Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
Students will read chapter 5 of Number the Starsl.
Wednesday – Friday
Holiday
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9, 6.13, 6.26
Monday
Students will be able to discuss proper adjectives and regular adjectives.
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
Adjective test.
Wednesday
Students will take a pre-test for Study Island
Students will work on main idea through Study Island.
Thursday
Students will research background information about WWII, Hitler, and the Holocaust in preparation for the class novel Number the Stars.
Friday
Students will be able to discuss concepts of Mountain Language.
Together we will read about and discuss the author Lois Lowry and the historical fiction genre.
We will read and discuss chapters 1 & 2 of the novel Number the Stars.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9, 6.13, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28
Monday
Students will newspaper articles and select the 1 headline that best describes the main idea of the article.
Tuesday
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
Students will make a parts of speech fold-able focusing on nouns today. We will add the other parts of speech in subsequent days to come. Students will write its definition, write a sentence using a noun/nouns from their own writing, and then they will copy a sentence from their book using nouns.
Wednesday
Early release
Students will finish working on their parts of speech foldable.
Thursday
Students will respond to their ePals pen pals. Students will be able to detect adjectives in a passage.
Friday
Students will read a couple of nonfiction article at Tween Tribune and answer a critical thinking question.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.14, 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
Monday
Students will discuss introductions. We will then do a foldable to write our brainstorming.
Tuesday
Students will continue with brainstorming and begin writing rough copy.
Wednesday
Students will peer edit papers and write final copy.
Thursday
The class will perform the play The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
We will discuss the play to develop a better understanding of the characters and plot.
Friday
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28
Monday
Students will journal.
We will discuss the academic vocabulary for plays. We will read The Mad Tea Party.
Students will be able to discuss main idea of a passage.
Tuesday
Journal entry
Students will check out and recheck their library books.
We will continue reading the play.
Wednesday
Journal
Students will take a capitalization test.
Thursday
Journal
Capitalization probe
Subject-verb probe
Students will log onto ePals and send emails.
Friday
Journal
The students will be able to read a non fiction article on Tween Tribune and answer critical thinking question.
We will discuss the mood of the play and the use of personification.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8 6.9, 6.13, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.23, 6.24, 6.25, 6.26, 6.28
Monday
Students will complete non fiction article from Friday.
Students will work on communication skills while writing a letter to a epal.
Students will also complete their character analysis of one of the following: Amy, Louanne, or Aunt Claire from the book Dollhouse Murders.
Tuesday
Students will be able to check out library books.
Students will be given academic vocabulary for drama.
Wednesday
As a class read aloud and discuss using capital letters from the language book pages 542-548 and do exercises 4 and 5. Students will work in a group to do pages 216 & 217. This is homework if they do not finish.
We will read aloud and discuss capital letters from the language book pages 537-541 and do exercises 1 & 3. Students will work in a group to do pages 213 & 215. This is homework if they do not finish.
We will review the reading skill summary. Students will receive a handout that we will read and discuss.
Thursday
The class will perform the play The Case of the Kidnapped Nephew.
Friday
The students will read non fiction and complete a critical thinking question.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.14, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28
Monday
Students will learn how to make a folder in Google Docs and put their first six weeks work in it.
Students will finish a character analysis of one of the characters in Dollhouse Murders.
Students will begin keeping a journal in Google docs. This will be used as a beginning activity when
they come into the room. This activity will last 5 minutes.
Tuesday
Journaling
Students will go to the library to check out books.
Students will be able to do a Mimio lesson on subject-verb agreement.
Wednesday
Journaling
Students will begin watching The Dollhouse Murders.
Thursday
Journaling
Students will finish watching movie.
Students will discuss plot line.
Mimio lesson on Subject and Predicate
Friday
Students will read non fiction articles and respond to a critical thinking question.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.13, 6.14, 6.17, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28
Monday
Students will continue reading Dollhouse Murders. Chapters 11-14.
Tuesday
Students will finish reading Dollhouse Murders.
Wednesday
Students will take their 6 weeks language arts test.
Thursday
Students will take a reading Universal Screening to access what they know and need to know.
Friday
Students will read a non-fiction article and complete a critical thinking question.
Mini-lesson over subject-verb agreement.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.14, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28
Monday
Students will take a vocabulary test over Dollhouse Murders.
The students will read chapters 11-13 of Dollhouse Murders while adding to their character sketch.
Tuesday
Students will take a writing Universal Screening to assess what they know and need to know.
Wednesday
The students will read chapters 14-16 of Dollhouse Murders while adding to their character sketch.
Thursday
Students will complete a book report in class.
Friday
Students will read non fiction articles and answer comprehension questions.
TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 6.8, 6.14, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28