Quarter 2
Week 14: Nov 3-7
📖Novel Study
None for a little while. We will be working with the HMH textbook instead.
📚Reading Concepts
We will be reading/working with Army Eyes 3-D Printed Food for Soldiers, Interflora, Sonnet 43, The Automation Paradox, and Heads up, Humans
Analyze structure, anlayze irony, analyze claim and evidence, analyze graphic features, analyze evidence, analyze rhetoric, compare arguments
💬Language Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Identify supporting details in information texts (Q.1) Alphabetical order (DD.1), Use guide words (DD.2)
✍️Writing Concepts
Recall details to inform others, use vocabulary words within writing, write from different perspectives
🏠Possible homework
IXL Skills: Q.1, DD.1, DD.2 to at least 90% due one week from date of assignment
Quarter 2
Week 13: Oct 20-24
📖Novel Study
None for a little while. We will be working with the HMH textbook instead.
📚Reading Concepts
We will be reading/working with "Wild Geese", "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance", "The Brave Little Toaster", and "Are Bionic Superhumans on the Horizon?"
Determine theme, analyze character, compare/contrast, determine central idea, cite text evidence, analyze connections, analyze structure, analyze plot, analyze science fiction, discuss with a small group, identify central ideas and details, analyze organization
💬Language Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Use the correct frequently confused word (T.1), Words with re- (V.2), What does the punctuation suggest? (SS.1)
✍️Writing Concepts
Use alliterations with in writing, explain family traditions, use imagery to describe what is going on around you
🏠Possible homework
IXL Skills: T.1, V.2, SS.1 to at least 90% due one week from date of assignment
Quarter 2
Week 11: Oct 13-15
No School Thursday, Oct 16 and Friday, Oct 17 due to Parent-Teacher Conferences
📖Novel Study
None for a little while. We will be working with the HMH textbook instead.
📚Reading Concepts
We will be reading/working with "Outsmart Your Smart Phone" by Catherine Steiner-Adair
Analyze claim and evidence, identify counterclaims, analyze structure, analyze rhetorical devices, compare arguments
💬Language Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Compare/contrast in informational texts (E.3), Identify thesis statements (O.1), Determine if it is a phrase or a clause(GG.1)
Poetry explanation, journal entries about reading
🏠Possible homework
IXL skills E.3, 0.1, GG.1--> due one week after it has been assigned with a score of at least 90%