Week+2+~+Aug.+28+-+Sep.1,+2017

Warm Up  Week 1 Day 1  Essential Question:  How can I determine the main idea of a text?  Learning Strategies  **____** Fiction-Nonfiction Pairs ____Text-based questions ____Close Reading strategies ____Graphic organizers ____Discussion and debate ____Rereading to clarify information—close reading techniques ____Assimilating prior knowledge ____Annotating text ____Seeking meaning of unknown vocabulary ____Making and revising predictions  Learning Targets:  Monday - Agenda Build Background
 *  Determine a theme or central idea
 *  analyze how dialog propels action and reveals character
 *  analyze the impact of specific word choice on tone and meaning
 *  use context clues to determine the meaning of words and verfiy using a dictionary

Homework: Cursive Practice a, c, d, and words  Word and Quote
 * diaspora** (noun) any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland

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 * cursive instruction and practice (a, c, d)
 * Finish Reading Interest Inventory from Friday
 * Finish Wanted Place Mats Presentation

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',geneva; font-size: 13.3333px;">Wednesday - Agenda <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',geneva; font-size: 10pt;"> Cursive Instruction/Practice: g, q, and review a, c, d) Level Up Tutorial: Main Idea and Supporting details

__Homework:__ Practice cursive. Write as many letter combinations as you can using a, d, g, q, and c Work on Summer Reading Assignment

Thursday - Agenda <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',geneva; font-size: 10pt;"> Cursive Instruction/Practice: e, l, h, k Level Up Tutorial: Main Idea and Supporting details

__Homework__: Work on Summer Reading Assignment Friday - Agenda <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'trebuchet ms',geneva; font-size: 10pt;"> Cursive Instruction/Practice: b, f, j and review e, l, h, k

__Homework__: Work on Summer Reading Assignment

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