This document provides guidance for students to practice reading fluently by flagging passages in their books. It instructs students to read passages again to improve fluency and have partner discussions about unfamiliar words and passages they found meaningful. The reading log is also meant to reflect on reading instead of summarizing ideas.

1. Does reading in front of the class
give you anxiety?

2. Mini-Lesson
You will learn to read with
fluency.

3. The Outsiders, pp. 31
It was almost four months ago. I had walked
down to the DX station to get a bottle of pop and
to see Steve and Soda, because they’ll always
buy me a couple of bottles and let me help work
on the cars. I don’t like to go on the weekends
because there are usually a bunch of girls down
there flirting with Soda-all kids of girls, Socs too.
I don’t care too much for girls yet. Soda says I’ll
grow out of it. He did.

4. Find the spot in your book, from
last week, where you flagged a
part that you could really feel.
(Or, Choose a spot from your
new book)

5. While Reading Today:
Flag 1-2 places in your book that
you read, then read again to
become more fluent.
Conferring
Book

6. Partner Share
Write down one of the passages
that you flagged for fluency.
~Share~

7. Readers Notebook Entry
Using the place/s you’ve flagged,
write down how reading fluently
helps you be a better reader.
~Share~

8. You can feel what the characters
are going through, by reading
fluently.
Fill Out Reading Log
~page numbers are now included~
**Remember to reflect or react…NOT
summarize ideas!

9. Confronting or avoiding a
challange

10. Mini-Lesson
You will read forward when
coming across an unfamiliar
word.

11. David Copperfield
The narrator is talking about his Aunt who just
found our that her husband died…
“Immediately…she took her maiden name again,
bought a cottage in a hamlet on the sea-coast a
long way off…”

12. The Outsiders
Dally grinned roguishly at the
girls at the drive-in.
(In a mischievous way)
Cherry gave Dallas an
incredulous look when he had
the nerve to sit next to her
(Not ready to believe)

13. While Reading Today:
Flag places of your book that
where you came across words
that were unfamiliar.
Conferring
Book

14. Reading forward when coming
across a word will also help you
read fluently.

15. Readers Notebook Entry
Using the places you’ve flagged,
write down 3 words you were
unfamiliar with.
Based on reading forward, what
do you think those 3 words
mean?
~Share~

16. Mini-Lesson
You will read forward when
coming across an unfamiliar
word.
Fill Out Reading Log
**Remember to reflect or
react…NOT summarize ideas!

17. Connection/metaphor

18. Mini-Lesson
Having partnerships can help
support another reader’s efforts
to have a reading life

19. WRITE THIS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
1. How much reading are you doing at school?
Home?
2. Are there times you read more? Less?
3. What kind of books do you like to read?
4. What are your goals as a reader?
5. What are you doing to make sure you meet
those goals?
6. Thinking back on your reading like, use a few
words to describe it.
7. Who has helped you as a reader? What did
they do that was useful?

20. Write down your own reading
partner question:
(It might be one that you would
like to be asked)

21. While Reading Today:
Flag some places in your book
that you would like to talk about
with your partner.

22. Conferring
Book
Reading Notebook

23. Readers Notebook Entry
Interview partner.

24. Mini-Lesson
Having partnerships can help
support another reader’s efforts
to have a reading life
Fill Out Reading Log
**Remember to reflect or
react…NOT summarize ideas!