Quarter 3
Week 27: Feb 16-20
No School Feb. 16- Presidents' Day
๐Novel Study:ย
We will work with The Giver by Lois Lowry. Students will be returning their books by the end of this week. They may use them as needed to help find evidence/idea/concepts that go along with the project(s) they will be completing.ย
๐Reading Concepts
We will be working on a project this week. There are 3 options that students may choose from, but they MUST complete one of the options. Please see the links below for the details for the specific projects. (***Please note that if a student selects the interview project, they MUST have permission from the person they interview to record.***) Each project allows the student to express their thoughts and feelings in a creative way, but also reflect on the novel that we have been working on.ย
The Giver Symbolism Scrapbook Project
Transmitting a Memory Using Multimedia Project
Receiving a Memory Interview Projectย ย
Cite text evidence, Determine theme, Describe structure, Determine meanings, Analyze structure, Compare/contract structure
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Classify logical fallacies (O.6), Use thesaurus entries (CC.5), Compound subject and object with pronouns (II.3)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
We will be working on our projects that have a writing piece that goes along with it. Again, please see the links for the project information that includes the writing pieces.
๐ Possible homework
I will be giving time in class for the projects. The project of the student's choice is due by the end of reading class on Friday. Students may have to complete some work at home to ensure that their project is the best it can be and turned in on time.ย
IXL Skills to 90%: O.6, CC.5, II.3
Quarter 3
Week 26: Feb 9-13
๐Novel Study:ย
We will continue to read The Giver by Lois Lowry. During our time reading this book, students will NOT need to bring the HMH book to class. However, they need to make sure to bring the copy of the novel that I will be lending them to class and keep it clear of marking and/or damages.ย
๐Reading Concepts
We will read chapters 21-end of the book. Students are expected to complete the study guide for each chapter as well as the vocabulary. There is a quiz planned for Tuesday that will be over chapters 17-23. The full book test is scheduled for Thursday. I will be allowing one (1) chance to make corrections on the quiz and the test to earn half of the points back on the questions that students may have missed.
The Giver Full Book Study Guideย
Cite text evidence, Determine theme, Describe structure, Determine meanings, Analyze structure, Compare/contract structure
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Choose between subject and object pronouns (II.1), Compound subjects and objects with I and me (II.2), Compare information from two texts (L.1)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
We will be working on some writing prompts about what we have read thus far in The Giver.ย
๐ Possible homework
I will be giving time in class for the study guide questions and vocabulary, but whatever is not done in class will become homework. Again, please make sure to bring the novel each day to class and keep it free of markings/damages. Thanks!
IXL Skills to 90%: II.1, II.2, L.1
Quarter 3
Week 25: Feb 2-6
๐Novel Study:ย
We will continue to read The Giver by Lois Lowry. During our time reading this book, students will NOT need to bring the HMH book to class. However, they need to make sure to bring the copy of the novel that I will be lending them to class and keep it clear of marking and/or damages.ย
๐Reading Concepts
We will read chapters 9-20. Students are expected to complete the study guide for each chapter as well as the vocabulary. There is a quiz planned for Thursday that will be over chapters 9-16.ย
The Giver Quiz 2 (9-16) Blooket Reviewย
Cite text evidence, Determine theme, Describe structure, Determine meanings, Analyze structure, Compare/contract structure
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects (M.1), Remove the sentence the does not belong (N.3), Use words as clues to the meaning of Greek and Latin roots (V.2)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
We will be working on some writing prompts about what we have read thus far in The Giver.ย
๐ Possible homework
I will be giving time in class for the study guide questions and vocabulary, but whatever is not done in class will become homework. Again, please make sure to bring the novel each day to class and keep it free of markings/damages. Thanks!
IXL Skills to 90%: M.1, N.3, V.2
Quarter 3
Week 23: Jan 26-30
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be starting to read The Giver by Lois Lowry. During our time reading this book, students will NOT need to bring the HMH book to class. However, they need to make sure to bring the copy of the novel that I will be lending them to class and keep it clear of marking and/or damages.ย
๐Reading Concepts
This week will begin with a pre-reading activity to get us familiar with some of the themes with in our novel and then start reading. We will read chapters 1-11. Students are expected to complete the study guide for each chapter as well as the vocabulary.ย
Cite text evidence, Determine theme, Describe structure, Determine meanings, Analyze structure, Compare/contract structure
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Draw inferences from literary texts (G.2), Identify counterclaims (O.4), Use dictionary definitions (CC.4)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
We will be working on some writing prompts about what we have read thus far in The Giver.ย
๐ Possible homework
I will be giving time in class for the study guide questions and vocabulary, but whatever is not done in class will become homework. Again, please make sure to bring the novel each day to class and keep it free of markings/damages. Thanks!
IXL Skills to 90%: G.2, O.4, CC.4
Quarter 3
Week 22: Jan. 19-23
No School Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
๐Novel Study:ย
None for a while. We will NOT be using the HMH book for a little while either.ย
๐Reading Concepts
We will be reading/working on the following poems: A Psalm of Life; Little House of Blame; The Backyard Then; David's Old Story
Cite text evidence, Determine theme, Analyze structure, Determine meanings. Analyze point of view
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL skills: None due to the shorter week and Poetry Project
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
We will be working on a poetry project that will have students writing their own poems. The students are able to be creative with this project, but they will have guidelines that they must follow to earn full points for the overall project. Poetry Project Info and Rubric DUE Monday, Jan. 26ย
๐ Possible homework
I will be giving time in class, but students may need to work on the poetry project a bit at home to ensure that they are submitting their best work.ย ย
Quarter 3
Week 21: Jan. 12-16
๐Novel Study:ย
None for a while. We will NOT be using the HMH book for a little while either.ย
๐Reading Concepts
We will be reading/working on a Nearpod to get us familiar with poetry and then exploring a variety of poems. The poems will be printed and/or displayed on the Smart Board, so you will NOT need to have your book. Poems that we will read include: Truth; Hanging Fire; This World; Momentum; Jabberwocky
Determine meaning of words, Cite text evidence, Analyze stanzas, Explain point of view, Determine theme
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL skills: Choose evidence to support a claim (O.3), Use dictionary entries (CC.3), Identify pronouns and their antecedents (HH.1)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
We will be working on some Nearpods that focus on the structure and composing of poems so as to prepare us for a poetry project
๐ Possible homework
IXLs to 90%- O.3, CC.3, HH.1
Quarter 3
Week 20: Jan 5-9
๐Novel Study:ย
None for a while. We will NOT be using the HMH book for a little while either.ย
๐Reading Concepts
We will be reading/working on a Nearpod to get us familiar with poetry and then exploring a variety of poems. The poems will be printed and/or displayed on the Smart Board, so you will NOT need to have your book.ย
Determine meaning of words, Cite text evidence, Analyze stanzas, Explain point of view, Determine theme
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL skills: Revise the sentence using a stronger verb (P.3),Correct errors with subject-verb agreement (KK.1), Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement (KK.2)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
We will be working on some Nearpods that focus on the structure and composing of poems so as to prepare us for a poetry project
๐ Possible homework
IXLs to 90%- P.3, KK.1, KK.2
JAN 5th READING HOMEWORK (Due Friday!)--> The Many Forms of Poetryย
DUE FRIDAY!!!