Wednesday June 24th, 2015

June 24th, 2015

Review

• Discussed first chapters of reading from Monday.
• Reviewed writing exercise from Monday.

Vocabulary

1. performance
2. literally
3. sarcastically
4. depended
5. incubator
6. attendance
7. obnoxious
8. auditorium
9. baritone
10. exaggerating

Reading

Continue reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio; chapters "Nice Mrs. Garcia" through "Home".

Writing

• Write a 10 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
• Use 5 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words.
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers(in complete sentences)in your essay:
• What did August think of Mrs. Garcia's smile and why?
• What does Auggie say the difference is when meeting older kids verse younger kids?
• Why wasn't music Auggie's favorite subject?
• Describe what August saw during the school tour and his interactions with Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte. 
•  What did Auggie tell his mom about school when he got home? How did his mom react? 

Monday June 22nd, 2015

Monday June 22nd, 2015

Recap

Review class expectations and structure.

Vocabulary

1. petrified
2. ordinary
3. hysterical
4. surgery
5. elective
6. homeschool
7. nervous
8. protect
9. anomalies
10. annoyed

Reading

Began reading "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio.

Writing

• Write a 15 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
• Use 5 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words.
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers(in complete sentences)in your essay:
• Describe where the does the story takes place.
• Who is the main character, and who are his friends?
• Why is Via so protective?
• Why does Auggie say he hasn't gone to school? 
• How does Auggie's mom help him and why does Auggie think his mom stopped drawing? 
• Describe the day Auggie was born and what happened.
• Describe Mr. Tushman and Auggie's first interaction with him.
• Why did Auggie's mom want him to start school now, and why didn't she tell Auggie about the school, IQ test, Mr. Tushman, etc.?

Wednesday June 17th, 2015

Wednesday June 17th, 2015

Vocabulary

1. referee
2. challenged
3. riverbank
4. announced
5. gathered
6. scarlet
7. worried
8. taught
9. possibly
10. world

Reading

"The Great Race" by Nathan Kumar Scott

Writing

• Write a 15 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
• Use 5 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words.
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers(in complete sentences)in your essay:
• Why, and who, did Kanchil want to race?
• Who did Kanchil challenge to race?
• Who challenged Kanchil to race?
• Describe some of the characters in the story and how they helped in the race.
• What happened to Kanchil at the beginning of the race?
• Who won the race?
• Describe the lesson of this Indonesian Folktale.

Other Objectives

• Students brought in books they've been wanting to read.
• Selected summer reading class book to pull vocabulary words, read, and do writing exercises with.
• Students selected the book "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio

Monday June 15th, 2015

Monday June 15th, 2015

First week of class! Class runs Monday and Wednesdays, between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. 

Our first day in class covered introduction, expectations, structure, what books we will read, and how we will write.

Introduce Class Structure

• Discuss how class is conducted and how we will learn.

Class Expectations

• What students should expect from instructor, and what instructor inspects from students

Class survey handout and Discussion

• Students provide their thoughts on reading and writing. Discussion to follow.

Vocabulary

1. suspiciously
2. everlasting
3. spared
4. delicious
5. sneeze
6. trotted
7. eternal
8. trickster
9. sacred
10. world

Reading

The Sacred Banana Leaf

Writing

• Write a 15 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
• Use 5 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words.
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers(in complete sentences)in your essay:
• Describe what Kanchil was doing in the forest.
• What happened to Kanchil?
• What does Kanchil tell the forest freinds that he meets?
• What was Kanchil’s plan (describe in detail)?
• Why is the banana leaf sacred?
• Tell me what you think about this story.

Summer Reading and Writing Class Overview

Reading and Writing

Curriculum Outline

Objective

Students will learn skills and tools to strengthen their writing and reading abilities. Class focus is on reading phonics, strategies, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary development  writing process, text, conventions, handwriting, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and research.  

Vocabulary

Students learn 10 new vocabulary words each class. Vocabulary words are  incorporated new into the student’s reading and writing lessons to help strengthen context, identification, spelling, meaning, and pronunciation skills.

Reading

Students select from a variety of short stories and books to read aloud during class. Focus on reading comprehension, pronunciation, and frequency. Student will answer questions about material read to work on comprehension skills.

Writing

Students write short essay, utilizing beginning, middle, and end formation, summarizing the story they've read in class. Various questions about the story must be answered to increase reading comprehension skills. Writing focus on spelling, punctuation, spacing, and form. Student must use vocabulary words learned in class in their writing.   

Timeline

Class Schedule (60 minute Class Monday and Wednesday)

• Icebreaker and review (10 minutes)  
• Class Reading (30 minutes)
• Individual Writing (20 minutes)

Outline

Week 1

Class introduction and survey. Students will select reading material for the upcoming weeks. A few of the books students are able to select from are titled; Chasing Vermeera, May Bird and the Ever After, The Calder Game, and The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Short reading and writing exercise.

Week 2

Begin reading exercises aloud for 30 minutes; writing and vocabulary exercise 20 minutes.

Week 3

Continue reading reading exercises aloud for 30 minutes; writing and vocabulary exercise 20 minutes.

Week 4

Continue reading reading exercises aloud for 30 minutes; writing and vocabulary exercise 20 minutes.

Week 5

Continue reading reading exercises aloud for 30 minutes; writing and vocabulary exercise 20 minutes.

Class Materials

3-ring binder to keep all writing material

Notebook (spiral or composition)

Pens and pencils

Dividers with folders and tabs

Sheet protectors

Copy of class book (selected in first week of class by students)

Summer 2015 Reading and Writing Programs Have Begun at IQuest!

Summer 2015 Reading and Writing Programs Have Begun at IQuest! 

For summer 2015, I am teaching reading and writing for all grades K - 8th at IQuest. 
The summer reading schedule is:

• 2nd - 3rd Grade Monday and Wednesday 4:30pm - 5:30pm 
• 4th - 5th Grade Monday and Wednesday 5:30pm - 6:30pm
• K - 1st Grade Tuesday and Thursday 4:30pm - 5:30pm 
• 6th - 8th Grade Tuesday and Thursday 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Be sure to share our class meet ups with other families looking to enhance their reading and writing skills this summer! Sign up for classes at IQuest using this link: http://app.mainstreetsites.com/dmn2043/vlt58007.htm