Week of 10/19- 10/23
Tests & Assessments of the Week : 10/19 - 10/23
Monday
Tuesday :
Wednesday :
Thursday : 5 Question Reading Comprehension Quiz
Friday
Monday 10/19
Read: Captain Arsenio for Reading Comprehension Quiz Thursday
Tuesday 10/20
Read: Captain Arsenio for Reading Comprehension Quiz Thursday
Grammar Packet - complete any unfinished pages in your grammar packet (pages are outlined below)
Complete Subjects and Predicates
Subject - Verb Agreement
Compound Sentences
Kinds of Sentences
You do NOT have to rewrite
Wednesday 10/21
Read: Captain Arsenio for Reading Comprehension Quiz Thursday
Read over anchor charts in copybook
literary elements
author's purpose
author's craft
making inferences
central idea & supporting details
Thursday 10/22
Read over anchor charts in copybook
literary elements
author's purpose
author's craft
making inferences
central idea & supporting details
Friday 10/23
Read over anchor charts for Module 1 Reading test Monday
literary elements
author's purpose
author's craft
making inferences
central idea & supporting details
Review Grammar packet concepts from this week
Complete Subjects and Predicates
Subject - Verb Agreement
Compound Sentences
Kinds of Sentences
Practice spelling words - quiz #3 next week
utilize your spelling bingo board page to pick a fun choice!
Looking Ahead to Next Week - 10/26 - 10/30
Module 1 Test - application based test
Monday
Spelling Quiz
Thursday
Studying & Reviewing Materials
A Glimpse Into 5th Grade ELA
Reading Skills of the Week
Author's Craft - What are the techniques used by a writer to make his or her writing look or sound a certain way?
Author's Purpose - Why did the author write the text? What was his or her purpose for writing?
inform to give facts about a topic
persuade to try to convince someone of an idea or to try to get the person to do something
entertain to bring joy and fun to the reader through a piece of writing
Monitor & Clarify - Do I understand what I just read from the story?
What steps can I take DURING READING to ensure I am understanding as much as I can about a text?
If I don't understand what I just read, what are 3 things I can do before I continue reading?
Vocabulary Words
irrigate
inspector
photographed
prestigious
auditorium
impoverished
maneuver
specialized
elite
objective
traditional
Word Study - Phonics
Prefixes: re-, pre- and mis-
Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ous
Open Syllable Words: the vowel 'says it's name'
Closed Syllable Words: the vowel 'says it's sound'
Grammar
Complete Subjects and Predicates
Subject - Verb Agreement
Compound Sentences
Kinds of Sentences - What is the statement commanding you to do, asking you, sharing with you, or expressing to you with emotion?
Imperative
Interrogative
Declarative
Exclamatory
Writing
Expository Essay
What is an invention that is useful?
Why did a specific inventor(s) create that invention?
Does it save time or money?
Does it make lives easier and improve people's lives?
Reading Comprehension - biweekly
5 Question Quiz on the story of the week
Students have multiple exposures to the text including choral reading, partner reads, listening/audority reads prior to assessment
Spelling Quiz - biweekly
10 words focused on word study focuses of the week (ie: prefixes, suffixes & syllable types)
Module Weekly Assessments - biweekly
assessing usage of unit vocabulary in the context of a given sentence
grammar skill application
reading comprehension of a short text
Mid Unit Grammar Tests - triweekly/monthly