March 3:
-Sharpen Up FCAT Books:
Lesson 3 – Vocabulary Skills
March 4:
-Sharpen Up FCAT Books:
Lesson 4 – Reading Strategies
March 5:
-Computer Lab:
FCAT Explorer
March 6:
-Sharpen Up FCAT Books:
Lesson 5 – Story Elements
March 7:
-Sharpen Up FCAT Books:
Lesson 6 – The Author’s Craft
-Reading Journals due today
March 10-14:
FCAT WEEK
March 17:
-Kaplan SkillBuilder:
Ingredients of a Story
March 18:
-Kaplan SkillBuilder:
Meeting Characters
March 19:
-Computer Lab:
Odyssey
March 20:
-Kaplan SkillBuilder:
Plot Development – Cause and Effect
March 21:
-Vocabulary Test on Kaplan Terms
-Reading Journal due today
March 24:
-Work on Book Reports
March 25:
-Work on Book Reports
March 26:
-Computer Lab:
Odyssey
March 27:
-Book Reports due today!
-Oral Presentations
March 28:
-Book Reports due today!
-Oral Presentations
-READING JOURNALS DUE TODAY
March 31-April 4: SPRING BREAK!
April 7-April 30:
Novel Unit on THE CAY
-READING JOURNALS WILL STILL BE DUE EVERY FRIDAY
-ASSIGNMENTS AND VOCABULARY ON THE CAY WILL BE GIVEN FOR EACH CHAPTER AT THE TIME DESIGNATED BY THE SUBSTITUTE.
**Book Reports are DUE on Thursday, January 31, 2008**
January 3:
-FCAT Practice Test
January 4:
-Finish FCAT Practice Test
January 7:
-Work with partner on FCAT Practice Test to come up with best possible answer (group work grade)
January 8:
-Team Game FCAT Review
January 9:
-Computer Lab
January 10:
-Kaplan SkillTivity: Comparing & Contrasting Information
January 11:
-Kaplan SkillVenture: Comparing & Contrasting Information
-Reading Journal Due Today
January 14:
-Go over Kaplan Scores…discuss individual strengths and weaknesses…compare and contrast Test A Scores to Test B scores
January 15:
-Newspaper Activity:
Students will identify Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Main Idea for 5 articles
January 16:
Computer Lab
January 17:
-The Lakeland Ledger Critical Thinking Activity
-Reading Journal Due Today
January 18:
Student Holiday
January 21:
MLK Holiday - School closed!
January 22:
-Ledger Activity:
Students will identify Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and the Main Idea in 5 newspaper articles
January 23:
Computer Lab - FCAT Explorer
January 24:
-Newspaper Activity:
Students will analyze different aspects of the newspaper such as vocabulary, author’s purpose, charts and graphs, fact and opinion, etc.
January 25:
-Newspaper Activity:
Critical thinking, reading, writing, and analyzing activity
*Reading Journal due today*
January 28:
-Work on "Foldables" Book Report
(200 points-due 01-31-08)
January 29:
-Continue working on "Foldables" Book Report
(200 points-due 01-31-08)
December 3:
-Presentation in the auditorium:
N.E. Bode – Author of The Anybodies
-Introduce new vocabulary for:
“Eleanor Roosevelt”
-Words to Know Skill Builder
December 4:
-Complete Connect to Your Life and Key to the Biography on P. 71
-Begin Oral Reading of Story, "Eleanor Roosevelt"
–Complete Mark it Up Activities
-Words to Know Skill Builder Due
December 5:
-Computer Lab - SRI Testing
December 6:
-Finish Oral Reading of Story
–Finish and Review Mark it Up Activities
December 7:
-Team Game Review for Quiz
-Quiz on story, "Eleanor Roosevelt"
December 10:
-Complete P. 89 & 90: Understanding a Biography/Chronological Order (Timeline)
December 11:
-Kaplan Testing
-P. 89-90 due today
December 12:
-Computer Lab
-FCAT Explorer/Odyssey
December 13:
-P.A.T.: Team Game Review for Test on Story
-Selection Test on "Eleanor Roosevelt"
December 14:
-Vocabulary Test
December 17:
BOOK REPORTS DUE TODAY!
-Oral Presentations of Book Reports
December 18:
-Finish Oral Book Report Presentations
December 19:
-Computer Lab Odyssey
-Preferred Activity Time
December 20-January 2: Winter Break!
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Assignments for November:
November 1:
Interactive Reader: “Names/Nombres” Pages 37–45
Words to Know Vocabulary Test
November 2:
Interactive Reader: “Names/Nombres” Pages 37–45
Selection Test
Reading Journal and Channel One Worksheet due
November 5 & 6:
Oral Book Report Presentations
November 8:
Inferences in Fiction - Skill Builder
November 9:
Inferences in Fiction - SkillTivity
Reading Journal and Channel One due
November 12:
Introduce new vocabulary from “Zebra”:
-Complete the Words to Know Skill Builder
November 13:
“Zebra”:
Connect to Your Life
Key to the Story
Build Background
Read Story & Complete “Mark it Up” Activities
November 15:
"Zebra":
Complete Active Reading Skill Builder - Making Inferences
November 16:
Quiz on Zebra
Reading Journal and Channel One due
November 19-23: Thanksgiving Break
November 26:
“Zebra”:
Complete worksheet on
a) Character/Traits & Motives
b) Events that advance the plot
November 27:
“Zebra”:
Partner Activity – PMI Charts:
What were the positive things that happened to Zebra in the story?
What were the negative things that happened to Zebra in the story?
What did you find interesting?
November 28:
Computer Lab Odyssey
November 29:
Selection Test on short story, “Zebra”
November 30:
Vocabulary Test on words from “Zebra”
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