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Monday and Tuesday continue and complete Stanford testing for this school year.  Students will meet for periods 4, 1, 2 and 3 on Monday afternoon and periods 5, 6 and 7 on Tuesday afternoon after testing.

Readers will:

• continue silent reading, reading strategies and TAKS reading objectives

Writers will:

• complete mystery story rough draft, revise, edit and submit final copy for grading

Last week Readers read silently and worked on Stanford test strategies by completing text passages as well as studying Stanford vocabulary; they took  a short vocabulary test on Thursday.  Writers completed their character charts, circle, cause and effect and sequencing maps to plan their mystery stories.  Some began rough drafts.

This week Readers will:

• continue silent reading and reading strategies
• practice Stanford listening and spelling skills

Writers will:

• focus on mystery story rough drafts and the writing process

NOTE:  Stanford testing begins Thursday, January 21st and ends Tuesday, January 26th.

Last week I conferenced one-on-one with students about their commentary papers during silent reading and writers began planning a mystery story.

This week Readers will:

• continue work on Stanford vocabulary and test strategies
• read silently and answer prompts

Writers will:

• continue work on a mystery story by planning characters, cause and effect of inciting event, plot and setting by using thinking maps
• begin rough draft