4TH GRADE PLANS NOV.3-NOV.7,2008

REMINDERS: 1.BRING MATERIALS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY 2.COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS TESTS: 1.LANGUAGE ARTS TEST ON THURSDAY, NOV.6 2.SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY, NOV.7 VOCABULARY FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY: COAST, LUSH, ROUTE, AMAZED, BEWILDERED, HOMELAND, LONGED, SCULPTURES, STILL, TOWERING, SEACOAST, STEAMSHIP SPELLING FOR GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY: 1.SWEET, 2.EACH 3.THREE 4.LEAST 5.FREEDOM 6.BELOW 7.THROAT 8.FLOAT 9.FOAM 10.FLOWN 11.GREET 12. SEASON 13.CROAK 14.SHALLOW 15.EAGLE 16.INDEED 17.RAINBOW 18.GROWN 19.SEAWEED 20.HOLLOW CHALLENGE WORDS: HALLOWEEN, SPEEDOMETER, UNDERNEATH, SEACOAST, COCOA READING: MONDAY,NOV.3,2008 DAY 1- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.QUESTION OF THE WEEK- ORAL LANGUAGE 2.USE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY 3.INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, NOV.4,2008 DAY 2- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.TO USE THE DICTIONARY AND GLOSSARY 2.READ AND DISCUSS GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 3.USING SEQUENCING TO SUMMARIZE THE STORY HW:WRITE SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH WEDNESDAY,NOV.5,2008 DAY 3- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.REVIEW AND WRITE NEW SPELLING WORDS- USING LONG /E/ AND /O/ 3.DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF THE DAY- AUTHOR'S PURPOSE HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 1-13 THURSDAY,NOV.6,2008 DAY 4- GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY 1.REVIEW VOCABULARY WORDS 2.READ "A LOOK AT TWO LANDS," PGS. 84-87 HW:WRITE A SENTENCE FOR SPELLING WORDS 14-25 FRIDAY,NOV.7,2008 SPELLING TEST LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, NOV.3,2008 PRACTICE WRITING A TOPIC SENTENCE AND 5 SUPPORTING DETAILS FOR A PARAGRAPH HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK TUESDAY, NOV.4,2008 REVIEW IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES HW:SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK WEDNESDAY, NOV.5,2008 REVIEW TYPES OF SENTENCES- DECLARATIVE(STATEMENT,TELLING), INTERROGATIVE(ASKING,QUESTION), IMPERATIVE(COMMAND OR REQUEST), EXCLAMATORY(EXCLAMATION) HW:STUDY FOR EXAM TOMORROW THURSDAY, NOV.6,2008 LANGUAGE ARTS EXAM FRIDAY, NOV.7,2008 NO CLASS DUE TO FACULTY MEETING