Date |
Classwork |
Homework |
9/3 |
Labor Day- School Holiday |
Unit 1 Vocabulary Test is Wednesday, Sept. 5th |
9/4 |
Writing Community Students will select a different entry from My Favorite Writing Ideas worksheet and complete a Writing Time. Vocabulary Slapjack- Students will practice their skills with Unit 1 Vocabulary words. |
Unit 1 Vocabulary Test is Wednesday, Sept. 5th |
9/5 |
Writing Community Students will select a different entry from My Favorite Writing Ideas worksheet and complete a Writing Time. Vocabulary Unit 1 Vocabulary Test . |
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9/6 |
Writing Community Students will select a different entry from My Favorite Writing Ideas worksheet and complete a Writing Time. Voyages Unit 8 Lesson 1 Students will identify and use correctly end punctuation with declarative, imperative, exclamatory and interrogative sentences. |
English Workbook page 105 |
9/7 |
Writing Community Students will select a final entry from My Favorite Writing Ideas worksheet and complete a Writing Time. Voyages Unit 8 Lesson 2 Students will identify and use commas to separate words in a series. |
English Workbook page 106, if not completed in class |
Date |
Classwork |
Homework |
8/27 |
The Writing Community Class will review the two read aloud books of Jon Scieszka. An interview with Jon Scieszka will be read. Students will review paragraph construction and pre-write for their Jon Scieszka paragraph. Vocabulary Unit 1 words 16 - 20 will be introduced and key items highlighted. |
Voc Cards for words 16 - 20 |
8/28 |
Writing Community Students will write their paragraph on Jon Scieszka in class. Vocabulary Students will begin Choosing the Right Word # 1 - 25 on pages 17 -18. |
Choosing the Right Word # 1 - 25 on pages 17 - 18 |
8/29 |
Writing Community Students will listen and discuss a story based on Patricia Polacco's life titled My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother. Students will begin My Favorite Writing Ideas worksheet. Vocabulary Students will check Choosing the Right Word. |
No Homework Unit 1 Vocabulary Test is Wednesday, Sept. 5th |
8/30 |
Writing Community Students will read Meteor!, a story based on Patricia Polacco's life. Students will continue My Favorite Writing Ideas worksheet. Vocabulary Students will begin Completing the Sentence # 1 - 20 on pages 19-20. |
Completing the Sentence # 1- 20 on pages 19-20. Unit 1 Vocabulary Test is Wednesday, Sept. 5th |
8/31 |
Writing Community Students will complete My Favorite Writing Ideas worksheet. Vocabulary Students will check Completing the Sentence # 1- 20 on pages 19-20. |
No Homework Unit 1 Vocabulary Test is Wednesday, Sept. 5th |
Date |
Classwork |
Homework |
8/20 |
The Writing Community Students will be introduced to the Writing Community and learn and practice the procedures to discuss writing. (PowerPoint presentation) Writing Time: People/Places/Events chart completed in Writer's Notebook. |
No Homework |
8/21 |
Writing Community Writing partners paired and "Turn and Talk" introduced. Partners will share their People/Places/Events chart. Writing Time: What I am good at/What I am not good at chart in Writer's Notebook |
No Homework |
8/22 |
Writing Community Partners will share their What I am good at/What I am not good at chart. Writing Time: Student will complete a Peak Experiences Timeline in their Writer's Notebook. Vocabulary Students will practice voc cards format. Unit 1 words 1 - 5 will be introduced and students will highlight key items. |
Voc Cards for words 1 - 5 |
8/23 |
Writing Community Students will listen to the True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. In Writer's Notebook, students will write "Ideas for Retelling Fairy Tales" and fill in the chart. Students will draft their Back To School letter. Vocabulary Unit 1 words 6 - 10 will be introduced and key items highlighted. |
Voc Cards for words 6 - 10 |
8/24 |
Writing Community Students will listen to the Frog Prince Continued. In Writer's Notebook, students will continue to write "Ideas for Retelling Fairy Tales" and fill in their chart. Students will write final draft of their Back to School letter. Vocabulary Unit 1 words 11-15 will be introduced and key items highlighted. |
Voc Cards for words 11-15 |
Date |
Classwork |
Homework |
8/13 |
Orientation |
No Homework |
8/14 |
Teacher Workday |
No Homework |
8/15 |
Welcome to Fifth Grade |
No Homework |
8/16 |
Introduction to English Students will receive an overview of the course and review English books and tools. Writing is perfected thinking |
Bring composition book to class tomorrow. |
8./17 |
The Writing Community Students will be introduced to their Writer's Notebook and Writing Ideas section. Writer's Notebook Expectations inserted into Writer's Notebook. |
No Homework. Enjoy your weekend |