TUESDAY, JANUARY 3

1. Charlotte Doyle Stations

2. Unit 2 Vocabulary *Introduce words *Complete Synonyms and Antonyms page 32 (1-20)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4

1. Library *check out non-fiction book *no bookmark for book #1 since your social studies teacher will be assigning you a project for this book

2. Finish Synonyms and Antonyms (turn in)

3. Start Completing the Sentences in Vocabulary Book Pages 31-32 *Include part of speech, context clues, and answers

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5

1. Finish Completing the Sentences in Vocab Book Pages 31-32 and Turn In

2. Create Memory Game Using Unit 2 Words (vocabulary word and picture on one card AND definition on another card-for a total of 40 cards)

HOMEWORK: READ

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6

1. Figurative Language *Song Assignment *Flip Book

2. Work on Memory Game or Play It

HOMEWORK: FIND LYRICS FOR SONGS AND PRINT; FINISH MEMORY GAME

MONDAY, JANUARY 9

1. Check Memory Game (keep and use to study; test on Thursday) and Play

2. Work on Figurative Language Flip Book

3. Reading Time

HOMEWORK: READ; FIND AND PRINT LYRICS FOR THREE SONGS (TWO OF THEM HAVE TO HAVE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10

1. MAZE Reading Test

2. Work on Figurative Language Flip Book (finish as homework)

3. Start Charlotte Doyle Writing

HOMEWORK; READ; FIND SONGS; FINISH FLIP BOOK

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

1. Turn in Figurative Language Flip Book

2. Continue Charlotte Doyle Writing

3. Review Vocabulary Words

HOMEWORK: READ AND FIND SONGS (LYRICS DUE TOMORROW)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12

1. Unit 2 Vocabulary Test

2. Reading Time

3. Figurative Language Research Project

HOMEWORK: READ

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

1. Figurative Language Research Project

2. Swat-Vocabulary review

MONDAY, JANUARY 16

No school/teacher inservice

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17

1. Celebrate-Maze testing

2. Figurative language research *Create table of data

3. Charlotte Doyle *Paragraph #2 organizer

HOMEWORK: FINISH BOOK #1 (DUE TOMORROW)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18

1. Library *Check in and out book *Take AR test(s) *Take STARS test *Set goals *Read *Take goal sheet home to be signed

2. Charlotte Doyle *Write paragraph #2 (due tomorrow)

HOMEWORK: FINISH PARAGRAPH 2 OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

1. Figurative language research *Figuring percents *Analyzing results (start)

2. Types of text

3. Text structure

HOMEWORK: READ

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20

1. Figurative language research *Analyzing results

2. Text type *Technical text *Duck tape wallet *Let's go shopping

MONDAY, JANUARY 23

1. Technical text *Finish Let's go shopping *Can you draw this?

2. Making inferences *Check stories *Worksheet

3. Reading time *Read and work on bookmark (part one of bookmark is due this Wednesday for a deadline check)

4. Turn in parent signature on THIRD QUARTER GOAL SHEET

HOMEWORK: READ AND WORK ON BOOKMARK (DEADLINE CHECK IS WEDNESDAY)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

1. Making inferences

2. Persuasive text *Letter and graphic organizer

3. Reading time *Read and work on bookmark

HOMEWORK: READ AND WORK ON BOOKMARK (DEADLINE CHECK IS TOMORROW)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25

1. Bookmark *Deadline check

2. Persuasive text

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

1. Read and asnwer questions

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

1. Persuasive text

2. Writing activity *Sentence fluency

MONDAY, JANUARY 30

1. Persuasive text

2. Writing activity *Sentence fluency

3. Review text types

4. Author's purpose

HOMEWORK: READ AND WORK ON BOOKMARK (BOTH ARE DUE WEDNESDAY)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

1. Donner Party *Introduction *Video

2. Finish Author's purpose

HOMEWORK: READ AND WORK ON BOOKMARK (BOOK #2 AND BOOKMARK #1 DUE TOMORROW)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1

1. Library *check in and out books * take AR tests *turn in reading calendar *obtain signature on bookmark and keep to type your rough draft (due Friday) *pick up new reading calendar

2. Donner Party *Video

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2

1. Donner Party *Story *How the setting influences events worksheet

2. Writing activity

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3

1. Donner Party *Story and worksheet *Supporting evidence

2. Writing activity

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

1. Finish Donner Party Video

2. Mock Trial Example

3. Discuss Donner Party Mock Trial and Assign Roles

HOMEWORK: READ AND WORK ON BOOKMARK #2 (MIDWAY CHECK POINT IS WEDNESDAY) FIRST HALF OF BOOKMARK IS DUE THEN.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

1. Work on Donner Party Mock Trial *Research and Write

2. Writing Activity *Types of sentences *Complex sentences

HOMEWORK: WRITING WORKSHEET AND READ AND WORK ON BOOKMARK

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

1. Work on Donner Party Mock Trial *Research and Write

2. Revise Charlotte Doyle Essays *Paragraph #1

3. Turn in Bookmark

HOMEWORK: READ AND REVISE CHARLOTTE DOYLE ESSAY (FINAL IS DUE FRIDAY)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

1. Work on Donner Party Mock Trial *Research, Write, and Practice

2. Revise Charlotte Doyle Essays *Paragraph #1

3. Return Bookmarks

HOMEWORK: READ AND WORK ON BOOKMARK; FINISH FINAL COPY OF CHARLOTTTE DOYLE ESSAY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

1. Donner Party Mock Trial *Practice and Deliver

2. Writing Activity