April 30th through May 4th
Objectives:
- Students will write a choice review.
- Students will spell words with the suffix -ion.
- Students will identify and use pronouns.
- It's Gonna Be May Monday: What are you looking forward to during the last full month of school?
- Spelling: Pretest: Words with the Suffix -ion
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Introducing and using pronouns
- Writing: Work Time for Review
- Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Review due Friday, May 4th
Objectives:
- Students will write a choice review.
- Students will spell words with the suffix -ion.
- Students will identify pronouns and their antecedents.
- Techy Tuesday: What's your favorite Chromebook game to play in English?
- Spelling: 10 minutes of Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Pronouns and Antecedants
- Writing: Work Time for Review
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Review due Friday, May 4th
Objectives:
- Students will write a choice review.
- Students will spell words with the suffix -ion.
- Students will use pronoun and antecedent agreement in sentences.
- What Would You Do Wednesday: You find a wallet on the ground in Walmart. Would would you do? What should you do?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Agreement of Pronouns and Antecedents
- Greek and Latin: port and sci
- Writing: Work Time for Review
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Roots due Monday
- Review due Friday
Objectives:
- Students will write a choice review.
- Students will peer edit.
- Students will spell words with the suffix -ion.
- Think Outside the Box Thursday: This is not a snowman! Finish the drawing in your notebook.
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Station Rotations
- Individual Editing
- Peer Editing
- Editing with Mrs. Rachu
- Work Time for Greek and Latin
- Spelling City
- Game Station
- Individual Editing
- Review due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Monday
Objectives:
- Students will use write a choice review.
- Friendship Friday: What is one celebrity you wish you were friends with?
- Finish Station Rotations
- Writing a Review: Time to Finish Up/Printing
- Review due Today
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Monday
April 23rd through April 27th
Objectives:
- Students will use expert models to write a review of a favorite local location.
- Majestic Monday: What is the most majestic thing you've seen?
- Introduction to Writing Project
- Begin looking at expert examples of reviews
- Begin writing product review (positive)
- Greek and Latin Root Pictures due Today
Objectives:
- Students will use expert models to write a review of a favorite local location.
- Tell Me Tuesday: What's a phrase you say ALL the time?
- Look at expert model
- Begin writing another product review (negative)
- None
Objectives:
- Students will use expert models to write a review of a favorite local location.
- What Is It Wednesday: In __________ (insert your name here) land, what is at the end of the rainbow?
- Look at restaurant expert model
- Begin writing expert model of local restaurant
- None
Objectives:
- Students will use expert models to write a review of a favorite local location.
- Think About It Thursday: There are always flowers for those who want to see them. What do you think this quote means?
- Look at movie review expert model
- Begin writing movie review
- None
Objectives:
- Students will use expert models to write a review about a favorite local location, product (positive or negative), or a movie seen recently.
- Flavor Friday: What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
- Pick on review we have started; begin expanding into a complete review
- Review due Friday, May 4th
April 16th through April 20th
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with the suffixes -ion and -tion.
- Students will write irregular verbs in past tense.
- Students will write a Melcon paragraph.
- Majestic Monday: What is the most majestic thing you've seen?
- Spelling: Pre-Test: Words with Suffixes -ion and -tion
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Irregular Verbs
- Melcon Monday: Should recess be longer?
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet and Melcon
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Melcon due Wednesday
- Spelling Test Friday
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with the suffixes -ion and -tion
- Students will practice irregular verbs and verbs with special spellings.
- Students will write a Melcon paragraph.
- Tropical Tuesday: Where would you like to take a tropical vacation?
- Spelling: Spelling City (10 minutes)
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Review irregular Verbs
- Grammar: Verbs with Special Spellings
- Grammar: Student Examples to Edit
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet and Melcon
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Melcon due Wednesday
- Spelling Test Friday
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with the suffixes -ion and -tion.
- Students will combine words to make contractions.
- Students will use Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Weather Wednesday: When do you think all the snow will melt?
- Spelling: Hint
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Contractions
- Greek and Latin Roots: opt and ped/pod
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with the suffixes -ion and -tion.
- Students will use the correct forms of irregular verbs.
- Students will use Greek and Latin Roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Think About It Thursday: There are always flowers for those who want to see them. What do you think this quote means?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Spelling: Quizlet
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Proofreading
- Work Time for Greek and Latin Pictures and Spelling Worksheet
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Spelling Worksheet due Tomorrow
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with the suffixes -ion and -tion.
- Students will write a review about a local location.
- Favorite Friday: Where is your absolute favorite place in your hometown?
- Spelling: Test: Words with Suffixes -ion and -tion
- Genre Writing: Review
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Today
- Spelling Worksheet due Today
April 9th through April 13th
Objectives:
- Students will identify predicate nouns and predicate adjectives in a sentence.
- Students will identify linking verbs in a sentence.
- Students will spell words with prefixes.
- Millennium Monday: If you had a ship you could take anywhere in the galaxy, where would you go?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Prediate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet, Coloring Sheet
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Coloring Sheet due Tuesday
- Spelling Test Friday
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with prefixes.
- Students will correctly punctuate titles.
- Timely Tuesday: What is your favorite time of the day?
- Spelling: Spelling City (10 minutes)
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Review Linking Verbs and Predicate Nouns/Adjectives
- Grammar: Correctly Punctuating Titles
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet and Coloring Sheet
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Coloring Sheet due at 3:08
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with prefixes.
- Students will correctly punctuate titles.
- Students will use Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of a word.
- Wordy Wednesday: What words can you make from the Boggle Board?
- Spelling: Fill in the Blank Game
- Grammar: Practice Editing Titles
- Greek and Latin Roots: nov
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with prefixes.
- Students will punctuate and capitalize titles correctly.
- Three Things Thursday: What are three things on your springtime bucket list?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Editing Titles Practice
- Work Time
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Friday
Objectives:
- Students will spell words with prefixes.
- Students will review linking verbs, titles, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives.
- Ferocious Friday: What is the most ferocious beast to ever walk the face of the earth?
- Spelling: Test: Words with Prefixes
- Review Game: Attack!
- Greek and Latin Pictures due Today