WEEK OF: September 21st
This week's specials: P.E./Library
CREW Focus: Bully Prevention
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In literacy, students will be reading fiction literature this week. While reading the anchor text, they will be working on analyzing how setting, conflicts, and characterization contribute to the plot in a literary text. As they move into reading a nonfiction paired text, they will explain how the text structure of chronology contributes to the understanding of a text.
Students will complete Lesson 5, reviewing and practicing multiple strategies to divide multi-digit numbers. They will take the lesson quiz on Wednesday. For the remainder of the week, students will focus on completing and reviewing a study guide to prepare for the Unit 1 test.
Writing
Students will continue to work on analyzing writing exemplars to learn more about the writing process using T.I.D.E. as an organizational structure when writing expository and narrative pieces. Additionally, they will work on using a scoring guide to help them learn to evaluate their own work. Spelling this week will focus on r-controlled vowels. Grammar lessons will focus on combining sentences. Students will have a spelling test and grammar quiz on Friday.
Students are beginning their S.S. rotation with Mrs. Broomhead.
Social Studies Standards:
SS 5 Geography 2.3.1
Use geographic tools and sources to research and answer questions about United States geography
Learning Target:
a. Answer questions about regions of North America and the United States using various types of maps.
b. Use geographic tools to identify, locate, and describe places and regions in North America and the United States and suggest reasons for their location.
c. Describe the influence of accessible resources on the development of local and regional communities throughout North America and the United States.
Lessons:
Introduction to United States Regions
Mapping the United States 5 Regions
West Region-Physical features
Midwest Region- Physical features
Southwest Region- Physical features
Southeast Region- Physical features
Northeast Region- Physical features
Library & Art is Tuesday/Thursday from 10:35 - 11:15 am.