Independent Reading

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Independent Reading

• Use sticky notes to write down any questions you
  may have about your reading.
• Make sure to stick the sticky notes on the page.

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Who would like to share any open questions they
had about their reading?
Creating Images
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Word Study

• Profound

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Read Aloud/Think Aloud

• Today we will practice a new strategy,
  determining the important ideas.
• Who would like to retell the events of Wanted! ?
• Turn to page 50

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Classroom Conversation

• What else seemed important in this section?
• How did you determine that these things are
  important?
• What does this information help you understand?

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• These questions that have a single correct answer
  are called closed questions.
• Open questions are characterized by the
  following
• Asking questions that cannot be answered with a
  few words.
• Asking questions that people may answer
  differently, such as
• Why do you think Alice does something?
• Why did some event happen?

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Word Study Pause
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Profound

• Meaning
• Most meaningful
• Part of Speech
• Noun

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Focus

• Planning the Memoir
• Re-read

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Planning the Memoir

• Which topic did you choose to put at the
  beginning of your book? Why?
• Finish Story Board and create a rough draft of
  the book.

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Check/Summarize

• Do you want to add anything to our What makes a
  good story chart?

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Independent Menu

• Read independently
• Write a response
• Study vocabulary words
• Prepare for a book talk
• Read picture book for cross-age tutoring
• Practice reading fluently
• Create Storyboard for Picture-book memoir