Welcome back. Please see the individual class sections for schedules. I'll get some photos up for this school year as soon as I get some. The marathon is coming up fas

5th Grade Language Arts for week of January 19-23 

New Quarter: You can start on AR immediately. Go for it. 

1/19 Monday (MAP testing today for reading) 

For those that get done early, please have your AR book ready. 

First 20-30 minutes will be dedicated to Core 5 Lexia and Wrinkle 

Spelling/Word Study/Vocab 

G 

I 

A 

Grammar 

G 

I 

A 

Writing 

G: I can write a paragraph for a specific purpose

I: Review CSW week paragraph

A: CSW paragraph due today

Reading: 

G 

I 

A 

1/20 Tuesday (MAP testing today for language use) 

For those that get done early, please have your AR book ready. 

First 20-30 minutes will be dedicated to Core 5 Lexia and Wrinkle 

Spelling/Word Study/Vocab 

G 

I 

A 

Grammar 

G 

I 

A 

Writing 

G 

I 

A 

Reading 

G 

I 

A 

1/21 Wednesday (finish MAP testing for reading/language use for those who did not finish) 

Core 5 and Wrinkle can be worked on as well as AR 

Spelling/Word Study/Vocab 

G 

I 

A 

Grammar  

G 

I 

A 

Writing 

G 

I 

A 

Reading: 

G 

I 

A 

1/12Thursday  

Spelling/Word Study/Vocab 

G: I can spell, define and use a set of spelling words and vocabulary 

I: U2W4 Review spelling words and vocabulary p. 355 

A: U2W4 Yellow Packet day 1 today 

A: U2W4 Yellow Packet Day 2 due tomorrow 

Grammar 

G 

I 

A 

Writing 

G: I can respond to a writing prompt 

I: U2W4 read p. 328-329 

A: U2W4 Write 4 sentences to answer questions on p. 329 due today 

Reading: 

G: I can identify main ideas and elements in informational text 

I: U2W4 P. 349 Making predictions due today 

I: Read p. 330-333 Info text anchor chart 

I: Read P. 334-345 

A: U2W4 Highlight/Underline P. 334-345 due today 

1/23 Friday  

Spelling/Word Study/Vocab 

G: I can spell, define and use a set of spelling words and vocabulary 

I: U2W4 Review spelling words and vocabulary p. 355 

A: U2W4 Yellow Packet Day 2 today 

A: U2W4 Yellow Packet Day 3 Due Monday  

Grammar 

G 

I 

A 

Writing 

G: 

I: 

A: 

Reading: 

G: I can identify main ideas and elements in informational text 

I: U2W4 P. 349 Confirm predictions due today 

I: Read p. 330-333 Info text anchor chart 

I: Read P. 334-345 

A: U2W4 CFU P. 347 

6th Grade Language Arts week of 12/08-12/12 

Remember: 

G=Goal 

I=Instruction 

A=Assessment 

12/08 Monday  

Reading 

G: I can read outside books and pass AR quizzes 

I: Read outside books 

A: Take AR quizzes 

Grammar 

G: I can identify common and proper nouns, capitalize words, pluralize words, and punctuate sentences 

I: p. 94-95 in grammar book 

A: P. 22 Reteach/Practice due Wednesday 

A: P. 94-95 Mixed review due Wednesday 

Writing 

G: I can write a personal narrative using all the appropriate elements and formatting 

I: Review Elements of a personal Narrative 

I: Review elements of an intro to a personal narrative 

I: Review main events in a personal narrative 

A: Create a google doc with MLA for rough draft of personal narrative due today 

A: Write intro tough draft due today 

A: Write 15 major events for your personal narrative due today 

Vocab/Spelling 

G 

I 

A 

12/09 Tuesday 

Reading 

G: I can read outside books and pass AR quizzes 

I: Read outside books 

A: Take AR quizzes 

Grammar 

G: I can identify common and proper nouns, capitalize words, pluralize words, and punctuate sentences 

I: p. 94-95 in grammar book 

A: P. 22 Reteach/Practice due Wednesday 

A: P. 94-95 Mixed review due Wednesday 

Writing  

G: I can write a personal narrative using all the appropriate elements and formatting 

I: Review Elements of a personal Narrative 

I: Review dialogue requirements 

I: Review main events in a personal narrative 

I: Avoiding We and using vivid details 

A: Dialogue assignment due today 

A: Avoiding We and using vivid details assignment due today  

Begin working on your personal narrative-rough draft due Friday 

Vocab/Spelling  

G 

I 

A 

12/10 Wednesday  

Reading 

G: I can read outside books and pass AR quizzes 

I: Read outside books 

A: Take AR quizzes 

Grammar 

G: I can how to use possessive nouns 

I: p. 96-97 in grammar book 

A: P.23 Reteach/Practice due tomorrow 

Writing 

G: I can write a personal narrative using all the appropriate elements and formatting 

I: Review Elements of a personal Narrative 

I: Review elements of an intro to a personal narrative 

I: Review main events in a personal narrative 

A: Copy and paste intro into personal narrative document 

A: Using 15 events assignment, begin writing personal narrative: rough draft due Friday 

Vocab/Spelling 

G 

I 

A 

12/11 Thursday 

Reading  

G: I can read outside books and pass AR quizzes 

I: Read outside books 

A: Take AR quizzes 

Grammar 

G: I can identify and use appositives in sentences 

I: p. 98-99 in grammar book 

A: P.24 Reteach/Practice due Tomorrow 

Writing  

G: I can write a personal narrative using all the appropriate elements and formatting 

I: Review Elements of a personal Narrative 

I: Review elements of an intro to a personal narrative 

I: Review main events in a personal narrative 

A: Copy and paste intro into personal narrative document 

A: Using 15 events assignment, begin writing personal narrative: rough draft due Friday 

Vocab/Spelling 

G 

I 

A 

12/12 Friday 

Reading 

G: I can read outside books and pass AR quizzes 

I: Read outside books 

A: Take AR quizzes 

Grammar 

G: I can write a personal narrative using all the appropriate elements and formatting 

G: I can write a conclusion to a personal narrative 

I: Review Elements of a personal Narrative 

I: Review elements of an intro to a personal narrative 

I: Review main events in a personal narrative 

A: Conclusion rough draft due today 

A: Using 15 events assignment, begin writing personal narrative: rough draft due Friday 

Writing 

G: I can write a narrative using academic vocabular 

I: Review Unit 5 words and how to do a vocab story 

A: Final draft of Vocab story due Friday Dec. 5 

Vocab/Spelling 

G 

I 

A 

Keep checking the class website for updates. I'll try to include photos as well as weekly schedules. Remember, depending on what happens, weekly schedules may need to be adjusted. Using JMC or Email for messages is a good way to contact me as well. 

5th Grade AR Requirements:

• 18 points per quarter

• One informational text or non-fiction book.

  • The book must be at least 2,500 words

  • All informational texts (non-fiction) are worth double the points

  • Historical fiction such as the Baseball Card series (Satchel and Me), I Survived books, do not count as informational text.

• To get credit for the entire book, 60% or more needs to be scored on the quiz.

• If students score 40%-50% on a quiz for a book, they will receive a reduced score based on the quiz score (e.g., if a student scored 50% on a book worth 16 points, that student would get credit for 8 points).

• If students receive less than 40% on the quiz, or if the book doesn't have an AR quiz associated with it, they can still receive credit for that book if they complete the following:

  • Write an eight or more sentence paragraph summary of the plot (what happened in the story). 

  • Write a 5 sentence paragraph describing your reaction to the book, the characters, and the theme.

  • Write one or more sentences describing the author’s message or purpose of the book.

  • Write one sentence telling if you would recommend this book, why or why not.

  • Write one sentence telling one thing you would change about the book and why.

  • Write one sentence explaining how this book is similar to another book you read.

6th Grade AR Requirements:

• 150,000 words per quarter

• One informational text or non-fiction book.

  • The book must be at least 2,500 words

  • All informational texts (non-fiction) are worth double the words

  • Historical fiction such as the Baseball Card series (Satchel and Me), I Survived books, do not count as informational text.

• To get credit for the entire book, 60% or more needs to be scored on the quiz.

• If students score 40%-50% for a book, they will receive a word count from me only it will be based on the percentage scored on the quiz (e.g., student scores 50% on a book with 100,000 words, That student would get credit for 50,000 words).

• If students receive less than 40% on the quiz, or the book doesn’t have an AR quiz associated with it yet, they can still receive credit for that book if they complete the following:

  • Write an eight or more sentence paragraph summary of the plot (what happened in the story). 

  • Write a 5 sentence paragraph describing your reaction to the book, the characters, and the theme.

  • Write one or more sentences describing the author’s message or purpose of the book.

  • Write one sentence telling if you would recommend this book, why or why not.

6th Grade have selected the following themes for the Carnival Basket and Quilt:

Sports and Outdoor activities--Carnival

Favoritet food: Quilt

Welcome to a new year. I look forward to working with this year's fifth and sixth grade students. Exciting things are going to happen.