Wednesday, September 17, 2014

CEE

CLAIM
EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE


A claim is something you state as truth.



Claim: In the story, "Charles," the author foreshadows (hints) that Laurie is the real trouble-maker.


Now we need two pieces of evidence.



Can you think of another interesting (meaning, not too "blah" or obvious) claim from the story Charles? You can make a claim about characters, theme, setting, etc.








Monday, April 21, 2014

Mysteries

Essential Question: How are the elements of a mystery story/novel different or the same as elements of a fictional story/novel?

KWL

PREDICTOGRAM


Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Introducing and Concluding your Presentation

When thinking about your introduction to your presentation ask yourself, "how will I get people's attention"?
Here are some things you might do:

1. You might want to share a personal story about how you became interested or involved in the work.
2. You might mention your favorite aspect of the work you do, and why.
3. You could start off with a a few humorous lines that relate to your work
4. Relate to the audience: give them a scenario or a situation that everyone can relate to
5. Start with a brief visual or film clip to get people hooked (obviously the visual or film clip should relate to your presentation)




When concluding your presentation, ask yourself, "how can I leave an impression?" Several of the above strategies might work here, but you should always think about your purpose, your BIG TAKE AWAY message that you want your audience to receive.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Predict and Support

Predict and Support is a reading strategy to use before and  during reading. It helps keep readers engaged and encourages them to pay closer attention to details as they try to determine whether or not their predictions are on-target.

Here's how it's done.

-Split your paper down the middle
-On one side write "prediction"
-on the other side write "support"
-Before you  read, or while you glance at the cover and after you've read the first few pages or chapter, write a prediction or predictions about what might happen.
-On the "support" side, include details from the text that lead you to your predictions.

MODEL: Think-aloud using the "Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.





I'm only going to explicitly ask you to do this once, but I encourage you to do this anytime you have a strong prediction you want to get out in the open. Log it in your notebook using the methods described above.

Friday, September 27, 2013

VISUAL PROTOCOL

While reading "Mimis in the Middle" create a quick sketch or a visual when:

A. You have a really strong impression of what is going on
B. When you need to see something more clearly

**The goal is convey EXACTLY what you're seeing---facial expressions, setting, mood, etc.

Draw between 2-4 sketches.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Irony Vocab Cards

Irony: A contrast between what is expected to happen, and what actually happens.

examples of irony: An olympic swimmer who drowns in his bathtub.
                             A serial killer who has written books on public safety.



You're going to create vocab cards:

On one side, write the term,  and a definition IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  Write a sentence with the word in it. Begin with: It is ironic that/when___________________________

On the other side: Draw a picture that represents an ironic situation -OR- a poem that has an ironic event.