ANCIENT, HOST, STADIUM, COMPETE, EARNED, RECORD,CEREMONIES, MEDALS
SPELLING WORDS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES
LEAST, FAST, JUST, BURST, STRIP, STICK, STRIKE, ARTIST, ALMOST, STUDENT, STUDENT, STRONG, START, BLAST, STRAW, STREET
RADE- 11/17-11/21
CHALLENGE WORDS
EVENTS, COMPETITION, STROKE, TEAMMATE, DISTANCE
MONDAY, NOV. 17,2008
READING:
DAY 4: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM
AIM: TO COMPARE REALISTIC FICTION TO EXPOSITORY NON-FICTION
1. REVIEW VOCABULARY
2. QUESTION OF THE DAY- 3 DIFFERENT MEANINGS FOR THE WORD FORWARD
3. REVIEW HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARY
4. DISCUSS CHARACTERS IN THE SELECTION AND DETERMINE THEIR REALISTIC TRAITS AND THE FICTIONAL TRAITS.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW THE MEANINGS OF SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
1. WRITE THE MEANINGS OF SUBJECT AND PREDICATE IN L.A. NB.
2. PRACTICE WITH EXERCISES ON PG. 88 ODD NUMBERS
HW: PG. EVEN NUMBERS 1-12 (SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 2008
READING:
DAY 5: ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM
AIM:TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A OF REALISTIC FICTION STORY
1. REVIEW VOCABULARY
2. TO LISTEN TO A SHORT STORY AND LISTEN FOR DETAILS AND MAIN IDEA. THINK ABOUT THE SETTING, CHARACTERS, PROBLEM, AND SOLUTION
3. CHARACTERIZE SPECIFIC WORDS BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
4. TO USE SYNONYMS TO WRITE EFFECTIVE SENTENCES
HW: SEE PURPLE BOOK
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO WRITE A CREATIVE PARAGRAPH USING CORRECT GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS
1. WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE TOY OR POSSESSION. MAKE SURE THAT YOU DESCRIBE IT AND TELL WHY YOU LIKE IT SO MUCH.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19,2008
READING:
AIM: COMPLETE A COMPREHENSION TEST ON ALLIE'S BASKETBALL DREAM
HW: SEE PURPLE ASSIGNMENT BOOK FOR HW
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
1. READ ALLIE'S THANK YOU LETTER TO HER FATHER ON PG. 89 IN THE LANGUAGE
HANDBOOK. WRITE THE SUBJECT AND PREDICATE FOR EACH SENTENCE.
THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 2008
READING:
DAY 1: THE OLYMPIC GAMES: WHERE HEROES ARE MADE- EXPOSITORY NONFICTION
AIM: TO IDENTIFY NONFICTION SELECTIONS AND THEIR TEXT STRUCTURES
1. QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHY ARE THE OLYMPIC GAMES IMPORTANT TO ATHLETES ALL OVER THE WORLD?
2. LITERATURE READ-ALOUD- ORAL COMPREHENSION
3. REVIEW THE ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION- FOCUS SKILL
4. ADJUSTING THE READING RATE FOR FICTION AND NONFICTION STORIES- FOCUS STRATEGY.
5. INTRODUCE SELECTION VOCABULARY WORDS
6. REVIEW NEW SPELLING WORDS- CONSONANT BLENDS WITH ST AND STR.
HW: WRITE NEW SPELLING WORDS 3X EACH
LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO COMPUTER CLASS
FRIDAY, NOV. 21,2008
DAY 2: THE OLYMPIC GAMES
AIM: TO READ AND UNDERSTAND AN EXPOSITORY NONFICTION SELECTION; TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POEM.
1. QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO IS ONE OF YOUR HEROES? EXPLAIN WHY YOU ADMIRE THIS PERSON.
2. DISCUSS BACKGROUND OF THE STORY AND PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
3. REVIEW THE SELECTION VOCABULARY
4. READ SELECTION TOGETHER
5. DISCUSS THINK AND RESPOND QUESTIONS
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES
1. COMPLETE THE CUMULATIVE REVIEW ON PG. 90 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK
