Room 7 Edublog

9/19/13

OBJECTIVES:
To begin class with a review of description
To use description activity to segue to new unit on monsters
To introduce and begin reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

BELLRINGER:
Students spend a few minutes reading their individual novels

AGENDA:
Activity: Students are paired off back to back; 1 has an item they must describe to the other; 2nd student has to guess this object; switch roles when 2nd student guesses correctly; class discussion on what descriptive words were used and to which of the 5 senses the descriptors appealed.

Class discussion: how does using descriptive words make something more interesting? Write descriptive words the students share on the Smart Board; highlight them using different colors for each sense to which they appeal.

Show YouTube video clip on Headless Horseman. Describe the clip. How did it make you feel? What did you see?

Hand out Legend of Sleepy Hollow scripts. Students choose parts. Begin to read.

HOMEWORK:

Spend 10-15 minutes every night reading in your books.

9/17-18/13

OBJECTIVES:
To learn and distinguish among the 5 main text structures
To utilize key words in analyzing structure
To demonstrate understanding through graphic organizers

BELLRINGER:
Show library book

AGENDA:
Using 5 text structure cards, instruct the key words
Use graphic organizers to read passages and analyze structure through class discussion.
Spend time reading in your individual novels.

HOMEWORK:

Read 10-15 minutes every night