The document summarizes a presentation given by Misty Mercer and Noelle Smith from Greene County Schools in Greeneville, TN at the Tennessee Reading Association conference on December 9, 2013. It includes lists of vocabulary words related to Christmas, types of landforms and bodies of water, and statements for an activity on evaluating the truth of claims with evidence.

1. Tennessee Reading Association
December 9, 2013
Misty Mercer & Noelle Smith
Greene County Schools, Greeneville, TN
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4. Elementary School
Loud ----------------------------------------------------Quiet
Middle School
Smelly----------------------------------------------------Reek
High School
Abundant---------------------------------------------Scarce

5. Bed
Cap
Children
Chimney
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Hoof
Kerchief
Leaves
Moon
Mouse
Reindeer
Roof
Shutters
Sleigh
St.
Nicholas
Stockings
Toys
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Ideas for the sort:
Textiles
Natural Elements
Related to Santa

6. Deserts
Mountains
Oceans
Pond
Bays
Cathedral Spires
Plateau
Creek
Hills
Canals
Canyons
Flatlands
Bluffs
Forests
Reservoir
Prairie
Stream
Plains
Cliff
Coves
Lake
Rivers
Categories selected may
include but are not
limited to the following:
1. By land or water
2. By topography
3. By size
4. Alphabetically
5. By regions of the USA
(Coastal or Inland)

7. Agree
Disagree
Evidence
Statement
There are over a million types of life forms on the
Earth.
Rain forests contain half of all the animal species on
Earth.
New laws have stopped people from hunting our wild
animals.
We throw enough garbage away each year to circle the
earth with garbage trucks.
People are recycling more now than they used to.

8. Statement
1. A prokaryote is a single-celled organism
lacking a nucleus and other membrane
bound organelles.
2. Cell Theory states that cells are the basic
unit of structure and function in living
things.
3. A nucleus contains almost all of a
eukaryotes genetic material.
4. Chlorophyll is a pigment in plants which
captures light energy during photosynthesis.
5. Osmosis is the movement of water across
a selectively permeable membrane.
6. Cells form tissues.
7. Organs form cells.
Before
Reading
T or F
After
Reading
T or F
Proof
Page and
Line
Correction
(only if necessary)

9. Tru
e
False
Statement
Mexico has 31 States
Zona Rosa is the poorest section of Mexico
City.
Guadalajara is Mexico’s largest city.
Veracruz is important to Mexico because it
has large deposits of oil.
Tijuana & San Diego are linked cities.
Monterrey is an important city in Northern
Mexico.
A maquiladoras is a way in which people
mock each other.
Yucatan Peninsula is the wealthiest region
in Mexico.
Correct
Answer
Proof

10. High School Version
http://vimeo.com/10118244

12. CODE IDEAS Elementary
 = I do that too!/I have one
of those
 = I don’t understand OR I
am confused
? = I have a question
! = WOW! I didn’t know that.
CODE IDEAS - Secondary
BK = Background Knowledge
? = Question/Confusing
passage
I = Inference
P = Prediction
TS = Text to Self Connection
TW = Text to World Connection
TT = Text to Text Connection

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Somebody (the
character)
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Wanted (goal)
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But (conflict)
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So (resolution)

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20. Misty Mercer
Noelle Smith
Reading Specialist
Camp Creek Elementary
mercerm@greenek12.org
Social Studies Teacher &
Reading Specialist
South Greene High School
smithn@greenek12.org