Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Let's try this again, shall we...

Hey 5th graders,

      Today is Wednesday, March 23, 2011.  I hav another meeting today so please bear with me one more day.  Our guest teacher has THE CORRECT VIDEOS today at the bottom of the screen.  There are 6 total.  They will show you how to set up more of your dialogue journal.  If you are all set then just continue doing what you are doing.  We will go over your DIALOGUE JOURNALS tomorrow when I get back. 

YOU ALL SHOULD BE READING!!!   If you are finished with you Beyond the Book project GREAT!!  We will see it tomorrow and you should be selecting a new book to read. 

RED PYRAMID GROUP... YOU SHOULD BE READING!!  You are too far behind not to be reading.  Enjoy!

Lost Hero Group: You will give your presentation on Thursday so make sure you are ready.  In the mean time please choose a self-selected text. 
Alex Rider: You will give your presentation on Thursday so make sure you are ready.  In the mean time make your preparations and read if you like. 
Narnia:  Finish reading chapter 11 together or to yourself.  If you finish early continue in the book.

Sincerely,
C

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Dialogue Journals...

Hey Daring Dialoguers,

      Today is Tuesday, March 22, 2011.  I hope "dialoguers" is a real word!  Oh well.  Today will be a great day for you to see more ways we can use our DIALOGUE JOURNALS.  The possibilities are endless when it come to our journals.  We can use them to guide our blog posts.  They can become the place we record our INQUIRY QUESTIONS.  We can copy down passages from our books to improve our writing (MENTOR TEXTS).  We can even use them to get feedback on our thoughts and opinions.  Our reading comprehension strategies will improve the more we use our dialogue journals. 

     For ALL ROTATIONS...
1. Please watch the video I have made that will help you with your dialogue journals. (Look for the IMG programs at the bottom of the screen.)
2. Take the 25-30 minutes the guest teacher gives you to work, read, or write in your DIALOGUE JOURNALS. 
3.  Please clean up and be ready to go to your next rotation. 

Lost Hero Group: You will give your presentation on Thursday so make sure you are ready.  In the mean time please choose a self-selected text. 
Alex Rider: You will give your presentation on Thursday so make sure you are ready.  In the mean time make your preparations and read if you like. 
Narnia:  Finish reading chapter 10 together or to yourself.  If you finish early continue in the book.

Sincerely,
C