Objectives

This week we will:

1. Know how to create sensory sentences for our descriptive essay body by including descriptive words in our topic and supporting sentences;
2. Understand how to restate our Thesis Statement and conclude our descriptive essay by completing 2.8 Descriptive Essay Conclusion Organizer;
3. Know U. 2 W. 4 spelling words by taking pre and post spelling tests;
4. Practice reading strategy of making predictions by applying knowledge on key and lock stories;
5. Reveiw reading comprehension skill of Point of View by completing practice using worksheet, key, and lock book readings for U. 2 W. 4.
6. Know the elemennts of Historical Fiction by identifying them using text from key and lock books;
7. Know 6 Greek & Latin suffix meanings by applying meaning to words selected from key and lock book;
8. Understand text from lit & guided reading book by applying skills to the text and completing work jobs and sharing them with their group.

Lesson Plans

Monday:

•  Complete “Body of Essay Planning Worksheet” – words in phrases
• Sensory lesson 6.2.7c
• Showing not Telling slide 6.2.14
• Transitions 6.2.15
• Apply lessons to creating topic sentence and supporting details for 2.8 Body of Essay Organizer

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Writing: Conclusion

• Conclusion 6.2.13 slide
• Complete restating thesis statement
• Complete 2.8 Descriptive Essay Conclusion

Reading:

• Read A Single Shard TE216A; Lock 152-167
• Answer Questions Respond to Reading #1-4 pg. 169 in language arts spiral notebook

Lit Group prep for group Thursday.

• Complete Descriptive Essay work
• Work on Handwriting
• Work on Personal Reading

Thursday:

Writing: Simple and Compound Sentences 6.2.L16

• Simple and Compound Sentences 6.2.L16 Slide
• Edit essay for sentence fluency, adding varied sentences as can

Reading:

• Lit Groups/ Guided Reading Groups
• Grammar: Possessive Nouns TE 226  Key 477

Friday:

Writing: Continue work on Descriptive Essay

Reading:

• Go over unchecked work
• Spelling Test U. 2 W. 4
•  Comp. Test
•  Vocab. Test

• Lit prep
• Descriptive Essay work completed
• Work on handwriting
• Work on Personal Reading

The following are the learning objectives from this week:

1. This week we will be able to know Unit 2 Week 3 spelling words by creating a word art document using those words.
2. We will know our Unit 2 Week 3 vocabulary words by finding or creating pictures to represent each one.
3. We will actively participate in literature or guided reading groups by sharing completed jobs.
4. We will know our descriptive essay topic and key ideas by completing a thesis statement and an introduction on google docs.

Monday:

Writing Lesson:

Lesson 1.18 and 1.19: Turning evidence into sentences Show 1.18 slide show: 2 min. partner talk over question on slide; See think aloud in lesson #7; one partner records on Wonders Collaborate while the other opens Lock book to pg. 52 Show 1.19 slide show: review collaboration posts; select the 3 strongest posts that support the topic sentence; Group forms a paragraph on a google doc and share with me for formative grade

Reading Lesson:

• Spelling pretest W. 1 U. 5

• Essential Question:What factors influence how people use money? TE266; Key 74 • Teacher Read Aloud Making Money for America TE 268

• Intro vocabulary: TE 270; Key 76;

Tuesday:

Writing Lesson:

L. 1.20: Concluding Statement Review graphic organizer and Cave Zone colored example to study the concluding statement; Move finished gr. organ. to writing folder along with concluding statement overview from classroom; Add a concluding statement to yesterday’s paragraph.

Reading Lesson:

• Read Making Money TE 272; Key 78-81

• Comp. Strategy: Reread TE 210; Key 82

◦ Complete Your Turn pg. 82 on google form

• Comp. Skill: Author’s Point of View TE 276; Key 83

◦ Complete Your Turn pg. 83 on google form

• Genre: Expository Text TE 278; Key 84

◦ Complete Your Turn pg. 84 on google form

• Vocabulary Strategy: RootWords TE 280; Key 85

◦ Complete Your Turn pg. 85 on google form

Wednesday:

Writing Lesson:

L. 1.21: Revising Use slide show 1.21; voila; expectations and rubric Language

• Reading Lesson:Read The Economic Roller Coaster  TE 281A; Lock 92-95
• Answer Questions Respond to Reading #1-4 pg. 95 with google docs/ group leader/ share with partners

• Work on Handwriting
• Work on Free Writing
• Work on Personal Reading

Thursday:

Writing Lesson: Unit 1 Writing Test

Reading Lesson:• Read Our Federal Reserve at Work TE 281E; Lock 96-97

• Answer Essential Question pg 97 on the same google doc

• Grammar: Complex Sentences TE 226 Key 453 ◦ Run-on Sentences TE 290

Friday:

Writing  • Finish up from this week • Add to journal, using ideas!

Reading Lesson: • Go over unchecked work

• Spelling Test U. 1 W. 5

• Comp. Test

• Vocab. Test

• Work on handwriting

• Work on Free Write

• Work on Personal Reading

Monday:  Labor Day, No School

Tuesday:

Writing: Review writing templates 1.15 and 1.16 from last week – How to write constructed responses; analytical writing.

Reading:

Wednesday:

Writing:  Lesson 1.17:  Topic Sentences

Reading:

Thursday:

Writing:   Lesson 1.18:  Evidence; Mrs. Cjeda here for lessons for Topic Sentences.

Friday:

Writing: