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 16: Expected Assignments: Nov. 30 - Dec. 4

 Expected Assignments - November 30 - December 4 

- Determine Text Structure Page 1

- Determine Text Structure Page 2

- Flash Write #4 (Discuss a Challenging Time)

- Discuss Text Features (See Saw Video)

- Check out 4 NF Books from Library 

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)