Week of May 19th     

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

- read Bridge to Terabithia chapter 12, discussion questions

Tuesday

- read Bridge to Terabithia chapter 13, discussion questions

Wednesday

- Writing Assignment #3

Thursday

- Bridge to Terabithia TEST

Friday

 

 

Week of May 12th     

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

- read Bridge to Terabithia chapter 11, discussion questions, and assign wkst 9,10 & 11

Tuesday

-  vocabulary work for chapters 12 & 13, play pictionary using the words

Wednesday

-  Discuss the issue of facing and dealing with the deal of a loved one, reasons why Paterson included this topic, watch Grief & Loss: Children & Parent Share Their Feeling,   

Thursday

- Complete grief chart and write to the author

Friday

NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

Week of May 5th     

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

- go over the examples of figurative language on page 18

- have the students get into groups to find additional examples of figurative language in the book

- assign figurative language test

Tuesday

-  do required vocabulary work for chapters 9 and 10

- have student review study questions

- Begin reading chapter 9 (student will take turns reading paragraphs, points will be given for participation)

Wednesday

- finish reading Bridge to Terabithia chapter 9, discussion questions

Thursday

- read Bridge to Terabithia chapter 10, discussion questions, and assign wkst 9&10

Friday

Progress Monitoring

 

 

Week of April 28th     

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-  do required vocabulary work for chapters 7 and 8

- have student review study questions

- Begin reading chapter 7 (student will take turns reading paragraphs, points will be given for participation)

Tuesday

- read Bridge to Terabithia chapter 7, discussion questions

Wednesday

- read Bridge to Terabithia chapter 8, discussion questions, assign worksheet 7&8

Thursday

-give examples of figurative language used in the recent readings

- review the difference between a simile, metaphor, and personification

- have students create and find examples of figurative language on page 18 and place them under the correct label on the board

- have the students get into groups to find additional examples of figurative language in the book

- assign figurative language test

Friday

Progress Monitoring

 

Week of April 21st     

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

- Listen to the lyrics for "Free to Be You and Me",  "My Beautiful Balloon", "This Land is Your Land", and "Blowing in the Wind."  Discuss the era in which these songs came from and the significance they have to the story.  Discuss what Terabithia looks like and explain writing assignment #2

Tuesday

- Writing assignment #2, include a picture or drawing of their special place

Wednesday

-  do required vocabulary work for chapters 5 and 6

- have student review study questions

- Begin reading chapter 5 (student will take turns reading paragraphs, points will be given for participation)

Thursday

- Finish reading chapter 5, discussing study guide as they read ,Read chapter 6 and assign wkst

Friday

Progress Monitoring

 

Week of April 14th    

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-  do required vocabulary work for chapters 3 and 4

- have student review study questions

- Begin reading chapter 3 (student will take turns reading paragraphs, points will be given for participation)

Tuesday

- Finish reading chapter 3, discussing study guide as they read

Wednesday

- Begin reading chapter 4

Thursday

- Finish reading chapter 4, assign multiple choice questions

Friday

ACT 80 DAY - No School

 

Week of April 7th    

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

- finish discussion using anticipation guides (bottom)

- have student review study questions

-  do required vocabulary work

- Begin reading chapter 1 (student will take turns reading paragraphs, points will be given for participation)

- identify point of view and setting of the story, discuss study questions while reading

 

Tuesday

-         presentation of ABC books for "Flowers for Algernon"

Wednesday

- finish reading chapter 1 and discuss

create a Venn diagram focusing on 3 ways they are like Jess, and 3 ways that they are different from Jess

Thursday

- Read chapter 2 and discuss, assign chapter 1 & 2 questions

Friday

Progress monitoring / resource

 

Week of March 31st    

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

Have students share pictures of their friends, discuss what friendship means and ways to make and keep a friend, post friends pictures on the board and have the students explain what traits of friendships their picture exemplifies, watch United Streaming video - Friendship

Tuesday

begin writing prompt #1 - designing an advertisement -- "WANTED:  A FRIEND"

Wednesday

Finish writing prompt#1

Thursday

Read "Meet Katherine Paterson" in groups and share, pass out "Bridge to Terabithia" books and preview, looking at the cover make a prediction about the story, discuss what a bridge is and what it might symbolize, tell the students that the main characters have a secret place that they go to, discuss any secret places that they may go to or imagine, have the students complete the anticipation guide and discuss

Friday

Progress monitoring / ABC books are due

 

Week of March 24th    

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-         NO School- Happy Easter!!!  

Tuesday

- Discussion of the book, begin watching the video - Flowers for Algernon (Television version)

Wednesday

- continue watching the video - Flowers for Algernon (Television version)

Thursday

- finish watching the video - Flowers for Algernon (Television version), begin working on ABC books - DUE Friday, April 4th

Friday

Progress monitoring / resource (work on ABC books)

 

Week of March 17th    

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-         Finish reading Progress Report #16, pages 185 - 193

     -   Assign wkst 15-16

Tuesday

-         Read Progress Report #17, pages 193 - 204

Wednesday

-   Finish Progress Report # 17, pages 205 - 216

Thursday

NO School- Happy Easter!!!  

Friday

NO School - Happy Easter!!!

 

Week of March 10th    

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-          Read Progress Report #15, pages 150 - 154 and discuss, Begin reading Progress Report #16 pages 154 - 161 (July 15th)

Tuesday

-         Continue reading Progress Report #16, pages 161 - 172 and discuss

Wednesday

-   Continue reading Progress Report #16, pages 173 - 184 and discuss  

Thursday

-         Finish reading Progress Report #16, pages 185 - 193

     -   Assign wkst 15-16

Friday

-         Resource - Progress Monitoring

 

 

Week of March 3rd   

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-          Begin reading Progress Report #13, pages 92 - 104 and discuss

Tuesday

-         Finish reading Progress Report #13, pages 105 - 114, discuss and  assign worksheet #12-13

Wednesday

-   Begin reading Progress Report #14, pages 115 - 131 (June 21st) and discuss - skipping June 19th entry  

Thursday

-         Continue reading Progress Report #14, pages 131 - 150

         - skipping 23rd entry, assign wkst#14

Friday

-         Resource - Progress Monitoring

 

 

Week of February 25th  

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-          Begin reading Progress Report #11, pages 54 - 66 (May 11th)

 

Tuesday

-         Finish reading Progress Report #11, assign worksheet #11

Wednesday

-   Finish worksheet #11 and discuss, Begin reading Progress Report #12   

Thursday

-         Finish reading Progress Report #12 and discuss

Friday

-         Resource - Progress Monitoring

 

 

Week of February 18th  

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-         Finish reading progress report #9,

 

Tuesday

-         Work on progress report #9 short answers

Wednesday

-   Read progess report #10 

Thursday

-         Assign wkst #9 &10

Friday

-         Resource - Progress Monitoring

 

 

 

 

Week of February 11th

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-         Preview Study Questions for 9 and 10

 

-         Read Progress Report 9 including April 7th, work on comma packet

 

Tuesday

-         Finish comma packet

Wednesday

-   Finish reading Progress Report #9 (p. 28-42)

Thursday

-         Work on Progress Report #9 questions

Friday

-         Resource - Progress Monitoring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of February 4th  

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice

Tuesday

-         Read Progress Reports 6-8

 

-         Discuss study questions in groups

 

-         Assign 1-8 multiple choice questions and short answers

Wednesday

 

- Assign Writing assignment #1

Thursday

 

-         Preview Study Questions for 9 and 10

 

-         Read Progress Report 9 including April 7th, work on comma packet

 

Friday

Resource - Progress Monitoring

 

-         Finish comma packet

 

Week of January 28th  

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

-          Partner read the biography of Daniel Keyes and discuss.

 

-         Have students complete maze and time them.  Put students into groups according to time (above average, average, and below average).  Ask them how they felt about being labeled based on the test.

 

-         Discussion

1.       If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? (intelligence, popularity, strength…)

2.     What if there was a way to change that thing that your wanted to change through a scientific miracle, would you go through with it?

3.     What might come from that?

4.     What consequences might there be?

Tuesday

-         Give students study questions for Progress Reports 1-8.

 

-         Read Progress Report #1 and make corrections

Wednesday

-         Discuss what a Rorschach test is and what its purpose it.  Have the students create their own inkblots using paint.

 

-         Read progress report #2.

 

-         Have students pretend that they are Charlie and have them write down what 4 inkblots remind them of….  (inkblots)

Thursday

-         Read Progress Reports 3 and 4. 

 

-         Show the students 3 pictures.  Pretending they are Charlie, ask them what the people in the pictures are doing…. (can't lie about people they don't know).

 

-         Read Progress Report #5

 

-         Assign questions about Reports 1-5

Friday

Resource - Progress Monitoring

 

Week of January 21st  

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

A. Vowel Combinations Review                                                     LESSON 20

B. Vowel Conversions Review (short and long)

C.  Prefixes and Suffixes Review

D.  Strategy Instruction (use of affixes, vowels sounds, word parts)

E.  Strategy Practice

F.  Spelling Dictation

G. Sentence Reading                                                                       

Tuesday

H. Passage Preparation                                                                LESSON 20

 * Part 1- Tell

 * Part 2 - Strategy Practice

I.  Passage Reading and Comprehension

 *Read silently

 *Reread with a partner

 *Read together

 

Wednesday

Assign comprehension questions for lesson 20

Thursday

-Preview the book, Flowers for Algernon, using the guided worksheet and discuss.  Make predictions what the book will be about and what the human experiment will include.

 

-Partner read the biography of Daniel Keyes and discuss.

Friday

Resource - Progress Monitoring

Finish Video

Week of January 14th  

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

A. Vowel Combinations Review                                                     LESSON 19

B. Vowel Conversions Review (short and long)

C.  Prefixes and Suffixes Review

D.  Strategy Instruction (use of affixes, vowels sounds, word parts)

E.  Strategy Practice

F.  Spelling Dictation

G. Sentence Reading                                                                       

Tuesday

H. Passage Preparation                                                                LESSON 19

 * Part 1- Tell

 * Part 2 - Strategy Practice

I.  Passage Reading and Comprehension

 *Read silently

 *Reread with a partner

 *Read together

*Assign comprehension questions for lesson 19

Wednesday

Watch Video - Miracle at Midnight (content related to Number the Stars)

Thursday

Watch Video - Miracle at Midnight (content related to Number the Stars)

Friday

Resource - Progress Monitoring

Finish Video

Week of January 7th  

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

Work on Book Reports

Due NO later than January 11

Tuesday

Work on Book Reports

Due NO later than January 11

Wednesday

A. Vowel Combinations Review                                                     LESSON 18

B. Vowel Conversions Review (short and long)

C.  Prefixes and Suffixes Review

D.  Strategy Instruction (use of affixes, vowels sounds, word parts)

E.  Strategy Practice

F.  Spelling Dictation

G. Sentence Reading                                                                       

Thursday

H. Passage Preparation                                                                LESSON 18

 * Part 1- Tell

 * Part 2 - Strategy Practice

I.  Passage Reading and Comprehension

 *Read silently

 *Reread with a partner

 *Read together

*Assign comprehension questions for lesson 18

Friday

Resource - Progress Monitoring

Book Reports Due

Week of December 31st 

Multisyllabic Word Reading Strategies                                              Period 1

Monday

Happy Holidays!!!

Tuesday