Week 8: September 28 - October 2

 Week 8: September 28 - October 2

Reading Workshop:

This week we will continue with getting more understanding of our Standards: Author's Craft, Author's Purpose, and Text Evidence. We will also begin to work with the basic understanding of Plot, beginning with the Beginning, Middle, and End of a story. 

Texts: "Mr. Peabody's Apples" and "Wilma Unlimited"

Assessment #3: Author's Purpose with Text Evidence (60%)

Writing Workshop: 

Students will look back at all their prewriting strategies and choose the one moment they want to write about. They will also build their stories around the purpose of the story as well as incorporate crafts they want to use as writers. 

Grammar Talks: Descriptive Sentences

Expected Assignments: September 21 - September 25

 Expected Assignments: September 21 - September 25

- Junkyard Wonders Author's Purpose

- The Other Side (Seesaw) Author's Purpose with Text Evidence

-Pronouns (Google Classroom)

Expected Assignments: Week of September 14 - September 18

 Expected Assignments: Week of September 14 - September 18

-Important Person ( 3 entries)

-Important Place (3 entries)

-Comprehension Questions "I Don't Get It"

-Cursive : acdgqo / fhkleb

Week 7: September 21 - September 25

 Week 7: September 21 - September 25

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will begin new lessons over Author's Purpose and using Text Evidence to support our thinking. Students will learn to justify their belief of an Author's Purpose by using their annotations of Text Evidence. 

Interactive Read Aloud: The Other Side

Writing Workshop:

This week we will continue to use the writing process - Prewriting, as we continue to add a new strategy to our writing, 'Strong Emotion'. Students will jot down moments of when they experienced a strong emotion. This is another strategy that helps us as writers to brainstorm our thinking as we build our stories. 

Grammar Talks:

Pronouns ( I, me, you, they, us, we, them)

Cursive: 

acdgqo

flhkleb

ijprsutw

Week 6: September 14 - September 18

 Week 6: September 14 - September 18

Reading Workshop:

This week will be a work week for us. This means we will begin some reteach on concepts to ensure we are understanding our essential standards. We will also continue to spiral back to concepts through some task stations, as well as incorporate our Independent Reading with stamina. We are still monitoring and addressing reading habits through our Reading Assessments, so we will continue those as needed throughout the week. These assessments are set to be finalized the second to third week of October. 

Writing Workshop:

This week students will focus on the 3 keys of writing. Cursive, Grammar, and Writing Compositions. Students are currently working on Strategy 1 - Important People. Students will create graphic organizers as they begin the writing process with 'Prewriting', naming those small moments with the important people in their lives. 

Expected Assignments: Week September 7 - September 11

 Assignments: Week of September 7 - September 11 

-Annotate with "Junkyard Wonders"

-Book Talk "Faithful Elephants" - Partner share about the Praise and Polishes of your work.

-Performance Task Book Talk

Week 5: September 8 - September 11

 ELAR WEEK: September 8 - September 11 

Reading Workshop:

This week students will continue to interact with the text "Junkyard Wonders" as they use the strategies they have been learning to annotate their thinking. Students will also create another book talk as they prepare for their Performance Task on Friday. This is a 60% grade. 

Writing Workshop:

Students will continue to learn the ins and outs of beginning cursive as well as continue with learning new strategies in Writing Workshop on how to begin a composition. For example, moments with important people and important places. 

Expected Assignments: August 31 - September 3

 Expected Assignments: August 31 - September 3

- Write a book talk over the book you are reading (Reader Notebook)

-Create a T chart over videos of good/bad characteristics of a book talk (Reader Notebook)

-Reader Response: Make a connection (Reader Notebook) "Junkyard Wonders"

-Meaningful Reader Assessment