Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Materials Needed:
 Pen or Pencil
 3-Ring Binder
 Paper (2 sheets)
 Mastering FCAT
Announcements:
FCAT Exam…12 days
with me to prepare!
Interested in the end of the
year field trip to Universal
Studios? See Mrs. Howard
for more information.
Agenda:
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Big Questions for Today
Word of the Day & Warm Up
FCAT Exam: 12 Days with Hampton!
Notes: Three Phases of FCAT Training
Review: Freytag’s Triangle, Good Reader
Strategies
6. Read: The Blanket, pg. 214
1. Before: Anticipation Guide
2. During: Cued Protocol
3. After: HUPU w/ Multiple Choice
Questions; TPS w/ Short and Extended
Response Questions
Big Questions for Today
How can knowledge
of Freytag’s Triangle
help me on my
FCAT?
How can good
reading strategies
make my reading
exam easier?
Word of the Day & Warm Up
 Date: 2/10/2010 ||||| 5 minutes
Timer
 WOD:
edit: to revise or correct something
 Warm Up:
a) Make your own sentence for the Word of the Day. Make sure
your sentence has context clues that help give away the meaning
of the word.
b) Give your general opinion of the FCAT Writes exam
yesterday. Do not be too specific in what you wrote on; instead,
try and give your emotions or feelings towards the test.
c) The FCAT Reading exam is one month away; what are your
thoughts as we approach this exam? Are you doing everything
you can to pass your exam? Explain your answer.
12 days…
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We have 12 instructional days to prepare you for the FCAT.
I need your help.
Your classmates need your help.
It is said…
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“It is better to be thought of as a bad student, than as a dumb
student.”
Three Phases of FCAT Training
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Phase I: Good Reading Strategies (understanding the passage)
Three Phases of FCAT Training
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Phase I: Good Reading Strategies (understanding the passage)
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Example: Making connections and asking questions while reading.
Reading the questions first before reading. Making inferences. Using
“fix up” strategies to repair confusion.
The Work You’ve Done
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Fiction
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No Time For Nuts, Labyrinth
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What Happened…Ice Storm
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Magdalena Looking
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Two Kinds
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There Will Come Soft Rains
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Kokopelli’s Flute
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Flipped/Diving Under
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Where Have…Charmin’ Billy
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Hansel & Gretel
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Cinderella (Ashputtle)
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Rumplestiliskin
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Oranges (poem)
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The Wrestlers
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Masque of Red Death
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Games at Twilight
Non-Fiction
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The Race/Working Together
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Teens and Sleep
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Hair
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Hoarders/Hoarding Articles
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Occupation: Conductorette
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Hunting Articles
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Titanic
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The Lifestyle RX
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Everest
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The Sun Parlor
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Supersize Me/Fast Food Nation
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Games at Twilight
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High School Advice
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Ghost Stories/The
Grudge/Paranormal State
Three Phases of FCAT Training
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Phase I: Good Reading Strategies (understanding the passage)
Phase II: Vocabulary and Terms (understanding the question)
Three Phases of FCAT Training
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Phase I: Good Reading Strategies (understanding the passage)
Phase II: Vocabulary and Terms (understanding the question)
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Example:
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“Explain the conflict in the story.” (conflict/resolution—Freytag)
“Compare and contrast these two characters.” (compare/contrast)
“Why did the author write this story?” (author’s purpose)
“Another title for this work would be?” (main idea)
Three Phases of FCAT Training
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Phase I: Good Reading Strategies (understanding the passage)
Phase II: Vocabulary and Terms (understanding the question)
Phase III: Answering it on the FCAT (understanding answer choices)
Three Phases of FCAT Training
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Phase I: Good Reading Strategies (understanding the passage)
Phase II: Vocabulary and Terms (understanding the question)
Phase III: Answering it on the FCAT (understanding answer choices)
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Example: Another title for this story could be:
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a) Bob’s Great Adventure
b) What Not To Do Late At Night
c) Adventures in Babysitting
d) My Friend, The Stapler
The Next 12 Days…
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Is a review of sorts.
Nothing extremely new will be covered.
Will have a lot to do with how to correctly answer the question.
The Next 12 Days…
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Is a review of sorts.
Nothing extremely new will be covered.
Will have a lot to do with how to correctly answer the question.
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Will determine your FCAT Reading Score
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Freytag’s Triangle
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Freytag’s Triangle
Most Fiction (made up) stories follow this pattern:
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Exposition (a beginning)
Conflict (a problem)
Climax (high tension/worry)
Resolution (an ending)
Let’s Read
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Turn to pg. 214  “The Blanket” in Mastering FCAT
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Before Reading: Anticipation Guide
During Reading: Cued Protocol (Stop and Talk)
After Reading:
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HUPU (Hand Up/Pair Up) for Multiple Choice
Separate Sheet of Paper: Work in Pairs to answer #6 and #8
Anticipation Guide
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Spend 90 seconds answering these two questions on your notes:
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Look at the title. Predict what you think the story will be about.
Explain why you think this.
When people become too old, do they become useless to society?
What should we do with them…keep them around, or send them to a
retirement home? Explain your answer.
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CP Question 1
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Spend 60 seconds answering this question on your notes:
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Explain the grandfather’s reaction to having the blanket.
CP Question 2
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Spend 60 seconds answering this question on your notes:
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Does the grandfather want to leave the house? Explain.
CP Question 3
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Spend 60 seconds answering this question on your notes:
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Does the boy want his grandfather to leave the house? Explain.
HUPU
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Take 5 minutes to answer questions 1-5 and 7 on your notes.
HUPU
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Take 5 minutes to answer questions 1-5 and 7 on your notes.
Hands Up/Pair Up with someone you’ve never paired with before.
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Person who talks first wrote the most on their FCAT Writes/Demand
Writing yesterday!
You have 3 minutes to discuss all your answers.
Short/Extended Response
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Pair up with a person seated next to you.
On a separate sheet of paper:
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Spend 10 minutes answering #6 and #8
Write both of your names on your sheet.
You will turn this in when time is called.