Please note:  Plans are subject to change depending on what we accomplish in the classroom.



Week of Sept. 29th - Oct. 3rd

Language

Focus: Punctuation; Writing Personal Narratives

L.5.2.a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*

L.5.2.b. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.

L.5.2.c. Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It's true, isn't it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?)


 W.5.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. 

Monday - Daily Warm-Up (Quick write); Comma Rules - Notebook; IXL practice

Narrative Writing - Outline (parts of a story)



Tuesday - Daily Warm-Up (Quick write); Punctuation practice

Narrative Writing - Introduction (Hooking your reader)

IXL practice 



Wednesday -  Daily Warm-Up (Quick write); IXL - Comma practice

Narrative Writing -Minilesson (Dialogue)

Continue writing essay



Thursday - Daily Warm-Up (Quick write); IXL - Comma practice/ assignment

Narrative Writing - Narrative Essay



Friday - Language Quiz #5 - Comma Usage

Narrative Writing - Continue Narrative Essay 






*Daily Warm-Ups will now be a short writing prompt. Language quizzes will focus on the skills we are practicing in class.