February 14

1. February 14 Group Oceans ( Jaiden, Madelyn, Arena): : Guided Reading/Strategies Group Matter(Junaid, Mika, Joyce, Ares): Computers Group Kingdoms ( Mohammad, Kareem, Ivonne):Writing

2. Group Oceans. Reading Strategies • What books do you have in your desk that are fiction? Nonfiction? How do you know which books are nonfiction? • We read fiction differently from the way we read nonfiction. I am going to project a series of statements about reading fiction and nonfiction. As I read each statement, I would like for you to agree or disagree with the statement or add more information that I may have omitted. Here is the first example. "Fiction or literature is read for pleasure and is generally read one time through.”(7 min) Reading Fiction Literature (fiction) is read quickly. Fiction is usually read one time through. Fiction is usually read for pleasure. It is easy to create mental pictures while reading fiction. They are many ways to interpret fiction; often there is more than one right answer to questions about fiction as long as the answers can be supported with text. Details are not as important as seeing the "big picture" or main idea. It is usually easy to remember what has been read. Sometimes there are pictures to go with the story. Each story usually follows the same structure. Reading nonfictionNonfiction is read slowly and deliberately. Nonfiction is often read many times. Nonfiction is read for a particular purpose. Before you begin to read nonfiction, you should think about what you already know about the topic. It is often difficult to create mental pictures when reading nonfiction. Nonfiction is about facts. A question about nonfiction usually has one right answer. Details are very important when reading nonfiction; it is often difficult to see the "big picture." It is often difficult to remember what has been read. Notes are usually taken to aid the reader in remembering important facts. There are often charts, graphs, tables, or illustrations to assist the reader in understanding what has been read. The main idea of a paragraph is often the first sentence of that paragraph. Usually the last sentence in the paragraph pulls together the main idea. The size of headings, bold type, italics, charts, graphs, tables, or illustrations are often part of nonfiction. They assist the reader in understanding what has been read. Information about Text structures: http://teach.clarkschools.net/jbernhard/Literacy_Web/Units/Nonfiction_Handbook_Text_Structure.pdf SOL Coach Book. Chapter 3. Reading Nonfiction. Ask students to open their book on page 50, and start reading about Text Organizers. ( 50-53). ( 8 min)

3. Group Matter(Junaid, Mika, Joyce, Ares): Computers: Main Idea and Grammar • 1. Complete no less than two of the assigned activities on the following web site: http://www.mytestbook.com • Go to: Log in. Type your username ( solblitz__ and password: rlc). • 2. Reading activity: Graceful giants of the sea (pre reading activity, reading, and worksheet to complete) • http://www.successmaker.com/subscriber/1,19/ReadingActivities/gracefulgiants.html • 3. Go to the Rosa Lee Carter web site: • Click on Specialists, Library, and then www.brainpop.com. • Type the Username and password given by your teacher. • Search video about Main idea and Details with practice. • 4. Grammar Blast: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/ • scroll down to fifth grade. Unit 1: The sentence.

4. Group Kingdoms( Mohammad, Kareem, Ivonne):Writing • Wacky web tales: Go to the following web site: http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ • Pick: All a Dream. Fill in the boxes. If you are not sure about what words to use, click on Part of Speech Help, and you will have examples to demonstrate what you need. • After you are done, click on: See your Wacky Web Tale, and you will look at your creation. You will copy and paste it in a word document. Then, you are going to go back to your wacky web tale, and you are going to edit your writing so it makes better sense. After that, print the edited version. • Build a story: http://www.elfs.com/AniMenWrk.html. Click on each box to build correct sentences describing the above animation. When you are done, print your version of the story. • (Page 18) Ideas. A topic sentence clearly states the main idea of a paragraph. Read each paragraph and pair of topic sentences beneath it.

5. Extra • Writing topic sentences. • http://www4.smsd.org/dianelampton/docs/Doc-112176.pdf • Worksheet to print. • Daily Language practice: http://www.educationcreations.com/languageworksheets.htm • Bright ideas for writing: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/brightideas/ • Use the graphic organizer to your bright ideas for writing. http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/5Ws.pdf • Go to the following web site, and read and complete the review activities: • http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/partopic.html • 1. Read the explanation. • 2. Review writing topic sentences. • 3. write your own topic sentence: