Important dates:
Academic Vocabulary: 1. demonstrative pronoun 2. reflexive pronoun
English: 4a8 (pronouns, subject and object pronouns, reflexive and demonstrative pronouns) Dok 1; 4a9 (pronoun-antecedent agreement) DOK 1; 4b4 (apostrophes) DOK 1; 4b5 (quotation marks) DOK 1;
Technology- TTW use Promethean Board for pronoun review
Monday: Pronoun Verb Agreement pp 354-355
SET: TTW ask students to identify the subject pronouns in each sentence and note that one verb ends in -s and the other does not: It tastes great. They taste great.
Closure: TTW have students summarize the rules for making sure that subject pronouns and present-tense action verbs agree. TTW then provide a list of subject pronouns and have students create sentences using those pronouns as subjects. They will make sure the verbs agree.
Tuesday: Combining Sentences pp 356-357
Set: TTW ask students to identify the pronouns in these sentences: She sent to the fair. I went to the fair. TTW ask students how the two sentences have been combined in this sentence: She and I went to the fair.
Closure: TTW have students summarize the sules for combining sentences by joining subject or object pronouns.
Wednesday:Possessive Pronouns pp 358-359
Set:TTW review what words can take the place of a noun.
Closure: TTW have students catogorize possessive pronouns according to whether they are used before nouns or whether they can stand alone.
Thursday: Contractons pp 360-361; Mixed Review pp 362-363
Set: TTW ask the students to explain the differences between your and you're.
Closure: TTW have the students discuss how they can tell the difference between a pronoun-verb contraction and a possessive pronoun and summarize what they know about using pronouns to form contractions.
Friday- Common Errors pp 364-365
Set: TTW have sudents identify correct object pronouns by answering questions such as: Is she standing by I, or is she standing by me? Are you coming with us, or are you coming with we? Is he standing with her, or is he standing with she?
Closure: TTW ask students to identify correct uses of subject pronouns, object pronouns, and apostrophes with pronouns and verbs in books they are reading.
Mississippi-1a (history of 1st MS people)
Monday-Study Guide
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Tuesday- Timeline/ Study Guide
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Wednesday: Test Chapter 5
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Thursday-none
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Friday- none
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January 30th - February 3rd
Important dates:
Academic Vocabulary: 1. support a position 2. onomatopoeia
English: 4a8 (possessive pronouns, reflexive and demonstrative pronouns) DOK 1; 4b4 (apostrophes) DOK 1; 4a9 (pronoun-antecedent agreement) DOK 1 ;
Technology- TTW use Promethean Board for pronoun review
Monday: Study Skills- Dictionary pp 372-373; Homophones and Homographs pp 374-375
SET: TTW ask students to name the kinds of information they think they could find in a dictionary.
Closure: TTW have students suggest a story topic that might include the word consult.
Tuesday: Practice Writing Assessment
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Wednesday: Composition- Writing Dialogue pp 376-377; Features pp 384-385
Set: TTW present students with a story acene. "The boy opended the box and was amazed and surprised by what he saw. " TTW have students suggest reactions that the boy might express.
Closure: TTW have students discuss how dialogue can be used to enhance characterization and add interest in a story.
Thursday:Review Unit 5
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Friday-Test Unit 5
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Science
Monday-Chapter 7 Lesson 1
Set: TTW ask the students what they know about the moon
Closure: TTW go over visual summary and "Think, Talk, and Write" at the end of the lesson.
Tuesday- Lesson 2
Set: TTW jave students discribe what they know about planets, stars, and constellations.
Closure: TTW go over visual summary and "Think, Talk, and Write" at the end of the lesson.
Wednesday: study guide
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Thursday-study guide
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Friday- study guide
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Important dates:
Academic Vocabulary: Review, games and activities
English:
Technology- TTW use Promethean Board for adverb review
Monday: Unit 6 Adverbs pp 420-421
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Tuesday: When and Where Adverbs pp 422-423
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Wednesday: Adverbs that compare 424-425
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Thursday: More Adverbs that Compare pp 426-427
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Friday-Using Good and Well pp 428-429
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Science
Monday-study guide
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Tuesday- Test Chapter 7
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Wednesday: Science Chapter 8 Lesson 1
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Thursday-study guide
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Friday- Lesson 2
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Important dates:
Academic Vocabulary:
English: 4a5 (articles) DOK 1; 4a6 (adjectives) DOK 1; 4b8 (capitalization) DOK 1; 4c4 (analyze sentences) DOK 2; 4c5 (compose sentences with adj.) DOK 3
Technology- TTW use Promethean Board for adjective review
Monday: Adjectives that compare pp 272-273; Common Assessment
SET: TTW ask the students to think of 2 friends and compare them.
Closure: TTW ask the students to write down one thing they learned about comparing
Tuesday: Spelling adj. that compare pp 274-275
Set: TTW ask the students to correct this sentence. My sister Christy lives closest to me than Kerri.
Closure: TTW ask the students explain the rules for changing the spellings of adjectives that compare.
Wednesday: Comparing with more and most pp 276-277; Comparing woth Good and Bad pp 278-279
Set: TTW ask the students if they can spot the difference between these adjectives.
This state is larger than the one.
This state has more fascinating places to visit the that one.
Closure: TTW list some adjectives on the board and ask the student to tell whether they would add -er or -est or use more or most with each adjectives.
Thursday:Combing Sentences pp 280-281; Letter Punctuation pp 282-283
Set: TTW ask the student to identify the adj. in the second sentence. I have a kite. My kite is big. TTW ask the students explain how this sentence differs from the other tow. I have a big kite.
Closure: TTW have students explain how to use adjectives to combine sentences.
Friday-Mixed Review pp 282-283
Set: TTW ask the students to make a list of adjectives.
Closure: TTW have each write down one thing they have learned about adjectives.
Mississippi-1b (impact of 1st European explorers in MS); 1c (impact and interactions of groups of people in MS history); 1d (significant people in development of MS); 3a (relationships among people); 3b (spacial and ecological perspectives to life situations)
Monday-Chapter 4 lesson 1
Set: TTW ask the students why did Europeans first come to North Amercia.
Closure: TTW quiz the students on the lesson review
Tuesday- Lesson 2
Set: TTW ask the students what problems did the French face when starting the colony of Louisiana.
Closure: TTW quiz the students on the lesson review.
Wednesday: study guide
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Thursday-study guide
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Friday- Lesson 3
SET: TTW ask the students what countries have ruled over Mississippi.
Closure: TTW quiz students on the daily review.
Important dates:
Academic Vocabulary:
English: 4a5 (articles) DOK 1; 4a6 (adjectives) DOK 1; 4b8 (capitalization) DOK 1; 4c4 (analyze sentences) DOK 2; 4c5 (compose sentences with adj.) DOK 3
Technology- TTW use Promethean Board for adjective review
Monday: Adjectives that compare pp 272-273; Common Assessment
SET: TTW ask the students to think of 2 friends and compare them.
Closure: TTW ask the students to write down one thing they learned about comparing
Tuesday: Spelling adj. that compare pp 274-275
Set: TTW ask the students to correct this sentence. My sister Christy lives closest to me than Kerri.
Closure: TTW ask the students explain the rules for changing the spellings of adjectives that compare.
Wednesday: Comparing with more and most pp 276-277; Comparing woth Good and Bad pp 278-279
Set: TTW ask the students if they can spot the difference between these adjectives.
This state is larger than the one.
This state has more fascinating places to visit the that one.
Closure: TTW list some adjectives on the board and ask the student to tell whether they would add -er or -est or use more or most with each adjectives.
Thursday:Combing Sentences pp 280-281; Letter Punctuation pp 282-283
Set: TTW ask the student to identify the adj. in the second sentence. I have a kite. My kite is big. TTW ask the students explain how this sentence differs from the other tow. I have a big kite.
Closure: TTW have students explain how to use adjectives to combine sentences.
Friday-Mixed Review pp 282-283
Set: TTW ask the students to make a list of adjectives.
Closure: TTW have each write down one thing they have learned about adjectives.
Mississippi-1b (impact of 1st European explorers in MS); 1c (impact and interactions of groups of people in MS history); 1d (significant people in development of MS); 3a (relationships among people); 3b (spacial and ecological perspectives to life situations)
Monday-Chapter 4 lesson 1
Set: TTW ask the students why did Europeans first come to North Amercia.
Closure: TTW quiz the students on the lesson review
Tuesday- Lesson 2
Set: TTW ask the students what problems did the French face when starting the colony of Louisiana.
Closure: TTW quiz the students on the lesson review.
Wednesday: study guide
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Thursday-study guide
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Friday- Lesson 3
SET: TTW ask the students what countries have ruled over Mississippi.
Closure: TTW quiz students on the daily review.
