Period 3

We are on the Second Cycle of On My Honor 

Our New Vocabulary Words are:

obscuring

exasperation

wary

anxious

skeptical

scheme

offended

insisting

Period 3
We are reading:

 

Reading Goal: To analyze story elements by drawing conclusions about events and characters and supporting conclusions with textual evidence 

Vocabulary:

solemn

indistinct

exuberance

rigid

glimpse

deceptively

taunt
forlorn

Periods 2 and 4

Periods 2 and 4

We are reading the selection 

"Skeleton Man"
 

Reading Objective: to analyze how word choice affects meaning and tone

Vocabulary Words:

custody

paranoid

snare

refuge

heroine

angular

motive

impatient

New Cycle!

We are reading the selection 

"Seedfolks"


  

Reading Objective: to analyze character viewpoints and experiences that support the author's message

Vocabulary Words:

pitchfork
sharecropper
trough
pod
funnel
compromise
trowel
plantation

Coming Up!

Monday, November 24

• Vocabulary Test
• Writing Prompt
• Read and Respond No. 5 due

                     Tuesday, November 25

• Comprehension Test-
• Identify Main Ideas and Supporting Details 
• Summarize Text (Using Summary Rubric )
• Read and Respond No.  6 Due

We are reading the selection 

"Wildfires"
 

Reading Objective: to use clues and strategies to

Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details

Demonstrate Mastery by scoring 100 points on the Summary Rubric:

Summary Rubric The Random Reporter:
100	gives a 90-pt. response and and uses key vocabulary correctly
90	gives an 80-pt. response and clearly connects relevant ideas in a logical order
80	presents main ideas and important details in his or her own words and without personal opinion

Vocabulary Words:

thrive

parched

ferries

decomposing

monitor

consume

douses

remote

New Skill!

We are reading the selection 

"How Plants Survive"

Reading Objective: to use clues and strategies to

Identify Main Idea

Vocabulary Words:

minerals 

resources

competition

determine

survive

environment

adapt

decaying

Coming Up!

Wednesday, October 1

• Vocabulary Test
• Read and Respond No. 6 due

                       Thursday, October 2

• Comprehension Test-
• Using Clarifying Strategies and Rubric 
• Supporting your answer with text evidence (Using Team Talk Rubric )

Team Talk (Oral and Written) The Random Reporter:
100	gives a 90-pt. response and connects the answer to the supporting evidence and uses academic language.
90	gives an 80-pt. response and includes supporting evidence and examples (from the text or from experience).
80	uses full sentences to clearly and correctly answer the questions

• Read and Respond No. 7 due (Final)

New Cycle! Race to the South Pole

We are reading:

Race to the South Pole

This is the story of explorer Robert Scott and his team, who set out to be first in reaching the South Pole. Did they succeed??

 

Vocabulary

conducting

stashes

rugged

blizzard

climate

glacier

shortage

regret

 

 We continue practicing our clarifying strategies.

When you don't understand something, Stop and use a clarifying strategy:

To pronounce an unfamiliar word:

• break the word into chunks
• blend it
• look for a base word
• reread

To figure out a word's meaning:

• reread or read ahead to find clues in the text
• look for familiar word parts
• picture what is going on in the text
• use background knowledge
• use a glossary or dictionary 

Use your rubric to explain what you did, and how figuring out the word, phrase or passage helped you understabnd the text.

Strategy Use Rubric
100	gives a 90-pt. response and explains how using the strategy helped in better understanding the text.
90	gives an 80-pt. response and describes a problem and a strategy that was used to solve the problem.
80	identifies a problem that a team member had understanding the text.

 

Coming Up!

Monday, September 8

• Comprehension test- Using Clarifying Strategies and Rubric
• Read and Respond No. 6 due

                       Tuesday September 9

• Read and Respond No. 7 due (Final)