This year we will work on grammar, usage and mechanics. We will learn new vocabulary and spelling words. We will read a variety of texts including poetry, short stories, novels, and plays. We will use a combination of lessons from workbooks and online lessons for this class. You will use a writing journal for your reading assignments in this class.
Day 1:
- First day of school
- Set up classroom, decorate and discuss goals.
Day 2:
- Second day of school
- Write short term and long term goals printout
- Discuss syllabus
- Create and decorate your reading journal. Be creative and have fun!
Day 3:
- Reading: Snow by David Berman
- Reading journal:
- What was today's poem about?
- What type of figurative language is used in this poem?
- Writing Workbook:
- Why write? page 1
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Do What's Proper!, page 4
DAY 4:
- Reading: Deer Hit by Jon Loomis
- Reading journal:
- What was today's poem about?
- What type of figurative language is used in this poem?
- Define rhyming pattern.
- Writing Workbook:
- What to write, page 2-3
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Prefixes all around, page 5
Day 5:
- Reading: Eating Poetry by Mark Strand
- Reading journal:
- What was today's poem about?
- What type of figurative language is used in this poem?
- What is the rhyming pattern used in this poem?
- Writing Workbook:
- Keeping a journal, page 4
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Super suffixes, page 6
Day 6:
- Reading: Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
- Reading journal:
- What was today's poem about?
- What do you think about today's poem? How does it make you feel?
- Writing Workbook:
- Primary parts of speech, page 5-6
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Making contractions, page 7
Day 7:
- Reading: Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
- Reading journal:
- What was today's poem about?
- What type of figurative language is used in this poem?
- Writing Workbook:
- Modifiers, page 7
- Language Arts Workbook:
- A friendly letter, page 8
Day 8:
Today we will begin reading our first book of the year called, "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This book is about an adventourous young orphan that goes to live on a farm with an elderly brother and sister. Let's find out more with our daily reading lessons!
- Reading: Read chapters 1, 2 and 3
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What characters were introduced?
- Writing Workbook:
- Connectives, page 8
- Language Arts Workbook:
- How can I describe that, page 9
Day 9:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read Chapters 4, 5, and 6
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What is the setting?
- Writing Workbook:
- The writing process, page 9-10
- Language Arts Workbook:
- What's the subject, page 10
Day 10:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 7, 8, and 9
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What is the tone?
- Writing Workbook:
- Seven traits of good writing, page 11-13
- Language Arts Workbook:
- So few and so many, page 11
Day 11: NO SCHOOL
Day 12: NO SCHOOL
Day 13:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 10, 11, and 12
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What do you think about the story so far?
- Writing Workbook:
- Basic rules of writing, page 14
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Looking good, page 12
Day 14:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 13, 14, and 15
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What characters were introduced in this chapter?
- Writing Workbook:
- What is a sentence, page 15
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Prefix party, page 13
Day 15:
- Reading: Read chapters 16, 17 and 18
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What do you think will happen?
- Writing Workbook:
- The main idea of a sentence, page 16
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Superb suffixes, page 14
Day 16:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 19, 20 and 21
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What new events occured?
- Writing Workbook:
- Subject-verb agreement, page 17
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Synonym and antonym shuffle, page 15
Day 17:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 22, 23, and 24
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What do you think will happen next?
- Writing Workbook:
- Direct objects, page 18
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Feeling tense, page 16
Day 18:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 25, 26, and 27
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- Draw a picture to summarize today's reading?
- Writing Workbook:
- Helping verbs, page 19
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Just the facts, page 17
Day 19:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 28, 29, and 30
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What do you think of today's reading?
- Writing Workbook:
- Linking verbs, page 20
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Write first, think later, page 18
Day 20:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 31, 32 and 33
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What do you think of today's reading?
- Writing Workbook:
- Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives, page 21
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Write first, think later, page 18
Day 21:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 34, 35 and 36
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What do you think of today's reading?
- Writing Workbook:
- Review: main idea of a sentence, page 22
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Titles and more titles, page 19
Day 22:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: Read chapters 37 and 38
- Reading journal:
- Write a short summary about today's reading.
- What did you think of the ending of the story?
- Writing Workbook:
- no lesson today
- Language Arts Workbook:
- no lesson today
Day 23: NO SCHOOL
Day 24:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading: We have completed the reading of Ann of Green Gables.
- Reading journal:
- Write a 5 paragraph essay that discusses how Anne’s character changes, and how her character changes those around her?
Day 25:
- Writing Workbook:
- Adding details to sentences, page 23
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Compare and contrast the facts, page 20
Day 26:
- Discussion: Discuss yesterday's reading
- Reading:
- Review notes and summary before taking the quiz.
- Quiz: Take the quiz for Anne of Green Gables.
- Reading journal:
- Review notes for quiz
Day 27:
- Writing Workbook:
- Expanding sentences with adjectives, page 24
- Language Arts Workbook:
- Name that antecedent, page 21