Blog #3 12/5/11-12/7/11

Post three connection you have made so far in your lit circle book. Text-Self, Text-Text and Text-World. Give support for each of your connections. When you are finished, respond to someone else's connections.

Blog #2 11/30-12/2

Look at your prediction of what you thought would happen in Chapter 3 of Frindle. Was your prediction correct or incorrect? How do you know? Give support from the text.

Blog #1 11/28/11-12/2/11

Make predictions about what you think will happen in Chapter 2 in Rules after reading Chapter 1. Give support for your predictions. Also respond to someone else's post. You have until Friday December, 2nd to make a post and respond to someone's prediction.

Blog #3 5/18-5/20

Read Chapter 10 and write a reading response letter in your Reader's Notebook. You should pick 3 of the choices from the link below and write a paragraph about EACH choice. You should have 3 paragraphs at the end of your letter. Then, post your letter onto this blog. Once you have posted your letter read and respond to other people's posts.


http://pmms.msdpt.k12.in.us/imc/preddy/writing%20prompts.pdf

Read Chapter 7 and write a reading response letter in your Reader's Notebook. You should pick 3 of the choices from the link below and write a paragraph about EACH choice. You should have 3 paragraphs at the end of your letter. Then, post your letter onto this blog. Once you have posted your letter read and respond to other people's posts.


http://pmms.msdpt.k12.in.us/imc/preddy/writing%20prompts.pdf

Blog #3 5/18-5/20

Read Chapter 10 and write a reading response letter in your Reader's Notebook. You should pick 3 of the choices from the link and write a paragraph about EACH choice. You should have 3 paragraphs at the end of your letter. Then, post your letter onto this blog. Once you have posted your letter read and respond to other people's posts.

hill. troy.k12.mi.us/.../Suggestions%20for%20Letter%20Topics.doc

Blog #2 5/5-5/6

You made connections to One for All and came up with some thick questions. I'd like you to share one of those connections and one of the thick questions you came up with. Then you should respond to as many posts from people as you would like. When you respond make sure you comment on their connection and try to answer their thick question. Now is a great time to have a conversation about your lit circle book over the blog. Enjoy.

Blog #1 4/27- 4/28

Make predictions about what you think will happen in One for All by Evelyn Coleman after reading Chapter 1. Give support for your predictions. Also respond to someone else's post.

Blog #3 4/4 - 4/5

Read the next two chapters in your lit circle book. Write a short summary about what happened in those two chapters. Also include one thing that you predicted would happen and one thing that you didn't expect to happen. Respond to someone else's post also.

Author's Purpose in Nonfiction Text

You've been learning about different types of author's purpose. Now it's time for you to go out on the web and look for your own examples for each type of author's purpose. EACH person should have a link for EACH TYPE of author's purpose. You also need to inlude a couple sentences that explain why your article is an example for that type of author's purpose. It should only be in ONE POST. ONLY use the time for kids website to find your examples. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ Happy searching! Mrs. Mason

Blog #2 3/7 - 3/11

Now that you have read the first few chapters write a summary about what you have read so far. Remember, a good fiction summary includes the main characters, the setting, a problem and its solution. You may have not discovered the solution yet so don't worry if that isn't in your summary.

Blog #1 2/24 - 2/25

Read the first chapter in Mystery in the Wings. Post a prediction about 3 things you think will happen in the book as you read. Give examples from the text to support your predictions.

Blog # 4 2/8 - 2/11

Use details from your lit circle book to explain a cause and effect example that happened in the story. Then, post on someone else's comment whether you agree or disagree with what they said. Make sure you post WHY you agree or disagree with their post.

Blog #3 1/25 - 1/27

What did Terrence discover in Chapter 7? What did it cause the Changs, Rich and Allison to do? Give support from the text to back up your answers. Make sure you answer both questions.

Blog #2 Jan 10- Jan 12

What is the problem in Chapter 6 and how was it solved?

* Post the problem, solution and proof with page numbers from the book to support your answer.

Blog #1 Jan 4 - Jan 7 2011

Group B :

You are going to be reading the book Fossil River Adventure by Mike Graf.

Make some predictions about what you think will happen in this book. Remember to back up your predictions with support.

THEN, respond to one person's prediction if you agree/disagree and why with their prediction.