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Welcome to the Sigma Literature. DO NOW: While we are waiting for everyone to arrive, please take an index card from the center of the table . Put your child’s name and class period on one side, and an interesting fact or two to help me get to know them better! . Best, Mrs. Boscaino .
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Welcome to the Sigma Literature DO NOW: While we are waiting for everyone to arrive, please take an index card from the center of the table. Put your child’s name and class period on one side, and an interesting fact or two to help me get to know them better! . Best, Mrs. Boscaino
In Sigma’s Reading Class… Routine Necessary Materials Binder Agenda PATTERNS book Class novel Pen/Pencil Reader’s Notebook (left in the room) • The First Ten Minutes • Do Now • “Imagine you are a dollar bill. Using the first person, describe what happens to you in the course of a week.” • Mini-Lessons • Guided Practice • Independent Practice • Homework (in agenda)
PATTERNS Book • In every class, every day. • Important to value and encourage independent reading. • Help students add books to their “Books I Want to Read” list. • Be aware of what they are reading, and the book’s content. • Take the student to a local bookstore or library so they are able to have time to peruse, and be surrounded by literature. • All students should have gotten a letter signed allowing them to sign books out of my library. If you don’t recall this letter I have extras.
Reading • Independent Reading Log- • Title, Author, Genre, POV, Date Finished/Abandoned, Rating • 27 Independent Reading Books- this is our expectation by the end of the school year. (Yes, it’s possible!) • Reading Rate, Time in School, 20 Minutes at Home • Multiple Genres (fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, poetry, etc.) • Whole-Class Novels- ‘A’ Year • The Giver or Lord of the Flies • The Outsiders • The Book Thief or The Pearl • Illustrated Man or Stargirl • Twelfth Night or Literature Circle Choices
Conferences & Contact • November 1st,November 4th & 5th. • If you cannot make it, please feel free to call or email me and we can set something up that works for the both of us. • Sara.Boscaino@sbschools.org - 24 hour response time except weekend. • Parent Letter- I have extra copies if you don’t recall a letter about my classroom library. • My Class Wiki: BoscainoCyberClassroom.pbworks.com