Class Discussion October 20

1. Animal Lovers Logic Puzzle
Four kids went to a very unusual pet store. Each child picked out a different
animal to take home. Can you match the child with his or her new friend?
Unicorn Sea Serpent Manatee Dragon
Dan
Sarah
Melody
Uli
1. No child has a pet that starts with the same letter as his or her name.
2. Dan doesn’t have a pet n that lives i the water.
3. Melody is allergic to smoke.
4. Sarah loves to fly.

2. October 20, 2014
Ms. Catherine’s Class

3. Reminder of the Classroom
Rules:
1. What is the first thing
everyone should do when they
arrive in the classroom every
morning?
• check schedule
• Unpack knapsack…take out
materials needed, homework
& pencil case
• Put knapsack on bottom
shelf and lunch box in front
of window
• Begin mission on board.
What formula
does this class
need to follow
in order for
this class to be
a success?

4. 2. When Ms. Catherine is ready to start class, what
should everyone do?
• Start using their inside voices (inside your head) so that
Ms. Catherine can successfully give directions to the class
and we can get started.

5. 3. During Ms.
Catherine’s
class, if you have
a question or
comment to
make, what
should you do
first?
• Raise your hand!!

6. 4. What if Ms.
Catherine is in the
middle of giving
instructions…do you
want to interrupt her?
No! (There is a possibility
that she will answer your
question)

7. 5. If you are afraid you
will forget your
question, what should
you do?
• Write it down!

8. 6. Independent Reading:
• By group, go up and take your independent
reading book out to read during the next 15-30
minutes.
• Have your red Reading Journal on your desk
where you can write a Reading Response
about your reading.
• Use your inside voice while you read, only
maybe using your whisper voice if you want to
ask your neighbor a question.

9. 7. Lunchtime:
• By group, go up and take
out your lunch.
• During lunchtime, Ms.
Catherine will be reading
to the class.
– If you are good all week,
maybe she will give you a
free lunch on Fridays!

10. 7. When Ms. Catherine announces it is time to go to our
Specialty Class:
• Clean up all lunch garbage from desk and floor surrounding desk.
• Get in line outside the classroom in size order…before Ms.
Catherine has to come outside to remind us!
• Walk QUIETLY to our specialty class…making sure that we stay in
line…in size order

11. 8. After recess, what instructions must everyone follow?
• Copy homework assignment from board into Homework journal.
• Take all notebooks out of desk and either pack in knapsack or
put on shelf.
• Return independent reading books to proper bins.
• Make sure that all garbage is in the garbage…work with your
partner to make sure that your desk area is clear of anything
that might be garbage or anything that might belong to either of
you before you leave the classroom for Ms. Karina’s classroom.

12. 8. At the end of the day, what instructions
should everyone follow?
• Just as you did before switching classrooms,
everyone needs to clear out their desks…all
notebooks either on shelf or in knapsack.
• All garbage off desk and floor and into
garbage pail.
• Pack up knapsack and take charge of
sweatshirts and jackets.
• Get into line to wait for the music.
SHOULD ANYONE EVER LEAVE THE
CLASSROOM BEFORE THEY HEAR THE
MUSIC AT 2:00?
NEVER!!!

13. • Ms. Catherine reminds you of the rule
you forgot.
• Then Ms. Catherine sends home a
note…
9. What happens
when you choose
not to follow these
instructions?
Date:
Student’s Name:
I did not hand my homework in today
because I chose not to do it last
night.
Today, I chose not to follow the
specific instructions given the class
by Ms. Catherine.
Today, I chose to be disruptive
during Ms. Catherine’s class.
Further Notes:
Parent’s Signature

14. Any
questions?

15. Today’s Objectives:
• Discuss how to determine how
many seeds are Ms. Suzanne’s
Pumpkin
• Tell Ms. Catherine which
Super Peacemaker you would
like to choose for your
Biography this unit
• Writing Mini-Lesson

16. How are we going to figure
out how many seeds are in
Ms. Suzanne’s Pumpkin?
• Any suggestions?

17. Which super Peacemaker
have you chosen to write a
biography about?
• Nelson Mandela
• Mother Theresa
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Mohandas Gandhi

18. Group leaders (person sitting
in right-end seat): Please
write down the members of
your row with their chosen
super peacemaker on a
sheet of paper and give to
Ms. Catherine.
You have 10 minutes!

19. Writing Mini-Lesson
Interesting Questions Lead to
Interesting Findings
• What should a good biography include?
• Suggestions?
• Interesting & insightful information about
its subject.
• How do biographers gain this
information?

20. Let’s consider what questions the
biographer must have asked in order to
gain the information needed for these
first 4 pages…
1. What was the environment like
where my subject grew up or lived?
2. How was my subject influenced by
his or her environment?

21. For this more intimate page about the
subject’s childhood…what do you think our
author needed to ask?
3. Who had a major influence in my
subject’s life?
4. What obstacles did my subject
overcome?

22. Here we read about a difficult time for
our subject and his family.
5. What character traits or outside
factors helped my subject through
the obstacles in his life?
6. What good or bad decisions did my
subject make?

23. Here are some more good questions to
research…
7. How was my subject affected by
these decisions?
8. What motivated or inspired my
subject?

24. Tonight’s assignment…
• Imagine you had the chance to
interview your Peacemaker.
• Write a draft of their biography
based on the answers to these
questions.
• Research their motivations and
influences from their childhoods.