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WEDNESDAY: A NOVEL APPROACH - Monitoring Comprehension

10/28/2015

Engineering with Lego Mindstorms

Today, the student continued learning about becoming proficient readers. They reviewed the following strategies:
- Setting a purpose
- Using background knowledge to make connections
- Visualizing
They also learned a new strategy which was monitoring comprehension. They learned they can do many different things to improve their understanding of what they are reading. This can range from asking someone for clarification to reading ahead, to identifying sources of confusion. To supplement our lesson, the students read an article and completed their visible thinking onto their papers.
1.) MATH 7:

Pg 48-49 Questions #7-11.
Watch these 2 videos on ordering fractions:

  Comparing and Ordering Fractions
  Comparing Fractions Visually on a Number Line
   MATH 6 VAN: Pg. 214 #3-6
   MATH 6: WILSON: Worksheet

2.) ART:

You must have your individual anime character saved on your Google Drive for class tomorrow. We are on schedule to complete this project by Friday. IT IS CRUCIAL YOU WORK ON IT TONIGHT!
Clean up your lines on your anime art. To do this, remember to zoom in on your character and use the pencil and paint bucket tool so you don't have random coloured pixels near your lines. Try using the paint bucket tool will your zoomed in.
Tomorrow, you will work on creating your Andy Warhol inspired portrait. If you are up for the challenge, feel free to try this at home tonight.
Feel free to post a link to your anime character that has been 'CLEANED' up.

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

List three different 'MONITORING COMPREHENSION' strategies you used when you read 'WHO IS TERRY' today?
Also, explain how each of the three things helped you improve your understanding of something specific from the story.
What do you think Terry is?
Comment on at least one other person's response. Be sure to provide them with at least one thing to improve on. Do your best to comment on the criteria for today's response.
Edit/revise your post based on feedback from others or your self-assessment.

VIDEO LINKS:
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Comparing Fractions Visually on a Number Line

Hero Of Ages

10/28/2015 03:59:04 pm

I Searched up the article but I dident find the article anywhere It helped me to answer the question on the paper. I also reread the article twice to find out the question at the end too. I Read ahead to find out what that animal was.

Annabeth

10/28/2015 04:24:53 pm

The first M.C. strategy was to use background knowledge. It helped me know what the pet could be. My second one was Google. I searched up if turtles can't see well, but they can, so the pet can't be a turtle. My lat strategy was stop and think. I had to stop and think when the kid said that the pet fits in the palm of his/her hand. These are the 3 strategies I used to help me understand my article.

Annabeth

10/28/2015 04:37:07 pm

Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CjWTX36XD-C70fQqqTgy8Xzv6S5AoFZDNAr30scWCM0/edit?usp=sharing

Rainbow Unicorn

10/28/2015 04:25:10 pm

Second.

spongebob

10/28/2015 04:26:14 pm

1: I searched up what type of animal it was.
2: I asked a friend
3: I reread it when I didn't understand it

Chicken

10/28/2015 05:15:38 pm

@Spongebob nice 3 points! However, If you read a little bit further on Mr. Hongs criteria, he said to explain how those strategies helped you e.g. for 1 you could say when I searched up animals it could be, a narwhale appeared on the screen, so I think that it is a narwhale. Please take my suggestion into consideration!

P.s. I don't think it is a narwhale!

Ally

10/28/2015 06:45:50 pm

What kind of animal do you think it is, and what did you not understand? Good job on listing your strategies!

mad dog

10/28/2015 08:14:20 pm

great strategies @spongebob

Ally

10/28/2015 04:26:33 pm

Today we learned more about monitoring comprehension with the article 'Who is Terry?". I used my dictionary to define the word "terrarium." It is a usually glass container for housing plants or small animals indoors. After that, I reread the part about Terry's skills and researched about what kind of animal it could be. Terry did not have good eyesight, but his other senses were great! That lead me to thinking that it was a mole, since it doesn't have good eyesight. But a mole doesn't have stripes! Then me and one of my classmates talked about it and I revised my idea. In conclusion I think Terry was either a snake or a spider!

Mr. Hong

10/28/2015 07:09:10 pm

@ Ally - Excellent response! I can clearly see you have studied the 'Novel Approach' before!

Suggestion: Me and one of my classmates should be....'My friend and I' or 'My classmate and I'.

Walker

10/28/2015 04:26:49 pm

Is that Mindstorms yours?

Azbo

10/28/2015 04:48:15 pm

It is the schools.

Azbo

10/28/2015 05:00:06 pm

I used these skills to monitor my comprehension:

1.) I reread to get a better understanding and to try to figure out what the animal was.

2.) I debated with my friends to get an understanding because when my friends talked about different idea of who the animal may be I learned different things from what they had to say.

3.) I used a dictionary/google to define some words which helped me understand everything.

Tacosaur

10/28/2015 08:28:52 pm

@azbo What animal do you think it is?

Azbo

10/28/2015 08:57:12 pm

Either a frog or a snake.

OMGCOTTONCANDY

10/28/2015 05:10:58 pm

Using B.K: I used my background knowledge to figure out what apartment means.
Searching google: to figure out what burrow meant it means a tunnel dug by a small animal such as a rabbit or a mole.
I also asked a friend what something meant.

MooCat

10/28/2015 05:20:56 pm

Can we wear are costumes to the party on Friday?

Chicken

10/28/2015 05:33:20 pm

@MooCat yes, of course!

Chicken

10/28/2015 05:32:45 pm

Today when we read "Who Is Terry" I thought he was either a Skunk or a Chipmunk. I managed to narrow it down to those two animals because of my three monitoring comprehension strategies which are background knowledge, re-reading, and asking questions.

The good thing about background knowledge is that if you don't have a lot of it, then you wouldn't know much about what the article is telling you, such as when they say that the pet can fit in the palm of your hand, you might not know what or where your palm is.

Re-reading is great, because you can always go back and try to either sound out the word or re-read the sentence because you didn't understand it.

Asking questions critical to monitoring your comprehension too, because if all else fails like re-reading or using background knowledge, you can ask someone else if they have any background knowledge on that topic.

Those are my three monitoring comprehension strategies. What are yours?

Mr. Hong

10/28/2015 07:10:42 pm

@ Chicken - Excellent response!

If you could choose one animal that beat represented Terry, which animal would it be?

MooCat

10/28/2015 05:58:01 pm

1.I had a debate with my class mates and we figured out what the type of animal it was.
2.I used my background knowledge when in the article it says it bite so it must have teeth and it had to be something small so it has to be a baby animal or something small.
3.I forgot the 3rd.

MooCat

10/28/2015 09:27:55 pm

Oh yeah my third one was I re read it for evidence or clues to figure out what the animal is and I think the animal is snake.

Triforce

10/28/2015 06:07:03 pm

Link for manga https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9B0e1VKeZ_2SlY3cEpMZmRqN1U/view?usp=sharing

1.)I had a debate with pebbles azbo and Dancer1234 to see what animal it was.
2.)I reread to deepen my understanding to see who and/or what terry is.
3.)I used the internet to find out what terry was.

Pebbles

10/28/2015 06:28:14 pm

@ Triforce, I like you Manga art one suggestion I have is to try and make your lines the same size. Some are thick and then some are thin so thats what I would do.

For your P.A.R I would make it a paragraph, add a hook, conclusion sentence, and some more detail. Otherwise good job.

Mr. Hong

10/28/2015 07:11:50 pm

@ Triforce - After your debate, which animal did you conclude it was?

Triforce

10/29/2015 08:38:20 am

Either a Gecko or A Chameleon.

Pebbles

10/28/2015 06:23:56 pm

I mean, who is Terry? Is he a chameleon, lizard, or snake? First of all, one of the strategies I used was look it up on Google. To be exact, I looked up the word that meant a small container. I can't remember the exact word but thats the definition. Second of all, I reread the paragraph multiple times. Why you may ask? Well, I did this to get a deeper understanding of the paragraph. Third of all, I ask a peer about what type of animal they thought it was and we started debating about it. But in the end, we both did research on every little detail the article gave us and decided that it was a snake. So now you know the 3 monitoring comprehension strategies I used while reading the paragraph. Now I have a question for you... What animal or reptile do you think it is?

Mr. Hong

10/28/2015 07:15:06 pm

@ Pebbles - Your writing structure is excellent! I'm so happy to see that you are using what you learned last year in your writing this year! Keep up the good work!

Feel free to split your ideas up into separate paragraphs if you like. Your responses are structured like mini essays and they are very easy to follow!

If you choose to write a song le paragraph, feel free to start experimenting with different transition words that you are not as familiar with.

Pebbles

10/28/2015 08:19:08 pm

@ Mr. Hong, thanks so much! The essay structure has stuck with me and I think it will last forever!

I will totally start doing that and write mini essay for the post if the post is continued.

Next time we have a post are write essay and will be researching for some good transition word websites. Its hard to remember so many though!

Pebbles

10/28/2015 08:20:11 pm

Link to my ANIME: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4mJnhQqPJjKUHRBQnB5TmI1U2M/view?usp=sharing

TweetyBird

10/28/2015 06:46:45 pm

1.) I searched up what terrarium meant and I found out it was a home for reptiles, amphibians, and terrestrial invertebrates.

2.) I reread the article and I learned some new information.

3.) I had a debate and I thought it was a baby skunk or a rat I don't know which one though.

Mr. Hong

10/28/2015 07:15:48 pm

@ TweetyBird - If you could choose one animal, which would it be and why?

Julio

10/28/2015 07:03:49 pm

Today I monitored my comprehension by asking questions. This helped because I could get more ideas of what the animal could be. The second thing I did to monitor my comprehension was to re read. this helped me because if I read it just one time it would be almost impossible to figure out what Terry was. Then finally the last thing I did was look up the word. I looked up a word and it gave me an even bigger chance of figuring out what Terry was. To conclude from researching and monitoring my comprehension I am guessing that Terry is some sort of lizard.

Julio

10/28/2015 07:05:46 pm

@Mr. Hong
This is my alphabet collage link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5LzQ4ueWrwedjhNR2xaY21MNW8/view?usp=sharing

Azbo

10/28/2015 07:08:04 pm

@Mr. Hong - In the morning am I aloud to switch my desk back to where it used to be?

Pizza

10/28/2015 07:13:55 pm

Hey people I'm really sad i might not get to come to school tomorrow and maby not even friday. :( But if i don'tget to say bye Mr. Hong im really sorry and I'm gonna miss ya. Even if you've only been my teacher for to months your a super fun teacher and I've learned a lot from you and hope you have a nice year and happy halloween.

Pizza

10/28/2015 07:18:39 pm

Hiya tomorrow I'm getting and x-ray done on my foot i can't walk I need crutches Pebbles saw me yesterday. And to make things even better i have a cold so yay!

Pebbles

10/28/2015 08:22:28 pm

@ Pizza, I hope you feel better and that your foot is not really bad. I really hope you can make it one Friday. If not, I hope you have a Happy Halloween! :-)

Marvel girl

10/29/2015 04:23:32 pm

Are you ok I sure hope you get better soon.

Pizza

10/28/2015 07:45:04 pm

Hey my anime portrait is done! Feel free to check it out.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder
/0B4qF_Eitif7WanhYWHRudzJkdWM

mad dog

10/28/2015 08:05:50 pm

Monitoring comprehension

Here are the three strategies I used to monitor my comprehension:
Reread
Read outloud
Ask questions at the end of the chapter

Rereading is important because the first time you don't get it but the second time it makes a lot more sense. Sometimes when I read in my head I lose focused but when I read out loud I stay focused. At the end of the chapter I do a little summary, what is the chapter about.

Tacosaur

10/28/2015 08:27:50 pm

Here is how I monitored my comprehension:

I called petsmart to ask for possible animals that dig burrows live in soil and use vibration to hunt.

I asked my neighbors what some of their ideas were. Someone suggested snake and I said did you double check the description of a snake with Terrys Description.

I researched animals for each possibility that fits "Terrys" Discription. such as animals that use vibration to hunt and live in soil and fit in the palm of your hand.

I think Terry is either a pacman frog or a panser geicko.

Pikachu

10/28/2015 08:36:41 pm

1. I re read the sentence to see if the pard made scenes
2. I talked to my peers
3. I googled what words I didn't get

MooCat

10/28/2015 08:43:13 pm

How can I share the finished anima photo?

Mr. Hong link

10/28/2015 08:51:15 pm

@ MooCat - Exactly the same way you have been sharing all your work with the rest of the class.

1.) Download your image to your computer.
2.) Upload it to Google Drive
3.) Share your file by copying the 'SHARE' link.

MooCat

10/28/2015 08:49:41 pm

When I fill the section of my picture with the bucket to it goes pixelated in some areas how do I make it all smooth?

Mr. Hong link

10/28/2015 08:52:14 pm

@ MooCat - As discussed in class, don't forget to zoom in on the area you are working on. In addition to this, you will want to use different size brushes. Play around with the other functions and tools as well to see if you can get it as smooth/clean as possible.

MooCat

10/28/2015 08:56:14 pm

Thank you @Mr.Hong I'll try to put the link up tonight if not I will do it in the morning!

Rainbow Unicorn

10/28/2015 08:53:03 pm

Who is Terry? That is what I've been hearing that two hours of a lesson. Not that I'm complaining. Is he a frog, bug, animal? At first I thought that "Terry" was a frog. Due to him hunting for his food and being small I thought he was a frog. I knew he was not a bug an animal with wings because, due to the description it seemed like he couldn't. To end this short paragraph I would like to say that I am unsure about who Terry is. To be honest I did not think about it too much. I was just guessing the rest of the time

Rainbow Unicorn

10/28/2015 08:56:32 pm

The three things I did to monitor my comprehension was I used google to get a dictionary definition, I talked to people in my area about it, and I asked Mr.Hong some questions.

bat man

10/28/2015 09:16:11 pm

The strategies that I used were:
Asked a Friend about what something meant and had a debate about it.
The second strategy I used was reread because I read a part that didn't make sense so I read it again.

Thirdly I used stop and think to think about serration point of the animal.

And I think the animal is a lizard or frog

cupcake

10/28/2015 09:39:24 pm

The stragites I used were:
Asking a friend for help so they could clarify a word that I didnt understand or heard of before
I also used the comuter to look up a word to make shure that . that was the word they were clarifying
At the end of the story it said what animal do you think it is? So I looked up barrow because they were describing that the small animal went in a barrow so then I told my friends that its either a mole or a rabbit because apparently when I looked up the word it said that only Moles and Rabbits are the smallest pets who can fit in there
The small pet is either a Mole or a Rabbit

Princess S

10/28/2015 09:41:31 pm

First I asked my classmates some questions about the article for example what could the animal be?
Secound I re-read to help me understand deeper.
Third I looked up some words that I didn't understand on Dictionary.

Turtle

10/28/2015 09:51:54 pm

I used re- read read ahead and background knowlage

Marvel girl

10/28/2015 10:07:18 pm

How did these strategies help you?

Marvel girl

10/28/2015 10:06:26 pm

I monitored my comprehension by...
Looking in a dictionary for the word terrarium.
I also used my background knowledge on what a burrow is.
The third way I monitored my comprehension was asking peers and my grandma what they thought Terry was.

Lilmiceter

10/28/2015 10:19:53 pm

Today I had a hard time figuring out what animal was Terry. The first strategy I used was back round knowledge because when it said that Terry could fit in his or her palm thats when I went into my brain and thought because I have held many animals smaller or the same size as my hand. The next thing I did was I looked on the internet because I thought it was a lizard and the article said that in Terry's cage or habitat they were going to put dirt and moss and I searched up if lizards dig holes in the dirt and they do so I thought it was a lizard. The last thing I did was I asked a friend because I wanted to know their opinion on terry and I also knew that what they said about Terry will change my opinion too. Those were my main strategies, what were yours?

Kittens

10/29/2015 08:24:38 am

YES YES YES YES YES I AM FINALLY DONE MY ALPHABET LETTER HERE IS THE LINK!!!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nRzhlhW_GCvPD4LH1N8OSo35ggurSZoqUToSmRjCkXo/edit?usp=sharing

KITTENS

10/29/2015 08:26:56 am

I motioner my comprehension by visualizing and use my background knowledge and looking stuff up on Google and asking my fellow classmates.

Marvel girl

10/29/2015 04:20:58 pm

I really like it you did a great job.

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