MARCH Lesson Plans for Independent Reading
**March is Memoirs and Mysteries Month! Week of March 29-April 2 Monday 3/29 FFA Gone Magazine Monday: UpFront Magazine is in your reading folder. Read and complete two of the three feature articles. Return to folder. Tuesday 3/30 READ 11 gone for pre-ACT Wednesday 3/31 FFA Gone READ! Thursday 4/01 READ! View: Sisters Use TikTok to make reading cool for kids. Assignment: Post to QuickTopic: April Fool's Day! Be sure you have book for 4-day break. Spend some time reading in the sun!! Friday 4/02 No School Easter Break Monday 4/5 No School Easter Break ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️. ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️. ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️. ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Week of March 22-26 Monday 3/22 FFA Gone Update Reading Log in folder after long break Magazine Monday activity if UpFront Magazines arrive. Our March issue got lost in the mail, so they re-sent it! It is important for us to be aware of the events that are going on around us locally and nationally! Assignment: Find the blank Magazine Monday Activity in folder 1. Investigate one CURRENT National, one International and one sports, and one entertainment story using: ABC News CBS News NBC News CNN Los Angeles Times Remember COMPLETE sentences for EVERY W! Tuesday 3/23 Track Gone Update Reading Log in folder READ Wednesday 3/24 READ Thursday 3/25 READ Assignment: Post to QuickTopic Friday 3/26 READ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of March 15-19 Monday 3/15 Snow Day! Tuesday 3/16 Update Reading Log! RIGHT NOW! You'll need your folder to Post Final Journal of 3rd Quarter Is your Monthly Theme Worksheet in your folder updated with your January, February and March books? Wednesday 3/17 Happy St. Patrick's Day! Grades will be posted TODAY! Did you post final journal yesterday? If not, DO that NOW! READ! Thursday 3/18 READ! Be sure you have a book for the long break AND that you spend a little time reading! Assignment: Post Quick Update at QuickTopic Friday 3/19 No School-BB Tourney Week of March 8-12 Monday 3/8 Update Reading Log! Find the Current Events Worksheet in folder for Magazine Monday. If you watched or heard the news this weekend, you may have seen headline stories about the Royal Interview with Oprah, the beginning of the murder trial for those accused of killing George Floyd in Minneapolis, the US Senate passage of the Covid Relief package, the Pope's visit to Iraq, the NBA All Star Game. Use One of These Links and choose an article of substantial length. 1. The Associated Press-- in the upper right corner choose Top Stories or Topics 2. The Wall Street Journal 3. Google News 4. BBC News Follow the instructions. Write in COMPLETE sentences. Return to folder. Tuesday 3/9 READ Wednesday 3/10 READ Thursday 3/11 Assignment: Post at QuickTopic: 3-Day Break Friday 3/12 No School--BB Tourney ==================================================================================================== Previous Weeks' Lessons Below: Week of March 1-5 Monday 3/1 Please email your Emoji assignment so I can print it in color. Go back to last Thursday page for reminders. Go to library for Mrs. Kistler's March presentation on Memoirs and Mysteries. Check out a book! Tuesday 3/2 Finish up Emoji Assignment Update Reading Log! Read Wednesday 3/3 Update Reading Log! Read Thursday 3/4 Assignment: Post to QuickTopic Friday 3/5 Update Reading Log! Read Lesson Plans for 2020 Below Week of March 30-April 3, 2020 Monday 3/30 --It's Magazine Monday! 1. For Instructions, View : This Week in Independent Reading Video The video will walk you through the WHOLE process! 2. Here is the link to NEWSELA 3. Here is the Class Code to Join NEWSELA: RBUU5U Here is a PDF of the Instructions to Join NEWSELA 4. I have assigned 5 different articles for today. Please choose any THREE (3) of them to read and click the Take Quiz button when you get to the bottom of the article. Complete all of the parts of the Quiz (multiple choice, Write, and Power Words if the article has that option. The results automatically come to me. 5. I chose new current event articles. Feel free to read ALL of them if you'd like and I could record your 3 best scores. Tuesday 3/31 Keep reading! Update your Reading Log in Google Drive! Tomorrow, go to the new April Tab for assignments! 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 Week of March 23-27, 2020 Welcome Back!! WE CAN DO THIS!! Monday 3/23 1. View Mrs. Renner's Teacher Introduction! (Discuss 3rd Quarter Wrap up, Reading Logs, Access to Books) 2. View this SHORT video from Mrs. Kistler on online reading resources. Watch your email for a list from Mrs. Kistler. She's putting together ideas for all students! 3. Read: a GREAT list of FREE ONLINE book sources. 4. Read: How to Read Online for Free! 5. Read: Audible just made HUNDREDS of titles free! 5. Access the Google Drive Document in your email to track your reading. When you open it, hit File, MAKE A COPY of it for yourself. Name the document in the box in the upper left. Just add YOUR NAME before 4th Quarter Reading Log. Remember that I emailed you a photo of your 3rd quarter reading log! 6. Assignment: Post to QuickTopic Tuesday 3/24 Try to find time for 45 minutes of reading every day! ** Note: If you're worried about missing an assigment, watch Infinite Campus! The assignments and due dates are all there also! Wednesday 3/25 Try to find time for 45 minutes of reading every day! Assignment: Post to Reading Padlet TODAY or Thursday! Find my post for instructions: You saw me in front of my bookshelf. Now take and upload a photo of YOU reading in your favorite place to read at home! Get help from someone in your house! Then please include your first and last name, tell us what you are currently reading, and what you may have just finished. Include title, # of pages and where you stopped. Keep Reading! Thursday 3/26 Try to find time for 45 minutes of reading every day! Did you Post to Reading Padlet yesterday? ** Note: If you're worried about missing an assigment, watch Infinite Campus! The assignments and due dates are all there also! Friday 3/27 Last night you got a text message about joining remind. Click HERE for the print instructions! Try to find time for 45 minutes of reading every day! Assignment: Post AT LEAST 5 comments on the Padlet to respond to other people about their reading spots or the books they are reading! I'm not sure if your name will show up when you comment, so look at the comments I made on many of the entries and do yours like mine, with at least your First Name before your comment. Type your name BEFORE your comment! You CAN respond to my comments as well! 5 comments=10 points (2 pts for each comment, so include your name and write a brief sentence (or two)! 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 Week of March 30-April 3 Monday 3/20 Have you updated your Reading Log in Google Docs? Do it NOW! Reminder of Resource: Here is Mrs. Kislter's list of e-books and Databases Tuesday 3/31 Have you updated your Reading Log in Google Docs? Do it NOW! Now open the April Tab Above! April Showers Bring May Flowers! 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 Week of March 16-20 Monday 3/16 No School--Coronavirus. Stay Safe! Keep Reading! Tuesday 3/17 No School--Coronavirus. Stay Safe! Keep Reading! Wednesday 3/18 No School--Coronavirus. Stay Safe! Keep Reading! Thursday 3/19 No School--Spring Break Friday 3/20 No School--Spring Break 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 Week of March 9-13 Monday 3/9 Magazine Monday with New UpFront Magazine on Coronavirus. 1. Read article in magazine. 2. Discuss THESE questions. 3. Watch THIS VIDEO 4. Read the handout called "How the Corona Virus Can and Can't Spread" Update Reading Log in folder Tuesday 3/10 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Post to QuickTopic: M-A-R-C-H Wednesday 3/11 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment Post to QuickTopic before you leave. Thursday 3/12--No School Coronavirus Update Reading Log in folder Friday the Thirteenth!-No School Coronavirus Update Reading Log in folder 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 🍀 Week of March 2-6 Monday 3/2 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Non-Fiction News Monday Worksheet Use Time.com or USAToday.com ============================================ Tuesday 3/3 Update Reading Log in folder READ! ============================================= Wednesday 3/4 Update Reading Log in folder Heads up about quarter project. The end of the quarter is NEXT Friday. Mrs. Kistler and I would like to have a little book talk on your favorite book of the quarter to be able to share with other readers. We will use Flipgrid to do your commercials. ============================================= Thursday 3/5 Mrs. Kistler's Presentation on Memoirs and Mysteries Go to library to pick out a mystery or memoir! Update Reading Log in folder ============================================= Friday 3/6 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment:Assignment today or tomorrow: Post to QuickTopic about Memoir or Mystery you chose Week of March 25-29 Monday 3/25 Update Reading Log in folder It is important for us to be aware of the events that are going on around us locally and nationally! Assignment: Non-Fiction News Monday Activity 1. Investigate one Local News Story from: KELO Argus Leader KSFY 2. Investigate one National News Story from: ABC News CBS News NBC News CNN Los Angeles Times ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Tuesday 3/26--9:00 start Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Post to QuickTopic ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Wednesday 3/27 Update Reading Log in folder ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Thursday 3/28 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment due tomorrow: Emoji Assignment ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Friday 3/29 Update Reading Log in folder ☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ Previous Weeks' Lessons: Week of March 18-22 Monday 3/18 Update Reading Log in folder Did you complete last Tues/Weds post? Assignment: Post Final 3rd Quarter Journal by Monday. **You will need your folder to do this post! Assignment: Since we had no school Thursday, please post Flipgrid Assignment by Monday night! ============================================ Tuesday 3/19--End of 3rd Quarter Final Update of Reading Log in folder Using a highlighter, draw a line under the last book you just finished for 3rd quarter. All journals and Flipgrid completed? ============================================ Wednesday 3/20 Today is the first day of SPRING!! Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Post to QuickTopic ============================================ Thursday 3/21 Update Reading Log in folder ============================================ Friday 3/22 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Post to QuickTopic Week of March 11-14 Monday 3/11 Update Reading Log in folder ============================================ Tuesday 3/12 Update Reading Log in folder Discuss/Print the 3rd Quarter Book Commercial at Flipgrid HERE Here is the end-of-quarter flipgrid assignment and here is the code if needed: 1f155f29 Assignment for Tuesday or Wednesday: Post to QuickTopic ============================================ Wednesday 3/12 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment for Tuesday or Wednesday: Post to QuickTopic ============================================ Thursday 3/12 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Post Final 3rd Quarter Journal by Monday. **You will need your folder to do this post! Assignment: Post Flipgrid Assignment by Monday! ============================================ Week of March 4-7 Monday 3/4 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Non-Fiction News Monday Worksheet Use Time.com or USAToday.com ============================================ Tuesday 3/5 Mrs. Kistler's Presentation on Memoirs and Mysteries Go to library to pick out a mystery or memoir! ============================================= Wednesday 3/6 Update Reading Log in folder Heads up about quarter project. Mrs. Kistler and I would like to have a little book talk on your favorite book of the quarter to be able to share with other readers. We will use Flipgrid to do your 90-second commercials. Assignment today or tomorrow: Post Here to QuickTopic about Memoir or Mystery you will/have read ============================================= Thursday 3/7 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Post to QuickTopic before you leave. ============================================= Friday 3/1 Update Reading Log in folder Assignment: Post to QuickTopic ============================================= Previous days' lessons: Thursday 3/30 Update Reading Log Post QuickTopic Here Tuesday 3/28 Update Reading Log Emoji Assignment Friday 3/24 Update Reading Log Post QuickTopic HERE Wednesday 3/22 Update Reading Log Post QuickTopic Here Monday 3/20 🐸 Spring has sprung! Today is the first day of Spring! 🐸 Update Reading Log. DO NOT forget to do this! Some of you didn't record books on your log and need to go back and do that so that I can finish 3rd quarter grades. See Infinite Campus! 🐸 Magazine Monday Activity What's going on in the world today? If you were absent, HERE is the 2-page activity we completed in class today. Utilize one of these online magazines or a combination of them: 1. CNN 2. BBC News 3. Reuters 4. The Wall Street Journal 5. Fox News Wednesday 3/15 Do your last update of 3rd quarter in your reading log. Using a highlighter, draw a line across the page under the last book you finished to mark the end of 3rd quarter. Friday 3/17 No School Monday 3/13 Update Reading Log Post Final 3rd Quarter Journal Here Wednesday 3/8 If you still don't have Java update, Tricia will come and load it! Discuss Mini-Project--Wordle Wordle Project due Post QuickTopic HERE Monday 3/6 Magazine Monday 1. Driven to Distraction 2. Supreme Battle 3. The President vs. the Press Thursday 3/2 Update Reading Log Post BRIEF QuickTopic HERE Go to Self Service and Install Java Update. Restart computer. Discuss Mini-Project--Wordle |