Good Monday Morning Welcome to Academic Review TUESDAY October 14, 2014 You may work on Social Studies, Language Arts, and Science assignments during the Channel One News. Pledge of Allegiance WMDMS Morning Announcements Lunch Upcoming Events at MDMS Channel One News reports on current events I will be on campus in a training session for Achieve3000

Comprehension Strategy: VISUALIZATION Week 3 LEARNING GOAL: A deeper understanding of the importance of consistently applying reading comprehension strategies Measurable Objective : Students will be able to respond to critical thinking questions that accompany complex nonfiction text by demonstrating 80% accuracy (3/4) LAFS.8.RL.2.4 LAFS.8.W.1.1 LAFS.SL CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING WRITTEN RESPONSES: Language Standards L.8.1, L.8.2, L.8.3, L.8.6

VISUALIZATION : Week 3 Days 2 & 3 If you were absent yesterday this is how we completed Week 3 Day 1 together. Ask your partner if your answers are correct once you complete the 4 questions independently. Follow these same directions for your assignment today Before you read: preview the title, pictures, captions, headings Predict what the article will be about and make notes at the top of the page While you read mark up the text Number the paragraphs Circle unfamiliar words Underline important details Summarize on the side what you learned in each paragraph After you have read the article Reflect on what you just learned about the main character, setting, central theme Read the questions select the best answer Provide textual evidence by writing the (P#L#) where textual support can be found why this is the BEST answer. We will grade these together on Thursday.

READING ROOM Assignments Computer Instructional Web-Based Center ACHIEVE3000 article “The Good Germ” Think-Pair-Share – Reading and analyzing on grade level comprehension passages Applying visualization strategy Week 3 passages handed out 10/10 (see out drawer if you were absent) Completing Weeks 1-2 passages for grade book Monitoring Comprehension and Making Connections; create constructed responses to 1 article in Week 1 and Week 2 articles(2 yellow sheets handed out to each student last Thursday) Independent Reading selected novel - record pages read; summarize what you learned about the main character/setting today.