While Reading…

 What comprehension strategies did you

use while reading?
 List interesting words to share
 Define unknown words with dictionary
 Write a response to your story
 Social Skill Builder Card:
How to be a good friend
1. Respect differences
2. Be yourself
3. Don’t gossip
4. Give him/her space to be friends with other people
5. Be honest
6. Respect feelings, say, “I noticed you are
sad/angry/crying etc. Do you want to talk about it?”
7. If “yes” be a good listener
8. If “no” say, “Okay, but I am here if you need a
friend”
9. Have fun!
 Writing Clubs
 Twice a month, meet in your writing club to get
feedback from peers about selected pieces.
 Student Expectations:
 Students must take one writing piece they are
interested in publishing to the writing club.
 Students must share their selected piece, one at a
time and listen to their club members for feedback
with an open mind.
 All writing club members must share one positive, one
minus, and one interesting comment about the
member’s piece of writing (P.M.I.).
 Students use this feedback to work on mastering their
own writing.
 Exiting Class Procedure
 Write homework in planner
 Write ‘what you learned today’ in planner
 Gather belongings
 Say “Goodbye!” or “Have a good
afternoon!”