2. Bellringer: What does it mean to be respectful?
August 23, 2017
Bellringer: What does it mean to be respectful?

3. Bellringer: Why is it important to set goals?
August 24, 2017
Bellringer: Why is it important to set goals?

4. Bellringer: What does it mean to analyze?
August 25, 2017
Bellringer: What does it mean to analyze?
LT: I can explain what it means to analyze.

5. Bellringer: What should you do before you read a text?
August 28, 2017
Bellringer: What should you do before you read a text?
LT: I can explain what it means to perform a close read.

6. Bellringer: What do you do when you annotate a text?
August 29, 2017
Bellringer: What do you do when you annotate a text?
I can define close reading.
I can identify important parts of a close read and record them on the observation handout.

7. August 30, 2017
Bellringer: What is the first thing you should do when performing a close read?
LT: I can read and annotate a passage with a partner.
LT: I can demonstrate comprehension of what was read by completing the partner close read handout.

8. August 31, 2017
Bellringer: What do you do when you summarize a text or part of a text?
LT: I can explain the process of performing a close read.
LT: I can read and annotate a passage independently.

9. Bellringer: What does NAMES stand for when performing a close read?
September 1, 2017
Bellringer: What does NAMES stand for when performing a close read?
LT: I can use the appropriate symbols to annotate a passage.

10. September 5, 2017
Bellringer: You do not need to write this down. Just follow the directions. Get out your Collins writing notebooks, turn to the next blank page, and set it up for a Type I.
LT: I can make predictions about the novel.
LT: I can read and annotate with a partner.
LT: I can recall important information from a text.

11. September 6, 2017 Bellringer: What is the Industrial Revolution?
LT: I can read and comprehend “An Important Warning”
LT: I can list important information about the author.

12. September 7, 2017
Bellringer: Use the appendix of your novel (pages ) to answer the following question. For what reasons would “all hands” be called requiring all sailors to report to duty even if it wasn’t their watch?
Learning Target: I can demonstrate understanding of chapter one by completing the talking to the text.

13. September 8, 2017
Bellringer: Look at pages 7 and 8 in your novel. Who is Mr. Grummage?
Learning Targets:
I can differentiate between first and third person point of view.
I can identify the point of view of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
I can describe the advantages of first person point of view.

14. September 11, 2017
Bellringer: What does the word decorum mean? (Look it up in the dictionary if you don’t remember what we talked about in class. Dictionaries are on the shelf in the back of the room.)
Learning Target:
I can read and comprehend chapter 2 by completing the talking to the text sentence starters.

15. Bellringer: Who is the second mate?
September 12, 2017
Bellringer: Who is the second mate?
Learning Target:
I can differentiate between direct and indirect characterization.
I can make inferences based on what was read.

16. September 13, 2017
Bellringer: Describe Charlotte’s cabin on the ship. Give at least 3 details.
Learning Target:
I can read and comprehend chapter 3 by completing the talking to the text.

17. September 14, 2017
Bellringer: (You do not need to write this down) Get out your Collins Writing Notebook and set it up for a Type II.
Learning Target: I can demonstrate understanding of chapter 3 by answering comprehension and analysis questions in groups.

18. September 15, 2017
Bellringer: What does Captain Jaggery mean when he says, “We shall have no democracy here”?
Learning Target: I can read and comprehend chapter 4 by completing the chapter 4 talking to the text.

19. September 18, 2017
Bellringer: Who is the first mate? Learning Target: I can summarize what I read.

20. September 20, 2017
Bellringer: Where is the dirk at the end of chapter 4?
Learning Target: I can use text evidence to support my opinion about what I read.

21. September 21, 2017
Bellringer: What is a round robin? Draw a picture in the answer box.
Learning Target: I can use details from the text to support a claim.

22. September 22, 2017
Bellringer: You do not need write this down. Get out your Type 3 planning sheet from yesterday and the FCAs and prepare to turn them in. Learning Target: I can use the talking to the text during reading strategy to improve my comprehension.

23. Bellringer: Who takes Charlotte to get her things from her trunk?
September 25, 2017
Bellringer: Who takes Charlotte to get her things from her trunk?
Learning Target: I can find text evidence to support an argument.

24. September 27, 2017
Bellringer: What happens while Charlotte is getting her things from her trunk?
Learning Target: I can identify events from the novel that create a mystery.

25. September 28, 2017
Bellringer: Why does Charlotte decide to keep the dirk?
Learning Target: I can read and comprehend chapter 9.

26. September 29, 2017
Bellringer: What do you think will happen next in the novel?
Learning Target: I can use evidence from the text to identify character traits.

27. October 2, 2017
Bellringer: What does Charlotte find when she goes to fetch Ewing a needle?
Learning Target: I can recall the order of events from chapter 10.

28. Bellringer: Who leads the crew’s attempt at mutiny in chapter 10?
October 3, 2017
Bellringer: Who leads the crew’s attempt at mutiny in chapter 10?
Learning Target: I can analyze a character’s actions and explain what his actions tell us about his personality or feelings.

29. October 5, 2017
Bellringer: What happens when Charlotte goes to the Captain’s cabin to apologize?

30. Bellringer: Where does Captain Jaggery keep the key to his gun safe?
October 6, 2017
Bellringer: Where does Captain Jaggery keep the key to his gun safe?
Learning Target: I can read and comprehend chapter 13.

31. October 9, 2017
Bellringer: What does Charlotte have to do in order to join the crew?
Learning Targets:
I can identify similes used in chapter 13
I can determine the author’s reason for using simile’s in chapter 13.
I can define new vocabulary.
I can analyze the author’s use of vocabulary in the text.

32. October 10, 2017
Bellringer: (You do not need to write this down) Get out your Collins Writing notebook and set it up for a type 1.
Learning Targets:
I can analyze the author’s choice of words in the text and their effect on story.
I can define mood.
I can analyze a passage and identify the mood and what words are used to create the mood.

33. October 17, 2017
Bellringer: What is discovered during the eye of the hurricane in chapter 15?
Learning Targets:
I can make predictions based on the text.
I can demonstrate comprehension of chapter 15

34. October 18, 2017
Bellringer: How does Captain Jaggery feel about Charlotte joining the crew?
Learning Target:
I can read and comprehend chapter 16.
I can summarize what I read.

35. Bellringer: What is plot?
October 19, 2017
Bellringer: What is plot?
Learning Target:
I can identify the parts of plot.
I can fill in a plot diagram based on the events from the novel.

36. October 20, 2017
Bellringer: (You do not need to write this down) Get out your bellringer notebook and count up the number of bellringer questions you have. You should have at least 30. If you are missing bellringer questions, please borrow a copy of the questions from the shelf in the front of the room. Learning Target: I can read and comprehend chapter 17.