Ms. Dawkins – Language Arts

Language Arts

Week of December 17 – 21, 2007

Monday – THINKLINK FOCUS – Review and complete practice on cause and effect relationships. Complete analogies using grade level vocabulary.  (6.1.9) (6.1.10) (6.1.16)
Review the difference between similes and metaphors.  Complete simile illustration.  Students will compare themselves to an animal using a simile and illustrate the simile. (6.1.18)
Grammar – Discuss pronouns as adjectives, page 336 – 337.  Complete Exercise 6 page 337, Recognizing Possessive Adjectives. Discuss Demonstrative Adjectives, page 338.  Discuss the difference between demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns.  Complete Exercise 7 page 338, Classifying Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – Book reports due tomorrow

Tuesday – Present book reports.
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Present book reports.
THINKLINK FOCUS – Distinguish the difference between facts and inferences in context.  Identify summary/ theme of a passage. Review and complete practice on cause and effect relationships. (6.1.17)
Grammar – Review the difference between demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns.  Complete Exercise 13 page 339, Classifying Pronouns and Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Overall review of material from 1st semester.
Homework  – NONE

Friday – NO SCHOOL – WINTER HOLIDAY!!!!
Homework – Have a safe and happy holiday!

Enriched Language Arts

Week of December 17 – 21, 2007

Monday – THINKLINK FOCUS – Review and complete practice on cause and effect relationships. Complete analogies using grade level vocabulary. (6.1.9) (6.1.10) (6.1.16) (6.1.17)
Review the difference between similes and metaphors. Complete simile illustration. Students will compare themselves to an animal using a simile and illustrate the simile. (6.1.18)
Grammar – Discuss Demonstrative Adjectives, page 338. Discuss the difference between demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns. Complete Exercise 7 page 338, Classifying Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – Book reports due tomorrow

Tuesday – Present book reports.
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Grammar – Review the difference between demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns. Complete Exercise 13 page 339, Classifying Pronouns and Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Overall review of material from 1st semester.
Homework – NONE

Friday – NO SCHOOL – WINTER HOLIDAY!!!!
Homework – Have a safe and happy holiday!

Enriched Language Arts

Week of December 10 – 14, 2007

Monday – We will be running a shortened schedule today due to THINKLINK TESTING.
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Go over and discuss the questions, answers, and skills from the THINKLINK test taken yesterday.
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Go over and discuss the questions, answers, and skills from the THINKLINK test taken Monday.
Grammar – Complete and check workbook pages 25 – 26, Proper Adjectives.  (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on adjectives and proper adjectives

Thursday – Discuss the difference between similes and metaphors.  Assign simile illustrations.  Students will compare themselves to an animal using a simile and illustrate the simile.  (6.1.18)
Grammar – Complete a quiz on adjectives and proper adjectives.  (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Friday – THINKLINK FOCUS – Review and complete practice on cause and effect relationships. (6.1.16)
Work on simile illustration.  Students will compare themselves to an animal using a simile and illustrate the simile. (6.1.18)
Grammar – Discuss pronouns as adjectives, page 336 – 337.  Complete Exercise 6 page 337, Recognizing Possessive Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of December 10 – 14, 2007

Monday – We will be running a shortened schedule today due to THINKLINK TESTING.
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Go over and discuss the questions, answers, and skills from the THINKLINK test taken yesterday.
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Go over and discuss the questions, answers, and skills from the THINKLINK test taken Monday.
Grammar – Complete and check workbook pages 25 – 26, Proper Adjectives.  (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on adjectives and proper adjectives

Thursday – 2nd period  – Discuss the difference between similes and metaphors.  Assign simile illustrations.  Students will compare themselves to an animal using a simile and illustrate the simile. (6.1.18)
Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on adjectives and proper adjectives

3rd period – THINKLINK FOCUS – Review and complete practice on cause and effect relationships. (6.1.16)
Discuss the difference between similes and metaphors.  Assign simile illustrations.  Students will compare themselves to an animal using a simile and illustrate the simile. (6.1.18)
Grammar – Complete a quiz on adjectives and proper adjectives.  (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

4th period – Grammar – Continue discussing Proper Adjectives. Identify adjectives, proper adjectives, and the nouns they modify in context.  Complete workbook pages 25 – 26, Proper Adjectives, using individual dry erase boards. (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar – Quiz tomorrow on adjectives and proper adjectives

Friday – 2nd period – Discuss the difference between similes and metaphors.  Identify similes and metaphors and the items being compared in each.  Work on simile illustration.  Students will compare themselves to an animal using a simile and illustrate the simile.  (6.1.18)
Grammar – Complete a quiz on adjectives and proper adjectives.  (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

3rd period – THINKLINK FOCUS – Review and complete practice on cause and effect relationships. (6.1.16)
Grammar – Discuss pronouns as adjectives, page 336 – 337.  Complete Exercise 6 page 337, Recognizing Possessive Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

4th period – THINKLINK FOCUS – Review and complete practice on cause and effect relationships. (6.1.16)
Grammar – Discuss pronouns as adjectives, page 336 – 337.  Complete Exercise 6 page 337, Recognizing Possessive Adjectives. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Enriched Language Arts

Week of December 3 – 7, 2007

Monday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 11 – 14 of The Cay.  Create a flipbook sequencing the events in various chapters of The Cay.  Read and discuss Chapters 15 – 16 of The Cay. (6.1.21)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Review the sequence of events from Chapters 15 – 16 before reading Chapters 17 – 19 to finish The Cay.  Finish the flipbook from yesterday. Grammar – Discuss Proper Adjectives, page 334 – 335.  Complete Exercise 4 page 334, Identifying Proper Adjectives, using individual dry erase boards. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – Comprehension quiz tomorrow on Chapters
15 – 19 of The Cay

Wednesday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 15 – 19 of The Cay.  LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Ms. Dawkins.  (6.1.21)
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Review Chapters 1 – 19 of The Cay to review for the final test tomorrow – discuss sequence of events, characters, setting, plot, conflicts (internal and external), and theme. Complete an activity on character traits on Timothy and Phillip from The Cay.  Grammar – Complete Exercise 11 page 339, Identifying Proper Adjectives. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – Final test on The Cay tomorrow
STUDY ISLAND ASSIGNMENT – DUE TOMORROW

Friday – Complete the final test from The Cay. Complete an activity on Who? What? Where? When? from the novel for extra credit.  Grammar – Complete workbook pages 25 – 26, Proper Adjectives. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Language Arts

Week of December 3 – 7, 2007

Monday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 11 – 14 of The Cay.  Create a flipbook sequencing the events in various chapters of The Cay.  Read and discuss Chapters 15 – 16 of The Cay (6.1.21)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday – Review the sequence of events from Chapter 15 before listening to Chapters 16 – 19 to finish The Cay.  Continue working on the flipbook.  Grammar – Discuss Proper Adjectives, page 334 – 335.  Complete # 1 – 5 of Exercise 4 page 334, Identifying Proper Adjectives, using individual dry erase boards. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – Comprehension quiz tomorrow on Chapters
15 – 19 of The Cay

Wednesday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 15 – 19 of The Cay. Finish the flipbook from Monday.  Grammar – Continue discussing Proper Adjectives, page 334 – 335.  Complete # 6 – 10 of Exercise 4 page 334, Identifying Proper Adjectives, using individual dry erase boards.  (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Thursday – Review Chapters 1 – 19 of The Cay to review for the final test tomorrow – discuss sequence of events, characters, setting, plot, conflicts (internal and external), and theme. Complete a sequencing activity to review for the final test tomorrow. Grammar – Complete Exercise 11 page 339, Identifying Proper Adjectives. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – Final test on The Cay tomorrow
STUDY ISLAND ASSIGNMENT – DUE TOMORROW

Friday – Complete the final test from The Cay. Complete a review on Who? What? Where? When? from the novel for extra credit. Grammar – Complete workbook pages 25 – 26, Proper Adjectives. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE