3/31/11

Thursday, March 31st

*Finish Active Reading Test
---Bring to me when finished
*Finished?  Use books/laptops to find a really . . . really good poem.
---Follow guidelines on handout.
---Due Tuesday.

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension. Apply post-reading strategies:  summarize.

3/30/11

Wednesday, March 30th

*Active Reading Test
---Drop off on way out.

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension. Apply post-reading strategies:  summarize.

3/29/11

Tuesday, March 29th

*Discuss Act V together
*Review model annotations
*Active Reading Test tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension. 

3/25/11

Monday, March 28th

*Label Annotations:
---Green: Inference
---Yellow: Paraphrase
---Pink: Questions

*Discuss Act V
*Meanwhile, grade Act V Annotations & Summary
---If I fail to get to any before class ends, leave them.
*Reading Strategies Test: Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension. 

Friday, March 25th

*Reminder:  Act V Annotations Due Monday
---Label annotations as . . .
---5+ inferences
---5+ paraphrases
---5+ questions
---1 summary
 *Watch Act V

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension.

3/23/11

Thursday, March 24th

*Some changes to the Act V annotations
*Read Act V
*Return essays
---Optional:  Can conference with us and complete one revision.

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply during-reading strategies: question, infer, monitor comprehension.

Wednesday, March 23rd

*Discuss Act IV questions
*Some differences for your Act V annotations

*OBJECTIVE:  Use details from text to analyze character, plot, setting, etc.