Radiant, Rousing and Relentless Readers!

1. Radiant, Rousing and Relentless Readers!

2. An Interview with Ms. Franklin: The fearless leader of the future R3’s! • Favorite Color • Orange! • Favorite music or musician? • John Legend, Adele, Mumford and Sons, Selena Gomez (Whoops how did that get in there?!) • Favorite book? • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald • Coolest thing you did this summer? • Went skydiving for my birthday! Photo proof to the right ;)

3. Follow along with me! Using the laptop on your table (1 per every 2 students) login using your student ID (I will give you this.) Then follow these simple instructions to follow along with me on the PowerPoint! Go to start  programs  Microsoft office  PowerPoint  Open Pdrive R3 ReadersPowerPoints Day 1 Lesson You got it!

4. Read, reflect, create! • In your small team groups you are going to follow along in the text as I read the first chapter of the story in the middle of your tables. • Before Reading: Know that these two chapters are from a book called “The Phantom Tollbooth” by • While Reading:Think about who Milo is as a character, start formulating some predictions about his personality and the mood that he is setting for the story. • Have you ever felt like Milo? • After Reading: Talk with the people in your group about the following discussion questions: • What is a destination? • What does it mean to “have your destination in mind?” • We is the risk if we don’t have a destination in mind?

5. Our “destination in mind” • My BIG GOAL for you this year: • What you WILL do by the end of the year in my language arts class! • 100% of students will be able to read, write, speakand act with confidence, clarity and purpose. • 100% of students will score a 3 or a 4 on their End of Grade 6th grade ELA test. • Students will write a 5 paragraph persuasive essay that averages a Level 3 on the E3 Essay Rubric compared to grade-level anchor examples.

6. Our “destination” in mind, cont. • My vision for you this year: • What you WILL accomplish this year in my language arts class! • This year you WILL read, write and speak with confidence, clarity and purpose in order to communicate effectively in an ever changing and evolving society. As an active participant in a society of progress, you WILL be able to advocate and act as a fierce leader in the fight for their own education as well as the education of others. With energy, grit, and sense of common you will independently seek out insightful opportunities to gain knowledge, learn from your mistakes and past attempts in order to lead with empathy and a generosity of spirit, both inside and outside of the classroom.

7. Our “map” to get there • Milo needed a map to get to his destination, just like we will need a mind to get to ours. • In your small groups, using the crayons in the box in the center of your table and the paper lining the center, I want you to list all the things you personally will have to do to be able to: • 1. Get a ¾ on your language arts EOG • 2. Write a 5 paragraph persuasive paper that score a level three on the the E3 Essay Rubric (a level three is the best you can do!) • Some things you might list could include: studying hard, completing my homework, reading EVERY night! 

8. Now… Choose one of the things you wrote on your “map” and make that one of your personally goals for the year! Such as: This year in 6th grade I am going to read for 30 minutes every night so that I can get a 4 on my language arts EOG. Once you have this goal in mind, write it down on one of the post-it notes in you team box and then stick the post-it up on your blocks goal chart!

9. Now explore my online “map” to our destination! • With your partner, click this link and go to the wiki that I have made for us as our class website! • www.r3readers.cmswiki.wikispaces.net • Explore the links, attachments, and pages. • Guiding questions while exploring: • What is an R3 Reader? • How do I know I am an R3 Reader? • Be sure to check out the student essentials page!

10. Extreme Paper Pass Out! • While you continue to pursue the website I’m going to pass out all the parent surveys and forms that you will need to have signed by tomorrow or Monday. • Pay close attention to the laptop contract. After today if you do not have this form signed, you will not be able to get on the laptops. Yikes! • Also pay attention to language arts expectations sheet! • Look at the rules of our classroom, the consequences, both positive and negative and the supplies you will need for language arts. • Be sure to get all pages signed that need to be signed no later than Monday, August 29th or lose a homework grade/access to in class technology!

11. R3= Radiantly rousing, relentless readers! • My Commitments to you! • What I am going to do to make this all possible! • 1. Communicate! • School number: (980) 343-6460 • *Cell number: (248) 885-7112 • School E-mail: mollieb.franklin@cms.k12.nc.us • *Personal Email:msfranklin.ela@gmail.com • Class Website:www.r3readers.cmswiki.wikispaces.net * Denotes the best ways to reach me daily • 2. Reach Out:I will reach out to you and your parents/family many times throughout the year asking if you would like to join us for certain learning experiences inside the classroom. I will update my class website regularly to reflect these opportunities. • 3. Maintain HIGH EXPECTATIONS: Throughout the entire year I will continue to hold you to the highest academic and behavioral expectation 100% of the time to make sure that we can reach our goal!

12. A 21st Century Learner In an effort to treat you as the 21st century learners that you are, you will be answering a student survey to end class that is in the form of something you are very familiar with, a facebook page! Use this facebook template to tell me and your classmates about yourself. When you are finished with your profile page I will post them around our classroom!