Week of January 6

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

 

Week of Sept. 9

Monday

Students will use the paragraph written on Friday and make it a paragraph with sparkling sentences.

Students will revise/edit with a partner after they finish writing.

Students will select a non fiction article to read and then write a brief constructive response.

Tuesday

Students will with their non fiction book article. These stories are taken from the book How They Crocked. Students will finish this assignment.

Wednesday

Students will present their product to the class.

Thursday

I will introduce the reading genre mystery. We will talk about the reading skill character. I will give the students a handout of examples of character traits.

Students will share information about the author Betty Ren Wright. I will introduce the vocabulary for the day’s reading.

We will then read chapters 1-4 of the class novel Dollhouse Murders. Students will select 1 of the major characters to do a character analysis as we read the chapters aloud.

Friday

The class will read chapters 5-8 of the class novel Dollhouse Murders. Students will continue adding to their character sketch.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.6, 6.8, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.23, 6.24, 6.25, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28