Week 27: March 1 - March 5

 Week 27: March 1 - March 5

This week is BUSY! 

We will be closing out our celebration of Black History Month and will spend some time testing our knowledge in a fun activity!

We also have Mrs. Spencer visiting during ELAR this week for Read Across America! We cannot wait to hear what she shares with us from the library!

College and Career Week is this week! We look forward to hearing from parents who are sharing about their careers.

Students will also retest over our last unit on Thursday as needed. 

We also have our final Texas Proficiency Writing this week where we check our writing. We will also spend time practicing revising passages looking for mistakes. 

Week 26: February 22 - February 26

 Week 26: February 22 - February 26

Monday - February 22 

Reading Workshop

We will continue to celebrate and learn about important African Americans for Black History Month

Independent Reading

Writing Workshop : 

Grammar Warm Up #5 

Tuesday - February 23

Reading Workshop

Mentor Text this week will be about important Upstanders who contributed to the history of African Americans.

Guided Reading  (books: Famous First Ladies, Elizabeth Blackwell Jr. Iditarod, American Legends, Code Talkers, Hansel and Gretel, Escape from the Holocaust)

Students will complete Comprehension Questions in their Guided Reading Books 

Small Group: Reteach

Independent Reading

Writing Workshop

-Grammar  Warm Up #5 

-Publishing Favorite Thing About 4th Grade

Wednesday - February 24

Reading Workshop

Mentor Text: Poem using a Fable

Finding Author’s Purpose, Theme, and Figurative Language within Poem

Guided Reading: Complete questions as needed. 

Small Group: Reteach

Independent Reading

Writing Workshop

-Grammar  Warm Up #5 

-Complete Publishing Favorite Thing About 4th Grade

Thursday - February 25

Telpas Writing #2 - Texas State Proficiency English Writing

  Grammar Warm Up: #5 

  Independent Reading

Friday - February 26

Reading Workshop:

African American NF Reading of Biographies and Fun Bingo using our knowledge of Biographies 

Independent Reading 

Writing Workshop:

Grammar Warm Up: #5 

Week 24: February 8 - February 12

  ELAR WEEK: Week 24 ~ February 8 - February 12

Note: Lessons are subject to change as teacher sees necessary

Monday: February 8

Reading Workshop

Poetry Escape Room Activity 

Guided Reading  (books: Famous First Ladies, Elizabeth Blackwell Jr. Iditarod, American Legends, Code Talkers, Hansel and Gretel, Escape from the Holocaust)

Stations:  

*Independent Reading 

Writing Workshop

Grammar Warm Up - Week 4

Tuesday: February 9

Reading Workshop

ELAR Assessment: All previous standards such as ~ Theme, Poetry, Figurative Language, Drama, Folktales, 

Writing Workshop

-Grammar Warm Up - week 4 

Wednesday: February 10 

Writing Assessment (1) for Texas English Language Proficiency 

Guided Reading

Station: 

* Independent Reading 

Writing Workshop

-Grammar Warm Up - week 4 

Thursday: February 11

Reading Workshop:

ML: Poetry

Guided Reading

Station:  Poem ¨Twelve¨

Writing Workshop:

Grammar Warm Up - week 4 

Continue to draft class writing prompt

End of Week - No School Friday. 

Week 23: ELAR WEEK: February 1 - February 5

  ELAR WEEK: Week 23 ~ February 1 - February 5

Note: Lessons are subject to change as teacher sees necessary

Monday: February 1

Reading Workshop

*Introduce new Genre - Folktales (fables, legends, myths, tall tales, fairy tale)

Guided Reading  (books: Famous First Ladies, Elizabeth Blackwell Jr. Iditarod, American Legends, Code Talkers, Hansel and Gretel, Escape from the Holocaust)

Stations:  Mon - Tues. 

*Independent Reading with Folktales 

*Using the Genre ~Folktales students will work with Plot elements

Writing Workshop

Grammar Warm Up - Week 3

ML: Students will work on creating 2 leads using a Prompt.

-2nd person lead and Sensory Language Lead

Tuesday: February 2

Reading Workshop

Theme Checkpoint (What do I understand or not understand about Theme)

Guided Reading

Writing Workshop

-Grammar Warm Up - week 3 

-Students will look at a prompt - together we will brainstorm topic ideas to be sure we create the Theme that is being asked within the prompt. 

Reminders to reflect back on: Graphic Organizers, 5 step writing process

Wednesday: February 3 

Reading Workshop

ML 2: Deep Dive into Legends

Mentor Text: ¨The Legend of the Bluebonnet¨

Guided Reading

Station: Wed-Thurs.

* Independent Reading with Folktales 

* Continue next steps in Plot with  Folktales reading

Writing Workshop

-Grammar Warm Up - week 3 

- Begin responding to the writing prompt using the 5 step writing process. 

Thursday: February 4

Reading Workshop:

ML 3: Deep Dive into Legends

Mentor Text: ¨King Midas and the Golden Touch¨

Guided Reading

Writing Workshop:

Grammar Warm Up - week 3 

Continue responding to writing prompt

Friday: February 5

Reading Workshop

Reflection Day: Students will answer questions over Folktale Genres

Stations: All Stations Due

Writing Workshop

Complete the writing prompt 

ELAR WEEK: Week 22 ~January 25 - January 29

 ELAR WEEK: Week 22 ~ January 25 - January 29

Note: Lessons are subject to change as teacher sees necessary

Monday: January 25 

Reading Workshop

What is Theme? How does Theme differ from an Authorś Message?

-Students look at images to determine a Theme.

Guided Reading 

Stations:  Mon - Tues. 

*Independent Reading 

*Using a self selected poetry book students will discuss examples of figurative language found within their text. 

Writing Workshop

Grammar Warm Up

ML: How Do We Create Strong Leads in Expository Writing 

(refer back to our MOY Writing Sample)

Tuesday: January 26 

Reading Workshop

Discuss how topics can show up in texts that will help you to determine a Theme.

Mentor Text: The Lotus Seed 

Guided Reading

Writing Workshop

-Grammar Warm Up

-Students will look at a prompt - together we will brainstorm topic ideas to be sure we create the Theme that is being asked within the prompt. 

Reminders to reflect back on: Graphic Organizers, 5 step writing process

Wednesday: January 27 

Reading Workshop

Mentor Text: The Lotus Seed

Guided Reading

Station: Wed-Thurs.

* Independent Reading 

* Poem and Questions with the text ¨Airplanes¨

Writing Workshop

-Grammar Warm Up

-Continue to build the prompt together, discussing places that need to be revised or edited. 

Thursday: January 28 

Reading Workshop:

Determine the Theme of The Lotus Seed

Book Talk 60%

Guided Reading

Writing Workshop:

Students respond to independent writing prompt.

Friday: January 29 

Reading Workshop

MOY (Middle of Year Assessments) as needed 

Stations: Authorś Purpose: The Name Jar, Figurative Language in Poetry 

Writing Workshop

Complete Writing Prompt as needed

Week 21: January 18 - January 22

 Week 21: January 18 - January 22

Monday: January 18

NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday: January 19 

Reading Workshop:

Look at the Author's Language in "Heidi" and "The Lost Surprise" (do we notice sensory language, do we notice figurative language)

Independent Practice: 

Use the poem "How the Leaves Come Down"  (look at Sensory Language or notice Figurative Language)

Writing Workshop:

Grammar Warm up

Read 2 short texts and use knowledge of editing to correct the editing mistakes that occur in the texts. 

Wednesday: January 20

Reading Workshop: 

Assess MOY Readers

Station Work: Poetry Questions over the text "How the Leaves Come Down"

Library Lesson with Mrs. Spencer 

(1st Period @ 8:30 - 9:00)

Thursday: January 21

Reading Workshop:

Library Lesson with Mrs. Spencer 

(2nd Period @ 9:15 - 9:45)

(3rd Period @ 1:30 - 2:00)

Writing Workshop:

Grammar Warm Up

ML: Discuss Editing mistakes in previous writing questions. 

Friday: January 22

Reading Workshop:

Station Work: Identify elements in texts that may contain- Poetry, Drama, Text Structure, Author Purpose, Figurative Language.

Assess MOY Readers 

Writing Workshop: 

Grammar Warm Up

How Do We Create Strong Leads in Expository Writing 

(refer back to our MOY Writing Sample)

Week 20: January 11 - January 15

Week 20: January 11 - January 15  

*lessons are subject to change as necessary*

Monday: January 11

Reading Workshop
ML: 1 ~ What is Drama?

Introduce Drama Vocabulary

Writing Workshop:

Revise/Edit Practice 

Tuesday: January 12

Reading Workshop:

Discuss: What is the difference between Fiction Texts and a Drama Text

Look at the Drama "Heidi" and the Fiction Text "The Lost Surprise" - compare the differences in the texts. 

Writing Workshop:

MOY Writing Benchmark

Wednesday: January 13

Reading Workshop:

Discuss the Text Structure in the Drama "Heidi" and the Text Structure in the fiction piece "The Lost Surprise"

Discuss the Author's Purpose for using the specific Text Structure for the Drama "Heidi" and the Fiction piece "The Lost Surprise"

Writing Workshop:

Discuss the revision/editing of the text questions 

Thursday: January 14

Reading Workshop

Look at Drama Mentor Text “Heidi”  and look at the Author’s Language - how does this affect us as readers?

Writing Workshop:

Figurative Language Task Cards - Determine the correct Figurative Language used.

Friday: January 15

Reading Workshop: Reading Comprehension over "The Lost Surprise" and "Heidi"

Week 18: December 14 - December 18

 Week 18: December 14 - December 18

*Note: Days are always subject to change as needed*

Monday: December 14

Reading Workshop:

Problem and Solution - Sometimes text can be organized in a several ways

Stations: Continue Task Cards 1-2 (Candy / Exotic Animals)

Guided Reading - Meet 

Writing Workshop:

Flash Write #5 

Tuesday: December 15

Discuss Checkpoint - What did we understand? What do we need more understanding with?

Begin to update our progress in our personal data folder. 

Wednesday: December 16

Update our progress in our data folder.

Thursday: December 17

Winter Wonder Read (reading activities all day)

Friday: December 18

Early Dismissal @ 11:45

Crafting fun

Watch Polar Express

Lunch in classroom

Week 17: December 7 - December 11

 Week 17: December 7 - December 11

*Days are subject to change as needed*

Monday: December 7

Reading Workshop:

-Discuss Text Structures in the passages: Being Prepared While Camping and Picture Perfect Camping

-Station Work: Text Structures Page 3 

-Students will independently read their NF and determine Text Structure and give evidence to support their thinking. (Record their responses in See Saw)

*Guided Reading: NF (Take home nightly)

Writing Workshop:

Cursive

Tuesday: December 8

Reading Workshop: 

ML: Comparing / Contrasting Text Structure 

Mentor Text: Face to Face With Whales (Students Partner Talk)

-Station Work: Text Structures Page 3 

-Students will independently read their NF and determine Text Structure and give evidence to support their thinking. (Record their responses in See Saw)

*Guided Reading: NF - Take home nightly

Writing Workshop:

Cursive 

Wednesday: December 9

Checkpoint: What Do I Know About NF?

*Guided Reading: NF - Take home nightly

Writing: Simple / Complete Subject and Predicates

Thursday: December 10

Reading Workshop:

ML: Cause / Effect Text Structure 

Mentor Text: How Can We Reduce Household Waste? pgs 25 - 26

*Guided Reading: NF - Take Home Nightly 

Stations: Text Structure Task Cards Passage 1 and 2 

Writing Workshop:

Simple / Complete Subject and Predicates

Friday: December 11 

Reading Workshop: 

Problem and Solution - Sometimes text is organized in several ways. 

Mentor Text: How Can We Reduce Household Waste? Page 27 

Stations: Text Structure Task Cards Passage 1 and 2 

*Guided Reading : NF - Take Home Nightly 

Writing Workshop:

Flash Write: 5 

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 

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 

( 4) Week 13 ~ November 2 - November 6

 (4) Week 13 ~ November 2 - November 6

Note: These plans are an outline of the expected week. Plans are subject to change as needed. 

Reading and Writing Workshop:

All Guided Reading Teams will meet this week . Teams will continue to have additional lessons within their small groups. 

Monday: 
Work Day - Students will complete their Reading/Writing Stations from previous week - Wednesday, and Thursday. 

Stations: -Plot "Dance Like Starlight", Flashwrite 3, Guided Reading Comprehension, Guided Reading Book Talk, and Personal Narrative Checklist. 

Guided Reading teams will meet. 

Tuesday: 

ML: Plot Written Response

Today we will take a look at our Plot Written Responses to ensure our Plot Elements are present in our writing, and how well our writing flows to give a thorough explanation of Plot. 

Guided Reading Teams meet. 

Wednesday - Thursday 

Students will begin drafting their Personal Narrative using their PreWriting notes they have put together in their Writing Binders. 

Guided Reading Teams meet. 

Friday: 

Students will take their Assessment over Plot. Students will be given a text and use the strategies they have learned to record their thinking. For example: Annotations, Create a Plot line, then use the notes to create a written response that explains the Plot of the text. This is a 60% grade. 

WEEK 11: October 19 - October 23

 WEEK 11: October 19 - October 23

Reading Workshop:

This week we will begin Unit 2 - Plot! Students are familiar with Beginning, Middle, and End of texts, Plot takes us through deeper concepts of texts with- Exposition, Rising Action(s), Climax, Falling Action(s), Resolution. 

To introduce this new standard, we will refer back to the two texts we recently read together over the next two weeks, "Wilma Unlimited" and "Dance Like A Starlight". We will be breaking down these texts more to discover their Plot! 

Guided Reading will also begin this week! I will be meeting with students in small groups to go over their guided reading books and the key objectives centered around the texts.

Writing Workshop:

This week we will use the structure of our Personal Narratives and connect them back to the key ideas we have been learning in Reading. For example, students will build the Plot of their Personal Narratives as they prepare to write them. 

We will also have another Flash Write where students will have the opportunity to showcase their writing in one setting. Students should work to focus on the strength of their writing as well as their mechanics. 

Week 10: October 13 - October 16

 Week 10: October 13 - October 16

This week students will complete their information to share with you about 4th grade for their Fall Conference. They have put together their data to show you their understanding of learning standards as well as gathered some writing samples for you to take a peek at! 

We will also continue with our Independent Daily Reading and share about it through our Google Forms where we will discuss our book in more depth. 

In Writing we will continue in Author's Crafts with Simile and Metaphors, as well as break down our own Personal Narratives looking at Events, Problems, and Solutions. 

Week 9: October 5 - October 9

 ELAR WEEK: October 5 - October 9 

Reading Workshop:

This week we will continue to work on small steps that will lead us into Unit 2 - Plot. 

We will study how Event, Problems, and Solutions help to create a Plot Line within a story. 

Students will use the IRA Text "Dance Like Starlight" as they break down the story using Events, Problems, and Solutions. Students will also choose one of their texts they have read to continue to practice the standard by breaking down their own texts using those same literary elements - Events, Problems, and Solutions. 

Writing Workshop:

We will continue to tie our Reading and Writing together by looking at our own Personal Narrative outline we are creating, and diagram what our Events, Problems, and Solutions will be in our own stories. 

Grammar:

Adjectives

Cursive:

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

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: 

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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. 

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. 

Week: August 31 - September 3

 August 31 - September 3

Reader Workshop:

This week we will continue to build on the idea about what readers do as we take a look at Book Talks! Students will also learn how to give a Book Talk as they continue to use strong academic vocabulary while speaking. 

Thursday, September 3 : Students will take their first 60% assessment over what good readers do. They will respond through their writing about how readers are thinkers, readers think about certain characteristics within a story, readers must use correct etiquette while speaking, and readers use strong academic vocabulary to express their ideas. 

Interactive Read Aloud: Junkyard Wonders

Writing Workshop:

This week we will learn about what Writing Workshop looks like. We will also begin to look at Author's Craft and what authors do in their writing, and they types of vivid sentences they use to convey their thoughts. 

Students will also continue to learn about cursive movements as we step more into cursive.