BELL WORK FOR THURSDAY:

[5 min] Quick Write Sentence Fluency

Look at your list of verbs. Are they action verbs? Rewrite the sentences that do not have an action verb.

**Have your vocabulary definitions and sentences on your desk.

SSR

[10 min] Silent Sustained Reading Review the norms on the window. Remember the expectation that you are reading 2

hours at home every week. Expect to conference with the teacher about your

reading habits.[2 min] SSR Log

Record today’s date, # of pages read, and use a sentence stem from the metacognitive log on the window.

AGENDA

[5 min] Revisit “There Will Come Soft Rains” Pages 614-620 in the blue textbook.

[20 min] Answering QuestionsChoose 10 questions from the half sheet to

answer on a separate piece of paper.Read the directions carefully.

REMINDER

[5 min] Vocabulary WordsDefinitions and sentences due Thursday—20

formative pointsQuiz on Friday on meaning and spelling—10

summative points