Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.

Reading – Students will read the teacher selected stories to the teacher and answer the comprehension questions using strategies to locate the information in the reading.

English – Pronouns –

Monday – Subject Pronouns – green book pgs. 346 – 347

Tuesday – Object Pronouns – green book pgs. 348-349

Wednesday Possessive pronouns – green book pgs. 352-353

Thursday – Review capitalization rules for proper nouns

Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.

Reading – Students will read teacher selected stories and answer comprehension questions.

Wednesday – Running records

English –

Monday – Comma usage with introductory words

Tuesday – Identify complete subjects in a sentence

Wednesday – Identify complete predicates in a sentence

Thursday-Sentence types – Declarative & Interrogative

Friday – Imperative & Exclamatory

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?”

• Students will be given three web sites to distinguish facts from myths

• Students will compare facts/myths using a web
• Students will write their findings into a paragraph
• Students will present their findings to a student/teacher panel

Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.

Reading – Students will read teacher selected stories and answer comprehension questions.

Friday – Running records

English –  Alphabetizing and Dictionary Skills

Monday – Alphabetizing to the 3rd or 4th letter

Tuesday – Dictionary – Using guide words

Wednesday – Dictionary skills

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8th grade – page 122

Thursday – Homophones

Friday – Homophones

Students will be working towards grade level TEKS according to their IEPs.

Students will be reading teacher selected stories and answering reading comprehension questions. Students will use reading strategies to locate information in the text.

English

Students will begin the writing process on a personal narrative. The POW + TREE mnemonic and graphic organizer chart will be introduced. The students will complete the personal narrative by Nov. 5th.

Students will apply the conventions of capitalization for proper nouns and abbreviations.

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