All students will be working toward grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
Monday – 6th and 7th grade will be taking a reading benchmark.
Tuesday and Wednesday – Students will read The Hollow. They will determine the lesson or theme of the story, how the setting influences the character, and generate a summary based on the lesson the character learned.
Thursday and Friday – Adverbs
Thursday – green book pgs. 412-413
Friday – green book pgs. 414-415
Tuesday
Classes will complete Universal screening.
Wednesday
Classes will write an essay responding to the topic of a major theme from their novel.
Thursday
Classes will read a short autobiography and discuss, How can you recognize an autobiography?
Friday
Classes will read a short biography and discuss, How can you recognize a biography?
Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
Monday – Wednesday – Read/listen to novel, complete plot chart on the chapters read. Students will write responses to question prompts.
Thursday and Friday – Students will take a Universal screening
Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
Students will begin a novel unit which will last for two weeks. The 6th & 7th grade will read Alistare Owl, the 8th grade will read The Giver.
6th & 7th grade – Genre – Fiction – Read/Listen to chapters 1-5, begin characterization chart, graph plot chart,and infer the mood through the use of figurative language.
8th grade – Genre – Science Fiction/Fantasy – Read/listen to chapters 1-11, Vocabulary and Concepts: theme, motif, symbols – Students will recognize the importance of memory, relationship between pain and pleasure, and the importance of the individual. Students will chart and explain the characters personality traits and development throughout the novel.
Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
Reading – Monday – Tuesday
Students will read aloud teacher selected stories and answer comprehension questions.
English – Commas in a Series – Yellow book pgs. 274 & 275, Green book pgs. 286 & 287,
Combining Sentences – FANBOYS words, Green book pgs. 32 & 33
Wednesday – Friday – Students will conduct an investigation and gather information to support the view, “What Was the First Thanksgiving Really Like?”
Monday – Students will watch the first half of the movie, Holes. The students will take notes onto a venn diagram to compare and contrast the novel to the movie.
Tuesday – Students will watch the second half of the movie, Holes. The students will take notes onto a venn diagram to compare and contrast the novel to the movie.
Wednesday – Early release day. Class time will be adjusted for the shorter day. The class will analyze the elements of plot onto a plot graph.
Thursday – Class will work together to complete a Cause and Effect T-chart, citing examples from the novel.
Friday – Discuss and define Flashback. Class will cite examples of flashbacks used in the movie/novel, explaining the reasons why the author used the technique.
All classes have really been enjoying the novel, Holes. Last week the students analyzed the characters in the novel by comparing and contrasting their traits onto a venn diagram and T-chart. This week we will focus on conflicts and plot development.
Monday – Read/listen chapters 21-26
Tuesday- Read/listen chapters 27-31
Wednesday – Read/listen chapters 32-36
Thursday – Read/listen chapters 37-41
Friday – Students will complete plot charts and answer comprehension questions
Students will be working toward grade level TEKS according to their IEPs
Monday – Memorial Day
Reading
Students will review for finals by reading selected stories for plot elements, comprehension, and story sequencing.
Wednesday – Awards Assembly 8:10-9:30
8th grd Reading final
Thursday – Finals
Friday – Finals
English
Tuesday – Capitalization pgs. 262-265 and Abbreviations pg. 266 and pg 69
Thursday – Finals
Friday – Finals
Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
Reading
Students will review for finals by reading selected stories for plot elements, comprehension, and story sequencing.
English
Monday – Nouns
Tuesday – Adjectives
Wednesday- Verbs
Thursday – Capitalizing
Friday – Abbreviations
Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
Reading – Students will read aloud to the teacher selected stories. The students will answer comprehension questions.
Friday – Running records
English – Writing workshop – Personal Narrative
Monday – Students will select topic from writing prompt list and begin brainstorming ideas.
Tuesday – Using a graphic organizer, the students will begin their rough draft. Students will conference with teacher.
Wednesday – Students will revise and edit rough draft. Conferences will continue.
Thursday – Students will begin to type their personal narrative into Google docs.
Friday – Students will complete their personal narrative.
Please be aware that the posting of your child(s) grades will vary according to the subject area ranging from three (3) days to two (2) weeks determined by the complexity of the assignments. Minor assignments: 1-3 days; Major assignments: 3-5 days; Major writing assignments, major projects: 10 days. Please check your child’s teacher website for additional information.