Objectives and lessons for the week of October 19, 2015

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:

Writing: Descriptive Essay Body
  •  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
Reading
  •  Spelling pretest W. 2 U. 4
  • Essential Question:What influences the development of a culture?  TE202; Key 132
  • Teacher Read Aloud  Aban the Physician TE 205
  • Intro vocabulary: TE 206; Key 134; Lock Glossary
  • If time, practice spelling words

 

Tuesday:

Writing: Body of Essay
  • Continue work on 2.8 Body of Essay.
  • Submit after completing all three paragraphs.

Reading:

  • Comp. Strategy: Make Predictions TE 210; Key 140
  • Read Cusi’s Secret TE 208; Key 136-139
    • Complete Your Turn pg. 140 in language art spiral notebook
  • Comp. Skill: Point of View  TE 212; Key 141
    • Complete Your Turn pg. 141 in language art spiral notebook
    • Point of View Worksheet pg. 75-77 from week 3 fits here 
  • Genre: Historical Fiction TE 214; Key 142
    • Complete Your Turn pg. 142 in language art spiral notebook
  • Vocabulary Strategy:  Greek and Latin Suffixes TE 216; Key 143
    • Complete Your Turn pg. 143 in language art spiral notebook

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