Today in ELA 4/30

Learning Goals:
Identify traits of owls.
Investigate owls using the lib guide.
Make observations about different types of owls and their habitats.

Class Resources:
Owl Sounds
Dancing Owls
Explore Owls 
Dialogue for Kids- Owls
Tribute to Owls Video
Burrowing Owl Head Tilt
Burrowing Owls in Florida

Activities:
Chapter 4 Voice (in journal) 
Inference about Mrs. Matherson


Homework:
Hoot Chapter 5
Purpose For Reading: Flashback(s)

Today in ELA 4/29

Learning Goals:
Identify traits of owls.
Investigate owls using the lib guide.
Make observations about different types of owls and their habitats.

Class Resources:
Owl Sounds
Dancing Owls
Explore Owls 
Dialogue for Kids- Owls
Tribute to Owls Video
Burrowing Owl Head Tilt
Burrowing Owls in Florida

Activities:
Set-up Reading Journal
Chapter 3 Audio
Apology Note (Change the tone from forceful to angry, sarcastic, or apologetic)
Themes

Homework:
Hoot Chapter 4
Purpose For Reading: Humor/Sarcasm

Today in ELA 4/28

Learning Goals:
Identify traits of owls.
Investigate owls using the lib guide.
Make observations about different types of owls and their habitats.

Class Resources:
Owl Sounds
Dancing Owls
Explore Owls 
Dialogue for Kids- Owls
Tribute to Owls Video
Burrowing Owl Head Tilt
Burrowing Owls in Florida

Activities:
What Am I?
Portaportal
Owl Circle Map- Unique Characteristics

Homework:
Hoot Chapter 2
Purpose For Reading: Misunderstandings 

Today in ELA 4/16

Homework:
~Finish Projects
~Bring a Sheet (toga) and a belt
~Bring Lightning Thief Books Tomorrow!
(You are turning them in!)

Today in ELA 4/14

I Can...   
• I can create a project that displays different aspects of Greek culture.
• I can cite text-based evidence to support answers to text-based questions.

Activities:
Lightning Thief (Go over Chapter 20 Questions and Collect them)
Climb to Mount Olympus Projects
Rehearse Plays

Homework:
Read Chap. 21
Purpose for Reading- In Reading Journal Before Reading: Write a prediction about Zeus and Percy’s interaction when Percy returns the lightning bolt. After Reading: Write whether or not your prediction was correct. Explain

Today in ELA 4/11

I Can...   
• I can create a project that displays different aspects of Greek culture.
• I can cite text-based evidence to support answers to text-based questions.

Activities:
Lightning Thief (Quiz)
Climb to Mount Olympus
Plays

Homework:
Read Chap. 20
Purpose for Reading- Text Dependent Questions

Today in ELA 4/10

I Can...   
• I can create a project that displays different aspects of Greek culture.
• I can identify and write clearly about the elements of mythology in the Lightning Thief.
• I can explain how the element of mythology relates to a quote in Lightning Thief.

Activities:
Lightning Thief (Quiz)
Climb to Mount Olympus
Plays

Homework:
Read Chap. 19
Purpose for Reading- “What does the scene in the throne room tell you about each of the three friends: Annabeth, Grover, and Percy?”

Today in ELA 4/9

I Can...   
• I can create a project that displays different aspects of Greek culture.
• I can explore how the allusion to the myth of Arachne improves my understanding of The Lightning
Thief.
• I can explain how  Percy shows that he is a hero in an excerpt of The Lightning Thief.

Activities:
Lightning Thief (Quiz)
Procrustes Myth
Climb to Mount Olympus
Plays

Homework:
Read Chap. 18
Purpose for Reading- Flag key elements of mythology

Today in ELA 4/8

I Can...   
• I can create a project that displays different aspects of Greek culture.
• I can explore how the allusion to the myth of Arachne improves my understanding of The Lightning
Thief.
• I can explain how key vocabulary adds to meaning in an excerpt of The Lightning Thief.
• I can get the gist of the myth of Arachne

Activities:
Lightning Thief (Vocabulary and Myth Allusions)
Arachne Myth
Climb to Mount Olympus
Plays

Homework:
Read Chap. 17
Purpose for Reading- How does Percy show that he is a hero?

Today in ELA 4/7

I Can...   
• I can describe the events in an excerpt of The Lightning Thief.
• I can create a project that displays different aspects of Greek culture.

Activities:
Climb to Mount Olympus
Plays

Homework:
Read Chap. 16
Purpose for Reading- Allusions to Myths & Unfamiliar Vocabulary

Today in ELA 4/4

I Can...   
• I can answer questions about an excerpt of The Lightning Thief using evidence from the text.
• I can make connections between the myth of Cronus and the informational text “The Key Elements of Mythology.”
• I can explain how the elements of mythology help me to understand the theme of the myth of Cronus.

Activities:
Question Bags - In Triads
Word Catchers
Theme Anchor Chart

Homework:
Read Chap. 15
Purpose for Reading- Allusions to Myths

Today in ELA 3/31

State Test Today 
9:00am-10:45am

Activities:
Class Question Basket
Word Models

Homework:
Read Chap 13 (Pages 204-211)
Purpose for Reading- Ask 2 Questions




Word Models 
(archetype, supernatural, origins, separation, duality, fate, prophecy, struggle for power)
The model presents the following:
* the word/concept
* a synonym (what it is)
* an antonym (what it is not)
* a symbol (nonlinguistic representation)

* a sentence containing the word/concept
On the back of your paper, write the definition (meaning) of the word.

Word Model Criteria:
* We will want to use them and look at them.
* They’ll need to be a size we can carry with us.
* The information will need to be clear so that we can use them in our reading, writing, and discussions.
* They will need to be organized and clear.
* They will need to present the meaning of the key word in different ways—a synonym and antonym, a sentence, a symbol,

and a definition.