SUGGESTIONS FOR
READING HOMEWORK GOALS
INCREASE MY READING STAMINA AND/OR VOLUME
· BY PAGES
· BY CHAPTERS
· BY TIME/MINUTES
TRACKING MY THOUGHTS AS I READ
· MY CHARACTER’S ACTIONS
· MAKING PREDICTIONS
· NOTICING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CHARACTERS
· NOTICING HOW CHARACTERS CHANGE
RECORDING MY THOUGHTS
· WRITE TO THINK OR CLARIFY THINKING
· REACT TO THE TEXT BY WRITING
· EXTEND MY THOUGHTS THOURGH POWERFUL POST-ITS
CREATE VISUAL IMAGES
· STOP AND SKETCH A SCENE
· CREATE A SETTING MAP
PRACTICE TALKING TO SOMEONE ABOUT MY THINKING.
HAVE A PLAN FOR PARTMERSHIP DISCUSSIONS.
READ FLUENTLY. (READING LIKE CHOCOLATE)
SUGGESTIONSFOR
MATH HOMEWORK GOALS
MATH FACTS PRACTICE
· PRACTICE SPECIFIC FACTS (+,-, *. /)
· TIMED OR STRATEGY PRACTICE
UNIT AND LESSON PRACTICE
· COMPLETE CLASSWORK
· STUDY LINKS
· USE AN APPROVED INTERNET SITE
PROBLEM SOLVING
· CREATE PROBLEMS ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND ME
· TRY TO ANSWER PROBLEMS IN EVERYDAY LIFE SITUATIONS USING SPECIFIC MATH STRATEGIES
SUGGESTIONS FOR
WRITING HOMEWORK GOALS
FREE WRITING
· WRITE IN ANY GENRE ABOUT MY INTERESTS OR WONDERINGS
• PRACTICE SOMETHING I LEARNED IN A MINI LESSONS IN CLASS
WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING I AM READING OR STUDYING IN SOCIAL STUDIES.
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