Welcome to ELL, 3/30/12

Warm Up:1. Pick up ESL notebook

2. Pick up Book Club Folder3. Begin reading/ working in your ESL

notebook right away

Welcome to ELL, 3/30/12

• Today, 3/30, I can…• Know: Analyze the final chapters of my class novel.• Do: Complete the assigned pages in my student

journal and my reading from my reading plan.

• Agenda:1. Warm up/announcements: 5 minutes 2. Review due dates:5 minutes3. Notebook/poster work time: 40 minutes

I can statement/agenda

Due Dates

• Journals due yesterday, 3/29

• ELL notebook entries due today, 3/20

• Poster projects due Monday, 4/2

What to do when I finish my book

• Update ESL notebook with quick notes and a book review

• Turn student journal into HW tray (make sure every question is answered)

• Begin working on paragraphs for poster project

Welcome to Social Studies, 3/30/12

• Materials Managers: SS notebooks (to study)

• Warm Up:1. Pick up Elections poster2. Sit by partner3. Work for 1st 15 minutes– Finish poster– Or study for quiz

I can statement/agenda

• Today, 3/30, I can…• Know: Show my growth in my understanding of

U.S. elections• Do: Complete the 2012 election post assessment.• Agenda• Warm up/finish poster/study: 15 minutes • Quiz: 20-30 minutes • Work on LA poster: 10 minutes

Test expectations

• Desks clear (no binders)• When finished, place in HW tray and work on

LA reflection • Zero talking, zero notes • Be awesome pegacorns!

Friday, March 30th: Publishing Party!

• Materials Managers: no notebooks

• Warm up:1) Please sit with your book club2) finish final touches on poster3) Put everything underneath your tables

except for:– A pen or pencil

I can statement/ Agenda

• Today, 3/30, I can:• Know: reflect on my learning during the theme book

clubs/literary analysis unit• Do: Compliment my peers on their writing and complete

a personal reflection

Agenda• Finish poster: 15 minutes • What have we learned: 10 minutes • Celebration: 20 minutes • Clean up/ reflection: 10 minutes

What have we learned?• Think to yourself: What are the three skills

you’ve gained as a writer (about theme OR writing literary essays)?

• Turn and Talk: 1. Share your top three with your book club2. Decide on one3. Write on quick note4. Have one person place on poster

Gallery Walk

1. Read an essay from your book club and comment on quick note

2. Move to table to the left when teacher says3. Read an essay from a different book club and

comment on quick note

If finish early: work on personal reflection or read independent reading book

Food and Drink Expectations

• We will dismiss you by book club to grab food

• Respect your classmate’s posters

• Respect the clean classroom environment

To do:

• Read your compliments • Turn in reflection to the front• Snack and chat

Closure

• Share compliments• Review Poster• What are we still

struggling with?• Clean up and high fives!