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STAR TESTING: ENGLISH

Week 7 10/20-10/24

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Week 7 10/20-10/24

 

Weekly Objective for Writing:

•  Understand capitalization and punctuation. 
• Apply capitalization and punctuation.
• Understand the affixes in-,un-,dis-, and mis.
• Apply the affixes in-,un-dis-, and mis.
• Brainstorm their narrative essay
• Acknowledge how they are getting graded on their narrative essay.

Weekly Reading Objective

• Vocabulary Unit 2
• Understand realistic fiction.
• Understand historical fiction.
• Identify characteristics of historical fiction.
• Identify characteristics of realistic fiction.

Question to ask the kids:

What does the affixes un-, dis-, in-, and miss mean?

Dates to remember: 

• Up to Chapter 12 due Wednesday 10/8/14
• Vocab test on Unit 2 Friday 10/24/14
• Pajama Day 10/31/14

Week 6 10/6-10/10

Week 6 10/6-10/10

 

Weekly Objective for Writing:

• ·         Remember  that contractions doesn’t and don’t should be treated as does not and do not
  ·         Understand that titles are usually singular, even when they include plural noun
  ·         Understand that verbs must agree with subjects, even when subjects come after the verb, as in “there are” sentences and questions
  ·         Understand that there are certain words that, though ending in “s,” are considered singular- dollar amounts, for example
  ·         Understand that collectives nouns are usually singular and take singular verbs, though there are exceptions
  ·         Understand that the pronouns some, all, most, any, and none may be either singular or plural, depending on whether they refer to a quantity or a number of things individually

Homework

• Monday
• Exercise D
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Exercise C & D

Weekly Reading Objective

• Identify figurative language
• Define figurative language
• List figurative language

Homework

• Monday
• Vocabulary 
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Question to ask the kids:

What are the different types of figurative language?

Day of the week at the school

Dates to remember: 

• Up to Chapter 12 due Wednesday 10/8/14
• Verb test Thursday 9/25/14
• Vocab test Friday 10/10/14
• Columbus Day Monday: No School 

Week 4 9/22-9/26

 

Week 3 9/22-9/26

Weekly Objective for Writing:

• Understanding of linking verb
• Basic verb tenses and how they are used
• Understand the basic verb tenses and how they are used.
• Understand Passive voice
• Understand Active voice

Homework

• Monday
• Exercise C

Weekly Reading Objective

• Authors Purpose
• Point of view

Homework

• Monday
• Vocabulary Worksheet

Question to ask the kids:

What does PIE stand for in authors purpose?

Day of the week at the school

Monday 3

Tuesday 4

Wednesday 5

Thursday 6

Friday 1

Dates to remember:

• Test on Vocabulary Friday September 26 2014.
• Up to Chapter 6 due Wednesday 9/24/14
• Verb test Thursday 9/25/14
• Vocab test Friday 9/26/14
• Back to School Night Tuesday September 23th 2014

Week 3 9/15-9/19

Week 3 9/15-9/19

Weekly Objective for Writing: 

• Understanding of linking verb
• Basic verb tenses and how they are used
• Understand the basic verb tenses and how they are used.
• see that each tense of a verb expresses a slightly different meaning.
• Understand the difference between regular and irregular verbs.

Homework

• Monday
• Exercise C 

Weekly Reading Objective

• Master the 11 vocabulary words
• Understand the five elements of fiction
• Understand a literature circle.
• Know what job they are responsible for in the literature circle
• Learn how take STAR test.

Homework

• Monday
• Vocabulary Worksheet
• Tuesday
• Pick a fairy tale and use the 5 elements of fiction "helping hand" to explain the story
• Wednesday
• Book contract must be signed.

Question to ask the kids:

What is the helping verb song?

Day of the week at the school

Monday 4

Tuesday 5

Wednesday 6

Thursday 1

Friday 2

Dates to remember: 

• Test on Vocabulary Friday September 19 2014.
• Back to School Night Tuesday September 23th 2014

Week 9/8-9/12

Week 2 9/8-9/12

Weekly Objective for Writing:

• Review verbs.
• Understand how important verbs are to communicate.
• Understand helping and linking verbs.
• Understand what constitutes a "verb phrase".
• Understand linking verbs.
• Understand the basic verb tenses and how they are used.
• Understand that they should not switch back and forth between tenses.

Homework

• Tuesday
• Write the paragraph and change the verbs that they give you.

Weekly Reading Objective

• Master the 11 vocabulary words
• Understand the five elements of fiction
• Understand a literature circle.
• Know what job they are responsible for in the literature circle
• Learn how take STAR test.

Homework

• Monday
• Vocabulary Worksheet
• Tuesday
• Pick a fairy tale and use the 5 elements of fiction "helping hand" to explain the story
• Wednesday
• Book contract must be signed.

Question to ask the kids:

                 What is the name of this character:

What do the students do when they see this character?

Day of the week at the school

Monday 5

Tuesday 6

Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

Friday 3

Dates to remeber:

• Field Trip Friday September 12 2014.
• Test on Vocabulary Friday September 19 2014.
• Back to School Night Tuesday September 23th 2014

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