May 4
Begin Poetry Unit
April 30, May 1-3
Continue on The Necklace Project
Novel Reading Day - Reading your book
April 23- 26 (CRCT)
Read story: The Necklace
Highlight 10 phrases/sentences that are valuable in retelling the story
Partner project - Found Poem (using The necklace)
4/20/12 (F)
1. Writing Test
4/19/12 (Th)
1. Writing Test
4/18/12 (W)
*Warm-Up Quiz- create a complex sentence
1. 3 Artifacts/Symbols "Dog of Pompeii"
2. Read Primary v. Secondary Sources
3. Find historical facts used in "Dog of Pompeii" using primary & secondary sources
4. Media Center
4/17/12 (T)
1. Vocabulary Rating Sheet
2. Relate symbolic images to "Dog of Pompeii"
3. "Dog of Pompeii"
4/16/12 (M)
1. Vocabulary Rating Sheet
2. "Dog of Pompeii"
4/13/12 (F)
1. Non-fiction Article- Pompeii
4/12/12 (Th)
1. Warm-Up Quiz
2. Vocabulary Rating Sheet (Dog of Pompeii)
4/11/12 (W)
1. How-To Assessment- Dollar Bow Tie
4/10/12 (T)
1. Writer's Workshop-onomatopoeia
2. Share Writing Pieces
4/9/12 (M)
1. Onomatopoeia- complete graphic organizer
2. Create sentences using UNIQUE onomatopoeia
3. Writer's Workshop- onomatopoeia
3/29/12 (Th)
1. Test out How-to instructions for creating business logo
3/28/12 (W)
1. WINK Quiz
2. Business Logo and Instructions
3/27/12 (T)
1. How-To Puzzles
2. Media Center
3/26/12 (M)
1. How-To Articles
3/9/12 (F)
1. Combining Sentences Assessment
2. Sentence Puzzles
3/8/12 (Th)
1. Benchmark
2. Read in class
3/7/12 (W)
1. Combining Sentences
2. Writer's Workshop: Nervous Norman
3/6/12 (T)
1. Combining Sentences
3/5/12 (M)
1. Combining Sentences
3/2/12
1. Media Center
2. Read in class
3/1/12
1. Writer's Workshop: Fears
2. Read: The Escape
2/29/12
1. Article Quiz: Toilet
2/27/12 & 2/28/12
1. Using Hyphens
2/24/12
1. Short article: "Quiz"
2. Writer's Workshop: Create your own word
3. "Toilet" Article- Students create 10 quiz questions
2/22/12
1. Commas Assessment
2. Cause and Effect
3. Graphing Cause and Effect
Article- "How Colony Collapse Disorder Works"
2/21/12
Author Visit- Terra McVoy
Week of 2/13/12
Using Commas
Week of 2/6/12
cont. Sim/iles and Metaphors
Figurative Language
Week of 1/30/12
Helping Verbs - Assessment on Wed.
Similes and Metaphors
Friday - Read all day Celebration
Week of 1/23/12
Review of Action Verbs, Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, Linking Verbs, Predicate Adj. and nominatives
Assessment 1/24/12
Helping Verbs
Week of 1/17/12 Linking Verbs, Predicate Adj. and nominative
Week of 1/9/12 Inferencing
12/9/11 (F)
1. Update TOC
2. Computer Lab
-Review Games
-Online Assessment for Quotation Marks
12/7/11 (Th)
1. Color Code Monkey's Paw Dialogue
2. Writer's Workshop- "Totally Scripted"
12/7/11 (W)
1. Review Quotation Marks
2. Famous Quotes Activity
12/6/11 (T)
1. Notes on Quotes
2. Quotation Marks WS
12/5/11 (M)
1. LA Writing Assessment
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12/2/11 (F)
1. Computer Lab- Paragraph Assessment
12/1/11 (Th)
1. Notes: Answering a Writing Prompt
2. Practice answering writing prompts
11/30/11 (W)
1. Complete Paragraph Template- using DRAPES and Transitions
11/29/11 (T)
1. Computer Lab- Elaborating With DRAPES
11/28/11 (M)
1. List of Transitions
2. Computer Lab- Support the Topic Sentence
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11/18/11 (F)
1. Pronouns Quiz
11/17/11 (Th)
1. Media Center
2. Pronouns Word Search
11/16/11 (W)
1. Computer Lab
-Pronouns Notecards PPT and Assignments
11/15/11 (T)
1. Computer Lab
-Online Story Elements Assessment of "Eleven"
-Pronouns Notecards PPT and Assignments
11/14/11 (M)
1. Read "Eleven"
-Annotate Text, Complete ALL Pause and Reflect/Focus/Reread questions, Complete p. 2 (before reading), and p. 10 (after reading
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11/9/11 (W)
1. Complete POV WS
2. Casey at the Bat
3. Create Ornament Template
11/8/11 (T)
1. Notes- Point of View
2. BrainPOP- Point of View
3. Point of View WS
11/7/11 (M)
1. Review List of Character Traits
2. Computer Lab- Character Traits PPT , Character Traits Acrostic
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11/4/11 (F)
1. "Charles"
2. Story Elements WS
3. Collect WINK Notebooks
11/3/11 (Th)
1. Update WINK TOC
2. Media Center
11/2/11 (W)
1. Computer Lab- Review Theme and Mood
1/3/11 (T)
1. Notes:Tone and Mood
2. The Murkey Secret
10/31/11
1. Computer Lab- Type Paragraphs on Theme
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10/28/11 (F)
1. Computer Lab - Type Paragraphs on Theme
10/27/11 (Th)
1. Review Theme
2. Read Gift of the Magi
3. Complete Graphic Organizer for Theme
*What is not completed in class is HW
10/26/11 (W)
1.Quick Notes: Pronouns/Demonstrative Pronouns
2. Notes: Theme
3. Read Monkey's Paw
4. Complete Graphic Organizer for Theme
10/25/11 (T)
1. Quick Notes: Pronouns/Reflexive Pronouns
2.Story Elements Assessment
10/24/11 (M)
1. Computer Lab- Revise Bear Attack Paragraphs
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10/21/11 (F)
Computer Lab- Story Elements & Conflict
10/20/11 (Th)
1. Prepositions Assessment
2. Media Center
10/19/11 (W)
1. Tell-Tale Heart
2. Conflict WS
10/18/11 (T)
1. Notes- Types of Conflict
10/17/11 (M)
1. Review Prepositions/Prepositional phrases
2. Review Story Elements
3. The Piping Hot Pizza Mystery
10/14/11 (F)
1. SSR/Complete Missing Assignments
(shortened periods due to 6th grade video)
10/13/11 (Th)
1. Computer Lab- Prepositions Review and Practice
10/12/11 (W)
1. Review story pdiagram with selected stories
10/11/11 (T)
1. Computer Lab- Prepositions Review and Practice
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10/7/11 (F)
1. Prepositions Quiz
2. Notes: Prepositional Phrases
10/6/11 (Th)
1. LA Benchmark Testing
10/5/11 (W)
1. Media Center
2. Complete Story Plot Diagram with One Tin Soldier
10/4/11 (T)
1. Complete Story Plot Diagram with One Tin Soldier
(Early Release Day)
10/3/11 (M)
1. Complete Story Plot Diagram with One Tin Soldier
(Early Release Day)
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9/30/11 (F)
1. Prepositions Song
2. Word Search-Prepositions
3. Book Fair
9/29/11 (Th)
1. Prepositions Song
2. Story Plot Diagram with songs that tell stories
9/28/11 (W)
1. Prepositions Song
2. Story Boxes
3. Notes: Story Plot Diagram
9/27/11 (T)
1. Prepositions Song
2. Brainstorm Emotional Events
9/26/11 (M)
1. Prepositions Song
2. Ghosts in the Capital (Review Paragraphs)
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9/23/11 (F)
1. Paragraphs Quiz (POP Quiz)
2. Book Fair Video and Flyer
9/22/11 (Th)
1. Paragraph Centers
2. Media Center
9/21/11 (W)
1. Paragraph Centers
9/20/11 (T)
1. Computer Lab- Type Paragraphs
9/19/11 (M)
1. Computer Lab- Type Paragraphs
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9/16/11 (F)
1. Computer Lab- Type Paragraphs
9/15/11 (Th)
1. Paragraph Notes
2. Complete practice POP! Quiz questions
9/14/11 (W)
1. Summer Reading Post Card Project
9/13/11 (T)
1. Read Woodsong
2. Collect support from memoir into graphic organizer
9/12/11 (M)
1. Summer Reading Post Card Project
2.Writing an Address- Notes and Practice
3. Students receive Interactive Readers
4. Begin Woodsong
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9/9/11 (F)
1. Reread Bear Attack
2. Collect support from article into graphic organizer
4. Use writing stems
9/8/11 (Th)
1. Read article: Bear Attack (individually)
2. Code the text
3. Media Center
9/7/11 (W)
1. Watch video: Alaska's Most Extreme
2. Collect support from video into graphic organizer
3. Use writing stems
9/6/11 (T)
1. Complete Vocab. Rate Sheet
2. A New Memorial Honors Victims of Sept. 11, K-W-L Chart
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9/2/11 (F)
1. Vocab Rating Sheet
9/1/11 (Th)
*Curriculum Night, 6:30- bring student schedule
1. Nouns Test
8/31/11 (W)
*Help Session, Nouns Test, 8:15- must get a pass
1. Noun Centers
8/30/11 (T)
1. Noun Centers
8/29/11 (M)
1. Review Nouns Study Guide
2. Reading Response Tic-Tac-Toe
3. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger
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8/26/11 (F)
1. Using Apostrophes
2. The Girl's Lke Spaghetti
3. Study Guide question 8, 9
8/25/11 (Th)
1. Media Center
2. Collective Nouns WS
3. Book Log for COR
8/24/11 (W)
1. Nouns-Singular and Plural, Collective
2. Nouns Study Guide questions 2, 6, 7
8/23/11 (T)
1. Grammar Flip Book
2. Nouns-Common and Proper, Abstract and Concrete
3.Nouns Study Guide questions 1, 3, 4, 5
8/22/11 (M)
1. Practice Graphic Text Features
2. B.A.D. Questions Chart
3. "The Great Wallendas"
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8/19/11 (F)
"Dear Marsha"
Reading Critically- Two Column Chart
8/18/11 (Th)
"Dear Marsha"
Prediction Guide
8/17/11 (W)
Graphic Features in Text
"Dear Marsha"
Prediction Guide
8/16/11 (T)
"All Alone in the Jungle"
Annotating Text
8/15/11 (M)
WINK Ntbk Set-up
LA Folder
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8/12/11 (F)
6th Writing Pre-Test Continued
8/11/11 (Th)
Media Center Orientation
8/10/11 (W)
6th Writing Pre-Test
8/10/11 (T)
Classroom Policies and Procedures