September 5-9

Post date: Sep 02, 2016 3:6:27 PM

Monday, September 5

• Schools Closed for Labor Day

Tuesday, September 6

• Everyday Edit - "It's Football Time"

• 3rd and 4th: Grammar Review: Apostrophes

  • Practice: "Perfect Apostrophes"

• Finish NewsELA Summaries

Wednesday, September 7

• Everyday Edit - "California Statehood" (graded)

• Grammar Review: Verbs and Verb Tense

  • Practice: "Conquer Verb-Tense Consistency"

• Writing Lesson - Adding Sensory Details

  • Mentor Text: from Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

  • Practice: Sensory Images Chart and paragraph (p. 37 in Quick Practice Writing Skills)

Thursday, September 8

• Warm-Up: Review 3 Types of Writing

• Grammar Review: Irregular Verbs

  • Practice: Grammar Bytes

• Writing Lesson - Sensory Details & Figurative Langauge

  • Mentor Text: "The Game" by Matt Vice (pages 4 and 5 in Personal Narrative)

Friday, September 9

• Writing/Grammar Quiz #1

• Writing Lesson - Transitions

  • Mentor Text: "A Visit to Grandmother" by Vernida Polacca

• Review Figurative Language and Strong Synonyms