Ms. Dawkins – Language Arts

Language Arts

Week of October 1 – 5, 2007

Monday – Introduce, read, and discuss “In the Fog,” page 75 – 84, by Milton Geiger. Discuss the elements of suspense, foreshadowing, and predictions.  Complete practice on inferences. (6.1.3) (6.1.15) (6.1.17) (6.1.20) (6.2.1)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Introduce, read, and discuss “Hitchhiker,” page 86 – 102, by Lucille Fletcher. Continue discussing the element of suspense. (6.1.21) (6.2.1)

Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on action, linking, and helping verbs

Wednesday – Discuss the plot of the 2 plays.  Complete a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the 2 plays. Discuss flashbacks, predictions, idioms, prefixes, similes, inferences, and irony. Grammar – Review action, linking, and helping verbs.  Complete Exercise B page 376, Classifying Verbs. Complete a quiz on action, linking, and helping verbs. (6.1.1) (6.1.15) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.20) (6.1.21) (6.2.1) (6.3.4)

Homework – Book report due tomorrow

Thursday – BIOGRAPHY/ AUTBIOGRAPHY book reports are due today.  Present book reports.

Homework – NONE

Friday – Finish presenting book reports.  Practice inferences and fact/ opinion by completing a practice Think Link test. (6.1.17)

Homework – ENJOY YOUR FALL BREAK!!!

Enriched Language Arts

Week of October 1 – 5, 2007

Monday – Introduce, read, and discuss “In the Fog,” page 75 – 84, by Milton Geiger. Discuss the elements of suspense, foreshadowing, and predictions.  Complete practice on inferences.  Grammar – Review action, linking, and helping verbs.  Complete Exercise B page 376, Classifying Verbs. (6.1.3) (6.1.15) (6.1.17) (6.1.20) (6.2.1) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Introduce, read, and discuss “Hitchhiker,” page 86 – 102, by Lucille Fletcher.  Complete a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the 2 plays.  Continue discussing the element of suspense.  Discuss flashbacks, predictions, idioms, prefixes, similes, inferences, and irony.  Grammar – Review for quiz tomorrow.  (6.1.1) (6.1.15) (6.1.17) (6.1.18) (6.1.20) (6.2.1) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on action, linking, and helping verbs

Wednesday – LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett. Grammar -  Complete a quiz on action, linking, and helping verbs.  (6.3.4)

Homework – Book report due tomorrow

Thursday – BIOGRAPHY/ AUTBIOGRAPHY book reports are due today.  Present book reports.

Homework – NONE

Friday – Construction Zone – Students will construct various styles of buildings using limited materials, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking skills.

Homework – ENJOY YOUR FALL BREAK!!!

Enriched Language Arts

Week of September 24 – 28, 2007

Monday – Introduce the story of the week, “All Summer in a Day,” page 41. Go over vocabulary words from the story, page 41. Discuss inferences, setting, and science fiction. Preview the story by looking at the pictures. Grammar Link – Review “don’t” and “doesn’t,” page 22, from last week. Discuss Subject / Verb Agreement, page 52. Grammar – Complete page 6 in the reading workbook, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. Practice the linking verb song. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.20) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Read and discuss “All Summer in a Day,” page 42 – 49. Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story. Review inferences, setting, sequence of events, and vocabulary words from the story. Complete analogies using the vocabulary words. Grammar Link – Complete practice on subject / verb agreement, page 52. Grammar – Begin discussing helping verbs, page 320 – 321. Complete Exercise 13 page 320, Recognizing Verb Phrases. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.1.24) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Complete Exercise 14 page 321, Identifying Helping Verbs and Action Verbs

Wednesday – LOGIC and Enrichment with Ms. Triplett. Discuss and complete practice on inferences. Grammar – Check Exercise 14 page 321, Identifying Helping Verbs and Action Verbs. (6.1.17) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Thursday – Review the sequence of events from “All Summer in a Day.” Review the vocabulary words and complete practice. Grammar Link – Complete Exercise 7 page 527, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree. Grammar – Continue discussing helping verbs and main verbs. Complete workbook pages 19 – 20, Helping Verbs, and Exercise 17 page 323, Identifying Helping Verbs and Main Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Friday – Complete the comprehension test on “All Summer in a Day.” Grammar – Continue working on verbs and verb phrases. Complete Exercise 29 page 325, Distinguishing Between Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs. Writing – Complete a creative writing assignment. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of September 24 – 28, 2007

Monday – Introduce the story of the week, “All Summer in a Day,” page 41. Go over the vocabulary words from the story, page 41. Discuss inferences, setting, and science fiction. Grammar Link – Complete practice on “don’t” and “doesn’t.” Grammar – Complete page 6, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.20) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Read and discuss “All Summer in a Day,” page 42 – 49. Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story. Review inferences, setting, sequence of events, and vocabulary words from the story. Complete analogies using the vocabulary words. Grammar Link – Subject / Verb Agreement, page 52. Complete Exercise 1 page 521, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree. Grammar – Begin discussing helping verbs, page 320 – 321. Complete Exercise 13 page 320, Recognizing Verb Phrases. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.1.24) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Complete Exercise 14 page 321, Identifying Helping Verbs and Action Verbs

Wednesday – Review the sequence of events from “All Summer in a Day.” Continue discussing inferences and setting. Review the vocabulary words. Grammar Link – Complete Exercise 7 page 527, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree. Grammar – Check Exercise 14 page 321, Identifying Helping Verbs and Action Verbs. Complete Exercise 26 page 324 – 325, Identifying Helping and Main Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – “All Summer in a Day” skills test tomorrow

Thursday – Listen to “All Summer in a Day” on CD before completing the comprehension test. Grammar Link – Complete Exercise 22 page 532, Subject and Verb Agreement. Grammar – Continue discussing helping verbs and main verbs. Complete workbook pages 19 – 20, Helping Verbs, and Exercise 17 page 323, Identifying Helping Verbs and Main Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Friday – Grammar Link – Complete Exercise 24 page 532, Revising Sentences to Eliminate Errors in Subject – Verb Agreement. Grammar – Continue working on verbs and verb phrases. Complete Exercise 29 page 325, Distinguishing Between Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs. (6.1.17) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of September 17 – 21, 2007

Monday – Introduce the story of the week, “The Stone,” page 29. Discuss predictions and moral lessons.  Define vocabulary words using context clues from the story. Grammar Link – Review the difference between “don’t” and “doesn’t” and when to use each, p.40.  Grammar – Discuss the difference between action and linking verbs. Complete Exercise 5 page 318, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs, as guided practice. Introduce a song to help students learn the common linking verbs. (6.1.10) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Read and discuss “The Stone,” page 30 – 37.  Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story.  Finish defining vocabulary words using context clues from the story. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Complete pages 13 – 14 in the workbook, The Verb

Wednesday – LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett. Review the vocabulary words and the sequence of events from “The Stone.”
Grammar – Check pages 13 – 14 in the workbook, The Verb. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework -  NONE

Thursday – Begin drawing a comic strip to illustrate the main events from “The Stone.”  Grammar Link – Review the difference between don’t and doesn’t.  Complete practice on these contractions.  Grammar – Complete Exercise 7 page 319, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs, and Exercise 24, page 324, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.15) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework –”The Stone” skills test, spelling test, and vocabulary test tomorrow

Friday – Listen to “The Stone” on CD before completing the skills test. Complete a spelling and vocabulary test from “The Stone.”  Continue drawing a comic strip to illustrate the main events in this story. (6.1.10) (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of September 17 – 21, 2007

Monday – Introduce the story of the week, “The Stone,” page 29. Discuss predictions and moral lessons.  Define vocabulary words using context clues from the story.  Grammar Link – Review the difference between “don’t” and “doesn’t” and when to use each, p.40.  Grammar – Discuss the difference between action and linking verbs. Complete Exercise 5 page 318, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs, as guided practice. Introduce a song to help students learn the common linking verbs. (6.1.10) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Complete pages 13 – 14 in the workbook, The Verb

Tuesday – Read and discuss “The Stone,” page 30 – 37.  Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story.  Finish defining vocabulary words using context clues from the story. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Review the vocabulary words and definitions from “The Stone.”  Complete a graphic organizer to sequence the events in the story.  Grammar Link – Complete practice on “don’t” and “doesn’t.”  Grammar – Check workbook pages 13 – 14, The Verb.  Complete Exercise 7 page 319, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs. Practice the linking verb song. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework – Skills test on “The Stone” tomorrow

Thursday – Listen to “The Stone” on CD before completing the skills test. Begin drawing a comic strip to illustrate the main events from “The Stone.”  Grammar Link – Complete practice on “don’t” and “doesn’t.” Grammar – Complete page 6 in the reading workbook, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs.  (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework – Spelling and vocabulary tests tomorrow

Friday – Complete a spelling and vocabulary test from “The Stone.”  Continue drawing a comic strip to illustrate the main events in this story. (6.1.10) (6.1.21)

Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of September 10 – 14, 2007

Monday – Continue discussing the elements of a short story focusing on plot and setting, pages 2 – 3. Introduce Collection One, Moments of Truth, page 1, in the Literature book. Introduce vocabulary words, spelling words, and skills from the story of the week, “Just Once,” page 18. Grammar – Begin discussing Linking Verbs, page 316. Complete Exercise 3 page 317, Recognizing Linking Verbs, as guided practice. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – 2nd and 3rd period – Read “Just Once”- pages 19 – 26, and take a brief comprehension quiz.  Review spelling and vocabulary words from the story.  Identify the literary elements with an emphasis on conflict – internal and external.  Grammar Link – Complete “Try It Out” page 28, Irregular Verbs. (6.1.4) (6.1.6) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

4th period – Read “Just Once”- pages 19 – 26.  Review spelling and vocabulary words from the story.  (6.1.10) (6.1.21)
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – 2nd and 3rd period – Review the sequence of events from “Just Once.” Grammar Link – Complete and check p. 89 in the English workbook, Irregular Verbs. Grammar – Continue discussing Linking Verbs, page 316. Complete and check workbook pages 17 – 18, Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – “Just Once” comprehension test tomorrow

4th period – Take a brief comprehension quiz on “Just Once.”  Identify the literary elements with an emphasis on conflict – internal and external. Review the sequence of events from “Just Once.” Complete practice on vocabulary words for the test tomorrow.  Grammar Link – Complete “Try It Out” page 28, Irregular Verbs. Complete p. 89 in the English workbook, Irregular Verbs.  (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – “Just Once” comprehension test tomorrow

Thursday – Listen to “Just Once” on CD, and complete an open book comprehension test. Review and practice spelling and vocabulary for the test tomorrow.  Begin working on a story pyramid from the events in “Just Once.”  Grammar – Complete workbook pages 17 – 18, Linking Verbs. (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)
Homework – “Just Once” tests tomorrow
***BOOK CHECK FOR BOOK REPORT TOMORROW***

Friday – Complete a comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling test on the words from “Just Once.” Finish the story pyramid from “Just Once.” Grammar – Check workbook pages 17 – 18, Linking Verbs.  (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of September 10 – 14, 2007

Monday – Continue discussing the elements of a short story focusing on plot and setting, pages 2 – 3. Introduce Collection One, Moments of Truth, page 1, in the Literature book. Introduce vocabulary words, spelling words, and skills from the story of the week, “Just Once,” page 18. Grammar Link – Complete “Try It Out” page 28, Irregular Verbs. Grammar – Begin discussing Linking Verbs, page 316. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Read and discuss “Just Once”- pages 19 – 26. Review spelling and vocabulary words. Identify the literary elements with an emphasis on conflict – internal and external. Complete a graphic organizer – Somebody…Wanted…But…So – to aid in the understanding on the conflicts in the story. Grammar – Continue discussing linking verbs, page 316. Complete Exercise 3 page 317, Recognizing Linking Verbs, as guided practice. (6.1.4) (6.1.6) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.2.1) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Complete workbook pages 17 – 18, Linking Verbs

Wednesday – LOGIC and enrichment with Mrs. Triplett. Review skills from “Just Once” for test tomorrow. Grammar – Continue discussing linking verbs, page 316. Check workbook pages 17 – 18, Linking Verbs. (6.3.4)

Homework – “Just Once” comprehension test tomorrow

Thursday – Listen to “Just Once” on CD, and complete an open book comprehension test. Complete a story pyramid from the events in “Just Once.” (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)

Homework – “Just Once” tests tomorrow
***BOOK CHECK FOR BOOK REPORT TOMORROW***

Friday – Complete a comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling test on “Just Once.” Finish the story pyramid from the events in “Just Once.” Grammar (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22)

Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of September 3 – 7, 2007

Monday – LABOR DAY  – NO SCHOOL!!

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Go through and discuss the questions and answers to the THINK LINK test taken last Friday.

Homework – Writing – Final draft of personal narrative is due tomorrow

Wednesday – LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Ms. Dawkins.

Homework – NONE

Thursday – Review the elements of a short story by comparing various fairy tales.  Grammar – Begin discussing Verbs, page 312 – 315, Action Verbs and Linking Verbs.  Complete Exercise 1 page 315, Identifying Action Verbs, as guided practice. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on Action Verbs

Friday – Review the elements of a short story by comparing 2 similar fairy tales, Jack and the Beanstalk and Kate and the Beanstalk.  Review various reading skills: decode sound/ letter patterns, determine the meaning of root words, discuss syllables, prefixes and suffixes. Review cause and effect, fact vs. fiction, synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms.  Grammar – Complete Exercise 23 page 324, Identifying Action Verbs.  (6.1.1) (6.1.2) (6.1.5) (6.1.9) (6.1.14) (6.1.16) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of September 3 – 7, 2007

Monday – LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL

Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Go through and discuss the questions and the answers to the THINK LINK test taken last Friday.

Homework – Writing – Final draft of personal narrative is due tomorrow

Wednesday – Finish going through the questions and answers from the Think Link test last Friday.  Grammar – Begin discussing Verbs, page 312 – 315, Action Verbs and Linking Verbs.  Complete Exercise 1 page 315, Identifying Action Verbs, as guided practice. (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Thursday – Grammar – Review action verbs.  Complete Exercise 23 page 324, Identifying Action Verbs, as guided practice.  Then, complete pages 15 – 16 in the workbook, Action Verbs, as individual practice.  (6.3.4)

2nd period – Review the elements of a short story.  Compare all elements (with an emphasis on characters and point of view) in 3 different versions of the same story, The Three Little Pigs, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. (6.1.1) (6.1.2) (6.1.3) (6.1.5) (6.1.9) (6.1.14) (6.1.16) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.1.23)

Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on Action Verbs

Friday – Review various reading skills: decode sound/ letter patterns, determine the meaning of root words, discuss syllables, and prefixes and suffixes. Review cause and effect, fact vs. fiction, synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Grammar – Complete a quiz on action verbs.
2nd period – Review the elements of a short story.  Compare all elements (with an emphasis on characters and point of view) in 3 different versions of the same story, The Three Little Pigs, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. (6.1.1) (6.1.2) (6.1.3) (6.1.5) (6.1.9) (6.1.14) (6.1.16) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.1.23) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE