Work for Week of August 17

Monday:  

Writing 6.1 A Writer’s Life
  • View slides to intro Writer’s Survey
  • Take survey in classroom
  • Discuss w/ partner
Reading
  •  Spelling pretest W. 1 U. 1
  • Intro to Unit 1: Changes  TExii; Lock:16
  • Essential Question:How do new experiences offer new perspectives? TE10-11; Key18
  • Teacher Read Aloud  Crossing the Creek TE12-13
  • Intro vocabulary: TE 14-15; Key20; Lock Glossary

Tuesday:

Writing 6.U1.2 Rules for Writer’s Workshop Time
  • Establish writer’s notebook
  • Using classroom, establish a notebook in a new google folder.
Reading
  • Read Cow Music TE16; Key 22
  • Comp. Strategy: VisualizeTE18; Key 26
    • Complete Your Turn gp. 26 on google form
  • Comp. Skill: Character, Setting, Plot: Compare and Contrast TE 20; Key 27
    • Complete Your Turn pg. 27 on google form
  • Genre: Realistic Fiction TE 22; Key 28
    • Complete Your Turn pg. 28 on google form
  • Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues TE 24; Key 29
    • Complete Your Turn pg. 29 on google form

Wednesday:

Writing U.1.3 Making Lists
  • Play “That’s Me!”
  • Discuss the purpose of a writer’s notebook
  • Copy the template for making lists and complete
  • share my entry.
  • write, then share

Reading

  • Read Little BLOG on the Prairie TE 25A; Lock 10-23
  • Answer Questions using google form

Thursday:

Writing U. 1.4 Seed Ideas
  • Read Quotes from sheet, projecting them
  • Model Seed grid
  • Complete seed grid, sharing with classmates

Reading

  • Read The Writing on the Wall TE 25Q; Lock 26-29
  • Respond to Essential Question pg. 29
  • Discuss both stories
  • Grammar: Sentence Types; TE34; Key 450
    • Complete assigned grammar WS
  • Spelling Review
  • Vocab. Review

Friday:

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

Reading

  • Go over unchecked work
  • Spelling Test U. 1 W. 1
  • Wonders Comp. Test
  • Wonders Vocab. Test

We will switch from Block 1 to Block 2 @ 10:00 and have 1st Oops Celebration @ 12:30pm