Language Arts - Week of August 20-24, 2007
Monday – Grammar - Review and use in context the various types of nouns, page 294 – 298. Complete Exercise 2 page 295, Identifying Nouns, using individual dry erase boards and Exercise 1 page 295, Identifying Nouns, individually. Writing – Complete a web (graphic organizer) about what you are looking forward to in 6th grade. Write a paragraph explaining why you are looking forward to the chosen topic. Begin reading page 33 – 37, Parts of a Paragraph. (6.2.1) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE
Tuesday – Grammar - Review compound nouns, page 296, and common and proper nouns, page 297 - 298. Complete Exercise 3 page 296, Finding Compound Nouns, and Exercise 4 page 298, Recognizing Common and Proper Nouns, using individual dry erase boards. Writing - Briefly review parts of a paragraph, page 33 - 37. Complete Exercise 5 page 34, Identifying a Stated Topic Sentence, Exercise 6 page 34, Identifying an Implied Main Idea, and Exercise 7 page 34, Writing Topic Sentences. (6.2.8) (6.2.11) (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar - Complete page 1 – 2 in the English workbook, The Noun
Wednesday – Grammar - Review nouns - singular and plural, proper and common. Complete Exercise 5 page 298, Identifying Common and Proper Nouns, and Exercise 6 page 299, Identifying Nouns, using individual dry erase boards. Writing - Begin discussing the steps of the writing process, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and proofreading, publishing and presenting, page 12-22. (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE
Thursday – Grammar - Review for a test tomorrow on nouns. Complete Exercise 9 page 299, Classifying Nouns, Exercise 27 page 308, Identifying Common and Proper Nouns, and Exercise 28 page 308, Classifying All Kinds of Nouns. Writing - Continue discussing the steps of the writing process, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and proofreading, publishing and presenting, page 12-22. (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar - Test on nouns tomorrow- singular and plural, common and proper nouns.
Friday – Grammar - Complete a test on nouns - singular and plural, common and proper nouns. Writing - Practice on topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences. Discuss the reasons for writing. Introduce and assign personal narrative, page 48-52. (6.2.4) (6.2.8) (6.2.11) (6.3.4)
Homework - NONE
