Becker

October 7, 2010

What "fishing" words can we find in an index of a book about fishing?


 * Letter || Judy Young's Fishing Word || Our Fishing Words ||
 * a || angler ||  ||
 * b || bird's nest ||  ||
 * c || catch and release ||  ||
 * d || dinner ||  ||
 * e || eat ||  ||
 * f || fly-fishing ||  ||
 * g || gills ||  ||
 * h || hiding ||  ||
 * i || ice fishing ||  ||
 * j || journal ||  ||
 * k || keepers ||  ||
 * l || lure ||  ||
 * m || memories ||  ||
 * n || net ||  ||
 * o || offshore ||  ||
 * p || patient, persistent, polite ||  ||
 * q || quiet ||  ||
 * r || rod and reel ||  ||
 * s || safety ||  ||
 * t || tackle ||  ||
 * u || urban fishing ||  ||
 * v || variety ||  ||
 * w || water ||  ||
 * x || x marks the spot ||  ||
 * y || yelling yippee and yahoo ||  ||
 * z || zing ||  ||

October 8, 2010 - In the library:

// Did you like this book? Why or why not? //

Working in pairs, students have 5 minutes to look at a book and decide if they like the book. When the bell rings, students must vote and say why they did or did not like the book. Votes and comments are captured on index cards. Students rotate to next table and work with a new partner and a new book. At the end of class, announce the "favorite" book.

Materials: Two copies of each of 4 books. Index cards - one for each of 4 tables.

Results: "Her sister learned how to read." "She has all kinds of books." "The gems are beautiful." ||  || "I love the front cover." "It is about...jacks....sports.....fishing.....marbles..." "I like the illustration of when she is kicking the ball." ||  || "The animals are hiding." "We liked this book because it has a giant bird in it." ||  || "They became friends like Pocahontas in the movie." ||  || media type="custom" key="7155605"
 * [[image:lucky3.jpg width="120" height="145"]] || Yes || 16 || "It has a happy ending."
 * || No || 0 ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:lazy-days-cover-small.jpg width="106" height="127" caption="lazy-days-cover-small.jpg"]] || Yes || 16 || "There are lots of people being nice to each other."
 * || No || 0 ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:hiddenbestiary.jpg width="126" height="100" caption="hiddenbestiary.jpg"]] || Yes || 16 || "It has lots of weird things in it."
 * || No ||  ||   ||   ||
 * [[image:minnowandrose.jpg width="80" height="163" caption="minnowandrose.jpg"]] || Yes || 16 || "I like how they became friends."
 * || No || 0 ||  ||   ||