Monday

Objectives:

• Choose book for book project.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 4 (Monday – parts of speech). We will finish the character maps we started on Friday.  You will also get six new Greek and Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes to learn.  We will brainstorm words for each.  You will need to complete the Group 2 vocabulary by drawing a picture, providing two example words and definitions.  You can find lots of example words and definitions by clicking here.  During the library today, sign up your book choice for the book project with me.  For this project, you must choose any genre of fiction.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Work on Group 2 Roots (due Friday).  First period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks today.

Tuesday

Objectives:

• Complete midterm assessment.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 4 (Tuesday – sentence parts).   You will complete our midterm assessment on the computers today.  To log in to the school computers, your username is your first and last name and your year of graduation (Example:  kaymcgriff19).  Your password is your lunch number and year of graduation (Example:  12345619).
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.  Work on Group 2 Greek roots (due Friday). Second period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks today.

Wednesday

Objectives:

• Identify the three elements of setting and explain how setting impacts character and plot.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 4 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).  We will discuss the setting of Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson.  We will complete the setting chart together.  Then in your Writer’s Notebook, write a response that explains how the setting impacts the characters, plot, and mood of the book.  How would changing the setting change the story?
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Work on Group 2 Greek Roots (due Friday).  Finish Writer’s Notebook entry about setting.  Third period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks today.

Thursday

Objectives:

• Identify the elements of plot.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 4 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation).  After reviewing the elements of plot structures, we will complete a plot diagram for a familiar story (Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson).
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Fourth period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks today.

Friday

Objectives:

• Identify the elements of plot.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 4 (Sentence Diagramming).  Set reading goal for the week (See how many pages you can read comfortably in 10 minutes.  Then use your math skills to figure out how many pages you could read in 2 hours.  This is your reading goal for the week.)  Using the same picture book you read to create a character map, complete a plot diagram for the book.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Sixth and seventh periods will turn in Writer’s Notebooks today.  Group 2 Roots due today.