January 26th - February 2, 2009


Focus:

Apply reading strategies:
Predict, Visualize, Connect, Question, Clarify, Evaluate
Vocabulary
Characterization
Text Analysis

Independent Application in MOTT: My Own Topic Time

Evidence from text -- underline




Strategy Focus:
Before: Purpose, Predict, Personalize
During: Paraphrase, Personalize/Connect, Pursue /Question, Visualize, Predict, Clarify
After: Predict/Verify, Summarize, Evaluate, Clarify (Summarize)

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Checkouts Focus:

Model, Practice, Choose, and Apply Reading strategies for understanding literary and informational text:
predict and infer (2.1.5) visualize (2.1.6) connect 2.1.4 & 2.4.5 question (2.1.6)
clarify (text, ideas, summaries; draw conclusions (2.4.1) evaluate 2.4.2, 3.4.7; lit devices (2.3.3); cause / effect and compare/contrast (2.3.1)
theme (2.1.3)
Component 2.4 Think critically and analyze author’s use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.

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Monday 1/26
Checkouts Groups and whole class discussions for . 23-25
Checkouts Points --
Characterization/motivation
MOTT --Thesis Statement Lessons


Tuesday 1/27
Checkouts 25-28 (
Characterization chart; motivation; theme questions; questions 29-31
MOTT --Thesis Statement Lessons


Wednesday 1/28
WASL Test and Practice
MOTT or Checkout Points time (20 minutes)

Thurs and Friday: Teacher Days

Monday 2/2
WASL Review and Practice


2.1.3 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies during and after reading: determine importance using theme, main idea, and supporting details in grade-level informational/expository text and/or literary/narrative text. W

2.1.6 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies for informational and technical materials, complex narratives, and expositions: monitor for meaning, create mental images, and generate and answer questions.

2.2.3 Understand and analyze story elements. W
· Interpret how situations, actions, and other characters influence a character’s personality and development.

2.4.1 Analyze informational/expository text and literary/narrative text to draw conclusions and develop insights. W
· Draw conclusions from grade-level text

3.4.2 Analyze traditional and contemporary literature written in a variety of genres.
· Respond to literature written in a variety of genres

1.2.2 Apply strategies to comprehend words and ideas.

1.3.2 Understand and apply content/academic vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text, including vocabularies relevant to different contexts, cultures, and communities. W
· Select, from multiple choices, the meaning of a word identified in the text.


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