Progress Report on Wed. Feb 1
STAAR Practice Monday, Jan. 30

Objectives: Students will....
1)identify prefixes in words and the prefix meaning and word meaning
2)diagram sentences finding subjects and verbs using the 4 kinds of sentences
3)work in a group of 3 to create an original commercial, write a script, display their product, and present their commercial.

Monday, Jan. 30 STAAR Reading Practice

Tuesday, Jan. 31
1)Prefixes -in, dis, de, trans, pre, non
Worksheet-Chart-Sentences
2)WRC p465 Locate and diagram Subjects and Verbs in declarative sentences
3)Divide into group of 3 and begin planning using an outline worksheet a commercial

homework: outside reading bkmk, commercial

Wednesday, Feb. 1
1)Prefixes continued
2)WRC p466 4 Kinds of Sentences: Locate Subject and Verb and diagram
3)Commercial - create "TV" screen using white drawing paper provided by teacher to display product and write script

homework: commercial, outside reading bkmk

Thursday, Feb 2
1)Prefix review - test next week
2)finish commercial

homework: commercial, outside reading bkmk

Friday, Feb 3
1)Spend 25 minutes finishing commercial
2)Commercial Presentations

Friday, 1/27: Outside Reading Bkmk Due; DOL - Adverb Test
End of first four weeks - Progress Report - Wed. 2/1

Objectives: Students will...
1)continue to identify and use adverbs in sentences
2)analyze magazines ads for their persuasive techniques and record their opinions
3)will watch three television commericals and analyze their personal techniques and record opinions
4)begin reading Where the Red Fern Grows and record on a bookmark to show progression of novel

Monday, 1/23
1)DOL - Adverbs Writing Coach wkbk pgs 29
2)Magazine Ads and worksheet
find 2 ads and record persuasive techniques
3)Receive Television Commercial Viewing Guide

homework: study "Bio" vocabulary -test on Thursday 1/26
television ads-worksheet due Thursday 1/26

Tuesday, 1/27
1)DOL Adverbs Writing Coach p30
2)Preview Television Commericals
3)Where the Red Fern Grows
4)"Bio" Root - write paragraph

hmwork: study "Bio" root; finish paragraph on "Bio"; television commercials.

Wednesday, 1/25
1)DOL Adverbs Writing Coach p31
2)"Bio" Root Review
3)Television Commercials
4)Novel

homework: study "Bio" test tomorrow; Television commericals
Due Thursday

Thursday 1/26
1)"Bio" Root Test
2)Television Commercials Viewing Guide Due
3)Review Adverbs - Writing Coach p32
4)Novel

homework: DOL-Adverb Test; outside reading bkmk due

Friday, 1/27
1)DOL-Adverb Test
2)Outside Reading Bkmk Due
3)Novel

Outside Reading Bkmk due Jan. 27
Objectives: Students will...
1)identify and use adverbs in sentences
2)read and begin unit on Persuasive Media
3)identify types of persuasive vocabulary
4)begin a class novel: Where the Red Fern Grows

Monday, 1/16 - NO School - holiday

Tuesday, 1/17
1)DOL - Adverbs
2)WRC - Adverbs Ex 1,2
3)Go over Benchmark #3

homework: outside reading bk

Wednesday, 1/18
1)DOL - Adverbs
2)Adverbs - Writing Coach (WC)
3)Literature: Advertisements
Students need to bring a magazine

homework: Bring a magazine; outside reading bkmk

Thursday, 1/19
1)DOL - Adverbs - Review for test
2)Literature: Advertisement
Student analyze magazine and newspaper advertisements

homework: study DOL; outside reading bkmk

Friday, 1/20
1)DOL Test
2)Novel:Where the Red Fern Grows

Outside Reading Bkmk Due Friday, Jan. 27
Objectives: Students will...
1)identify fragments vs. sentences and correct fragments
2)use "scrib, script" Greek/Latin Root words
3)review and take Benchmark #3

Monday, 1/9
1)DOL -Fragments
2)Write paragraph using "scrib, script" root words
3)Success for Teens Ch. 3
Point 2&3

homework: paragraph "scrib, script" and outside reading bk

Tuesday, 1/10
1)DOL - Fragments
2)Review Guide for Benchmark #3
3)Review for "scrib,script" Test

homework: Review for test over "scrib, script" Grk/Lat Root;
work on review guide for Benchmark #3; outside reading bkmk

Wednesday, 1/11
1)DOL - fragments
2)"scrib, script" Root Test
3)Benchmark #3 Review

homework: Review for Benchmark#3 test; outside reading bkmk

Thursday, 1/12
1)DOL - fragment review
2)Benchmark #3

homework: outside reading bkmk

Friday, 1/13
1)DOL - Fragment Test
2)finish Benchmark #3
3)Outside Reading-Library

4th Six Weeks Begins!!
Dates: Jan. 3 - Feb. 17
Outside Reading Bookmark Due:
Friday, Jan. 27th
Progress Report Jan. 27th

Monday, 1/2 NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, 1/3
1)Go over semester exam
2)Analogies Packet
3)Go to Library - check out book
4)Teens for Success Chapter 3
Set a goal for 4th six weeks

homework: Outside Reading Bkmk
work on analogy packet

Wednesday, 1/4
1)Analogy Packet - finish
2)Introduce letter writing & preview historic letters
2)Literature: "Letter from a Concentration Camp" p518-521
3)Reflection Questions p521

homework: Outside Reading Bkmk

Thursday, 1/5
1)Review Analogies - Test Friday, 1/6
2)Literature: "A Letter to Scottie" p522-524
3)Reflection Questions p524
Wkbk pg169-170
4)Write a friendly letter to a relative or friend describing a place you have visited.

homework: Outside Reading Bkmk;
study analogies packet - Test
work on friendly letter--due end of class Friday.

Friday, 1/6
1)Test over Analogies
2)Finish Friendly Letter to friend - due today