Week of October 05

ATTENTION!! There will be a book check this week. You are required to having a reading book with you everyday

for class. We go to the library every Friday. I am flexible about library errands on the other days. It is an

expectation and requirement that you bring a reading book to class daily.

This week you will be required to submit a 250-500 word summary of what you read this week and your thoughts about the content.

Have a book you are reading with you.

Bill of Rights Amendment Essay Due TODAY - Reply to email, copy and paste.

Monday

Tuesday

Complete writing prompt.

Define summary. What steps do you take to summarize something you read, heard, or watched?

Learning to Summarize - Becoming a Comprehension Master! - The Basics...

Read the following article.

http://powerupwhatworks.org/strategy-guide/summarizing

Review the Power Point Titled "Summarizing Lesson" in the 000 This Week Documents Folder in the Notes/Handouts section.

Create a list of steps for summarizing a text. This will be an ongoing project.

Answer the following questions.

What is power thinking? (http://www.readingquest.org/strat/pto.html)

What would be the appropriate note taking method for power thinking?

What is selective underlining? (http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/lhs/Assets/Professional%20Development%20Page/During_Rdg_Strategies_and_Sample_prac_10-11.pdf) (http://www.readingquest.org/strat/underline.html)

What kinds of information should go into a summary? (http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/summarizing-lesson.ppt)

What is the difference between a main idea and a summary? (http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/summarizing-lesson.ppt)

Additional Reading

http://people.virginia.edu/~rcj6t/pdf/frost.pdf

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/powerpoints/selective_underlining.ppt

http://www.gcasd.org/Downloads/Summarizing_Strategies.pdf

http://www.clarkschools.net/Curriculum/Summarizing_ppoint.ppt

Read 30 minutes. Summary of week's reading is due Friday.

I am out today. Please stay on task, follow directions, and keep the noise level to a minimum.

Wednesday

Complete writing prompt.

Review the steps for summarizing a text from yesterday.

Learning to Summarize - Becoming a Comprehension Master! - Putting Theory to Practice...

Go to the questions from yesterday, and continue with this assignment.

In case you forgot...

What is power thinking? (http://www.readingquest.org/strat/pto.html)

What would be the appropriate note taking method for power thinking?

What kinds of information should go into a summary? (http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/summarizing-lesson.ppt)

What is the difference between a main idea and a summary? (http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/summarizing-lesson.ppt)

PRACTICE - Directions: Read the passage and…

1. Create a title for the passage related to the main idea.

2. Accurately summarize the text.

3. Your summary must describe all key ideas from the text.

4. Do not include opinions or personal info in your summary.

5. Highlight or underline key ideas in each passage.

Picture this: a herd of elephants flies past you at sixty miles per hour, followed by a streak of tigers, a pride of lions, and a bunch of clowns. What do you see? It must be a circus train! One of the first uses of the circus train is credited to W.C. Coup. He partnered with P.T. Barnum in 1871 to expand the reach of their newly combined shows using locomotives. Before circus trains, these operators had to lug around all of their animals, performers, and equipment with a team of more than 600 horses. Since there were no highways, these voyages were rough and took a long time. Circuses would stop at many small towns between the large venues. Performing at many of these small towns was not very profitable. Because of these limitations, circuses could not grow as large as the imaginations of the operators. After they began using circus trains, Barnum and Coup only brought their show to large cities. These performances were much more profitable and the profits went toward creating an even bigger and better circus. Multiple rings were added and the show went on. Today, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus still rely on the circus train to transport their astounding show, but now they use two.

1. Main idea related title for the passage: ____________________________________

2. Summarize the passage in your own words: ________________________________

THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Find a partner and compare answers. Be ready to share with the class.

PRACTICE - Directions: Read the passage and…

1. Create a title for the passage related to the main idea.

2. Accurately summarize the text.

3. Your summary must describe all key ideas from the text.

4. Do not include opinions or personal info in your summary.

5. Highlight or underline key ideas in each passage.

Electric trolley cars or trams were once the chief mode of public transportation in the United States. Though they required tracks and electric cables to run, these trolley cars were clean and comfortable. In 1922, auto manufacturer General Motors created a special unit to replace electric trolleys with cars, trucks, and buses. Over the next decade, this group successfully lobbied for laws and regulations that made operating trams more difficult and less profitable. In 1936 General Motors created several front companies for the purpose of purchasing and dismantling the trolley car system. They received substantial investments from Firestone Tire, Standard Oil of California, Phillips Petroleum, and other parties invested in the automotive industry. Some people suspect that these parties wanted to replace trolley cars with buses to make public transportation less desirable, which would then increase automobile sales. The decline of the tram system in North America could be attributed to many things—labor strikes, the Great Depression, regulations that were unfavorable to operators—but perhaps the primary cause was having a group of powerful men from rival sectors of the auto industry working together to ensure its destruction. Fill it up, please.

1. Main idea related title for the passage: ___________________________________________________

2. Summarize the passage in your own words: _______________________________________________

THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Find a DIFFERENT partner and compare answers. Be ready to share with the class.

Additional Reading

http://people.virginia.edu/~rcj6t/pdf/frost.pdf

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/powerpoints/selective_underlining.ppt

http://www.gcasd.org/Downloads/Summarizing_Strategies.pdf

http://www.clarkschools.net/Curriculum/Summarizing_ppoint.ppt

How is your list for summarizing developing?

Read 30 minutes. Summary of week's reading is due Friday.

Thursday

Complete writing prompt.

Why is knowing how to summarize an important tool?

Sharpening Your New Skill - Summarize - Becoming a Comprehension Master! - Putting Theory to Practice...

Today we will learn some different strategies for summarizing a text.

Follow the directions below. (There is a mini video showing you how to do this in the Notes/Handouts section.)

First, get out a sheet of paper. Fold it in half three times so you have eight squares.

For each paragraph you will read it, pause, write two words that best represents what is happening, and draw a picture showing what is happening.
You will do this for each of the paragraphs in this text.
When you have finished reading the text put it away.
Now using only your paper, notes, and drawings write a summary of the story. There should be ONE sentence for each story square.
When finished write the main idea at the bottom of the summary.

Have your folded paper? Then let's begin...

Read "Love Triumphs - Six Year Old Becomes a Hero to Band of Toddlers by Ellen Barry.

There are copies around the room, in my Notes/Handouts section, and at the following link: http://www.chron.com/news/hurricanes/article/6-year-old-becomes-a-hero-to-band-of-toddlers-1558463.php.

For each paragraph you will read it, pause, write two words that best represents what is happening, and draw a picture showing what is happening.
You will do this for each of the paragraphs in this text.
When you have finished reading the text put it away.
Now using only your paper, notes, and drawings write a summary of the story. There should be ONE sentence for each story square.
When finished write the main idea at the bottom of the summary.

Be sure your name is on the paper, and put it in the inbox next to the window.

Put away your Chromebook, and read silently.

Read 30 minutes. Summary of week's reading is due Friday.