Here is another Word Root Presentation example from Tara.

Download the “Scribe” PDF.

Here are Irene’s slides from her Word Root Presentation.

“Micro” PPT

“Micro” PDF

Check out our new Student Work Gallery.

Here is an example of a well-written RRL. As I find other excellent examples, I will post them to our new Student Work Gallery. This new page on our website will highlight some of the best student work coming out of Room 18.

These examples can be used to guide everyone in their pursuit of excellence.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Dear Mr. C.,

Today I read the book The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket. I liked this book because the main characters, Sunny, Klaus, and Violet Baudelaire are so clever. In this book, the antegonist, Count Olaf is after the Baudelaire fortune! Throughout the story, the Baudelaire’s moved to Paltryville to live with a family member. First, Sunny kept on looking at the mold on the floor. When they arrived at Paltryville’s mill, they noticed all the workers there were frowning (That’s all I read because I just started this book).

While reading this book, I used the strategy “Tune into Interesting Words”. This strategy helped me collect interesting words. For example, when I was reading on one of the pages, I read across the word “mold”. However, after I used “ Tune into Interesting Words,” I put the word “mold” on a page, and next to it, the definition. The definition for “ mold” is: “ a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material ( such as wax or metal) when it cools and hardens. This strategy made me a better reader because interesting words, I just want to write them down.

My reading goal last week was to read more slower, and I reached my goal! I met my goal because when we were reading yesturday, I was reading with a partner and read slow. So my steps this week are the same as last time.

Sincerely,
Nikki

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Over this year the expectations for the Home Reading Log have changed and progressed as students have become more and more independent. As of now, we have a new set of expectations that will be in place for the next few months.

In class we have examined the guidelines, expectations, examples, and rubrics for the Home Reading Log. However due to the school budget and broken copy equipment, you will need to view or print out your own copy from the website. Please use the following information to help you successfully share your home reading with me.

Home Reading Logs

Home Reading Log Guidelines
Home Reading Log Homework Schedule
Reading Log
Book Log
Reading Response Letter Guidelines
Reading Response Example Letter
Reading Response Letter Guide/Helper Letter
Reading Response Letter Rubric

Remember, you can always find these documents in the “Important Documents” section of the website.

Here are the examples, guidelines, and rubric from class. Use this information as you work at becoming a better reader and writer! Please print these materials out and glue them into your HRL for reference!

Reading Response Guidelines.pdf

Reading Response Example.pdf

Reading Response Sentence Helpers.pdf

Reading Response Rubric.pdf

This year we will be learning about the “Super Six” reading and thinking strategies. These strategies are ways of thinking that readers should be doing all day long!  For Tuesday night’s homework, we just briefly introduced two of the six: predicting (making predictions) and connecting (making connections).  As students read at home each night they will be using more and more of these strategies to respond to what they read.

Before students read, they should think and make a prediction. Use clues from the text or illustrations to predict what will happen next (or for non-fiction, predict what you will learn)

• I think…because…
• I predict…because…
• I’ll bet…because…
• I think I will learn…because…

While students read, they should be making connections.  Think about connections to other stories (text to text connection), to the world around you (text to world connection), or to yourself and something you have done or know (text to self connection).

• What does this remind me of?
• What do I know about the topic? Have I read other books like this or by the same author?
• If so, how does it help me with this reading?
• This reminds me of …
• Remembering this helps me
• with the reading because…

After students read, they should review their predictions.

• Were your predictions correct?  Why or why not?
• My predictions were correct because….
• My predictions were incorrect because…
• My predictions were partially correct because…

Here is a great technique you can use to practice your spelling words.  The recipe is included in the video.

As learners the more we involve our body and senses, the better we learn.  Try this method to learn your Geometry words!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Until I put together a set of photos or a video about how to make a BBB (Beanie Baby Book) or GBBB (Giant Beanie Baby Book), here is a helpful link that shows how to fold this 8-page book from a single sheet of paper.

Here are a couple video tutorials with examples for fractions, decimals, and percents.

Here are two video examples of long division.  Be sure to toggle the view to fullscreen.  It should be really easy to see that way!

This first video tutorial is for long division with no remainders.

This second video tutorial is for long division with remainders.