What a day of reading you have had!
In the comment section, write and tell me which passage (from today's benchmark) you thought was the most interesting and why.
Then, take a rest. You deserve it!
Love, Mrs. Ford
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
2/22 Five Word Summary
After reading for 20 minutes,
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
2/21 Five Word Summary
After reading for 20 minutes,
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
2/16
After reading for 20 minutes,
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
2/15
After reading for 20 minutes,
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
2/14 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
"Roses are red
violets are blue
carnations are sweet
and so are you"
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Often Valentine poems and cards have rhymes. In the comment section below, tell me two words that rhyme! No reading, just rhyming work tonight!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sythesize Your Reading
After reading for 20 minutes,
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
please record the title and author of your book in the comment section.
Then, synthesize your reading and in FIVE words or less, tell me about what you read.
Remember, this takes some GOOD THINKING... so do your best!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford
Example:
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Shoes don't matter, friends do.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
QAR 2/9
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
QAR 2/8
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
QAR 2/7
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Monday, February 6, 2012
QAR 2/6
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Your comment might look like:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy by Phil Bilner
Q: What did Shoeless Joe use to turn his bat black?
A: Tabacco
QAR: RIGHT THERE
or
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Q:Which quote do you think was the most powerful?
A: "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that" is the most powerful quote because it was a different idea to many people to resolve conflict with love and words rather than violence.
QAR: Author and Me
Thursday, February 2, 2012
QAR 2/2
We have been learning about QAR- Question Answer Relationship
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Good luck and HAPPY READING.
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Good luck and HAPPY READING.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
QAR 2/1
We have been learning about QAR- Question Answer Relationship
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Good luck and HAPPY READING.
Thinking about the four types of questions, read for 20 minutes and then write a question.
Tell us what type of question you created and how you know...
Remember our four types of questions are"
1. Right There- you can point to the answer
2. Think and Search- you have to take information from many places in the text to get your answer
3. Author and Me- you have to take what the author wrote and your background information to help answer the question
4. On My Own- these questions are our opinions
Good luck and HAPPY READING.
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