Individual Reading Day – COUGAR PRIDE

11/9 Individual Reading Day

Due to the schedule change last week, not all teachers were able to do the article on bullying; therefore, please continue with the same article this week as well. There are multiple activities that go along with the article that involve discussion, writing, note-taking (a good opportunity to use Notability), and even math/science-related skills. Get creative! The possibilities are endless!

I’ll have hard copies of the article in your boxes tomorrow (Monday), and Caleb will email it to students before Thursday morning.

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10/26 Individual Reading Day

Here’s tomorrow’s article. It discusses the pros/cons of after-school jobs. Find hard copies in your boxes.

As we discussed in our PBIS meeting today, there are no hard and fast rules so feel free to be flexible with how you approach the reading. Some homeroom teachers are putting them up on the screen/doc cam and either reading the articles aloud or having students read them popcorn-syle. You might consider doing this too (may help to save time). Another option might be to extend the discussion and/or writing portion into Friday homeroom.

If you have any questions, let me know! Thanks again!

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[UPDATED] Thursday Homeroom Articles 10/26-11/30

Here are the Word Generation articles that we’ll be using through November if you’d like to look ahead. I’ll continue to send them out in emails and put hard copies in boxes too. Articles can be accessed here: http://wordgen.serpmedia.org/browse.html

10/26 – Are after-school jobs harmful or helpful for middle and high school students? (2.23)

11/9 – Are kids responsible for stepping in to prevent bullying? (2.12)

11/16 – Violence and media: Are ratings systems necessary? (2.16)

11/30 – Should student be paid for performance in school? (2.05)

12/7 – What makes an American? (1.03)

12/14 – Should our use of paper or plastic be regulated? (3.02)

10/19 Individual Reading Day

Keeping with the theme of food, this week’s reading discusses whether schools should sell junk food. The article will be sent to student emails and 10 hard copies will be placed in each homeroom teacher’s box.

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10/5 Individual Reading Day

Here is the reading for Thursday morning. I’m also giving each homeroom teacher 10 hard copies in their boxes. You can have your students complete these as you see fit. The “Debate the Issue” section might make for an interesting discussion at the end of homeroom if you have time. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

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9/28 Individual Reading Day

Articles have been sent to student emails. Have students read the article and, if time permits, answer the prompt at the bottom. Many students may not finish reading the article within the 10 minutes: That’s okay. We’re not grading this. It’s more of an enrichment opportunity and an opportunity for students to learn some new academic vocabulary.

There are several activities. You don’t have to do all of them obviously. Pick and choose what you think is most interesting and/or useful to the students. The prompt on the final page, for example, might make for a lively discussion.

Here it is again in case you want to make printouts:

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9/21 Individual Reading Day Overview

Please share this short PowerPoint with your homeroom class Thursday morning after announcements. There are notes in the notes section. As always, if you have any questions let me know.

*Student responses will not be graded but make sure each student turns something in

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