This week we will continue working on our expository paper.
Monday – Holiday
Tuesday – Students will match expository prompts with types of writing.
Wednesday – Students will begin brainstorming in order to write paper.
Thursday – Students will write expository paper
Friday – Students will continue writing paper and peer edit.
Monday –
Students will journal. Free write
Students will wrap up the assignment in Study Island – drawing conclusions.
We will begin a discussion of Expository writing. We will discuss the different forms of writing from the Writing Academy. The Writing Academy Game Card
Tuesday
Students will journal – free write
Students will go to the library and check out a book for a book project.
Students will do the Concentration game as an individual.
Wednesday
Students will journal – free write
Student will begin brainstorming about their expository prompt.
Thursday
Students will journal – free write
Students will work on expository paper.
Friday
Students will journal – free write
Students will work on expository paper.
Monday
Students will complete a journal entry. – please free write at least 5 sentences
Students will read non fiction stories in Backpack Reader and answer questions.
Students will read and write a summary of the lesson for context clues in Google Drive and share before the end of the period.
Tuesday
Writing Benchmark
If you come to class today, catch up on your Monday’s assignment.
In your journal entry, you should tell me about the benchmark.
This class won’t be long, so you may begin Wednesday’s assignment.
Wednesday
Students will complete a journal entry. – please free write at least 5 sentences
Students will begin the analogies lesson.
Students will read the summary of analogies and write a summary. – make a document in Google Drive and share before the end of the period. Students will complete the analogies multiple choice questions.
Thursday
Students will complete a journal entry. – please free write at least 5 sentences
Students will complete the revising and editing lesson. Students will begin the drawing conclusions lesson on Study Island with 20 questions.
Friday
Students will complete a journal entry.
The class will begin discussing expository papers.
Monday
Students will read “The Flying Machine” and “All Summer in a Day”. Students will then make connections and compare the two stories.
Tuesday
Students will go to the library and check out and recheck books.
Students will continue comparing the two stories from Monday.
Wednesday
This will be an early release day.
Students will be able to complete context clues on Study Island.
Thursday
Students will continue the lesson on context clues. Class will discuss analogies. Students will complete the lesson on Study Island.
Friday
Students will discuss personal narratives.
Monday
School Holiday
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
Students will take their writing and editing/revising universal screener.
Wednesday
Due to the students having difficulty on organizational patterns, I will reteach this reading skill.
Then students will work independently to do the computer reading skills. They answer 20 organizational patterns questions.
Thursday
The class will read the 2 non-fiction pieces from our Literature book called Farah Ahmedi p. 231 and Facing a Mob p. 211, then the class will read the graphic novel called Alienation p. 157. As we read out loud students will answer the comprehension questions.
Friday
From the Elements of Language book pages 422-425 as a class read and do exercises 1, 2, and 4. Then students will work with a partner to do Subject and Verb Agreement worksheet p. 112.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28
Monday
Students will present their Holocaust Presentations to the class.
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
Students will take their reading Universal Screening.
Wednesday
Students will listen to the stories The Flying Machine and All Summer in a Day. As the stories are read the students will compare and contrast the setting, mood, characters, etc.
Thursday
Students will discuss composition’s organizational patterns. We will read and discuss a handout, then students will respond to the interactive flash cards that will review this skill.
Then students will either work independently on computer reading skills program Study Island.
Friday
Students will work with a partner to revise/edit the non-fiction piece called A Pilot and a Hero pages 15-17 and letter to Mr. Crumley pages 19-21. Students will turn in their work to the basket.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.13, 6.14, 6.19, 6.20,6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28
Welcome back from the Christmas Holidays. I hope that you had a joyful holiday and have come back ready to work.
Monday
We will discuss our Holocaust project. I will show the students how to cite their sources.
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
As a class we will do the introductory video for graphic features (interpreting maps, graphs, and charts).
Students will either work independently or work with a partner to do the computer reading skills program Study Island.
Wednesday
Students will select 1 Holocaust topic to research independently and then type the information in a Google Drive Presentation. Students will cite their sources.
Thursday and Friday
Students will continue to work on their Holocaust. Students have access to a vast supply of books to research from, or they may use the Holocaust website. These presentations will begin on Monday.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.13, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6,22, 6.23, 6.24, 6.25, 6.26, 6,27, 6.28
Monday
Complete final test over Number the Stars
Complete plot diagram
Review main idea
You Tube Video
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
Test over Main Idea
Wednesday
We will go over our answers to the semester review packet.
You Tube
Thursday
Semester exams
Early release – 11:30
Friday
Semester exams.
Early release – 11:30
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.6, 6.7, 6.13, 6.17, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28
Monday
Students will will write in journals. Students will also finish Google Lit Trip.
Students will read and discuss Number the Stars chapters 12-15.
Students will begin working on semester review.
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
The class will finish reading and discussing Number the Stars chapters 16-end.
We will discuss the novel’s plot: exposition, revising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Wednesday
Students will take their Number the Stars test.
Students will finish plot diagram.
Thursday
Students will either work independently or work with a partner to do Study Island. They will read the passages and highlight their answers for 12 main idea and making inferences questions.
Friday
The class will review kinds of sentences by doing a Mimio lesson.
Students will take a main idea quiz.
Students will work on Mountain Language.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.13, 6.14, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28
Monday
Students will work on this week’s Mountain Language lesson.
Students will listen to and discuss Number the Stars chapters 6-8.
Students will write a 1/2 page diary entry as the main character Annemarie based on the recent events from the novel.
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
We will watch the School House Rocks pronoun video.
Students will do a pronoun review Mimio lesson.
Students will work on their Google maps
Wednesday
As a class read and discuss Number the Stars chapters 9-11.
Review pronouns
Thursday
Students will recognize generalizations from a passage. Students will work with partners completing a Study Island lesson.
Friday
The class will read the biography “Voice from the Holocaust” pages 618-621 and the non-fiction piece called “The Secret Schools” pages 624-626.
Students will summarize the biography.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.14, 6.15, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28