Appealing to the Five Senses

As you are reading, choose a short section or phrase in your book that appeals to 3 out of 5 of our senses.
1)  Chapter Number
2)  Number the item
3) Write down which sense it is...
4) Put the sentence or phrase in quotes...
5) Explain why it appeals to this particular sense....

Example:
1) Chapter 1 from The Secrets of Droon
2) Sense Number 1
3) Hearing
4) "...Hissing noises all around him..."
5) This phrase appeals to the sense of hearing because of the word "hissing".

Making an Inference

1.  Find a passage in your book gives evidence for a specific character trait.

2.  Use this comprehension strategy - "It says... I say... and So...

3.  "It Says"  Write something that you read in the book.

4.  "I say" Explain your background knowledge about this piece in the text.

5.  Write your conclusion...
What does this tell you that the character is feeling ....
What does this tell about the character's personality ...

Chapter 1 - Chocolate Fever

What predictions could you make for Chapter 2?  Share your text-to-self connections.

Chapter 1 - Bunnicula

What are your thoughts on this Chapter?  What kinds of connections can you make with your family and the main character's family?

Cardinal Reading Group Assignment 1 Pages 1 - 5

After reading, share your thoughts about this section by using the comment tab.   What did you visualize as you were reading?  Do you understand what the word "personification" means? 

Literacy Task

Learning Target:  I can deeply read an article of choice and analyze which parts of the article are most important.  I can identify two words that represent the article and explain why I chose them.

1) Go to Ms. Wills' portaportal - guest name lwills (Click on DOGONEWS)

2) Write a topic that interest you in the search box

3) Choose an article.

4) Read the article.

5) Choose two words that represent the most important parts of the article.

6) Explain your thinking process in words.  (Why did you choose those two words?)

7) When finished, draw a diagram explaining the article on the back of your paper.

8) Feel free to make a comment about your discoveries.

We will share our findings.

Fourth Grade Reading Challenge

Today you will be reading for the entire day in your homeroom class.

You may choose one of the following kinds of texts.
1) Time For Kids Magazine Article
Click here to read Time For Kids

2) DOGO News Articles (You may only watch the video after you have READ the article).
DOGO News
Click here to read dogo news

3) Sports Illustrated for Kids
Click here to read Sports Illustrated for Kids

4) Chapter Books

5) Any other kind of book...

Once you are done reading one chapter or an article, use the blog to summarize what you have read.  Write at least three sentences.  Do not forget to write the title and author of the book.

If technology fails, please summarize what you have read on a note card.  Every time you submit a blog reading comment or write a summary on a note card, you may add a tally to your class total.

Every fourth grade student will receive a book treat if your class reads at least 60 chapters and/or articles total.

The class with the most tallies and responses will receive a bonus item.:)  Happy Reading!

Bluejays - Reading Project Task

1. On Notebook paper,  write down at least 8 important events from the chapter

2. Design a game board showing the setting and 8 important events of the chapter that Ms. Wills assigned you.

3. Create at least ten questions about the chapter on Notecards.  Write the answers on the back.

4. Create 4 vocabulary cards using challenging words from the chapter.  You get to choose the words from the chapter.  Use your monitoring skills.  Look the words up in the dictionary and write the answers on the back of the notecard.

5. Create game pieces for a 7 player game.

6. Type up rules for your game.

Chapter 1 - Marquen

Chapter 2 - Cassie

Chapter 3 - Haylee

Chapter 4 - Izzy

Chapter 5 - Henry

Chapter 6 - Caleb

Chapter 7 - Elias

Cardinal - Reading Tasks

1) Read the assigned chapters and answer the questions from the planning calendar.
2) After each chapter, stop and chart a connection to share during our reading discussions.
3) When you are done with the assignment for the day, you may work on one of the following tasks...  I will collect three of these projects after we finish the entire book.  So, it is not necessary to do a project response for each chapter.  Just choose three chapters.  Two projects may be the same choice.  I am always open to other project ideas, but they will need to be approved.   Post your alternate idea on the blog and look for an approval comment?


1) Create a news story explaining the major events of the story.  Focus on the conflict, climax, and solution of the chapter.  You may use a flip camera to record your piece.

2) Write a news article about the main events of the chapter including quotes from characters, photographs, and captions.

3) Create a visual story board explaining the four main events of the chapter.

4) Write a short script for a play that reveals important events from the chapter.

5) Create a comic strip of the chapter.

6) Create a study guide with more specific questions from the chapter.

Questioning Task

1) Review the study guide that you created based on a DOGO news article and choose one question to post on the blog.

2) Make a comment on one of your classmates questions.  In the comment section, answer the question in a detailed fashion, but also take the time to classify the question as "thick" or "thin".

Analyzing Vocabulary Words using the Frayer Model

Academic Choice Task

Review one of the articles from DOGO news, and choose 4 vocabulary words to create a frayer model.

Materials:

Blank Paper
Crayons
Map Pencils
Markers
Inspiration
Kidspiration
Comic Life
Powerpoint
Scissors

Identifying the Purpose of Text Features and Outlining the Main Idea

Hey Woody Readers,

I found out about this amazing site called, "DOGO NEWS".   Click on the link to go to the website. http://www.dogonews.com/ Read the task below and I'll look forward to reading your response.

Task
1) Choose an article that really interest you.
2) Read it thoroughly while thinking about the main idea and supporting details.
3) In the comment section write the following items: Title and Author of the Article, description of a text feature, and how the text feature helped you better understand the text.
4) Go to Inspiration and create a main idea and supporting details graphic organizer with at least four supporting details.
5) You will present your findings to the class on Fridays.
6) Enjoy Reading and Have Fun!!!!!!!!


 

Spring Break Reading Fun

Over the break, read different articles in the Time For Kids magazine, and make comments on your ideas about the text.  Use one of the following prompts to guide your writing.  Extra Credit Points will be given for each response.  Make sure that you include the title and the author of the article in order to receive credit.  Happy Reading:)

My opinion about this article was _______________.
The main idea of this article was _____________________.
One new vocabulary word that I learned was __________________.
The purpose of this article was ______________.
I'm still wondering about ___________________________.

Main Idea Section 1 Response

Reading Task - Summarize what you have read in a short paragraph. (4 - 5 Sentences)  The purpose of your paragraph is to inform your classmates about the most important elements of the section.  Write a summary that will also INTEREST your classmates.

Summarizing Non-Fiction High Interest Articles

In class, we discussed the meaning and importance of summarizing.  A summary is a brief statement that explains the "big picture" of a passage or story.  A summary supports the entire passage including the beginning, middle, and end.

Task:  Read a TIME magazine article and write a summary that shows me and your classmates that you have mastered the art of writing a summary.  Write the title and author of the article, and keep the article in your reading file so that you can teach the class a short lesson on summarizing with your work.

Non-Fiction Article Reading - Read and Respond

Read an Article and Record your Response to the Article using one of the Prompts Below.

1) The purpose of my article was __________________.
2) An interesting fact that I discovered was ________________.
3) I connected with _____________________.
4) A new vocabulary word that I learned was ____________.  It means ______________.
4) The main idea of my article was ____________________.