STUDENT VERSION: Day and Date

Unleash the Power of Words # 1
Good readers ask questions before, during and after reading.
FIRST FIVE
Do Now: If you could be any age, what age would you choose to be? Explain.
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CONNECTION
Asking questions helps us to become critical thinkers. By critiquing the ideas, opinions and actions of our characters or the choices made by our authors, we are sharpening our minds so that we can better critique the ideas, opinions, actions and choices made by the people around us.
DIRECT INSTRUCTION/GUIDED PRACTICE
From What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows by Nora RaleighBaskin
My Journal
I've been keeping a journal now for almost a full year. Actually, I have three journals. One is for dreams, one is for important stuff like this, and one is a list. My list journal is called "Things I Need to Know to Be a Woman."
First I wrote in "woman." Then I crossed that out and wrote in "girl." Then I crossed that out and wrote in "woman" again. I still can't decide.
Before reading I asked… / The answer I found... / I couldn’t find the answer, but maybe I could look here…
During reading I asked… / The answer I found... / I couldn’t find the answer, but maybe I could look here…
After reading I asked… / I thought about what I read and came up with this answer: / The text doesn’t give me any clues as to the answer, but I could look here…
CONTINUED ON THE BACK
From Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson.
Chapter One: Twins, So-Called
We're twins. I'm Ruby. She's Garnet.
We're identical. There's very few people who can tell us apart. Well, until we start talking. I tend to go on and on. Garnet is much quieter.
That's because I can't get a word in edgeways.
We are exactly the same height and weight. I eat a bit more than Garnet. I love candy, and I like salty things too. I once ate thirteen bags of potato chips in one day. All salt-and-vinegar flavor. I love lots of salt and vinegar on french fries too. French-fried potatoes are my special weakness. I go munch munch munch gulp and they're gone. So then I have to scarf some of Garnet's. She doesn't mind.
I don't get fatter because I run around more. I hate sitting still. Garnet will sit hunched over a book for hours, but I get the fidgets. We're both good at running, Garnet and me. At our last intramural sports day at school we beat everyone, even the boys. We came in first. Well, I did, actually. Garnet came in second. But that's not surprising, seeing that I'm the oldest. We're both ten. But I'm twenty minutes older. I was the bossy baby who pushed out first. Garnet came second.
Before reading I asked… / The answer I found... / I couldn’t find the answer, but maybe I could look here…
During reading I asked… / The answer I found... / I couldn’t find the answer, but maybe I could look here…
After reading I asked… / I thought about what I read and came up with this answer: / The text doesn’t give me any clues as to the answer, but I could look here…
CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE
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Now it’s your turn. As you read today…
·  Code the text.
·  Complete the graphic organizer in the “Independent Practice” section of your notes.
·  You may be pulled to choose a new novel for your literature circle group. Please make sure to move and talk as quietly as possible! Also, bring your agenda with you to the library so that you can write down your new assigned pages and your literature circle role sheet homework.
·  If you have chosen a new book and role sheet, feel free to work on your role sheet as you read as well.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Before reading I asked… / The answer I found... / I couldn’t find the answer, but maybe I could look here…
During reading I asked… / The answer I found... / I couldn’t find the answer, but maybe I could look here…
During reading I asked… / The answer I found... / I couldn’t find the answer, but maybe I could look here…
After reading I asked… / I thought about what I read and came up with this answer: / The text doesn’t give me any clues as to the answer, but I could look here…