week of 12/14 - 12/18 Monday: No Spelling--Re-type Intelligence Paragraph Grammar sheet Tuesday: Paragraph due for 1/2 class Study for Grammar test--Verbs Grammar sheet--one side only Wednesday Bring in your favorite picture book, if you have one. Thursday Friday MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Have a great Break!!! VOCAB? SPELLING FOR THE NEW YEAR: balance* item* secure require minus release unite panic stupid vital recent rebel beware relief* pirate deserve adopt poison spirit* alert Define & find multiple meanings for * words. Sort: VCV paterns in two different ways according to how the syllables are separated. Questions: Which syllables are harder to spell? ...the stressed syllable? or the unstressed syllable? Which word can go under either heading depending on weather it is used as a noun or a verb? Week of 12/7 - 12/11 Monday: Spelling/Vocab: definitions, find multiple meaning words for * words, sorting by suffixes. Answer questions. Tuesday: Grammar: both sides Wednesday Spelling pages 69 & 70 Thursday Revise & Re-type Intelligence Paragraph to turn in tomorrow for final copy. (Final?) Reading Logs due tomorrow period 6/7 Friday Study for Verb test next Wednesday. Review All worksheets & notes. Week of 11/30 to 12/04 Monday: Spelling/Vocab: definitions, find multiple meaning words for * words, sorting by suffixes. Answer questions: What happens to the base word when a suffix beginning with a vowel is added? a consonant? Are there any words that do not follow one of these rules? Name them. graceful divided advanced privately replacement excitement adorable teasing forgiveness mileage barely forceful scarcely blaming entirely usable sincerely amusement lifeless changeable Tuesday: Grammar Writing with Verbs: both sides Wednesday Spelling page both sides Thursday Type Intelligence Paragraph: 6-10 Sentences including at least 3 compound/complex sentences. State your primary Intelligence and prove it by giving three examples/ details. Must be typed, double spaced 12 point font, and have a clever title. (Final?) Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Have a great weekend! Read and take notes on your mystery book. Week of 11/16 to 11/20 Monday: Spelling/Vocab: definitions, find multiple meaning words for * words, sorting by -ed & -ing spelling patterns (two patterns for each) Explain why you sorted them this way. Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words Tuesday: Spelling Page--both sides 61 & 62 Wednesday Grammar Write Thanksgiving--Write a paragraph about things you are thankful for: paragraph 6-10 sentences with at least 3 compound or complex sentences Finish PPT presentations due Friday. Thursday write 6 spelling analogies an analogy is something like this: large is to huge as small is to tiny Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Edit and revise Thankful Paragraph and type 14-16 point font. Due Monday Week of 11/9 to 11/13 Monday: Spelling/Vocab: lawyer, dentist, author, system, custom, method, standard, admit, supply, whisper, tennis, instant, burden, rescue, banquet, bullet, surface, journey, laundry, campus Sort by spelling sound vowel patterns: VCCV and VCCCV Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: custom, standard, admit, surface, Tuesday: Grammar Spelling Page Wednesday No School Thursday Spelling paragraph/story with 15 words Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Have a great weekend! Week of 11/2 to 11/6 Monday: Spelling ( I n I, I l I, I r I sound endings) spelling words: weapon, struggle, frighten, horror, mental, channel, sample, moral, litter, soldier, kitchen, gallon, stumble, linen, panel, error, rural, quarrel, bundle, cancel Sort by spelling sound ending patterns: 2 patterns for the ending n sound, 3 patterns for the ending l sound, and 2 for the ending r sound Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: sample, moral, litter, and panel Tuesday: Grammar Wednesday Spelling page 45 Bring research notes & flash drives for The Cay projects for Thursday periods 2,5,7 Thursday Spelling paragraph/story with 15 words Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Have a great weekend! Week of 10/27 to 10/30 Tuesday Spelling (-er sounding endings) spelling words: senator, director, minister, similar, senior, junior, messenger, superior, familiar, acre, calendar, elevator, inner, minor, barrier, grammar, surrender, particular, youngster, passenger. Sort by spelling endings Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: minister, senior, junior, & minor. Book Projects Due Tomorrow Wednesday Spelling page 41 & Grammar Thursday Spelling paragraph with 10 words Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Have a great weekend! Week of 10/19 to 10/23 Monday No Spelling Grammar Worksheet Tuesday Study for Noun Quest. Look over notes & worksheets. Wednesday Bring money if you want to bring for the Book Fair. Thursday Reading Logs due tomorrow Bring books and (optional) a pillow, blanket, or stuffie to keep you company while you read tomorrow. Friday Have a great weekend long weekend! NEXT WEEK'S SPELLING 10/27 (-er sounding endings) spelling words: senator, director, minister, similar, senior, junior, messenger, superior, familiar, acre, calendar, elevator, inner, minor, barrier, grammar, surrender, particular, youngster, passenger. Sort by spelling endings Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: minister, senior, junior, & minor. Week of 10/12 to 10/16 Monday Homophones spelling words: fir, fur, scent, sent, scene, seen, vain, vein, principal, principle, manor, manner, who's, whose, tacks, tax, hangar, hanger, died, dyed. REWRITE each set of homophones and underline the spelling changes in each pair. Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: scent, scene, vain, tax, principal Tuesday Grammar Worksheet Study for Non-Fiction Essay Quest. Look over notes for "My First Dive with the Dolphins" "At Last I kill a Buffalo" "Chinatown" & "The Mushroom" Wednesday Spelling worksheet Thursday Write 10 sentences using one homophone pair per sentence. (Challenge: Write the sentences as a story.) Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Have a great weekend! Week of 10/05 to 10/9 Monday Sort Coumpound spelling words: barefoot, sea gull, driftwood, carefree, somebody, nowhere, haircut, runner-up, teammate, toothbrush, headache, iceberg, fireproof, uproar, whereas, dead end, forehead, grandchildren, old-fashoined, nevertheless by ways that a compound word can be written: one word, two words, hyphenated. Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: somebody & nowhere BRING HARD COPY of Essay to class Tomorrow Essay should be double spaced, 12 point, easy to read, font (Times new Roman is good--no script writing--no colors--no pictures) Tuesday Finish J.S. Article paragraph Make any corrections to Essay using "Show Don't Tell" strategy, Word Help packet to eliminate repeated words, and 6 traits rubric. Completed Revision DUE Thursday! Wednesday Spelling & Grammar worksheet Thursday Reporters Practice Paragraph Speech Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Non-fiction Autobiography Quest on Wednesday--Look over notes & study. Have a great weekend! Week of 9/28 to 10/02 Monday Sort spelling words:, curb, earnest, starch, purse, birch, pierce fierce, sword, court, snarl, thorn, earth, skirt, chart, urge, yarn, whirl, mourn, rehearse, & scorn by vowel sounds + r. Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words:court, snarl, skirt, & curb BRING HARD COPY of Essay to class Tomorrow Essay should be double spaced, 12 point, easy to read, font (Times new Roman is good--no script writing--no colors--no pictures) Tuesday Finish the "dead" g-word Etomology worksheet Work on Essay revisions. This time please make changes on the hard copy that you brought to class today. We will work on it tomorrow. Wednesday Spelling worksheet Thursday Grammar Sheet Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Have a great weekend! Week of 9/21 to 9/25 Monday Sort spelling words by vowel sounds: ou (as in ouch!), oo (as in moo, like a cow does), o (as in hot), and oi (as in toy) Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: vault, mound, foul, & clause BRING FLASH DRIVE to work on Essay Tomorrow in class Go over notes from Grammar we have done to this point (Thursday is the Test.) Tuesday Grammar Sheet in cursive Study notes for Grammar Test Tomorrow Wednesday Spelling worksheet Thursday Spelling Paragraph/ Story using at least 10 of the spelling words for this week. Reading Logs due tomorrow Friday Finish Essay and print-out finished copy to bring to class on Tuesday! Essay should be double spaced, 12 point, easy to read, font (Times new Roman is good--no script writing--no colors--no pictures) Have a great weekend! Week of 9/14 to 9/17 Monday Sort spelling words by vowel spelling patterns Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: cycle, sponge, apply, & thread Go over notes for Non-Fiction Biography Quest (Wednesday is the Quest.) Tuesday Study notes for Non-Fiction Biography Quest Wednesday Spelling worksheet Grammar Worksheet--write in cursive. Reading Logs due tomorrow Thursday Friday No School Have a great weekend Week of 9/8 to 9/11 Monday NO SCHOOL Tuesday Sort spelling words by long vowel sounds Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words: Themes, strain, frame, & fume Wednesday Finish Problem / Solution chart for story on page 433 Write Thesis Statement Thursday Spelling sheet Grammar Sheet--write in cursive Finish Reading Log Friday Finish typing first four paragraphs of essay Have a great weekend Week of 8/31 to 9/4 Monday Sort spelling words by short vowel sounds Write simple definitions for all words (If you already know the word, write your own definition.) Make sure to get multiple definitions for the * words Bring in Field Trip Permission forms along with a check for $55 Tuesday Grammar sheet -- write in cursive Wednesday Do spelling side A Thursday Spelling word Paragraph--use at least 10 spelling words Friday Finish Typing Introductory paragraph for "I Can't Live Without It!" essay. Reading logs due! Week of 8/24 to 8/28 Monday Work on "I Can't Live Without It!" page due Wednesday 8/26 Tuesday "I can't Live Without It?" page due tomorrow Wednesday Bring in Sack tomorrow to share. Grammar Sheet due Thursday Signed Opening Day Packet p.13 due Tomorrow Supply check tomorrow Friday No Homework! Have a nice weekend.