April 28 - May 4

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

Project Focus:
Read for information; 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;
Component 2.4 Think critically and analyze author’s use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.

Project:
Independent Research and Reporting (MOTT)
Photographic iSearch Paper
Thesis, Organization, Research Strategies, Conclusions, Clarification; Reading ~ Writing
Reading: Note-taking; Conclusions; Connections/Clarification; Evaluation

Resources:
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Writing-Thesis-Statement
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Revision-Tips-2
http://photographylessons-byerika.blogspot.com/
http://youthvoices.net/assign/photo-essays/9959
http://digital-photography-school.com/5-photo-essay-tips
http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/iSearch

http://youthvoices.net/school/nespelem-school-nespelem-wa-usa/8164
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d4zfw7d_6f82rsngh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teacheagle/

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4/28 4/29 4/30 5/1 5/4
Daily:
Photography Reading: Note-taking; Conclusions; Connections/Clarification; Evaluation Writing -- iSearch -- document learning and goals
Earth Day Reading
Youth Voices reading: Junior Scholastic, Science World, READ mag.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfjbbnsb_9247nvzpdj

Tuesday 4/28
Photography - Elements - lighting
Photography - Research-- Read and discuss reading/writing expectations
Youth Voices - Read and draft on YV Wiki; Reread and revise; proofread; Publish to YV; Repeat

Wednesday 4/29
Photography - Elements -- lighting and depth of field
Photography - Modeling of iSearch Photo Essay thinking on wiki
Youth Voices -- continue and research

Thursday 4/30
Photography - Elements -- Elements -- lighting and depth of field
Photography - Research- own research
Youth Voices continue

Friday 5/1
Photography - Elements - Elements --
Science: WSU Activity Day Application
Practice Navigation for grade six info
Youth Voices continue

Monday 5/4
Photography - Elements - lighting and depth of field
Photography - Research -- Earth Day Reading or Independent, if ready
Youth Voices continue

Next: Composition and Impact 1

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Reading for Photography and MOTT:

Note-taking--
What are the main facts you need?

Connections/Clarification--
Why is this important to you?
What questions do you have?
How is it connected to you?

Conclusions--
Which of the information will help you with your project?
How will you use this information?
What is your goal?

Evaluation--
How has your photography/research improved your project?

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EALRS

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

2.1.5 Apply comprehension monitoring strategies for informational and technical materials, complex narratives, and expositions: predict and infer. W

· Make inferences based on implicit and explicit information drawn from text and provide justification for those inferences.

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.

Organize images and information into a self-created graphic organizer to enhance text comprehension.

2.2.3 Understand and analyze story elements. W Compare/contrast common recurring themes in books by the same or different authors.

2.4 Think critically and analyze author’s use of language, style, purpose, and perspective in literary and informational text.

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

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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