Week 8: September 30 - October 4

This week in ELAR: September 30 - October 4

Reading Workshop:
This week on Wednesday, we will take our final test of the 9 weeks. We will continue to work with Plot by diagramming the key ideas in our most recent Interactive Read Aloud, "A Dance Like Starlight." Students will then choose one of our IRA from the year, and practice diagramming on their own.


Writing Workshop: 
Students will continue to draft their Personal Narratives along with bumping up their sentences as they revise. This week we will learn how to incorporate Transitional Phrases within our writing, as well as checking for a plot within our stories.


Word Work:
Greek/Latin Root: SPEC

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, October 3

Homework #4 DUE: Thursday, October 3

Assignments DUE: Week September 23 - September 27

Assignments DUE: Week September 23 - September 27

- Think About It Diagram of book you are reading (Reader's Journal)

-Bump it Up Sentences (2)

-Drafting Personal Narrative by using Bump it Up Strategy

-Events, Problem, Solution Diagram for "A Dance Like Starlight"

- Maintain Readers Journal (Mini Lesson Notes, Thinking, Record of Reading, Think About Its) - Always in Progress

HOMEWORK # 3 DUE: Thursday, September 26

Homework due Thursday, September 26

Assignments Due: September 16 - September 20

Assignments Due Week of September 16 - September 20

- Greek/Latin Root PED
-Test #3 Notes and Video
- Pre Writing in Graphic Organizers ( 4 entries )
- Maintain Reader's Notebook (notes, mini lessons, record of reading)

ELAR WEEK: September 23 - September 27

Week 7: ELAR WEEK ~ September 23 - September 27

Reading Workshop: 

This week we study about the Plot in a story. Students will look at how authors reveal the storyline through events, problems, and solutions.

Vocab:
-Exposition 
-Rising Actions
-Climax
-Falling Actions
-Resolution

We will discuss where these elements fit in to our previous understanding of the Beginning, Middle, and End of a story.

Interactive Read Aloud: Rumpletstiltskin 

Writing Workshop:

Students will continue to create their LEADS for their Personal Narratives. They will also work on drafting their Personal Narratives by revising sentences within their paragraphs to make them stronger and more vivid.

Grammar Talks:
Commas in a series

HOMEWORK DUE: Thursday, September 19

Homework Due: 

Page 2 of homework due:
Thursday, September 19.