FEBRUARY 3-7

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3: 
*  test review in reading--our Unit 3 test is tomorrow!  Students will make a study sheet in class and they should bring it home to study.  :) 
*  essay quiz
*  essay work

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4:
*  UNIT 3 READING TEST! 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5:
*  library
*  author's purpose practice with velcro article
*  essay

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6:
*  mood and tone in reading, poetry
*  essay

FRIDAY, FEBRARY 7:
*  read "McDonald's" poem and identify similes
*  add simile and metaphor to vocab notebook
*  write poem about a special place
*  essay

JANUARY 27-31

MONDAY, JANUARY 27:
*  add theme, compare, contrast to vocab notebook
*  vocab study for "War of the Wall"
*  read "War of the Wall"
* quiz on "War of the Wall" with emphasis on theme
* continue essay notes

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28:
*  discuss themes of "War of the Wall"
*  practice organizing MSP answer to theme question--how do we be very complete and very clear?
* BLUE DAY in writing--wear your blue to celebrate our new essay color!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29:
*  poetry:  read "You Can't Write A Poem About McDonald's"
*  define and find similes in poetry
*  add metaphor (from last poetry day) to vocab notebook
*  introductions and conclusions (essay)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30:
*  summary notes
* read "The Sweetest Fig" and summarize together
*  essay

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31:
*  read "What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?"
*  write summary with partner
*  discuss themes of "Fish" and fill out practice question with all parts needed:  topic sentence, transitions, details in seperate sentences

JANUARY 13-17

MONDAY, JANUARY 13
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14:

*  We are gone at a class in Olympia for these two days--the same guest teachers will be here both days and we are leaving extensive plans.  These assignments should be completed while we are gone:

*  read "Scholarship Jacket"
* vocab study for "SJ"
* vocab practice for "SJ"
* selection quiz for "SJ"
* new paragraph::  TAPF, brainstorm, t-chart, graphic organizer

These assignments will be due Wednesday so we can go over them when we return. 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15:

* library day
* finish paragraph
* discuss "Scholarship Jacket", author's purpose, vocab

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16:

*  theme notes--practice using conflicts to identify theme(s) in literary text
* practice theme with short stories

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17:

*  theme practice with short story
* vocabulary game/review
* read/write poetry with "You Can't Write a Poem About McDonald's"

JANUARY 6-10

MONDAY, JANUARY 6:
*  introduce warm ups to practice terms we need to review.  These will be done after silent reading in class, and will be worth 2 points each day.  Students will turn them in on Friday.  If your student is absent, he or she can find the make ups in a binder in our room
*  units 1 and 2 vocabulary review with partner--due today
*  rough draft, revise/edit and final draft of Two Gifts paragraph

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7:
*  warm up:  punctuating dialogue
*  Begin Unit 3 in Reading--Author's Purpose notes and discussion, practice with reading selections
*  time to finish Two Gifts paragraph--THIS IS DUE TOMORROW if it is not finished in class today.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8:
*  warm up:  TAPF (ask your students what this means and when we use it!)
*  practice author's purpose with "Insect Toppings"
*  book pass back/preview:  students will preview several books to see if they would like to add them to their list of books to read

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9:
*  warm up:  punctuating appositivies, capitalizing
*  practice author's purpose with "Play It Safe"
*  add inform, entertain and persuade to vocabulary notebook

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10:
*  warm up:  vocabulary
*  practice author's purpose with "Soda Send Off"
*  Theme notes and practice with "Too Many Tamales"