Books can be dangerous.
The best ones should be labeled:
"This could change your life."
--Helen Exley
Week of May 20, 2014Literature: The Half-Blood Prince/"Weslandia."
Word Study: Number Prefixes, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: shortage, outcast, reflected, strategy, civilization, traditional, complex, founding. Comprehension: Make Inferences and Analyze Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: Words from Around the World Grammar/Mechanics: Subjects and Predicates Writing: Fantasy Writing (Week 4) Weeks of May 5 and 12, 2014Literature: The Half-Blood Prince/"A Dream Comes True."
Word Study: Latin Roots, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: elementary, physical, rigid, interact, wheelchair. Comprehension: Monitor Comprehension and Persuasion Fluency: Pronunciation Spelling: Words from Mythology Grammar/Mechanics: Negatives Writing: Fantasy Writing (Weeks 2 and 3) Week of April 21 and 28, 2014Literature: The Half-Blood Prince/"Carlos and the Skunk."
Word Study: Latin Roots, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: glimpse, secluded, behavior, arousing, stunned, nestled, unpleasant, source. Comprehension: Evaluate and Author's Purpose Fluency: Intonation Spelling: Absorbed Prefixes Grammar/Mechanics: Adverbs that Compare (more and most). Writing: Fantasy Writing (Week 1) Week of April 7, 2014Literature: The Half-Blood Prince/"Miss Alaineous"
Word Study: Greek Roots, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: slumped, soggy, capable, categories, strands, gigantic, credit, luminous. Comprehension: Analyze Story Structure/Character and Plot Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: Greek Suffixes Grammar/Mechanics: Adverbs (Using Good and Well). Writing: Literary Essay (Week 5) Week of April 1, 2014Literature: The Half-Blood Prince/"Hurricanes"
Word Study: Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: damages, property, available, contact, atmosphere, destruction, surge. Comprehension: Analyze Text Structure/Description Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: -ance, -ence, -ent, -ant Grammar/Mechanics: Adjectives that Compare (Good/Bad). Writing: Literary Essay (Week 4) Week of March 24, 2014Literature: The Half-Blood Prince/"Up in the Air: The Story of Balloon Flight"
Word Study: Prefixes, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: launched, particles, dense, inflate, anchored, companion, scientific, hydrogen. Comprehension: Monitor Comprehension and Make Generalizations. Fluency: Pacing Spelling: Greek and Latin Roots Grammar/Mechanics: Adjectives that Compare. Writing: Literary Essay (Week 3) Week of March 10, 2014Literature: Number the Stars/"These Robots Are Wild"
Word Study: Prefixes, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: investigating, observed, inhibit, conquer, insight. Comprehension: Monitor Comprehension and Make Generalizations. Fluency: Phrasing Spelling: -ible and -able Grammar/Mechanics: Adjectives that Compare. Writing: Literary Essay (Week 1) Week of March 3, 2014Literature: Number the Stars
No vocabulary and spelling this week. Grammar/Mechanics: Independent and Dependent Clauses (Week 2). Writing: Information iBooks (Presentation Week) Week of February 24, 2014Literature: Number the Stars/"Rattlers"
Word Study: Homophones, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: species, survive, alert, vibrates, surroundings, prey, predators, lunging. Comprehension: Summarize and Main Idea/Details. Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: Greek Roots Grammar/Mechanics: Independent and Dependent Clauses (Week 2). Writing: Information iBooks (Week 7) Week of February 18, 2014Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Hidden Worlds"
Word Study: -suffixes, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: specimens, murky, dormant, scoured, biology, research, observer, transferred. Comprehension: Summarize and Sequence. Fluency: Intonation and Pacing Spelling: Greek Roots Grammar/Mechanics: Independent and Dependent Clauses. Writing: Information iBooks (Week 6) Week of February 10, 2014Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Skunk Scout"
Word Study: -ance and -ence, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: guaranteed, supervise, frustrated, coordination, ease, scenery, bundle, and fused. Comprehension: Make judgments and monitor comprehension. Fluency: Expression Spelling: Vowel Alternation Grammar/Mechanics: Pronouns and Homophones/Contractions and Homophones Writing: Information iBooks (Week 5) Week of February 3, 2014Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Zathura"
Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots Vocabulary: robot, defective, meteor, rotated, staggered, reversed, dangling, tokens. Comprehension: Make inferences and analyze. Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: Latin Roots Grammar/Mechanics: Pronoun/Verb Agreement Writing: Information iBooks (Week 4) Week of January 27, 2014Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Heroes in Times of Need"
Word Study: Greek and Latin Roots Vocabulary: impact, supplies, survived, violent, involved. Comprehension: Evaluate and Fact/Opinion. Fluency: Phrasing Spelling: Homophones Grammar/Mechanics: Pronoun/Verb Agreement Writing: Information iBooks (Week 3) Week of January 21, 2014Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Ultimate Field Trip 5: Space Academy."
Word Study: prefixes and multisyllabic words Vocabulary: mission, disasters, environment, zone, gravity, maze, adjusted, and function. Comprehension: Generate Questions and Main Ideas and Details. Fluency: Pronunciation Spelling: Prefixes and Suffixes Grammar/Mechanics: Subject and Object Pronouns Writing: Information iBooks (Week 2) Week of January 13, 2014Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Spirit of Endurance"
Word Study: /el/ and /en/ endings Vocabulary: frigid, treacherous, triumph, uninhabited, expedition, labor, dismantled, abandon. Comprehension: Generate Questions and Problem and Solution Fluency: Pacing Spelling: -ive, -age, and -ize Words Grammar/Mechanics: Pronouns and Antecedents Writing: Information iBooks (Week 1) Week of December 16, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix
End of Unit Assessments Literature Circles No vocabulary or spelling. Week of December 9, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"The Unbreakable Code"
Word Study: Words ending in -ion, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: corridor, reservation, enlisted, transmission, invasion, shield, location, creased Comprehension: Generate Questions and Author's Perspective Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: -ion Words Grammar/Mechanics: Irregular Verbs Writing: Independent Projects Week of December 2, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Blancaflor."
Word Study: Accented Syllables, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: tasks, consulted, detected, proceeded, previous, recover, pursuit, and urgency. Comprehension: Visualize and Theme Fluency: Pacing Spelling: Accented Syllables Grammar/Mechanics: Linking Verbs Writing: Testing and Independent Projects Week of November 18, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Blancaflor."
Word Study: Accented Syllables, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: tasks, consulted, detected, proceeded, previous, recover, pursuit, and urgency. Comprehension: Visualize and Theme Fluency: Pacing Spelling: Accented Syllables Grammar/Mechanics: Linking Verbs Writing: Historical Documentary Critiques Week of November 4, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"Tricky Tales."
Word Study: Open Syllables, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: generations, globe, preserve, reveal, amusing. Comprehension: Summarize and Compare/Contrast Fluency: Phrasing Spelling: VCCCV Patterns Grammar/Mechanics: Main and Helping Verbs Writing: Persuasive Essays (Week 6; final!) Week of October 28, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring."
Word Study: Open Syllables, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: dismiss, intentions, despair, descended, seek, accompany, delicacies, consented. Comprehension: Summarize and Sequence Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: Open Syllables Grammar/Mechanics: Verb Tenses/Capitalization and Punctuation in Poetry Writing: Persuasive Essays (Week 5) Week of October 21, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"The Catch of the Day: A Trickster Play"
Word Study: Open Syllables, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: wares, treasurer, merchandise, instruct, educate, burdens, appreciation, and unfortunate. Comprehension: Evaluate/Author's Purpose Fluency: Pacing Spelling: Open Syllables Grammar/Mechanics: Action Verbs Writing: Persuasive Essays (Week 4) Week of October 14, 2013Literature: Order of the Phoenix/"When Esther Morris Headed West"
Word Study: VCCV Words, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: representative, colonel, attorney, qualify, postpone, submit, satisfactory, notion. Comprehension: Evaluate/Fact and Opinion Fluency: Pronunciation Spelling: VCCV Grammar/Mechanics: Possessive Nouns Writing: Persuasive Essays (Week 3) Week of October 7, 2013Literature: Things Not Seen/"Davy Crockett Saves the World"
Word Study: Contractions, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: original, wring, advertisement, commenced, impress, elected, sauntered, posed. Comprehension: Analyze Story Structure/Plot and Setting Fluency: Expression Spelling: /ou/ /oi/ Grammar/Mechanics: Possessive Nouns Writing: Persuasive Essays (Week 2) Week of September 30, 2013Literature: Things Not Seen/"Black Cowboy Wild Horses"
Word Study: Robust Words Vocabulary: vastness, enthusiasm, horizon, ravine, presence, swerved, suspended, distinct Comprehension: Monitor Comprehension and Make Inferences Fluency: Pacing Spelling: Inflectional Endings Grammar/Mechanics: More Plural Nouns Writing: Persuasive Essays (Week 1) Week of September 23, 2013Literature: Things Not Seen/"A Historic Journey"
Word Study: Plurals/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: instill, combined, naturalist, vacant, diverse Comprehension: Make Inferences/Analyze and Cause and Effect Fluency: Phrasing Spelling: Plurals Grammar/Mechanics: Singular and Plural Nouns Writing: Personal Narratives (Final Week) Week of September 16, 2013Literature: Things Not Seen/"Valley of the Moon"
Word Study: Variant Vowel; Diphthongs/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: eldest, depicts, detested, ignored, refuge, projects, obvious, obedience Comprehension: Monitor Comprehension/Cause and Effect Fluency: Expression Spelling: Compound Words. Grammar/Mechanics: Common and Proper Nouns Writing: Personal Narratives (Week 6) Week of September 9, 2013Literature: Things Not Seen/"Sleds on Boston Common"
Word Study: r-Controlled Vowels/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: navigation, instruct, inspect, patriots, tyrant, stark, governor Comprehension: Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Fluency: Phrasing Spelling: ie or ei words. Grammar/Mechanics: Compound/Complex/Run-On Sentences Writing: Personal Narratives (Week 5) Week of September 3, 2013Literature: Things Not Seen/"The Night of San Juan"
Word Study: r-Controlled Vowels/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: forbidden, reluctant, gossiped, irresistible, elegant, mischievous, purchased Comprehension: Summarize and Problem/Solution Fluency: Intonation and Pausing Spelling: r-Controlled Vowels. Grammar/Mechanics: Sentence Combining/Punctuating Complex Sentences Writing: Personal Narratives (Week 4) Week of August 26, 2013Literature: Things Not Seen/"Maya Lin: Architect of Memory"
Word Study: /u/ words/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: dedicated, equality, artifacts, exhibits, site Comprehension: Summarize and Main Ideas/Details Fluency: Phrasing Spelling: Words with /u/ forms. Grammar/Mechanics: Sentence Combining/Punctuating Compound Sentences Writing: Personal Narratives (Week 3) Week of August 19, 2013Literature: Frindle/"Shiloh"
Word Study: Long Vowels/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: injury, mournful, sympathy, delivering, shrieks, decency, couple Comprehension: Monitor Comprehension and Make Inferences Fluency: Intonation Spelling: Long Vowels Grammar/Mechanics: Subjects and Predicates Writing: Personal Narratives (Week 2) Week of August 13, 2013Literature: Frindle/"Goin' Someplace Special"
Word Study: Short Vowels/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: scald, permission, autograph, fare, blurted, clenched, spectacular, approached Comprehension: Analyze Story Structure/Character and Setting Fluency: Expression Spelling: Short Vowels Grammar/Mechanics: Sentence Types/End Punctuation and Capitalization Writing: Personal Narratives (Week 1) Spelling List: Week of May 6, 2013Reader's Workshop
Literature Circles Literature: The Goblet of Fire Handwriting: lower-case letters Writer's Workshop: Informational iBooks End of AprilReview and CST Testing
Week of April 2 and 8, 2013Reader's Workshop
Literature Circles Standards Review Week of March 18, 2013Literature: The Guardians of Ga'Hoole
No Treasures this week due to Astrocamp! Week of March 11, 2013Literature: The Guardians of Ga'Hoole/"At Home in the Coral Reef"
Word Study: R-Controlled Vowels/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: reef, partnership, current, eventually, brittle, suburbs Comprehension: Compare and Contrast/Analyze Text Structure Fluency: Intonation and Expression Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels Grammar/Mechanics: Using More and Most to Compare Writing: Informational Books (Week 2) Spelling List: Week of March 4, 2013Literature: The Guardians of Ga'Hoole/"Animals Come Home to Our National Parks"
Word Study: Vowel Teams/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: roamed, relocated, completed, journey, and natural Comprehension: Main Idea and Details/Summarize Fluency: Accuracy Spelling: Vowel Teams Grammar/Mechanics: Adjectives that Compare/Introductory Phrases Writing: Informational Books (Week 1) Spelling List: Week of February 25, 2013Assessment Week
Literature: Guardians of Ga'Hoole Literacy Periodic Assessment #2 Writing to a Prompt (Week 2) No weekly spelling or vocabulary tests Week of February 19, 2013Literature: The Guardians of Ga'Hoole/"Roadrunner's Dance"
Word Study: Open Syllables/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: interfere, awkward, proclaimed, agile, guardian, and convinced Comprehension: Evaluate and Author's Purpose Fluency: Intonation/Pacing Spelling: Open Syllables Grammar/Mechanics: Articles Writing: Writing Successfully to a Prompt (Week 1) Spelling List: Week of February 11, 2013Literature: The Guardians of Ga'Hoole/"A Walk in the Desert"
Word Study: Closed Syllables/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: shimmer, eerie, lurk, climate, silken, and lumbering Comprehension: Summarize and Main Idea and Details Fluency: Pacing Spelling: Closed Syllables Grammar/Mechanics: Adjectives Writing: Response to Literature (Week 6) Spelling List: Week of February 4, 2013Literature: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon/"My Brothers' Flying Machine."
Word Study: Variant Vowel /ô/ Vocabulary: unstable, applauded, headlines, hoisting, assured, assembled. Comprehension: Monitor Comprehension and Author's Perspective Fluency: Pacing Spelling: Variant Vowel /ô/ Grammar/Mechanics: Pronouns and Homophones Writing: Response to Literature (Week 5). Spelling List: Week of January 28, 2013Literature: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon/"The Earth Dragon Awakes."
Word Study: Diphthongs /oi/ and /ou/ Vocabulary: trembles, debris, rescuers, shifts, collapsed, area Comprehension: Visualize and Draw Conclusions Fluency: Expression Spelling: Diphthongs /oi/ and /ou/ Grammar/Mechanics: Possessive nouns and pronouns Writing: Response to Literature (Week 4). Spelling List: Week of January 21, 2013Literature: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon/"Writing on the Wall."
Word Study: Words with Long U and /oo/ sound. Multisyllabic Words. Vocabulary: community, restore, linked, calculates, donors. Comprehension: Evaluate and Fact/Opinion Fluency: Accuracy Spelling: Words with Long U and /oo/ sound Grammar/Mechanics: Pronoun/Verb Agreement Writing: Response to Literature (Week 3). Spelling List: Week of January 14, 2013Literature: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon/"The Life and Times of the Ant."
Word Study: Inflectional Endings/Multisyllabic Words/Changing y to i. Vocabulary: investigates, solitary, territory, communication, nutrients, prehistoric. Comprehension: Analyze Text Structure Fluency: Intonation and Expression Spelling: Inflectional Endings. Grammar/Mechanics: Pronouns and Antecedents Writing: Response to Literature (Week 2). Spelling List: Week of January 7, 2013Literature: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon/"The Cricket in Times Square."
Word Study: Inflectional Endings/Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: eavesdropping, acquaintance, jumble, scornfully, logical, route. Comprehension: Make Inferences and Analyze/Theme Fluency: Intonation and Expression Spelling: Inflectional Endings. Grammar/Mechanics: Pronouns and Antecedents Writing: Response to Literature (Week 1). Spelling List: Week of December 10, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Writing: Informational (iMovie). Spelling List: No spelling or language arts tests this week! Week of December 3, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/"Words Add Up to Success."
Word Study: Plurals, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: dismiss, interact, motivate, conceived, definition. Comprehension: Fact and Opinion and Evaluate. Fluency: Accuracy. Spelling: Plurals. Grammar/Mechanics: Linking Verbs Writing: Informational (iMovie). Spelling List: Week of November 26, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/"Ranita, The Frog Princess."
Word Study: Soft c and g, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: selfish, cranky, commotion, exasperated, specialty, famished. Comprehension: Evaluate and Make Judgments. Fluency: Expression. Spelling: Soft c and g. Grammar/Mechanics: Main and Helping Verbs Writing: Personal Essays, Week 7. Spelling List: Week of November 13, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/The Tiger Rising/"Dear Mrs. LaRue"
Word Study: Silent Letters, Multisyllabic Words. Vocabulary: neglected, appreciated, misunderstood, desperate, endured, and obedience. Comprehension: Generate Questions and Draw Conclusions. Fluency: Expression. Spelling: Silent Letters. Grammar/Mechanics: Verb Tenses and Subject/Verb Agreement Writing: Personal Essays, Week 6. Spelling List: Week of November 5, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/The Tiger Rising/"When I Went to the Library"
Word Study: R-Controlled Vowels (er, ir, ur), Multisyllabic Words. Vocabulary: weekdays, slithered, genuine, apologize, harmless, ambulance. Comprehension: Generate Questions and Make Inferences. Fluency: Pacing and Intonation. Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels (er, ir, ur). Grammar/Mechanics: Plurals and Possessives Writing: Personal Essays, Week 5. Spelling List: Week of October 29, 2012Unit 2 Review
LPA #1 (Language Arts Periodic Assessment) Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/The Tiger Rising Writing: Personal Essays, Week 4. Week of October 22, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/The Tiger Rising/"Mystic Horse"
Word Study: Suffixes, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: sores, loosened, mysterious, amazement, midst, and responsibility. Comprehension: Summary and Sequence. Fluency: Intonation Spelling: Suffixes Grammar/Mechanics: Plurals and Possessives Writing: Personal Essays, Week 3. Spelling List: Week of October 15, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/"Wild Horses"
Word Study: R-Controlled vowels, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: descendants, sanctuary, threatened, fragile, habitat, emerge. Comprehension: Analyze Text Structure/Cause and Effect. Fluency: Pacing Spelling: R-Controlled vowels Grammar/Mechanics: Possessive Nouns and Punctuating Titles Writing: Personal Essays, Week 2. Spelling List: Week of October 8, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/"Making A Splash"
Word Study: Three-Letter Blends, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: similar, challenges, designed, achieved, varied. Comprehension: Summarize/Main Idea and Details. Fluency: Accuracy Spelling: Three-Letter Blends Grammar/Mechanics: Irregular Plural Nouns Writing: Personal Essays, Week 1. Spelling List: shredding, throughout, sprout, sprawl, split, throb, throttle, shrink, scrawny, shrugged, screech, straighten, sprang, shriek, splashing, stringy, strand, script, thrillingly, throne, threatening, strictly. Week of October 1, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/"Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen"
Word Study: Digraphs, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: legendary, muttered, gaped, snickering, insult, flinched. Comprehension: Author's Purpose and Making Inferences/Analyzing. Fluency: Intonation Spelling: Digraphs Grammar/Mechanics: Singular and Plural Nouns/Commas in a Series Writing: Personal Narratives, Week 7 ( Editing and Publishing). Spelling List: choose, kitchen, character, touchdown, sketched, flinched, duchess, cherish, chef, marshal, photograph, physical, phrase, bathtub, whole, nowhere, finished, whirl, width, champion, ethnic. Week of September 24, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/"My Brother, Martin"
Word Study: Prefixes, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: unfair, ancestors, numerous, segregation, avoided, injustice. Comprehension: Author's Purpose and Evaluate Fluency: Intonation and Expression Spelling: Prefixes Grammar/Mechanics: Common and Proper Nouns, Capitalize Proper Nouns Writing: Personal Narratives, Week 6 (Publishing). Spelling List: unblock, unborn, unchained, unloaded, unlocked, recalled, relearned, reselling, rewashed, rewind, imperfect, incorrectly, illegally, overacting, overheat, submarine, preseason, preplan, superpower, international, transcontinental. Week of September 17, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/"Because of Winn-Dixie."
Word Study: Long O, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: peculiar, positive, selecting, consisted, advanced, aware. Comprehension: Summarize and Sequence Fluency: Intonation and Pacing Spelling: Long O Grammar/Mechanics: Run-on Sentences/Correcting Fragments and Run-ons Writing: Personal Narratives, Week 5 Spelling List: goalie, floating, closer, stove, chosen, poled, slowly, soaked, mold, toll, groaned, motionless, foaming, coaster, roasting, lower, lonely, blown, whole, quote, obeyed, motorize Week of September 10, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/"The Astronaut and the Onion"
Word Study: Long I, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: endless, realistic, sensible, protested, paralyzed, display Comprehension: Make Inferences and Analyze Character Fluency: Pacing and Pausing Spelling: Long I Grammar/Mechanics: Complex Sentences Writing: Personal Narratives, Week 4 Spelling List: file, drive, kite, pies, die, wipe, inside, height, pride, spy, sigh, shy, prime, sly, pry, climb, minding, fright, twice, slight Week of September 4, 2012Literature: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/"Kid Reporters at Work"
Word Study: Long E, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: identified, enterprising, persistence, venture Comprehension: Summarize and Compare/Contrast Fluency: Intonation and Pacing Spelling: Long E Grammar/Mechanics: Simple and Compound Sentences Writing: Personal Narratives, Week 3 Spelling List: beam, tea, chief, squeak, three, week, sleek, heal, tease, thief, deal, please, leak, league, reef, deed, feet, breathe, speech, and wheeze. Week of August 27, 2012Literature: Because of Winn-Dixie/"The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein"
Word Study: Long A, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: curious, policy, ranged, temporary, several, frequently Comprehension: Analyze Story Structure, and Character, Setting, and Plot Fluency: Accuracy Spelling: Long A Grammar/Mechanics: Subjects and Predicates Writing: Personal Narratives, Week 2 Spelling List: pale, face, crate, clay, stray, cane, slate, today, bail, rail, break, ache, drain, faint, flame, claim, steak, eight, mane, graze. Week of August 20, 2012Literature: Because of Winn-Dixie/"My Diary from Here to There"
Word Study: Short Vowels, Multisyllabic Words Vocabulary: opportunities, border, unions, strikes, boycotts, citizen Comprehension: Make Predictions and Make Inferences Fluency: Intonation and Expression Spelling: Short Vowels. Grammar/Mechanics: Sentences and Sentence Punctuation Writing: Personal Narratives, Week 1 Spelling List: sum, flat, plum, bell, grim, plot, band, bluff, dock, blot, odd, left, cash, mill, past, shelf, wealth, crunch, hint, build Week of August 14, 2012Pre-Assessment
Reading Small Groups Formed Reader's Workshop (SSR/SOS) Program Implementation GATE Icon Introduction: Details, Big Idea, Multiple Perspectives. Universal Theme Introduction: Change/Growing Up Second Step Activities |