During the upcoming week, students will be participating in iReady testing. As a result, there will not be class on 1/20 and 1/21. The remainder of the week, students will continue reading and analyzing Call It Courage. Students were hooked after reading the first chapter of the novel. This led to students having engaging and thoughtful conversations about the text.
Students will also focus on the Depth and Complexity icons and use them to connect their ideas to the text. Writing instruction is a key part of our work. Students will learn a writing structure that helps them identify appropriate evidence and explain its meaning and importance.
To support the structure of their writing, students will learn the RACES acronym:
R – restate the idea using words from the question
A – answer the question
C – cite evidence to support your thinking
E – explain or interpret the meaning
S – sum it up
Initially, this will be a shared task, but eventually students will be responsible for completing their responses independently. If time permits, we will move on to chapter 2 of Call It Courage.
IMPORTANT-Please aware that the deadline for the Ten Book Reading Challenge has been EXTENDED. Students will have until January 26th to complete their challenge. If you have any questions, please contact me. Have a great weekend!