Mrs. Beauford ~ Language Arts & Social Studies

Monday - Introduce the story of the week, “All Summer in a Day,” page 41. Go over vocabulary words from the story, page 41. Discuss inferences, setting, and science fiction. Preview the story by looking at the pictures. Grammar Link - Discuss Subject - Verb Agreement: Search for the Subject, page 52. Grammar - Complete page 6 in the reading workbook, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.20) (6.3.4)

Homework - NONE

Tuesday - LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Mrs. Beauford.

Homework - None

Wednesday – Read and discuss “All Summer in a Day,” page 42 – 49. Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story. Review inferences, setting, sequence of events, and vocabulary words from the story. Complete analogies using the vocabulary words. Grammar Link – Complete practice on subject-verb agreement, page 52. Grammar - Begin discussing helping verbs, page 320 - 321. Complete Exercise 13 page 320, Recognizing Verb Phrases. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.1.24) (6.3.4)

Thursday – Review the sequence of events from “All Summer in a Day.” Continue discussing inferences and setting. Complete practice on inferences.  Review the vocabulary words and complete practice. Grammar Link – Complete practice on subject- verb agreement. Grammar - Continue discussing helping verbs and main verbs. Complete workbook page 20, Helping Verbs, and Exercise 17 page 323, Identifying Helping Verbs and Main Verbs. Writing – Begin working on a creative writing assignment. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar - Complete Exercise 14 page 321, Identifying Helping Verbs and Action Verbs

Friday – Listen to “All Summer in a Day” on CD before completing the comprehension test. Complete practice on inferences.  Grammar - Continue working on verbs and verb phrases. Complete Exercise 29 page 325, Distinguishing Between Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs. Writing – Complete a creative writing assignment. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!

Monday – Introduce the story of the week, “All Summer in a Day,” page 41. Go over the vocabulary words from the story, page 41. Discuss inferences, setting, and science fiction. Grammar Link - Subject-Verb Agreement: Search for the Subject, pg. 52.  Grammar - Complete page 6, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.20) (6.3.4)

Homework - NONE

Tuesday – Read and discuss “All Summer in a Day,” page 42 – 49. Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story. Review inferences, setting, sequence of events, and vocabulary words from the story. Complete analogies using the vocabulary words. Grammar - Begin discussing helping verbs, page 320 - 321. Complete Exercise 13 page 320, Recognizing Verb Phrases. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.1.24) (6.3.4)

Homework - Grammar - Complete Exercise 14 page 321, Identifying Helping Verbs and Action Verbs

Wednesday – Review the sequence of events from “All Summer in a Day.” Continue discussing inferences and setting. Review the vocabulary words and complete practice. Grammar Link – Complete practice on subject/verb agreement. Grammar - Check Exercise 14 page 321, Identifying Helping Verbs and Action Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.17) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – “All Summer in a Day” skills test tomorrow

Thursday – Listen to “All Summer in a Day” on CD before completing the comprehension test. Complete practice on inferences.  Grammar - Continue discussing helping verbs and main verbs. Complete workbook page 20, Helping Verbs, and Exercise 17 page 323, Identifying Helping Verbs and Main Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Friday - Complete practice on inferences.  Grammar - Continue working on verbs and verb phrases. Complete Exercise 29 page 325, Distinguishing Between Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs. Writing – Complete a creative writing assignment. (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Monday - Continue with Cultural Group Projects. Students will research information regarding the country they chose.

Homework - Research information regarding the country of your chose.

Tuesday - Last day for Cultural Group Project to be complete.Homework - None

Wednesday - Students will present their Cultural Arts project. Homework - None

Thursday - Continue with the presentations of the Cultural Group Projects. Homework - None.

Friday - Students will identify the 5 themes of geography and describe Memphis/Germantown in terms of those themes. Homework - Have a Fabulous weekend!!!!!

Monday - Introduce the story of the week, “The Stone,” page 29. Discuss predictions and moral lessons. Define vocabulary words identifying synonyms and antonyms for each. Grammar Link - Review the difference between “don’t” and “doesn’t” and when to use each, p.40. Grammar - Review the difference between action and linking verbs. Complete workbook pages 15-16, Action Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.3.4)

Homework - Grammar - Complete pages 17-18 in the workbook, Linking Verb

Tuesday - LOGIC and Enrichment with Mrs. Triplett and Mrs. Beauford. Grammar - Check pages 15-16 in the workbook, Action Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – Read the story “The Stone” pg. 30-37 and review vocabulary words.

Wednesday – Read and discuss “The Stone,” page 30 – 37. Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story. Review vocabulary words, and complete a graphic organizer to sequence the events in the story. Grammar - Complete Exercise 7 page 319, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs. Check workbook pages 17-18, Linking Verb. Grammar Link - Review the difference between don’t and doesn’t. Complete practice on these contractions. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework - Skills test on “The Stone” tomorrow

Thursday - Listen to “The Stone” on CD before completing the skills test. Grammar Link - Complete practice on “don’t” and “doesn’t.” Grammar – Complete page 6 in the reading workbook, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. Cooperative Group Activity - Disorganized Data - Students will work cooperatively using a limited number of clues, brainstorming, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning to solve a mystery. (6.1.10) (6.1.15) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework – Spelling and vocabulary tests tomorrow

Friday - Friday - Complete a spelling and vocabulary test from “The Stone.” Draw a comic strip of four or five panels to show the main events in this story. Grammar Link - Complete a Grammar Link Check on “don’t” and “doesn’t,” reading workbook page 22. Cooperative Group Activity - Disorganized Data - Students will work cooperatively using a limited number of clues, brainstorming, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning to sequence events in a story. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework – NONE

Monday - Introduce the story of the week, “The Stone,” page 29. Discuss predictions and moral lessons. Define vocabulary words identifying synonyms and antonyms for each. Grammar Link - Review the difference between “don’t” and “doesn’t” and when to use each, p.40. Grammar - Continue discussing the difference between action and linking verbs. Check workbook pages 13-14 if time permits. (6.1.10) (6.3.4)

Homework - Grammar - Complete pages 15-16 in the workbook, The Verb

Tuesday - Read and discuss “The Stone,” page 30 – 37. Complete a brief comprehension quiz on the story. Review vocabulary words, and complete a graphic organizer to sequence the events in the story. Grammar - Check workbook pages 15 – 16, The Verb, and complete practice on action and linking verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework - NONE

Wednesday - Review the vocabulary words and the sequence of events from “The Stone.” Grammar Link - Complete practice on “don’t” and “doesn’t.” Grammar – Complete Exercise 7 page 319, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework - Skills test on “The Stone” tomorrow

Thursday - Listen to “The Stone” on CD before completing the skills test. Grammar Link - Complete practice on “don’t” and “doesn’t.” Grammar – Complete page 6 in the reading workbook, Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.3) (6.3.4)

Homework – Spelling and vocabulary tests tomorrow

Friday - Complete a spelling and vocabulary test from “The Stone.” Draw a comic strip of four or five panels to show the main events in this story. Grammar Link - Complete a Grammar Link Check on “don’t” and “doesn’t,” reading workbook page 22. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework - NONE

**This week is Guidance. RWilliams is Wednesday,  LBeauford is Thursday, and LWalker is Friday from 2:05-2:35.

Monday: Review geographical terms through a slideshow and discuss our own meanings of the terms. This will be a review for the test tomorrow. We will also review all map skills. (6.3.1, 6.3.2)

Tuesday: Students will take the geography test. After the test, students will sort through research regarding their assigned cultural group and make a web of their group organizing the following: religion, language, traditions, government, art, literature, lifestyles, and how this group was prejudiced agains. The groups are Italians, African Americans, Jews, Irish, Iraqis, and Hispanics. (6.1.1)
HW: Keep your eyes open for current events relative to your assigned cultural group.

Wednesday: Students will continue to work on their research. (6.1.1)
HW: Keep your eyes open for current events relative to your assigned cultural group.

Thursday: Students will continue to work on their research. (6.1.1)
HW: Keep your eyes open for current events relative to your assigned cultural group.
Friday: Students will present their web on their assigned cultural group. (6.1.1)

Monday - Continue discussing the elements of a short story focusing on characters and plot. Introduce Collection One, Moments of Truth, page 1, in the Literature book. Introduce vocabulary words, spelling words, and skills from the story of the week, “Just Once,” page 2. Grammar Link - Complete “Try It Out” page 13, Irregular Verbs. Grammar - Continue discussing Linking Verbs, page 316. Complete Exercise 3 page 317, Recognizing Linking Verbs, as guided practice. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar - Exercise 5 page 318, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs

Tuesday - LOGIC and enrichment with Mrs. Triplett. Review skills from “Just Once”. Grammar – Check Exercise 5 page 318, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs. (6.3.4)

Homework - None

Wednesday – Read and discuss “Just Once”- pages 3 - 9, defining vocabulary words as you read. Identify the literary elements with an emphasis on conflict - internal and external. Grammar - Continue discussing Linking Verbs, page 316. Complete workbook pages 17 - 18, Linking Verbs. (6.1.4) (6.1.6) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)

Homework - “Just Once” comprehension test tomorrow. Reread the story.

Thursday - Listen to “Just Once” on CD, and complete a comprehension test. Complete practice on the vocabulary words to review for the test tomorrow. Grammar Link - Complete and check p. 89 in the English workbook, Irregular Verbs. Grammar - Review the difference between action and linking verbs. Complete Exercise 7 page 319, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)

Homework - “Just Once” vocabulary test and spelling test tomorrow
Grammar – Quiz on action and linking verbs tomorrow

Friday - Complete a vocabulary and spelling test on the words from “Just Once.” Grammar Link - Complete a “Quick Check” on Irregular Verbs. Grammar - Complete pages 13 – 14 in the workbook, The Verb, as individual practice. Sing the linking verb songs. (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)

Homework - Have a Fabulous Weekend!!!

Monday - Continue discussing the elements of a short story focusing on characters and plot. Introduce Collection One, Moments of Truth, page 1, in the Literature book. Introduce vocabulary words, spelling words, and skills from the story of the week, “Just Once,” page 2. Grammar - Continue discussing Linking Verbs, page 316. Complete Exercise 3 page 317, Recognizing Linking Verbs, as guided practice. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Tuesday - Read “Just Once”- pages 3 - 9, defining vocabulary words as you read. Identify the literary elements with an emphasis on conflict - internal and external. Grammar Link - Complete “Try It Out” page 13, Irregular Verbs. Grammar - Continue discussing Linking Verbs, page 316. Complete workbook pages 17 - 18, Linking Verbs. (6.1.4) (6.1.6) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE

Wednesday – Review the sequence of events from “Just Once.” Complete practice on vocabulary words for the test tomorrow. Discuss the difference between fact and opinion. Grammar Link - Complete and check p. 89 in the English workbook, Irregular Verbs. Grammar – Complete and check Exercise 5 page 318, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework - “Just Once” comprehension test tomorrow

Thursday - Listen to “Just Once” on CD, and complete a comprehension test. Grammar - Review the difference between action and linking verbs. Complete Exercise 7 page 319, Distinguishing Between Action and Linking Verbs. (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)
Homework - “Just Once” vocabulary test and spelling test tomorrow
Grammar – Quiz on action and linking verbs tomorrow

Friday - Complete a vocabulary and spelling test on the words from “Just Once.” Complete practice on fact and opinion. Grammar Link - Complete a “Quick Check” on Irregular Verbs. Grammar - Complete pages 13 – 14 in the workbook, The Verb, as individual practice. (6.1.2) (6.1.9) (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)
Homework - NONE

Week of September 10 - 14, 2007

Monday - Students will be introduced to a geography dictionary project. The students will work on the project in class two days only. The final project will be due on Wednesday, Sept. 12th. (6.3.2) HW - Work on geography projects.

Tuesday - Students will work on their geography dictionary projects.
HW - Geography project due tomorrow. Complete at home.

Wednesday - Students will identify the 5 themes of geography and describe Memphis/Germantown in terms of those themes.
HW - None

Thursday - Review with students the 5 themes of geography and discuss what each one means. Group activity assigned.
HW - None

Friday - Finish group activity of the 5 themes of geography and have students present.
HW - Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Monday – Labor Day!! NO SCHOOL!!

Homework – None

Tuesday – Logic and Enrichment with Mrs. Beauford and Mrs. Triplett.  Continue practice with topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences.

Homework – Final draft of personal narrative due on Thursday.

Wednesday - Complete a brief quiz on the elements of a short story. Discuss the sequence of events in a story using the plot pyramid. After reading a children’s book to the class, students will identify the story elements using the plot pyramid.  Grammar - Begin discussing Verbs, page 312 - 315, Action Verbs and Linking Verbs. Writing – Begin writing final drafts. Review proofreading marks for peer editing. (6.1.3) (6.1.15) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)

Homework – Writing - Final draft of personal narrative due tomorrow.

Thursday – THINKLINK TESTING!!  Grammar - Review Action Verbs and Linking Verbs. Complete Exercise 1 page 315, Identifying Action Verbs, as guided practice.  Complete workbook pages 13 – 14, The Verb, individually. (6.3.4)

Homework – Grammar – Workbook pages 15-16, Action Verbs.

Friday – Go through and discuss the questions and answers to the THINK LINK test taken on Thursday.

Homework - None