Monday –

Students will finish presentations in think Lab. Students will also post the presentation to his/her blog. Students will also finish lesson in Study Sync.

Tuesday –

Students will take a two story benchmark in order to improve scores after two weeks of tutoring.

Wednesday –

Finish benchmark. We will review answers. Students will begin writing a fantasy story.

Thursday –

Students will complete Scope magazine article that was carried over from last week. Students will complete lesson in Study Island.

Friday –

Students will finish story, Scope magazine article, and Study Island lesson.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.13, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28

Monday

Students will finish expository paper.

Tuesday

Students will check out library books. Students will share their expository papers. Students will learn how to annotate a poem.

Wednesday

I will share the poem Watermelon, then we will discuss its features such as strong sensory nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. I’ll introduce free-verse poetry to the class. Students will follow along and do the writing activities apart of the PowerPoint presentation. Students will learn about elements of poetry and figurative language such as: assonance, alliteration, and simile.

Thursday
As a class we will finish the free-verse PowerPoint presentation learning about parallel structure, imagery, onomatopoeia, and cadence.

Friday
I will share the poem Remembrance of a Friend. Then the class will discuss sensory language, especially the use of vivid verbs.

I will teach the students ways of generating ideas for poetry. Next, we will have a mini lesson on writing free-verse leads.

Students will brainstorm their own ideas for a free-verse poem. They will next begin writing their poem making sure to utilize figurative language.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 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

 

Monday
Students will complete the storyboard of the plot diagram for Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Tuesday
Students will complete their book report.

Wednesday and Thursday
Students will go to the library to check in books and out out books. Students will also share their personal narratives.

Friday
We will discuss noncount nouns from our Write Source language book on pages 517 and 192. Next, we will do a Mimio lesson covering this material.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.7, 6.8, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27