WRITING
This week we will introduce the writing process to the students and begin to look at the process steps in detail, beginning with prewriting. We will also explore declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences.
READING
This week we will begin reading the novel, The Sign of the Beaver.
SPELLING
Most of our spelling this year will be derived from vocabulary contained in the novels we read. The intruction and assesment will be widely varied and use many differentiated strategies of learning and expression.
This week's vocabulary is from chapters 1-5 of The Sign of the Beaver
rueful
surveyor
venturing
proprietor
solitary
vaguely
expedition
begrudgingly
mite
boggy
MONDAY:
Introduce chapter 1-5 vocabulary/spelling, uand the use of illustrations, associations, and analogies in constructing deeper understanding of unknown words.
TUESDAY:
Sentence types
Introduce writing process.
Brainstorming
Review vocabulary procedures and assignment.
WEDNESDAY:
Sentence types
Review vocabulary procedures and assignment.
Read and discuss chapter 1-
Complete chapter summary
THURSDAY:
Differentiating the writing process to fit the needs of individual writers.
Mini-lessons
Vocabulary assignment due
FRIDAY:
Read and discuss chapter -
Complete chapter summary
Spelling test (vocabulary words)
