Monday

Monday, May 5, 2008

Content Objective: 1.02 Analyze expressive materials that are read by monitoring comprehension for understanding. 1.03 Interact in group activities and/or seminars in which the student shares personal reactions to questions raised and gives reasons and cites examples from text in support of expressed opinions.

Language Objective: Join small group discussion about a reading passage and corresponding questions.

Essential Question: Are my reading comprehension skills improving?

Today, after a trip to the Media Center for checkout, we had time to read for pleasure. One class, by virtue of their exemplary behavior for a recent substitute, took their books to the football field. We posed and answered questions concerning such topics as main idea, summary, conflict, prediction, etc. The first two classes took advantage of computer lab access and worked on finalizing their propaganda commercials. The best will continue to show up here; selected ones will also be shown on our weekly news show which is to be taped tomorrow.

Homework: Reading Comprehension practice #28; SSR.