Drill 1 (1/24ADGH)(1/25F)Drill 1 (1/24ADGH)(1/25F)

Homework: Final Algernon paper F 1/31 H 1/30

Algernon Draft G 1/26 A 1/27D Block parent signatureObjective: SWBAT evaluate progress by

analyzing the assessment.Drill: Look at your goals from quarter 1 and

2 and identify a new English goal for quarter 3. Remember a specific goal and action.

Homework: Final Algernon paper F 1/31 H 1/30

Algernon Draft G 1/26 A 1/27D Block parent signatureObjective: SWBAT evaluate progress by

analyzing the assessment.Drill: Look at your goals from quarter 1 and

2 and identify a new English goal for quarter 3. Remember a specific goal and action.

2/1/11 SERVICE2/1/11 SERVICEObjective: collaboratively analyze the concept of

“service,” and align literacy with the concept, as related to our opportunity/responsibility.

Warm-up HW in planners & respond in 1 sentence: What is “Service”?

8F: Please get out Persuasive ECR Final drafts HW: 1. complete “Inventory” Qs 1-4 & 2. Bring a

children’s book (for EC)

-HW: Bring in Children’s Book for EC!!!

Objective: collaboratively analyze the concept of “service,” and align literacy with the concept, as related to our opportunity/responsibility.

Warm-up HW in planners & respond in 1 sentence: What is “Service”?

8F: Please get out Persuasive ECR Final drafts HW: 1. complete “Inventory” Qs 1-4 & 2. Bring a

children’s book (for EC)

-HW: Bring in Children’s Book for EC!!!

Service Learning ProjectService Learning Project

OMMS 8th GradeMrs. Raab’s English

OMMS 8th GradeMrs. Raab’s English

ServiceService

*When you think of “service,” what comes to mind?

*How do you serve others in your own life?

*When you think of “service,” what comes to mind?

*How do you serve others in your own life?

What is ServiceWhat is Service What does it mean to serve? Thinking Maps in “Assignments”: entitle it

“Service” Why is “service” important: ? ? ? …to our Community/Home? …to our Society? to our Nation? to our World? to YOU? Let’s come up with a definition together:

What does it mean to serve? Thinking Maps in “Assignments”: entitle it

“Service” Why is “service” important: ? ? ? …to our Community/Home? …to our Society? to our Nation? to our World? to YOU? Let’s come up with a definition together:

Your Service…Your Service…

As a group, YOU will be examining & selecting appropriate books for my 8th grade English classes to use for the 8th Grade Service Learning Project!

As a group, YOU will be examining & selecting appropriate books for my 8th grade English classes to use for the 8th Grade Service Learning Project!

What You Do…What You Do…

In groups (HOLD IT, not just yet:), you will sift through your pile of books, discuss the qualities of the books you are provided, and choose 5 books (per group) for our English classes to consider using for the Service Project; as a group, examine the books, using the guidelines and “inventory” questions on your provided handout.

In groups (HOLD IT, not just yet:), you will sift through your pile of books, discuss the qualities of the books you are provided, and choose 5 books (per group) for our English classes to consider using for the Service Project; as a group, examine the books, using the guidelines and “inventory” questions on your provided handout.

GIVE ME ANGIVE ME AN S Give me an E R V I C E What’s that spell…

S Give me an E R V I C E What’s that spell…

Yes, Maam! Yes, Maam!

RESPONSIBILITY!No, really, it spells service--but it’s each of our

responsibility to do what we can with what we’ve been given--for the GOOD of others.

If we only believed that all the time--and lived that way--how different our World would be. And it can be--and the difference is YOU, and your choice to make a change.

RESPONSIBILITY!No, really, it spells service--but it’s each of our

responsibility to do what we can with what we’ve been given--for the GOOD of others.

If we only believed that all the time--and lived that way--how different our World would be. And it can be--and the difference is YOU, and your choice to make a change.

Group ServiceGroup Service

In your group, come up with as many ways to serve AS POSSIBLE in your designated “place.”

Answer HOW & WHY to serve these places/things/people…

Be prepared to present a few of your best exmaples

In your group, come up with as many ways to serve AS POSSIBLE in your designated “place.”

Answer HOW & WHY to serve these places/things/people…

Be prepared to present a few of your best exmaples

Service Learning ProjectService Learning Project

Rubric: (hand back--I’ll give them to you later)

Age: K-4th GradeGently-used25 pages or lessAppropriate for small children!!!Bring BY FRIDAY!!!If you have extras, please bring them in!

Rubric: (hand back--I’ll give them to you later)

Age: K-4th GradeGently-used25 pages or lessAppropriate for small children!!!Bring BY FRIDAY!!!If you have extras, please bring them in!

2/22/2Objective: examine & analyze text features

in children’s literature to determine function & impact on quality

Warm-up: HW in planners, get out “Book Inventory,” & children’s books?

-Look at your information slip, and determine if it is a Before-Reading, During-Reading, or After-Reading activity

-HW: Bring children’s books for Extra Credit until Thursday (8f) or Friday (8g)

Objective: examine & analyze text features in children’s literature to determine function & impact on quality

Warm-up: HW in planners, get out “Book Inventory,” & children’s books?

-Look at your information slip, and determine if it is a Before-Reading, During-Reading, or After-Reading activity

-HW: Bring children’s books for Extra Credit until Thursday (8f) or Friday (8g)

Service Learning ProjectService Learning Project

ADD THESE TO YOUR PINK Rubric:)Age: K-4th GradeGently-used25 pages or lessAppropriate for small children!!!Bring BY Friday!

ADD THESE TO YOUR PINK Rubric:)Age: K-4th GradeGently-used25 pages or lessAppropriate for small children!!!Bring BY Friday!

Service Learning ProjectService Learning Project Book Kit Activity Ideas: SAMPLES! HOW DO WE READ BEST?-Before Reading Strategies:

-Look at titles & pictures & predict what the story’s about-During Reading Strategies:

-Guided questions with guardian-After Reading Strategies:

-Relate the events to your own life

Book Kit Activity Ideas: SAMPLES! HOW DO WE READ BEST?-Before Reading Strategies:

-Look at titles & pictures & predict what the story’s about-During Reading Strategies:

-Guided questions with guardian-After Reading Strategies:

-Relate the events to your own life

Model Reading StrategiesModel Reading Strategies

For the next 10 minutes, observe the WAY the content is presented to you, rather than the content itself

The objective is to examine HOW students best comprehend reading

If we were going to read Where the Wild Things Are, effective Pre/During/Post activities would be (handout)

For the next 10 minutes, observe the WAY the content is presented to you, rather than the content itself

The objective is to examine HOW students best comprehend reading

If we were going to read Where the Wild Things Are, effective Pre/During/Post activities would be (handout)

Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension On your white boards, list concepts (related to

Language Arts, Reading, & comprehension) that k-4th graders might be able to grasp (i.e. Main Idea)

You have 5 minutes: GO! Let’s list them on the board What My Activity Should Include:

-Name: _______ -Directions-Title of story -Age level-Pre/During/Post Reading Instructions

On your white boards, list concepts (related to Language Arts, Reading, & comprehension) that k-4th graders might be able to grasp (i.e. Main Idea)

You have 5 minutes: GO! Let’s list them on the board What My Activity Should Include:

-Name: _______ -Directions-Title of story -Age level-Pre/During/Post Reading Instructions

BooksBooks Choose a book when it’s your turn Ensure that it is: gently-used, no more than 25

pages, & is appropriate for students k-4 Write your book title by your name on your

sticky-note; place it on front of the book Keep all books here, with sticky notes (names,

titles, & block) included) on the books Read your book individually & gain

understanding of plot/theme/characters/setting AND…

Choose a book when it’s your turn Ensure that it is: gently-used, no more than 25

pages, & is appropriate for students k-4 Write your book title by your name on your

sticky-note; place it on front of the book Keep all books here, with sticky notes (names,

titles, & block) included) on the books Read your book individually & gain

understanding of plot/theme/characters/setting AND…

Text FeaturesText Features

Chances are your book is a good choice IF it contains several useful text features:

Fill out your text feature chart while you are examining your book; this handout is due by hour’s end.

Chances are your book is a good choice IF it contains several useful text features:

Fill out your text feature chart while you are examining your book; this handout is due by hour’s end.

2/3 (8f)-2/4 (8g)2/3 (8f)-2/4 (8g)

Objective: examine effective before, during, and after-reading strategies in order to create some to enhance a child’s literary experience

Warm-up: HW in agendas & any children’s books?

Essay Final update-Work on RD’s Book Kits: RD’s due by 2/8-HW: bring materials for Book Kit

Objective: examine effective before, during, and after-reading strategies in order to create some to enhance a child’s literary experience

Warm-up: HW in agendas & any children’s books?

Essay Final update-Work on RD’s Book Kits: RD’s due by 2/8-HW: bring materials for Book Kit

Book KitsBook Kits

-Please wait for instructions BEFORE login-ONLY OPEN Safari & Word Document-Computers, Falcon Links, Mrs. Raab,

Service Learning Project Book Kit Resources: READING STRATEGIES

-You will pick your activities today!

-Please wait for instructions BEFORE login-ONLY OPEN Safari & Word Document-Computers, Falcon Links, Mrs. Raab,

Service Learning Project Book Kit Resources: READING STRATEGIES

-You will pick your activities today!

Your ProjectYour Project*Decide your activity, after researching BDA

Reading Strategies, & your book Create rough draft of your activity,

including:1. Name 2. Directions 3. Age-level4. Book Title 5. Pre/During/Post Reading

activities *Mrs. R. MUST APPROVE YOUR RD: raise

your hand when it’s drafted (today & tomorrow ONLY)

*Rough Drafts MUST be submitted electronically before Next Tuesday!

*Decide your activity, after researching BDA Reading Strategies, & your book

Create rough draft of your activity, including:

1. Name 2. Directions 3. Age-level4. Book Title 5. Pre/During/Post Reading

activities *Mrs. R. MUST APPROVE YOUR RD: raise

your hand when it’s drafted (today & tomorrow ONLY)

*Rough Drafts MUST be submitted electronically before Next Tuesday!

Electronic SubmissionElectronic Submission SAVE WORK TO YOUR DESKTOP!-EX: ATylerEngSL On the bottom dock, go to the “Teacher” folder Find “Heather Raab” ; yes, that’s my name… Click on it & find “Hand In” folder Drag copy of your document from DESKTOP to

“Hand-In” folder Listen for “BLOOOOOPP”…DONE.

SAVE WORK TO YOUR DESKTOP!-EX: ATylerEngSL On the bottom dock, go to the “Teacher” folder Find “Heather Raab” ; yes, that’s my name… Click on it & find “Hand In” folder Drag copy of your document from DESKTOP to

“Hand-In” folder Listen for “BLOOOOOPP”…DONE.

Today: 2/3/10Today: 2/3/10 Warm-up-HW in agendas & please get out “PLAN” for

Book Kit Project; HW-Today’s goals: 1. Begin Rough Drafts 2. Turn in

to “Hand-In” Folder on Desktop--IF your RD is complete:

NOTE: if second time turning in--LABEL project with same as yesterday + “RD” at the end

-HW: Rough Drafts due: 8d & 8h = THURSDAY by the end of class8a = FRIDAY by the end of class

Warm-up-HW in agendas & please get out “PLAN” for

Book Kit Project; HW-Today’s goals: 1. Begin Rough Drafts 2. Turn in

to “Hand-In” Folder on Desktop--IF your RD is complete:

NOTE: if second time turning in--LABEL project with same as yesterday + “RD” at the end

-HW: Rough Drafts due: 8d & 8h = THURSDAY by the end of class8a = FRIDAY by the end of class

For ImagesFor Images

OMMS HomepageFalcon Media - Image SearchWRITE THIS DOWN ON INSTRUCTIONSFOR PUZZLES-Falcon Links - Mrs. Raab - Puzzle Makerhttp://

puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp

OMMS HomepageFalcon Media - Image SearchWRITE THIS DOWN ON INSTRUCTIONSFOR PUZZLES-Falcon Links - Mrs. Raab - Puzzle Makerhttp://

puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp

2/4-2/52/4-2/5 Warm-up-HW in agendas: & 5 volunteers, please:)

1. Pass out books2. Pass out rubrics3. Pass out Timeline/Computer Instructions4-5. Help pass out computers

-Book Kit Worksheet ROUGH DRAFTS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS!

HW: Work on the “activity” part of Book Kit Project at HOME! Finals due Friday, Feb. 19th

Warm-up-HW in agendas: & 5 volunteers, please:)

1. Pass out books2. Pass out rubrics3. Pass out Timeline/Computer Instructions4-5. Help pass out computers

-Book Kit Worksheet ROUGH DRAFTS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS!

HW: Work on the “activity” part of Book Kit Project at HOME! Finals due Friday, Feb. 19th

After you’ve completed writing your activity…After you’ve completed writing your activity… For Images OMMS Homepage Falcon Links - Image Search (left) Ask Kids or the other two that are listedFOR PUZZLES-Falcon Media - Demos - Puzzle Maker or any of

the given sites dealing with words, puzzles, or pictures

For Images OMMS Homepage Falcon Links - Image Search (left) Ask Kids or the other two that are listedFOR PUZZLES-Falcon Media - Demos - Puzzle Maker or any of

the given sites dealing with words, puzzles, or pictures

Today: 2/16/10 (A Class)Today: 2/16/10 (A Class)

Warm-up-HW in agendas & 5 Helpers1. Pass out books, 2. Pass out rubrics, 3. Pass out Timelines, 4-5. Help pass out

computersHW: A Class: FINAL PROJECTS DUE

MONDAY, 2/22 (printed, with activities)

Warm-up-HW in agendas & 5 Helpers1. Pass out books, 2. Pass out rubrics, 3. Pass out Timelines, 4-5. Help pass out

computersHW: A Class: FINAL PROJECTS DUE

MONDAY, 2/22 (printed, with activities)

Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals

1. Get with your partner (I pick:), and peer revise his/her activity while he/she revises yours, for:a. Title, Name:__, Age:__, Directions:b. Pre, During, Post Directions & Activityc. CLEAR directions for mentor/childd. NO spelling, caps, punctuation errorse. SENSE: does activity relate to book?

1. Get with your partner (I pick:), and peer revise his/her activity while he/she revises yours, for:a. Title, Name:__, Age:__, Directions:b. Pre, During, Post Directions & Activityc. CLEAR directions for mentor/childd. NO spelling, caps, punctuation errorse. SENSE: does activity relate to book?

Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals

2. Make changes to your ROUGH DRAFT, save it on your desktop (use same name), & pull it into Mrs. Raab’s Hand-In Folder

*THIS is the Rough Draft I will grade, as 8A was slighted an entire hour last week!

WHEN YOU ARE DONE, work on your interactive activity (ies) or work to BEAUTIFY your activities!

2. Make changes to your ROUGH DRAFT, save it on your desktop (use same name), & pull it into Mrs. Raab’s Hand-In Folder

*THIS is the Rough Draft I will grade, as 8A was slighted an entire hour last week!

WHEN YOU ARE DONE, work on your interactive activity (ies) or work to BEAUTIFY your activities!

Today: 2/17/10Today: 2/17/10 Warm-up- HW in agendas & 5 Helpers:1. Pass out books, 2. Pass out Timelines, 3-4.

Help pass out computers*How to make my RED COMMENTS black:

a. highlight all red wordsb. in formatting palate, choose color black

HW: FINAL projects due 2/23 (Tuesday) (printed with Activities!)

Warm-up- HW in agendas & 5 Helpers:1. Pass out books, 2. Pass out Timelines, 3-4.

Help pass out computers*How to make my RED COMMENTS black:

a. highlight all red wordsb. in formatting palate, choose color black

HW: FINAL projects due 2/23 (Tuesday) (printed with Activities!)

Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals1. Pull your GRADED RD from “Hand Out”

folder onto your DESKTOPREVISE your ROUGH DRAFT into your FINAL

using my comments: This should take a couple classes!

2. Use construction paper, note cards, add images & puzzles, if time: GO to Mrs. Raab’s Falcon Links, under “Service Learning”

3. SAVE as ATylerEngSlFINAL onto desktop & PULL IT INTO “HAND IN” folder

4. I will grade your FINAL on 2/23!!!

1. Pull your GRADED RD from “Hand Out” folder onto your DESKTOP

REVISE your ROUGH DRAFT into your FINAL using my comments: This should take a couple classes!

2. Use construction paper, note cards, add images & puzzles, if time: GO to Mrs. Raab’s Falcon Links, under “Service Learning”

3. SAVE as ATylerEngSlFINAL onto desktop & PULL IT INTO “HAND IN” folder

4. I will grade your FINAL on 2/23!!!

Today: 2/18/10Today: 2/18/10

Warm-up- HW in agendas & Helpers:1. Pass out books, 2. Pass out rubrics, 3. Pass out Timelines, 4-5. Help pass out

computersHW: FINAL projects due 2/23: (printed with

Activities!)

Warm-up- HW in agendas & Helpers:1. Pass out books, 2. Pass out rubrics, 3. Pass out Timelines, 4-5. Help pass out

computersHW: FINAL projects due 2/23: (printed with

Activities!)

Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals1. Pull your GRADED RD from “Hand Out”

folder onto your DESKTOPREVISE your ROUGH DRAFT into your FINAL

using my comments: This should take a couple classes!

2. Use construction paper, note cards, add images & puzzles, if time: GO to Mrs. Raab’s Falcon Links, under “Service Learning”

3. SAVE as ATylerEngSlFINAL onto desktop & PULL IT INTO “HAND IN” folder

4. I will grade your FINAL on 2/23!!!

1. Pull your GRADED RD from “Hand Out” folder onto your DESKTOP

REVISE your ROUGH DRAFT into your FINAL using my comments: This should take a couple classes!

2. Use construction paper, note cards, add images & puzzles, if time: GO to Mrs. Raab’s Falcon Links, under “Service Learning”

3. SAVE as ATylerEngSlFINAL onto desktop & PULL IT INTO “HAND IN” folder

4. I will grade your FINAL on 2/23!!!

Today: 2/19/10-2/23/10Today: 2/19/10-2/23/10 Warm-up FINAL PROJECT PRINTED DUE TODAY

BY 3:00 (I’m staying after school) WITH ACTIVITIES--IN BAGGY (provided)

- HW in agendas & 5 Helpers:1. Pass out books, 2-3. Help pass out computers*Place your Book Kit in a plastic bag in the front,

under your class period, with a sticky note of your name on it!!

HW: Get “English News” Slip signed

Warm-up FINAL PROJECT PRINTED DUE TODAY

BY 3:00 (I’m staying after school) WITH ACTIVITIES--IN BAGGY (provided)

- HW in agendas & 5 Helpers:1. Pass out books, 2-3. Help pass out computers*Place your Book Kit in a plastic bag in the front,

under your class period, with a sticky note of your name on it!!

HW: Get “English News” Slip signed

Today: 2/23/10Today: 2/23/101.Reflection Explanation: write RD 1st!!!-When done, hand in: if not, IT’S HW!!!2. If FINAL is done & SCORED:-CLEAN books of sticky notes, rubrics, etc.-Place activity & book, in baggie3. If final is NOT done & scored:-Finish it, print to ___,

HW: Get “English News” signed!

1.Reflection Explanation: write RD 1st!!!-When done, hand in: if not, IT’S HW!!!2. If FINAL is done & SCORED:-CLEAN books of sticky notes, rubrics, etc.-Place activity & book, in baggie3. If final is NOT done & scored:-Finish it, print to ___,

HW: Get “English News” signed!