All students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
The students will be given a writing prompt and develop their paper using the writing process. I will be conferencing with the students daily. This assignment will take all week.
Students will read a teacher selected story and answer the comprehension questions.
Thursday and Friday – Students will be given the reading CLASS assessment.
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 their grade level TEKS according to their IEPs
Monday – 6th, 7th, & 8th grade
Read selected stories and answer comprehension questions using strategies.
English
6th & 8th – End punctuation
7th – go over editing packet
Tuesday – STAAR Testing
6th grade will follow their regular schedule.
Read selected stories and work on comma usage.
8th grade will take the STAAR Math test
7th grade will take the Writing test
Wednesday – STAAR Testing
6th grade will follow their regular schedule. Read selected stories and work on combining sentences.
8th grade will take the STAAR Reading test
7th grade will take the second day of the Writing test
Thursday – *Reward lunch for meeting the Writing Rocket Challenge
Review for Elements of Lit. test
Friday
Elements of Literature test – students will be allowed to use their notes
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.
Monday
Students will add definition of Character and Characterization to Lit. of Elements book
Read/Listen to The Cay
6th grade – Students will draw or give written description of one of the main characters from The Cay.
7th and 8th grade – Student will write a descriptive paragraph about one of the main characters from The Cay.
English
6th – complete character description
7th- write concluding paragraph for slide presentation
8th- finish gathering research for slide presentation, begin writing concluding paragraph
Tuesday
Add definition for Setting in Lit. of Elements book.
Read/Listen to The Cay
Complete Setting chart
Quiz on chapters 5-7
English
6th – Draw or give written description of the raft scene, of characters living on the cay.
7th and 8th grade will work on cite page for slide presentation
Wednesday
Read/Listen to The Cay
Quiz
Complete Venn diagram of how the character Philip has changed from living in Curacao to living on the cay.
English
7th and 8th grade – Complete slide presentation
Thursday
Read/listen to The Cay (should be about finished with the novel)
Students will write a daily journal entry based on Philip or Timothy’s first person point of view of living on the cay.
7th grade will meet in the Computer Lab at 2:00 to learn how to post their slide presentation on their blog.
Friday
Complete The Cay
If all classes are finished with the novel they will have a test on The Cay, then write an alternative ending to The Cay.
Students will be working towards their grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.
Reading
All classes will begin the novel, The Cay, by Theodore Taylor. All classes will record notes on the story characters, setting, point of view, conflicts, theme, and events during the course of the novel onto a graphic organizer.
Monday
I will introduce the novel and the vocabulary prejudice and discrimination. The students will look up the meanings in a dictionary and write the meaning into their own words. Students will listen to chapters 1-3. Students will chart plot elements onto graphic organizer.
Tuesday
Listen to chapters 4-6. students will chart plot elements onto graphic organizer. Students will answer questions to chapters 1-6.
Wednesday – Early Release Day
Listen to chapters 7-9. Chart plot elements, and answer questions to the chapters.
Thursday
Listen to chapters 10-13, chart plot elements, and answer questions.
Friday
The students will record the important details that they have learned about Philip and Timothy using the active reading chart.
English
Monday
Students will gather research data to support their position on the persuasive paragraph.
Tuesday
Students will begin typing their slide presentation.
Thursday
Mrs. Kindig out – Will have a sub.
Grammar – Comma usage
Friday
Students will import images onto their slide presentation.
Students will be working towards their grade level TEKS according to their IEP.
Monday – Holiday
Tuesday – Friday
The students will read aloud their selected stories, demonstrate reading strategies to locate answers in the reading, and answer the story comprehension questions.
English – Figurative Language Test, February 20
We will finish the Figurative Language study will the last two devices of Rhyme and Metaphor.
Tuesday – Friday – The writing project will probably take two weeks to complete.
6th grade – The students will be working on their Social Studies project of comparing the ancient civilizations of the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs. They will select and compile information from the Internet and printed sources. They will type the information onto their blog pages.
7th Grade – The students will begin an expository paper on an environmental issue. The students have selected their topic and will select and compile information from the internet and printed sources. They will type the information onto their blog pages. Students will chose the format of final product: report with poster, report with drawing, slide show, or power point presentation.
8th Grade – same as 7th grade assignment.
The classes will begin working on the semester project of Christmas Around the World. I will provide internet sites focusing on five countries. The students this week will gather data from the internet, organize their data using an outline, begin writing their rough draft. I expect to spend about a week and a half on the project. The culminating activity will be a presentation of their report using a visual aide.
English – Focus on Verbs
Monday – Present tense
Tuesday – Past tense
Wednesday – Past tense W/ ied
Thursday – Helping verbs
Friday- Irregular verbs