Mapping out Main Ideas and Supporting Details

We will be reading persuasive texts, from editorials to opinion essays this week.  One of the topics/themes within these texts focuses on censorship.  On Tuesday, during our rotating stations, you will be listening to famous and opinionated commentator, Andy Rooney, give his take on the concept of "censorship".  Make sure to fill out the main ideas and supporting details of his argument (you don't have to agree with his position) web while listening to his audio-visual editorial.  Feel free to watch the video more than once in order to adequately fill out the web.  Click on the link below to get started:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3980806n

S.S.R. Book Project Prezi Example

 

1) Choose one of the books that you've completed during our first 8 weeks of S.S.R.

2). Create a Prezi using all 26 elements (A-Z list) that you've identified in this piece of literature.  You do not have to showcase the 26 elements in alphabetical order, but you must include all 26 elements in your presentation.  Please use labels/headings as well when explaining your information.

3). A checklist/grade sheet will be given to you while you work, so you will know exactly what you'll be getting graded on.  DEADLINE = Beginning of class on Monday, March 9th.

*You will have Wednesday, March 4th - Friday, March 6th to work on your Prezi's in class.

* Here is Mrs. Enos' Class Example:  https://prezi.com/wu7t4lwrkz-g/ssr-book-winger-by-andrew-smith/

Station A: "Attacking the Paragraph"

6 Important Tips for ATTACKING Those Paragraphs 

on Your Reading Quarter Final!

1). Click on the link below to fill in your study guide notes about "The Six Steps to Attacking Reading Paragraphs".   CAUTION:  EXTREME CHEESINESS IS IN YOUR NEAR FUTURE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cxllqT01rE

2). If you get done before it's time to switch, go to Destiny Quest and start putting some interesting book titles in your personal list (will need to log into Destiny Quest using your server login and password) http://www.fpsweb.org/FHS/media.cfm

Reading Math: Skeleton Notes Station

 

1). Zoning in on certain/key words when reading story problems is crucial to finding the correct answer.  Watch the following video and fill out the notes skeleton for these great and useful tips! http://video.about.com/math/Tips-for-Solving-Math-Problems.htm

 2). If you finish filling out the notes with time to spare, test your knowledge with these real-life math concepts by clicking on the links below:

 http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-g/math/time/

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-5/math/graphs/

 

 http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-a/math/money/

Reading Strategies for Your History Textbook

Today we will be reading a section out of your U.S. History textbook that focuses on our 35th president, John F. Kennedy.

Our during-reading strategy will be using sticky-notes to bookmark important information of this biography for future recall.

Directions:

1). A sticky note pad will make it's way around to you.  Please take 11 sticky notes

2). Write the following labels on your sticky notes:

* #1 - Name

* #1 - Time Period

*#1 - Place

*#2 - Occupation

*#2 - End

*#3 - Personality

*#4 - Accomplishment

*#4 - Accomplishment

*#5 - Challenge

*#5 - Challenge

*#6 - Quote

3). While we read, place the labeled sticky notes directly on your photocopied section where they apply.

4). Click on the following link to create a bio-cube as a 3-D way to create notes for this section for future recall. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/

5). Use your sticky noted sections of the reading to help you fill out the prompts on the bio cube.  

6). When you have finished, print off your bio cube, 3-hole punch your work (if you use a binder), and keep both the sticky-noted textbook section and your bio-cube together to turn in with this week's graded binder work on Friday.

7). If you get done early, you may silently read or peruse Mrs. Enos' classroom website (sound off please).

8). IF YOU THINK YOU WILL RUN OUT OF TIME = Print off what you have so far, then fill in the remaining boxes with your hand-written answers.  WORK IS DUE WITH YOUR FRIDAY BINDER/FOLDER.

Reading Directions Carefully: Station A

One of our informational text stations for today will be focusing on following directions.  Click on the following link to see if you can make it to the end of these complex directions.  Feel free to use paper and pencil to help you "see" or "feel" what you need to do in order to type in the correct answer.
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz150576113eb88.html