Last week of quarter 3! We have our 3rd book recommendation due this Thursday. We will also take our 1st check-up quiz over Parrot in the Oven chapters 1 & 2 and turn in our 1st signpost journals connected with this book. We’ll continue our grammar lessons for PSL, continue to read PITO, and work on some reading strategies. I have made a new section at the top of my blog titled: Reading Strategies-Look for this when completing our in-class reading assignments. You will use your composition books to write your answers and will be able to use your notes on the test.
Great Job last week on ISTEP!
This is the book that we are studying this week.
Monday: Student will be able to draw conclusions about the story from a summary.
- PSL: Grammar-Punctuation and Capitalization (15 min.)
- Reading Strategy: “Let the Blurb Help You” all answers go into your composition book under the heading PITO Strategies (15 min.)
- Read Parrot in the Oven, we’ll have teacher led small groups for students who might need extra help with the grammar lessons or the reading strategy (15 min.)
- Discuss signposts (15 min.)
Tuesday: Student will be able to analyze the interaction of setting and character development.
- PSL: Grammar-Punctuation and Capitalization (15 min.)
- Reading Strategy: “Does the Story Have to Be Set There and Then?” all answers go into your composition book under the heading PITO Strategies (15 min.) Read this article about the setting of the Hernandez House-could this place be described in Fort Wayne as well as South-Central California?
- Table Top Twitter with questions from chapters 1 & 2. This will provided a time of silent discussion for groups-8×45 sec.
- Discuss signposts (15 min.)
Wednesday: Student will be able to determine the importance of conflicts as they develop thought a story.
- PSL: Grammar-Punctuation and Capitalization (15 min.)
- Reading Strategy: “Two-Sided Problems” all answers go into your composition book under the heading PITO Strategies (15 min.) List (in your composition books) all the problems so far (chapters 1 & 2). Next, write about how Manny feels about these problems and how does he feel about his relationship with his father.
- Read Parrot in the Oven, we’ll have teacher led small groups for students who might need extra help with the grammar lessons or the reading strategy (15 min.)
- Discuss signposts (15 min.)
Thursday: Students will be able to compare and contrast two different characters in a story.
- PSL: Grammar-Punctuation and Capitalization (15 min.)
- Reading Strategy: “Character Comparisons” all answers go into your composition book under the heading PITO Strategies (15 min.)
- PITO Quiz #1
- Read Parrot in the Oven, we’ll have teacher led small groups for students who might need extra help with the grammar lessons or the reading strategy (15 min.)
Friday: Off, no school
