Civil Rights: Rosa Parks Compare and Contrast

We have read an interesting article on Rosa Parks from the Duckster website this week. Today, students will have the chance to compare and contrast the article with another article from the Scholastic reading site below. Here are some things to think about the articles when comparing and contrasting:

– Is there any new information presented by the Scholastic article?

– Did the authors write these articles for the same reason?

– Are the articles both organized in the same way?

We have been working on writing down small notes after reading  a chunk of text to check our comprehension because, “The most important thing is to comprehend!” (We say that a lot in here!) Check out Ixell, Francisco, and Amorie’s great notes. We can tell they really understood those paragraphs.

inquiry notes 3 inquiry notes inquiry notes 2

Reading is so Important! Ahhhhh!

I do a lot of grading and planning at the Starbucks by my house. I like the big comfy chairs and the coffee. The other day, when I was ready to go home, I noticed many angry people in the parking lot. The angry people informed me that their cars had been towed- this means that a truck pulled their cars out the of the parking lot and they were going to have a pay a big chunk of money to get their cars back! I was lucky because my car was still there. We had all failed to read the signs posted all over the parking lot that explain where you are allowed to park. Man! It really made me realize how important reading can be! We are going to become very good readers this year, because reading is something we have to do hundreds of times each day!

Here’s the sign I didn’t read! Reading is so important!

starbucks warning