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Do Now • http: //www. vocab. com/lists/911815 10 minutes

January th 5 & th 6 , 2017 How much have I improved?

Essential Question • How much do I control my learning? How much should I be responsible for? • Spend 2 -3 minutes discussing in small groups and be prepared to share.

Go to: msdavisflowers. wordpress. com Today you will… • Take a reading inventory and turn in your paper with your lexile level recorded for a grade. • Complete a reflection writing assignment. • If time permits and everything else is done, you can spend the remainder of class working on your vocabulary. com assignment.

Scholastic Reading Inventory • You will need one of the small sheets with instructions. Make sure that you follow the directions exactly. • After completing the assessment, record your lexile score. • After you have completed the assessment, filled in the form, and returned it to me, please work on your reflection writing assignment.

Reading Inventory • Uses Lexile as measurement. It is an international measurement of reading level. • Helps us know you as a reader and how to help you grow. • The goal is for you to have Lexile growth from now to end of the year.

On-The-Job Text Requirements Lawyer Car Mechanic Teacher Nurse Video Game Designer Receptionist Retail Sales Clerk Construction Manual Labor Fast-Food Manager 700 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 -1500

Real World Text Demands W-4 Tax Form 1260 L Student Loan Application 1270 L Mortgage Application 1360 L Standard Apartment Lease 1080 L 700 900 1000 Apple Terms & Conditions 1480 L Crib Assembly Instructions 1120 L Safety Seat Directions 1170 L 1100 1200 1300 -1500

les Sa er Sci en tis t ch e tiv ecu rse Nu Te a Ex cre tar y Su pe rvi sor Se st an rem Fo ini ch Ma rk Fa s Ma t-Foo na d ge r Cra fts ma n Co nst ruc tio n Cle or Lab Lexile Measures Aligned to Job Requirements

Career Cluster Occupation (Entry Level) Reading Material Lexile Measure Architecture & Construction Carpenter Personal Protective Equipment Manual 1060 Audiovisual Technology & Communication Printing/Graphics Technologist Publishing with Photo Shop 1430 Hospitality & Tourism New Hotel Employee Hilton Hotels- New Employee Packet 1330 Law & Public Safety Police Officer Emergency Response to Terrorism Manual 1260 Retail Sales & Service Sales Associate Dress Barn- Associate Handbook 1270 Scientific Research & Engineering Structural Engineering Technician Code Training Consortium 1130 Business & Administration General Office Staff Job Responsibilities- Medical Office Asst. 1210 Education & Training Assistant Teacher Head Start Staff Handbook 1370 Transportation Distribution & Logistics Automotive Technician Nissian Product Knowledge Reference Guides 1270 Health Science Emergency Medical Technician EMS Safety Techniques & Applications 1170

Go to the HISD homepage www. houstonisd. org and scroll down to the Power Up HUB icon and click to open the HUB. Once in the HUB, click on More, with the down arrow and click Digital Resources.

Scroll down to the Reading Inventory icon. To enter the program, click on the Reading Inventory icon. Teachers and Students will be logged into the Reading Inventory automatically if they have logged onto the HUB with their HISD username and password.

When the screen opens, it will look somewhat like this. Click the Blue icon.

Reading Interest Survey: Pick 3 These choices do not affect your test passages or questions. It helps build a reading list at the end of the inventory. 14

You may be prompted to take a practice test. • Ask for help if you don’t understand the directions to the test (before you begin). 15

After the practice test, you will take the Reading Inventory. It will give you one paragraph at a time. -If you get a question wrong, the next one will be easier. -If you get a question right, the next one will be harder.

After the test you’ll be given a Lexile and a list of potential reading books. 17

Choosing a Book to Grow Your Lexile Use your Lexile score and choose a book with a Lexile that falls within your instructional reading range… § 100 below your Lexile § 50 above your Lexile Example: Lexile score = 550 Reading Range is 450 to 600. 18

After You Have Gotten Your Lexile Score • Look at the chart that follows. • Find the Proficiency section of the chart. It will be a shade of green. • Find the grade level that your lexile level first appears. This is your grade level proficiency. If you are not currently at an 10 th grade level, you will want to improve on your lexile reading score. Talk to me about things you can do to improve your score for next time. • Remember, this does not indicate your intelligence, just your current reading level.

Lexile Level Proficiency Chart Grade K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11/12 Below Basic N/A BR BR & 219 BR & 329 BR & 539 BR & 619 BR & 729 BR & 769 BR & 789 BR & 849 BR & 889 BR & 984 Basic BR 0 -189 220 -419 330 -519 540 -739 620 -829 730 -924 770 -969 790 -1009 850 -1049 890 -1079 985 -1184 Proficient 0 -275 190 -530 420 -650 520 -820 740 -940 830 -1010 925 -1070 970 -1120 1010 -1185 1050 -1260 1080 -1335 1185 -1385 Advanced 276 + 531 + 651 + 821 + 941 + 1011 + 1071 + 1121 + 1186 + 1261 + 1336 + 1386 +

Essential Questions Assignment: (Answer on a sheet of paper. There are four questions. So, there should be four answers. Answer in complete sentences. Only THOUROUGH, THOUGHTFUL paragraphs will be considered. ) • What lessons can we learn from our past mistakes/actions/choices? • Reflect on the fall semester. How well did you do in your classes and beyond (work, personal life, etc. )? • What will you do differently this semester? Why? • What are your resolutions for the new year?

Launch! “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ” --William Jennings Bryan