Writing Claims

We covered  A LOT today! Quick Recap. We learned:

Claim = An arguable opinion about  a text

e.g. In the opening scene of the short story, Thank you Ma’am by Langston Hughes the author teaches readers that when faced with desperate situations, people will often do whatever it takes to survive

H/W - Read for 25 mins. Spend 5-10mins collecting images/quotes for your Reader's Notebook cover page. All your photos must be collected by FRIDAY's class.

From Avid Reader to Interpretive Readers: SEE THINK WONDER

Today,  we learned how to transition from avid readers (plot junkies) to interpretative readers (deeper thinkers). Great readers recognize that there has only ever been one plot ever written, "nothing is what it seems."

LESSON RECAP

H/W - Read for 30mins. Tomorrow in class you will be using your SEE THINK WONDER strategy to  write a claim ( what the story is really about) for a section of the book you have read.

IMPORTANT: the secret word is Onion ( You will need this word tomorrow!)

Back to School Night

Getting Back into Books

Today, we began using our Reader's Notebooks and  setting goals for our reading this first semester.

Remember: EVERY Monday, they will be a chance to give a short 'book talk' to the class. See me if you wish to do so.

H/W - READ for 30mins - All classes!

Welcome to RLA

Today, you were introduced to the 'power of words' Some major take-aways:

H/W  Stick your 'Comfort Zone' in a special place near your desk. Take a photo of it and place the image on your blog. We will compare images in 3 months to see how you have stepped out.

Optional: Write a comment under today's blog post that states something that you learned in 

• Do just survive - THRIVE 
• Practice what you are BAD at!
• Always bring a growth mindset
• Smash out of that comfort zone!