Welcome to ESL, 1/4/12

• Warm Up:– Pick up ESL notebook– Pick up ESL textbook– Complete this writing warm up on your next blank

page: “One thing I have discovered about history this year

in school is _______________________.”“It is important to study history because _______________________________________.”

I can statement/agenda

• Today, 1/4, I can…• Know: Use time words to identify opportunities for

sequence note taking. • Do: Create a note taking timeline.

Agenda1. Writing warm up (5 minutes) 2. Review sequence note taking (10 minutes) 3. Silent reading/sequence note taking practice (20

minutes)4. Share out our work (15 minutes)

Sequence Note Taking

• Sequence: the order that something happens in

• Time words (when I see these I know I should take sequential notes)– First - After– Next - Soon– Then - Quickly– Finally - At last– Before - Now

Welcome to Language ArtsWednesday, January 4

• Please grab all 3 notebooks (seat change)• You will need your independent reading book.

• Warm-up: – Select a new materials manager for your table – Review the role of materials manager (what job

does he/she do?)

I can statement/agenda

• Today, 1/4/12, I can…• Know: develop a claim about a character using quick note

evidence. • Do: track character changes through quick notes.

Agenda:1. Warm up/ new seats (5 minutes)2. Mini lesson: Using quick notes to follow characters (10

minutes)3. Independent practice/update readers notebooks (35

minutes)

Your Task: Reading to write

• Read your book and quick note about your character for 30 minutes–Should have at least 3 quick notes

Planner

• Read and log about your claim• Clarification of quick note HW expectations:– Silent reading for 30 minutes –Minimum 1 quick note per day –No more than 5 per day *unless you find

some really good stuff! –Comments on quick notes • ½ page minimum

Welcome to Social Studies, 1/4/12

Materials Manager: Social Studies notebook

Warm Up:1. label the table of contents in your SS notebook: Class Meeting 1/4 2. label next blank page in SS notebook: Class Meeting 1/4 3. Turn and talk:

Why is it important to reflect on our classroom community?

I can statement/agenda

• Today, 1/4, I can…Know: Reflect on opportunities to grow our classroom

community. Do: Participate in small group discussion to develop ideas for

our class community.

Agenda:1. Warm up (5 minutes)2. Directions for class meeting (5 minutes)3. Small group discussion (20 minutes) 4. Share out conclusions (15 minutes)5. Clean up (5 minutes)

Class Meeting

• Please arrange chairs into a circle– I will give you a topic

• You will discuss this topic as a group– 1 scribe takes notes– 1 representative shares out 1-2

conclusions/changes