8/25/11

8/22 A-8/23 B

First day of School.

Pick up 2 index cards, Welcome Handout, Class Procedures. Follow directions on the Welcome Handout for how to fill out the index cards. Turn index cards into teacher.

Copy Exit 1 and answer during lesson. Turn in before leaving.

Exit 1Why is marking the text a strategy that helps readers be more efficient? 2? Why is it ineffective to mark the text all the same? 3)What should you mark in informational texts. List all possibilities.

Document annotating/marking the text key on Classroom Procedures handout. Mark with teacher, with class and then finish handout on your own. Only mark what is important to mark and use the text chart as a strategy for comprehension, not just for
a grade.

Annotating the text chart
* Words You Don't Know
# data, statistics, important numbers
Circle Proper Nouns
Underline Important Details or anything that relates to the main idea.
Box Transitions
? They will probably ask this

Homework: Bring in Portfolio, Reading Book and Parent Info Sheet By 8/30 A-8/31 B