English Language Arts & Reading

Week of October 19th:

This week, students will continue unit 2 on "Adaptations".

Phonics: Students will be reading and spelling words with varient vowels containing al, aw, and au.

Grammar: Students will continue working on common and proper nouns.

Reading: Students will read "Feathers; Not Just for Flying" and identify the main/central idea. They will also review the author's purpose, figurative language, and text structures (Compare/Contrast). Vocabulary words: prey, brittle, system, bristle, contour

Writing: Students will start writing their informational paper about their favorite animal and their adaptions that helps them survive. They will start by using an graphic organizer to write an central idea and conclusion sentence. Later this week, they will be working on adding details with three supporting sentences.

Social Studies: Students will continue learning about European Explorers who settled area in and area Texas.

Mystery House Project: Due Thursday, Oct 29th

October 13th:

This week, we are starting unit 2 "Adaptations" in language arts.

Phonics: Students will be reading and spelling words contacting long and short u.

Grammar: Students will be working on subject/verb agreement.

Reading: Students will be identifying figurative language within poems and analyzing poetic language as well as poem elements. We will be reading, "Butterfly Eyes & Other Meadows"

Writing: Students will be analyzing Lynne Brunelle's "Haiki, Ew!" and writing their own Haiki poem.

Social Studies: Students will continue to identify Native Americans who originated in Texas based upon the region in which they lived. (Caddo, Karankawa, Lipan Apache, & Jumano)

Homework: Work on Mystery House Project

September28th:

This week, we will continue working on Unit 1: " How Can a Place Affect Where we Live?" 

Phonics: Students will be reading and spelling words contacting long and short o.

Grammar: Students will be identifying compound sentences & coordinating conjunctions.

Reading: Students will read "Twins in Space" which is a nonfictional text and explain how the text structure contributes to the author's purpose focusing on compare and contrast.

Vocabulary words: identical, radiation, duplicate, comparison, DNA, chromosome.

Writing: Students will finialize their own personal narrative. 

Social Studies: Students will be discovering patterns of Settlement and Adaptation.

Week of September 21st:

This week, we will continue working on Unit 1: " How Can a Place Affect Where we Live?" 

Phonics: Students will be reading and spelling words contacting long and short e

Grammar: Students will be identifying compound sentences & coordinating conjunctions

Reading: Students will read "Barbed Wired Baseball" and explain how the text structure contributes to the author's purpose

              Vobulary words for the week;

              descent- the family background or national origin of a person

               internment- related to confinement as if in a prison, often during war

                desolate- the feeling of emptiness, loneliness, or unhappy

                diverted- change the direction of

               spectators- the people who watch an event

Writing: Students will be writing their own personal narrative 

Social Studies: Students will create a map using map elements

Week of September 14th:

This week, we will continue working on Unit 1: " How Can a Place Affect Where we Live?" 

Phonics: Students will review decoding and spelling words open & closed syllables and long and short 'a' .

Grammar: Students will be identifying run-on sentences and fragments while making corrections to build sentences.

Reading: Students will read a passage "The United States Consitution" and identify the central/main idea, author's purpose, text Features, and text structure to accuratly answer questions and provide text evidence as a review for distict CBA on Wednesday.

Writing: Students will be writing their own personal narrative 

Social Studies: Students will observe celebrate freedom week to include: Declaration of Indepedence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.

Week of September 7th:

This week, we will continue working on Unit 1: " How Can a Place Affect Where we Live?" 

Phonics: Students will be reading and spelling words contacting long and short a (ai, ay, eigh)

Grammar: Students will be identifying run-on sentences and fragments

Reading: Students will read a passage "Life at the Top" and identify the author's purpose for writing the passage and the different text stuctures within the text. 

Writing: Students will be writing their own personal narrative about their favorite field trip.

Social Studies: Students will observe celebrate freedom week. 

Week of August 31st:

This week, we will continue working on Unit 1: " How Can a Place Affect Where we Live?" 

Phonics: Students will be reading and spelling words contacting r-controlled vowels

Grammar: Students will be identifying run-on sentences

Reading: Students will read " Reaching for the Moon" by Buzz Aldrin and discuss components of Narrative Nonfiction - Autobiography. - We will be focusing on determining the Author's Purpose.

Writing: Students will be writing their own personal narrative 

Social Studies: Students will be learning about the different regions of Texas, the plants, animals, & weather of the regions. They will also learn and discuss the different tribes from the region and the economy.

*Map Testing is on Tuesday and Wednesday for Reading and Math.

Week of August 24th:

This week, we will continue working on Unit 1: " How Can a Place Affect Where we Live?" 

Phonics: Students will be reading and spelling words contacting r-controlled vowels

Grammar: Students will be identifying the subject and predicate in sentences and construct their own.

Reading: Students will read " Reaching for the Moon" by Buzz Aldrin and discuss components of Narrative Nonfiction - Autobiography. 

Social Studies: Students will be learning about the different regions of Texas, the plants, animals, & weather of the regions. They will also learn and discuss the different tribes from the region and the economy.

Week of August 17th:

This week we will be starting Unit I exploring the concept "How Can a Place Affect Where We Live?" The students will be decoding multi-syllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables, use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning word, and writing responses that demonstrate their understanding of texts that includes them comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources. The students will use text evidence to support their answers.