Dorsey's Reading Literature: Thursday, August 25, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:

Welcome to our Seventh Grade Reading Literature Class.

This is a class for students who LOVE to read. If you don't, you will want to consider a different elective. If you do, you will enjoy this class and do well in it.

Please bring a composition book to use for this class.
Also, remember to bring something to write with every day.
Have back-up pens or pencils in your backpack!

August 25 is the last day to change classes without paying a fee.

This Friday, Aug 26 is our first dance of the year. The 7th and 8th grade dance is from 3 to 4 after school and will cost $5 dollars.

Your disclosure signature sheet and VIP form are due by August 26.

Cavetime begins on September 6.
School pictures will be taken on September 8.

Targets for Today:

Read!!!!

Utah State Core: Reading Literature Standard 10

Today’s Agenda:

Bell-Ringer: Be in your seat as soon as possible, reading a book of your choosing.

If you left your composition book here last time, pick it up from the black crate.
If you have brought your composition book today, take it out ready to use it.
If you brought your signed disclosure document, hand it in.
(Don't forget to fill out the VIP form.)

1. Individual Reading Time: Choose your own materials

2. Set up your composition book:

See the instructions page.

~~3. Respond to what you read: In your composition book, under "Reading Response Log."~~
4. Create an appointment clock.

Appointments

On the very LAST page of your composition book, draw a big clock face with just the numbers -- no hands. It should fill a whole page.

Move around the classroom to make "appointments" with other students.

Find one other student and pick a time on the clock face.
Near that number on the clock face, you will write your name on his or her clock and he or she will write his or her name on your clock.
Move on to another student and do the same thing with him or her.
Keep making appointments until all numbers have been used. For each number on the clock you will have an "appointment" with one other student.

~~5. Meet with your _____ o'clock appointment to discuss what you read earlier in class.~~

6. Finish looking at choices for books to read as a class -- and vote.

A Christmas Carol