Period 1:
Wow today's discussion of symbols went so much better than other discussions. Thanks for being so prepared. Annotations are an important part of the process of understanding. I am looking forward to reading your reactions in the Cornell Note format that was introduced today. Friday will be time devoted to independent reading. Hopefully you will have completed at least one of the twenty required notes by then and we can discuss any concerns you may have at that time. Read your independent reading books tonight and enjoy the evening. Those of you who redid annotations should get them back tomorrow and your grade will be changed in the grade book. Also, it was brought to my attention that I posted the annotation grades twice; I have deleted one of those posts--sorry.
Period 2,7,8
Today in class I required students to write a paragraph about the new independent reading book they chose. Within this paragraph they indicated how they chose the book, the reading level of the book and how they found that reading level (hopefully you all are using the links on this blog!). Furthermore, the students wrote a paragraph reacting to the character of Squeaky. They were to answer the question: If you were to meet Squeaky is she someone with whom you would choose to become friends? Why or why not? Students were prompted to base answers on the discussions we had of Squeaky and her character in class. They were urged to include details and truly make connections between Squeaky's traits and their own opinions. HW is to read in IR books and be sure to have them in class on Friday.
