October Read Aloud

October Read Aloud

What’s New in Read Aloud?

This month in read aloud, we will be completing the novel, Fourth Grade Rats. Next, we will be reading a novel, There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom written by Louis Sachar. This novel will provide students with the opportunity to apply the various strategies and skills being practiced in our current reading unit, Developing ideas about characters.

During this unit students will be responsible for:

1) Completing assigned extended response questions in the given response packet:

          These responses will be collected periodically and graded. The grading criteria for these responses is      as follows:

0- point response includes:

·                  Does not answer the prompt/question

·                  No answer

·                  Hand-writing is so messy that the answer is too difficult to read

·                  Includes many grammar mistakes making the answer too difficult to read

           

1- point response includes:

·                  A literal explanation or retell of the prompt/question

·                  Little details or information from the text to support the explanation

·                  Incomplete sentences

2-point response includes:

·                  A correct inference (idea) from the text that answers the question/prompt

·                 An explanation of your inference (idea) in your own words

·                 Specific details from the text that proves your inference, such as a quote

·                 Complete sentences and correct punctuation

It is very important for students to adhere to the criteria and aim to receive a ‘2’ on for their responses. This practice will get them into the habit of accurately answering an extended response question and supporting it with evidence. This skill is necessary in order to be successful on the ELA exam.

2) Completing assigned vocabulary work. Students received a vocabulary packet, containing a graphic organizer to help them apply this word in various ways. They are required to use the word in a sentence, write the definition, draw a picture of and write an example of the vocabulary word.

      3) Vocabulary Quiz- Knowledge of the vocabulary words will be assessed every week. Students should be prepared, every Friday, for a vocabulary quiz.

There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom Vocabulary Words:

•  Abandoned
• Awkward
• Compassionate
•  Deceive
• Desperate
• Hesitant
• Irresponsible
• Obedient
• Overwhelmed
•  Reputation
• Resentful
• Timid