Tuesday, May 13, 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 we continued reading comprehension skills practice. We checked the homework and discussed methods used to find correct answers. We visited the library for checkout and we completed the Safe Schools Survey. We read Casey at the Bat and the State Toast of North Carolina; stanzas were assigned for Friday recitation.

Homework: Reading comprehension practice #40, SSR.