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Harvey “Smokey” Daniels Texts & Lessons

Harvey “Smokey” Daniels Texts & Lessons. Reading is to Success!. Ice Breaker Directions: Read the following passage and be aware of your thinking. Which TV for Me????? I want that Panasonic 103-inch TV. My wife says that’s too big. Is she right??

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Harvey “Smokey” Daniels Texts & Lessons

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  1. Harvey “Smokey” Daniels Texts & Lessons Reading is to Success!

  2. Ice BreakerDirections: Read the following passage and be aware of your thinking Which TV for Me????? I want that Panasonic 103-inch TV. My wife says that’s too big. Is she right?? Optimal viewing distance at 1080p=diagonal screen size divide 0.84, maximum OVD for 103-inch screen =122.619 inches Recommendation: If seat to screen distance >122.619 inches: Purchase TV; If <122.619 inches: Construct home theatre space of necessary size; purchase TV.

  3. Why use this Book???? • Non-fiction engaging kid-friendly short articles called “One-page wonders” • Explicit, step-by-step lessons • Real-life examples for students • Allows for efficient practice of comprehension and discussion strategies • Provides text set lessons on one topic, student choice, and the option to jigsaw content For example, the lesson can be on invasive species, but includes 5 different critters: Asian carp, Burmese pythons, killer bees, fire ants, and zebra mussels • Aligned to NJ Common Core State Standards

  4. What are the characteristics of “One-page Wonders?” • Interesting and relevant to kids • Surprising, puzzling, funny, quirky, or weird • Invites the reader to visualize places, faces, and events • Feature people you can interested in • Are complex enough to justify time and thought • Offers background knowledge in your content area • Contains open-ended or debatable issues that invite lively discussions

  5. Seven Core Reading Strategies embedded in this book: • Monitor their comprehension • Visualize and make sensory images • Connect to their background knowledge • Ask questions of the text • Draw inferences • Determine what’s important • Synthesize and Summarize * The book contains 33 lessons and each strategy will be practiced repeatedly

  6. Develop Classroom Norms & Expectations See Handout-1 (pages 14-15 in book) How Proficient Collaborators Think and Act Provides two charts & What Social Strategy Use Looks and Sounds Like

  7. How To Use This Book Each article provides the following: Title, Time needed, Introduction, Groupings, Materials Needed, Steps & Teaching Language, Article/One page Wonder, Web Support, and Tips & Variations *See Sample Handout-2 Pgs. 18-19 in book

  8. How does it ACTUALLY Look?****Model lesson**** • MRS Strategy: Turn & Talk • Grouping: Pairs and Whole Group • Article/One Page Wonder: Chicago Tribune, School’s Lesson Plan: No More Homework • Step One:Close Read, Annotate/Mark the text, Turn & Talk with partner or Try written turn-and-talks Differentiate according to student needs: Students can read independently, paired, in groups, or with teacher support Teacher circulates throughout the room. What do pairs talk about? • Step Two: Whole Group Sharing and Discussing

  9. Q & A What are your concerns or questions?????

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