Thursday November 19 2015 Notebook Paper Use complete

Thursday, November 19, 2015 Notebook Paper Use complete sentences and reread your answer to be sure it is understandable. 8: 10 – 8: 40

Writing Lesson Being a Writer 8: 40 – 9: 25

Day 4

Today’s Plan �Explore endings that bring a story’s events to a close �Reread your writing critically �Revise your draft �Express interest in one another’s writing

Analyze Closing Sentences �Today you will need: � Notebooks � Student writing handbooks � Sit at a desk with your partner Open your student writing handbooks to page 17 where the closing sentences are reproduced. Let’s look at the first one together. What does the author do to wrap up his story? What words or phrases show you that the story has reached an end?

Analyze Closing Sentences �Underline the words and phrases that let you know that the story is coming to a close. �Work in pairs to read the remaining closing sentences and underline words and sentences that you fell are especially effective at wrapping up the pieces.

Analyze Your Own Closing Sentences �We need to add “an ending brings the story’s events to a close” to our “Notes About Fiction” chart. �How might you revise your closing sentences to wrap up your story?

Independent Writing 9: 00 – 9: 25

Writing Time � 20 -30 minutes � Revise your closing sentences to end your story in a satisfying way. � Make any other revisions or additions so your piece is complete and as interesting as it can be. � If you finish, work on another piece of writing.

Sharing and Reflecting �A few volunteers will read your closing sentences today. �The rest of you will listen and be ready to answer the following questions about their sentences. � What words did you hear in _______’s closing sentences that wrapped up the piece for you? � What ideas, if any, does this give you for your own closing sentences?

Restroom Break 9: 25 – 9: 30

Vocabulary Lesson 9: 30 – 9: 45

Vocabulary Day 4 Clank, Heave, Budge

Clank, Heave, Budge Which of yesterday’s words would you use in your writing journal? Prompt: I think I will use the word ______ because…

“What Do You Think About? ” What do you think about when you hear the word clank? Prompt: When I hear the word _____, I think of _____ because…

“What Do You Think About? ” What do you think about when you hear the word heave? Prompt: When I hear the word heave, I think of ____ because…

“What Do You Think About? ” What do you think about when you hear the word heave? Prompt: When I hear the word heave, I think of ____ because…

Reading Lesson 9: 45 – 10: 55

Making Meaning – Analyzing Text Structure • Please get your – pencil – self-stick notes – Independent Reading Novel – Student Response Book • Then, partner up and sit next to each other at corresponding desks. Independent Strategy Practice!

Questioning • We have been using the strategy of questioning to help you make sense of the novel Tuck Everlasting. Remember how you would think about how your questions recorded in your student response book were answered and, if so, whether they were answered directly or indirectly through story clues. • Questioning is a valuable strategy for helping readers understand everything they read. Today you will practice using questioning in your independent reading of your novel.

IDR – Independent Daily Reading Stop and Ask Questions • As you read your independent novel today, use self-stick notes to mark places in your reading where questions come to mind. • We used this thinking tool previously to ask questions about expository texts. • We will be stopping every 5 minutes or so to share questions with your partner. LET’S READ!

Questioning Strategy Practice • First stop! Share with your partner: – The title of your novel – The author’s name – A few sentences about the plot • Share some of the questions on your self-stick notes with your partner.

Writing About Reading Journal Entry Remember that another way to make sense of stories is to think about story elements such as character, setting, plot, conflict or problem, climax, and theme. Important Elements of Fiction - - character: person in a story setting: where and when a story takes place plot: what happens to the characters in the story (the events that make up the story) conflict or problem climax: point of great excitement and interest in a story theme: big question, message, or lesson character change

Writing About Reading Student Response Booklet Turn to page 26 “Story Elements” in your Student Response Book and listen as I read the items on it. Today you will write about the story elements in the novel you have been reading. Think – Pair – Share first, then we’ll each write. How do you plan to write about the story elements in your novel?

Classroom Discussion - Discussion Prompts I agree with ______ because… I disagree with ______ because… In addition to what _____ said, I think… • We have focused on using discussion prompts in both partner and class discussion and on interacting respectfully with your partner this unit. • How has your ability to work with another person improved over the past few weeks?

Out of Classroom! • Lunch 10: 55 – 11: 20

Restroom Break 11: 20 – 11: 30

SCIENCE TIME 11: 30 – 12: 20

Did you Know Bubble – Final Day Presentations Tomorrow • Students color background • Students write/print facts found • Students write final draft of “Topic” is important because… • Students paste information/shapes onto “bubble”

Due – Thursday, November 19, 2015 – To be completed at school

Sample – Newton’s Laws of Motion

Out of Classroom! • Recess 12: 20 – 12: 45 • Activity 12: 45 – 1: 30

Math Time! 1: 30 – 3: 15

Math Bell Work! 1: 30 – 1: 37

Math Lesson!

Workbook pages 417 -418

Workbook pages 419 -420 Even Numbers

Homework wkbk pages 421 -422

Workbook pages 429 -430

Workbook pages 431 -432 Even Numbers

3: 15 – 3: 20 Wrap Up! • Pair-Up back to back and share one thing you learned in class today with your partner • Pack-Up • Office will announce: Car Riders – Leave around 3: 20 Bus Riders – (listen to intercom for dismissal)