Silent Sustained Reading, Redux

Throughout the year in Wildcat we have taken many opportunities to emphasize reading. 

Reading buddies in Temescal

Whether in Silent Sustained Reading, Literature Circles, or Reading Buddies, the sixth graders have been encouraged to read, and to think about their reading.

In Language Arts today the students and I talked about how to strengthen the commitment they have been showing to reading, and we started a new program that will them stay on track, and help me assess their progress. The students have been given a folder which they will use as a reading packet. In this packet will be the letter that parents have been asked to sign, that outlines the SSR (silent sustained reading) program. There will also be a copy of your personal reading log, as well a copy of your reading response log, where you will record the letters you have sent and received. 

Homework:

Read for at least thirty minutes seven nights a week.
Cultural Studies homework due Tuesday, March 8th. Populating the Earth handout.
Cultural Studies homework due Wednesday, March 9th. Prepare for Cultural Studies test on Sections 1, 2,3.
Language Arts homework due Monday, March 7th. Write a list of Midsummer Night's Dream characters in the scenes we have read, and state, as specifically as possible, what they want.

Language Arts homework due Wednesday, March 9th. Weekly Word Quiz; Five sentences with spelling words.