WEEK OF DEC.1- DEC.5- PLANS FOR 4TH GRADE
REMINDERS:
1. TUES. 12/2- BOOK TEST AND SPELLING TEST
2. THURS. 12/4- NEW BOOKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
3. TUES. 12/9- SIGN TESTS HANDED OUT BY MR. WOODS
4. WEDS. 12/10- GRAMMAR TEST
5. TUES. 12/16- 3 PARAGRAPHS OR MORE ON "WHY CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL TO
ME". DUE ON LOOSELEAF OR MAY BE TYPED ON THE COMPUTER.
6. - BRING A BOX OF CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ENVELOPES TO SCHOOL TO
WRITE TO FRIENDS.
THIS THE WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ELA EXAM FROM 2008. REMEMBER THAT THE CHILDREN WILL BE TAKING THIS STATE EXAM IN A MONTH FROM NOW!!!!!!
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/home.htm
TESTS:
1.TUES. 12/2 SPELLING TEST AND OPEN BOOK TEST (NOTES MAY BE USED)
2. THURSDAY, 12/4 COMPREHENSION TEST
VOCABULARY FOR LETTERS HOME FROM YOSEMITE
EARTHQUAKE, ERUPTIONS, VOLCANO, GLACIER, IMPRESSIVE, NATURALIST, PRESERVE, SLOPES, SPECIES, WILDERNESS, ALTITUDES, FORMATIONS, RESERVOIR
SPELLING WORDS :
USUAL, HUGE, FLUTE, MOOD, SMOOTH, THREW, AFTERNOON, SCOOTER, JUICE, CRUISE, TRUTH, BRUISE, CRUEL, EXCUSE, PUPIL, GROOVE, CONFUSE, HUMOR, DUTY, CURFEW,
CHALLENGE WORDS:
INFLUENCE, ALUMINUM, NUTRITION, ACCUMULATE, IGLOO
MONDAY, DEC.1
READING:
AIM: 1.TO REVIEW THE DESCRIPTION OF AUTHOR'S PURPOSE AND THE FOUR COMMON PURPOSES FOR WRITING.
2.TO REVIEW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FICTIONAL WRITING AND NONFICTION.
DISCUSS EXPOSITORY NONFICTION (INFORMS THE READERS ABOUT AN OBJECT, TOPIC, OR THEME).
COMPLETE PRACTICE BOOK PG. 38
HW: STUDY FOR OPEN BOOK TEST
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES .
TO INTRODUCE COMPOUND SENTENCES
1. REVIEW THE MEANINGS OF COMPLETE SUBJECTS AND COMPLETE PREDICATES.
2. REVIEW SIMPLE SUBJECTS AND SIMPLE PREDICATES.
3. REVIEW WHAT A COMPOUND SUBJECT AND PREDICATE IS
4.INTRODUCE COMPOUND SENTENCES
5. COMPLETE PAGES IN GRAMMAR AND WRITING BOOK
HW: STUDY FOR SPELLING TEST
TUES., DEC. 2
READING:
AIM: TO COMPLETE AN OPEN BOOK TEST ON RAMONA AND HER DAD (GIRLS) AND A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES (BOYS)
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO COMPLETE A SPELLING TEST
HW: GRAMMAR BOOK P. 13 COMPOUND SENTENCES
WEDS., DEC. 3 (CLASS SPLIT UP)
READING:
AIM: TO BE ABLE TO READ A STORY INDEPENDENTLY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY.
1. READ STORY LETTERS HOME FROM YOSEMITE.
2. COMPLETE PAGES IN PRACTICE BOOK -43, 44, 45, 46
3. SPELLING BOOK - PGS. 17,18
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW COMPOUND SENTENCES
1. COMPLETE PGS. 14,15 IN GRAMMAR AND WRITING BOOK (COMPOUND SENTENCES).
2. AIM HIGHER- COMPLETE PAGES. 93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103
(READING COMPREHENSION).
HW. -COMPLETE ANY UNFINISHED CLASSWORK
THURSDAY, DEC. 4
READING:
AIM: TO INTRODUCE THE NEW VOCABULARY WORDS FOR LETTERS HOME FROM YOSEMITE.
1. READ THE SHORT SELECTION- THE VOLCANO WAKES AND DISCUSS (LISTENING COMPREHENSION).
2. USE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO IDENTITY MAIN IDEAS AND SUPPORTING DETAILS.
3. WRITE AND DISCUSS THE MEANING OF THE NEW VOCABULARY WORDS.
HW: PRACTICE BOOK PGS. 46&47 (FACT AND OPINION).
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW COMPOUND SENTENCES
COMPLETE PAGE 16
FRIDAY, DEC. 5
READING:
AIM: TO REREAD LETTERS FROM YOSEMITE TOGETHER.
1. DISCUSS THE GENRE OF THE STORY- NARRATIVE NONFICTION
2. REREAD THE STORY TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS.
3. USE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO RECORD MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS.
4. DISCUSS FACT AND OPINION
NO LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS DUE TO EARLY DISMISSAL
