Week 15: November 16 - November 20

 Week 15: November 16 - November 20

*Note: Days are subject to change as teacher sees the need. 

Monday: November 16

Reading Workshop: 

ML: Author's Purpose in Poetry 

Mentor Text: "The Road Not Taken"

Stations: Poetry Review

Writing Workshop:

Revising / Editing Personal Narratives

Tuesday: November 17

Reading Workshop:

ML: Mood and Tone 

Mentor Text: "Good Hours North of Boston"

Stations continued: Poetry Review 

Writing Workshop:

Editing Personal Narratives

Wednesday: November 18

Publishing Personal Narratives

Thursday: November 19

Poetry Assessment - 60%

Friday: November 20 

Holiday Activities 

Expected Assignments: Week November 9 - 13

 Expected Assignments Week November 9 - November 13

- GR Comprehension Questions

- Greek / Latin Roots (BIO)

- Poetry Devices 1-12

-Poetry Checkpoint 

Expected Assignments: Week November 2 - November 6

 Expected Assignments: Week November 2 - November 6

- Guided Reading Activities Nightly 

- Cursive

- Begin Drafting Personal Narrative

- Assessment over Plot 60% 

ELAR WEEK: November 9 - November 13

 ELAR WEEK: November 9 - November 13 

*NOTE: These are subject to change as needed - this is simply an outline of the week

Reading / Writing Workshop:

Monday: 

New Unit: ML Poetry - Introduce vocabulary: Stanza, Poet, Rhyme Scheme, Rhythm, Lines, Repetition. 

Mentor Text: Poem ~ Saw My Teacher On Saturday

Writing: Students will continue to draft their Personal Narratives using their prewriting strategies they have been creating. 

Tuesday: 

ML: What is Assonance? We will look at the poem "A Hat for a Cat" to find examples of Assonance. 

Examples of Poems with Assonance

Writing: Students will continue to draft their Personal Narratives using their prewriting strategies they have been creating. 

Wednesday:

ML: Personification ~ We will look at the poem " Timothy's Bike" and " Perfume Bottles". 

Examples of Personification Poems / Phrases

Writing: Begin Revising and Editing our Personal Narratives

Thursday:

ML: Hyperbole ~ We will look at the poem "The Biggest Burp Ever" and "My Grandpa"

Examples of Hyperbole in Poetry

Writing Workshop: Continue to Revise and Edit Personal Narratives

Friday:

ML: What is a Poetry Talk?

Scheduled CFA over Poetry - Check for Understanding

Guided Reading Comprehension Questions

Writing Workshop: Begin publishing Personal Narratives 

Question Stems to Ask Readers

 Question Stems to Ask Readers:

Use the link below to find question stems to ask readers during and after reading.  

Verbs to use in questioning: Describe, Explain.

Example: Explain how the character feels in the story. What text evidence supports your thinking?

Question Stems.

*(Question Stems credit: Scholastic.com)