Back into lit circles!

Now that we have finished ISAT testing, we will resume working on our literature circle novels. Here are the books that we are reading this quarter:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Poetry Gallery

Directions:

Choose the survey for the book that YOU have read in your group.

Walk around the poster that it says and complete the questions.

Boy Shark

Amazing Peace

Gunplay

Gregor the Overlander Comp Questions

Answer the questions as you read the chapter.

Chapter 1

Chapters 2 & 3

Chapter 4-6

Chapters 7-9

Chapters 10-12

Chapters 13-15 

Chapters 16-18

Chapters 19-21

Chapters 22-24

Chapters 25-27

Beginning of theme

We are getting ready for our new unit on theme.

For students, please complete the survey after we watch the video in class.


Theme Survey


Watch the presentation (taken from http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/ and altered by Ms. Chaps).

Then click on the survey here to answer the questions.

Pen Pals

Please send in signed permission forms for the pen pal program by tomorrow as we are going to start writing to our pen pals. Thank you!

Pen Pals in Germany

Hello all 104 families,

            One of my former colleagues, Ms. Alexander, is currently teaching English to college students in Germany. We are going to start a pen pal program in which students exchange letters with the German students and skype as a whole class. This will be a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about the culture and customs of another country, and it gives them an authentic reason for improving their writing. In addition, the students will be teaching the German students about Chicago and about English.

            Ms. Alexander has created a presentation for our class, which you may view on our class blog: room104reading.blogspot.com.

I will review all letters as they are emailed to me first, and I will also review all letters that we send to the other school. No personal information will be shared other than the student’s first name.

           

Please check one below:

________ Yes, I give my child permission to participate fully in the pen pal program.

________ No, I would not like my child to participate. Students that do not participate will work on grammar.

Thank you for your time. Please send back all forms by Tuesday, January 22.

_______________________________                                             ________________

            Parent Signature                                                                 Date

Pen pal program

Soon we will begin working with pen pals from Germany!

Please be sure to return the permission slip as soon as possible.

Here is a link to a presentation that was created by the teacher in Germany:
http://prezi.com/_17aw-xclncd/germany/

Hello!

Below are links to websites that provide practice for the MAP test. Simply click on the link and choose the band that corresponds to the overall MAP score.

http://www.ccsd89.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2139&Itemid=248

http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm