received some of your work back with a grade on it.

HW: Catch Up-  If you have any missing work or any work to correct  it needs to be completed for homework or organize your materials.

Today we worked on making predictions when reading and continued working on the balloons.

Homework: Read and use the strategies for good readers.

Today in class we  worked on the strategy of asking questions while reading to improve our reading comprehension and how to identify a good -fit book. At the library you had an opportunity to get a good-fit book.

Homework: Read and use your reading strategies to make you a better reader.

The Seven Habits of Successful Readers

Today your All About Me Letter and Collage was turned in. We can’t wait to learn more about you.  In class you took the SRI test to find your reading level and worked on your balloon.

Homework: None- unless you didn’t finish your letter or collage.

Today we started to revise our “All About Me Letter”, worked on our collage and  making connections to self, text or world  while we read.

Homework:

The revised letter is needed for class tomorrow so we can edit  and the final copy is due Friday.

Unfinished collages were  sent home today and will need to be completed by Friday.

Today in class we continued to work on our collages and the draft of our  “All about Me Letters”.  We also discussed the main differences between fiction and non-fiction literature.  We read during Daily 5 and were able to tell whether the book we were reading was fiction or non-fiction and provide evidence to back up our claim.

Everyone needs to have a rough draft of the  “All about Me Letter” by tomorrow

.All About Me Letter

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