Tough Questions

Recap:  Tough Questions help us spot the 'internal conflict'  : Half and Half (Read to the ***) section

H/W - Make sure you have finished your Membean practice for this week

READ! - 30 minutes perday (Make sure you are recording your thinking in some way ready for a reading response next week)

Notice and Note: A Ha Moments

Notice and Note 
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/361554676313040936/

Use this link to study your Root of the Week

1) Listen to the podcast
2) Write down the meaning of the root
3) Write three examples of the root used in other words (copy them from the page)

H/W
You should have completed 30mins of Membean practice at home by the beginning of Friday's class (45mins for the week)

Notice and Note: Recap

H/W - READ - You will be assessed at the end of the week on how much time you spent reading. You should average approx. 30 pages per day.

REMEMBER - As you read - always be ready to 'Notice and Note'

Other

Genius Hour pilot students - You received an important email - Please read and complete the task ASAP

Notice and Note: Contrasts and Contradictions

Today's Session
Make copies of these files and save them into your RLA master file
Thinking About Reading
Notice and Note: Building Reading Skills

Lesson Recap

H/W - All CLASSES
Finish your first write up about The Giver - Ch.1 in your 'Thinking About Reading File' - Due Thur
You should be writing about how the contrasts and contradictions you have found give you a greater insight into the character/themes of the story

Make sure your GOODREADS account is up on your blog and ready for inspection tomorrow!(Wed)


My HB ONLY
The 30 Day Challenge - Can you come up with an idea by Thursday that you will stick to?
Day 1 = Thursday (I am going to do yoga for 15mins a day and take a photo of each day of my practice)

H/W - By Wednesday...

Goodreads account set up
Link to Set Up
Good Reads Explanation

Watch this video to make sure you 'add a shelf'

Your goodreads accounts should all be set up and good to go by Wednesday's class!

Read!

Rise and SHINE

RISE and SHINE....

Hope you all had a nice break.

We hit the ground running with new units when we return. Make copies of these files and place them into your shortcuts. Remove all 'old' shortcuts.

PLEASE RETURN ALL CLASS READING BOOKS YOU HAVE FINISHED WITH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE


Notice and Note: Building Reading Skills
Transmediation: Writing about Reading
Sentence Fluency: Grammar Unit

Well done to those students who did a little Membean practice over the break. 

H/W

1) The expectation is that you will complete at least 30minutes of Membean practice between Monday and Friday

2) MEMBEAN: ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK #1 (Listen to the podcast on the link)

Each week you will need to learn a Membean root word in addition to your Membean study periods.  These roots will appear on Membean tests going forward!