Guidelines+and+Procedures

CLASSROOM GUIDELINES 1. Be on time and prepared for class. 2. Respect your classmates, respect your teacher, and respect yourself. 3. Wait your turn to speak. 4. Keep comments ad discussions positive, constructive and on task. 5. Make up work is your responsibility.

GUIDELINES FOR READING WORKSHOP 1. You must always be reading a book or writing your thoughts about your reading. 2. You need to work silently to enable you and your peers to do your best thinking. 3. Use a soft voice when conferring with the teacher. 4. Select books that you think you'll enjoy and abandon books taht aren't working for you after you've given them a good chance (at least 50 pages). 5. List the book information when you begin and record the date when you finish. 6. Always do your best work.

SET UP YOUR BINDER AND READER'S NOTEBOOK: Binder Dividers--Notes, Skills Practice, Writing, Vocabulary, Tests/Quizzes Reader's Notebook (one-subject spiral)--Reading List, Reading Interests, Books to Read, Responses (letters start here), Guided Reading/Book Club

[|Dear Students.doc] This is the letter I wrote you to explain the Reader's Notebook and what to write to me in your letters.

BOOK TALKS:
 * Author and title
 * Author connection (other books, interesting info, etc)
 * Short summary (not too much info)
 * Story Part (read alound interesting part)
 * Hook

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: Written on a 4X6 notecard
 * Write the title of the book (underlined) and the author on the top of the card.
 * Writer the genre of the book.
 * Tell a short summary of the book without giving the whole story away.
 * Explain why you liked the book and why you someone else will like it.
 * Write your name at the bottom of the card
 * Must be at least 5 sentences and you can write on the back of the card if needed.

BOOK PASS: Click on the link to view the instructions. [|Book Pass.doc]