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Do You Want to Be A Reader Leader?
Who: Grades 3, 4 and 5
What: Sakura Picture Books
Why: Share your love of reading with the school community and demonstrate your oral reading fluency.
When: February 27th – April 7th (during a recess)
Where: Grade K, 1 or 2 classroom.
- Read ALL five required Sakura picture books for your grade level.
- Rate and log each book in your Sakura Reading Log.
- Sign-up to be a Reader Leader ONLY after you have completed all 5 required books.
- Pick one of the 5 books to read aloud.
- Practice reading your book aloud with a friend using the Reader Leader Checklist.
- Practice reading your book aloud to Ms. Pretz or Mrs. Fields.
- Once you demonstrate that you are reading with fluency and expression you will be assigned a classroom.
And the winners are…
Newbery Medal – Chapter Book
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award – Beginning Reader
NEW Kindle eBooks
Check out these “Best of 2016” titles on a Kindle today!
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Best Books of the Year 2016
American Library Association
Amazon Best Books of the Year
Bank Street
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
- Guide Book to Gift Books – This is a 27 page annotated listing of books that would make great gifts for children of all ages.
Geisel Award (best beginning reader)
Goodreads
Kirkus Review
National Council of Teachers of English
National Pubic Radio
National Science Teachers Association
New York Times
Parents’ Choice Awards
Publisher’s Weekly
School Library Journal
Recommended Sakura Books – Grade 2
The Blue Whale by Jenni Desmond
This beautifully written and illustrated narrative nonfiction book by Jenni Desmond is full of interesting facts about this beloved mammal. Includes facts that help to make the size and habits of the blue whale interesting and easily understandable.
Anything But Ordinary Addie by Mara Rockliff
This biography tells the true story of one fearless magician’s rise to glory. After Addie’s husband, Herrmann the Great dies, she is determined to perform their magic show all by herself. Magic lovers beware…this book also includes instructions for performing one of Addie‘s original tricks.
Red A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
This is a funny book about a serious topic and you are going to enjoy reading it again and again. A blue crayon is mistakenly labeled as “red” suffers AND suffers AND suffers an identity crisis. Michael Hall reminds us of the importance of being true to our inner selves and following our own paths, even when obstacles are put in our way.
Recommended Sakura Books – Grade 1
Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
Tom Lichtenheld’s illustrations make Beth Ferry’s characters come alive. This is a simple rhyming text that includes an anti-bullying message. This book is sure to please fans of Elephant and Piggie, Frog and Toad, and George and Martha. Teachers, counselors and parents will find this book helpful anytime the issue of bullying arises.
How to Read A Story by Kate Messner
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
This book is for anyone who has ever wanted to change their name. If you like Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, you will thoroughly enjoy Sherman Alexie and Caldecott winner Yuyi Morales new book. This picture book has already started winning 2016 book awards. Will this book get your vote for the Sakura Medal this year?
Are You A Responsible Researcher?
So What is Plagiarism?
Turn and Talk
Write your team’s definition on a post-it.
One team member puts post-it on chart paper.
Synthesize and create class anchor chart.
Identifying Plagiarism – Use our class definition to identify which passages are plagiarized and which passages are not plagiarized.
- Open document.
- Read original passage.
- Work with a partner to identify if second passage is plagiarized or in the writer’s own words.
Think-Wonder – Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting and Citing Information
- What do you think you know about these strategies?
- What questions do you have about these strategies?
Responsible Researchers: Paraphrase, Summarize or Quote
- Anchor Chart (click to open) – draft redo anchor chart
- What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing and quoting?
BrainPop Video – Paraphrasing Practice
Stop 3:38 – Listen to clip from the “I Have Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Write down key phrases and important ideas.
- Put the main message into your own words.
Stop: 3:45 – Try paraphrasing what he said.
More Paraphrasing Practice
“Although the okapi resembles a zebra, it is actually a close cousin to the giraffe. Discovered in 1900, it inhabits the rainforests of the Congo area in Africa. Okapis tend to be solitary animals, secretive in their habits.”
- Think aloud as you look away from the text and paraphrase these sentences.
- Share your paraphrases with team members.
Direct Quotes Add Impact …but use them strategically and sparingly
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An important person’s words lend credibility to the writing.
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Help to highlight a key point.
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The words and phrases in the quote express the idea too powerfully not to use the original.
Read and Compare how writers effectively used direct quotes in the following articles:
Cite it Right: Create a Bibliography
A “citation” is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source. Giving credit is a sign of respect for people’s work.
Be sure to cite a source when you have used:
- direct quotes
- paraphrased words or ideas
- data, tables and graphs used
- images
Remember: You are developing good research habits, avoiding plagiarism and giving credit to works you use in your research by creating a bibliography at the end of your research paper.
Wrap Up:
- What is plagiarism?
- Why is it important to provide citations for the work you use?
- When is it okay to use someone else’s words or ideas?
Assess: Whose Is It Anyway? Okay or No Way (handout)
Reflect: I Used To…Now I Think
Review/Extend Learning
Create a class Wordle to summarize these responsible research skills.
More Paraphrasing Practice: Use articles from these sites.
- San Diego Zoo: Animal Bytes
- National Geographic Kids: Creature Features
- Australia Zoo: Amazing Animals
For a review of plagiarism watch: BrainPop Video – Plagiarism
Common Core Standards: RL.10, RI.1, RI.3, RI.4, RI.7, RI.10, RF.4a, W.2d, W.4, W.6, W.7, W.9b, W.10, SL.1a, SL.1b, SL.1c, SL.1d, SL.4, SL.6, L.6
Resources:
http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=1062
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/used-words-paraphrasing-informational-1177.html?tab=4#tabs
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/3-5-unit1-whoseisitanyway.pdf
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LRODESfNzcc/maxresdefault
http://www.familyownedbusinessadvisors.com/files/2015/11/ThinkstockPhotos-150853553
http://customerservicezone.com/images/quotes
Recommended Sakura Books – Grade 5
Stella by Starlight by Sharon Draper
When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment.
For more Sakura Book Trailers (click here).
Recommended Sakura Reads – Grade 4
Diamonds and Daggers by Elen Caldecott
Hollywood star Betty Massino has come to town Piotr and his friends Andrew and Minnie couldn’t be more excited! But when the famous actress’s hugely expensive diamond necklace goes missing, Piotr’s dad is a prime suspect. With the help of Sylvie and her twin sister Flora, can Piotr, Andrew and Minnie solve the crime or will Piotr and his family have to move back to Poland?
Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Roz, the robot, discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there. Her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment and the animals that live there. This is picture book writer, Peter Brown’s first book for middle grade readers.
Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban
Near the start of World War II, young Manami, her parents, and Grandfather are evacuated from their home in Washington state and sent to Manzanar, an ugly, dreary internment camp in the desert for Japanese-American citizens. This is a very readable historical fiction book about a dark time in American history.
For more Sakura Book Trailers (click here).
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