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Today's Learning Goal:
 * 1) Use strategies to develop a habit of regular reading.
 * 2) Practice active reading strategies, particularly making connections to a text.
 * 3) Use a reading journal to read actively and ink your thinking.
 * 4) Write about texts, using concrete details and commentary.

= Bell Ringer = >>
 * Set up and share with me your READING LOG. 

= = =Mini-Lesson 1: Making Connections= 3B--Get this lesson for first time. 4B--review strategy.
 * Review three kinds of connections: TS, TT, TW.
 * Read Aloud:
 * "The Paperbag Princess"
 * "Duckbilled Platypus vs. Beefsnakstik"
 * INK connections in reading journal
 * Two-Columns: Text/Connections

= Reading Time =
 * As you read, make connections to the text you're reading.
 * Add at least three connections to your reading journal.

=Mini-Lesson 2: Writing About Connections=
 * Model write with whole class.
 * Students write about one of connections they made to text in independent reading.

=Homework=
 * Complete written response. Be prepared to publish next class period.
 * Read, read, read! Try to read at least thirty (30) minutes each day.