Monday, January 8, 2018

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                 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.  This week we will begin Cave Time.  I am available for you on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Wednesday is an enrichment day in my classroom:  Mock Trial. Thursday is Request Day.   This Thursday all seventhgraders will have an assembly during Cave Time for College Week! 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!   Scholastic Book Orders:  Use our class code when you order online:  GKL JW

Targets for Today: Read, of course! I can read for enjoyment, and participate in discussions about literature.

Today’s  Agenda: Don't forget to bring your composition book to leave in class.  1. Be prepared with a book of your choice for individual reading time.      Hand in your disclosure signatures if you brought them back. 2. Read your choice of books.     If needed, finish your Reading History. 3.  Pair-Share Discussion -- Tell your partner about the book you were just reading. 4. Results of Book Vote:      1. The Rithmatist      2. The Graveyard Book (We may read this later, hoping  for warmer weather for our field trip.)      3. Holes      4. Legend 5. A bit about steampunk Books:  Boneshaker, Leviathan, Mortal Engines, http://rivetedlit.com/2017/08/30/5-years-later-leviathan-and-the-awesomeness-of-steampunk/ 6.  Begin reading The Rithmatist.

If You Were Absent: See above. You could  get caught up with The Rithmatist during Cave Time or after school.

Vocabulary: steampunk:  a genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology. "If you like steampunk, this is a great book for you" conflict = the problem protagonist = the main character or "good guy" in the story antagonist  = the "bad guy" in the story, the person or force that is keeping the protagonist from getting what he or she wants

http://thebooksmugglers.com/2013/05/the-rithmatist-a-chat-with-brandon-sanderson.html

When we have enough here, we will 

set up the composition books and

create a clock of appointments with the other students. 
Composition Book Set-Up

Appointment Clock