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 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 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

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 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

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

Monday

Holiday

Tuesday

Students will finish blog updates. We will log onto scrumy.com to start filling out assignment calendars.

Wednesday

I will read the storybook “Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge” Students will make a list of experiences from their life to write about.

Students will learn what a trusim is and why it is used in writing.

In a small group students will play the game Battle of the Writing Process.

Thursday

Students will learn about starred writing, which is writing with depth.

Students will create their own “Starred Wheelies”.

Friday

Students will finish the “Starred Wheelies”. We will discuss what a well elaborated paragraph is all about.

Students will learn about sparkling sentences. Students will receive a handout to be on the lookout for these kinds of sentences in their own writing and in writing of others.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.7, 6.8, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28