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 our discussion of the origins and uses of idioms. Students shared their illustrated idioms; the best were added to the bulletin board. Next, I introduced some new idioms. Following a reading comprehension quiz, we played Idiom Bingo using an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. From the dozen idioms I had written on the board, students selected nine to fill in their bingo grid; we then watched "The Great Filling Station Robbery" and students listened for the idioms. The first with a complete card was the winner. It was educational and entertaining: the perfect combination!
Language Objective: Join small group discussion about a reading passage and corresponding questions.
Essential Question: Are my reading comprehension skills improving?
Today we continued our discussion of the origins and uses of idioms. Students shared their illustrated idioms; the best were added to the bulletin board. Next, I introduced some new idioms. Following a reading comprehension quiz, we played Idiom Bingo using an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. From the dozen idioms I had written on the board, students selected nine to fill in their bingo grid; we then watched "The Great Filling Station Robbery" and students listened for the idioms. The first with a complete card was the winner. It was educational and entertaining: the perfect combination!Homework: SSR.
Flashback: June of 2008
Speeches were made, pictures were taken, and tears were shed; the eighth grade students have graduated!
My summer 2008 to do list:
1. Set up a Moodle site that promotes technology facilitation
2. Prepare for the transition to SAMS (see #1)
3. Have fun: river picnic, treasure hunts, treehouse, 4th of July at the beach, Ed's wedding, etc.
Homework: SSR; have a great summer!
