Chapter 13 reading notes
Today we started the reading for Chapter 13. We worked through the reading one section (really one sub-section) at a time. First we scanned just the images of the chapter 13 and created a real short story that the pictures may relate to. We tried to keep it as real as possible (not making outlandish stories but ones that might actually be correct.
After creating and sharing our stories we looked over the titles for the sections and subsections to determine if our stories were likely to be close. Once we determined the content of the chapter we generated a a question we wanted the section to address and identified how this content might relate to our lives.
Once we finished the pre-reading activity we started reading and taking notes following the format identified at this link. We identified the section and sub sections. We paraphrased each subsection with an emphasis on the main idea for each subsection. If the section provided an answer - or insight into an answer - to the question we posed then we answered our question. We also identified how the section was relevant to our lives as well as how the section presents either a success or a failure of one of the ideals.
Before we moved onto the next section we watched the last of the Transcontinental Railroad video
Today we started the reading for Chapter 13. We worked through the reading one section (really one sub-section) at a time. First we scanned just the images of the chapter 13 and created a real short story that the pictures may relate to. We tried to keep it as real as possible (not making outlandish stories but ones that might actually be correct.
After creating and sharing our stories we looked over the titles for the sections and subsections to determine if our stories were likely to be close. Once we determined the content of the chapter we generated a a question we wanted the section to address and identified how this content might relate to our lives.
Once we finished the pre-reading activity we started reading and taking notes following the format identified at this link. We identified the section and sub sections. We paraphrased each subsection with an emphasis on the main idea for each subsection. If the section provided an answer - or insight into an answer - to the question we posed then we answered our question. We also identified how the section was relevant to our lives as well as how the section presents either a success or a failure of one of the ideals.
Before we moved onto the next section we watched the last of the Transcontinental Railroad video
