Language Arts - Week of September 3-7, 2007
Monday – Labor Day!! NO SCHOOL!!!
Homework – None
Tuesday - 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. (6.1.3) (6.1.15) (6.1.21) (6.1.22) (6.3.4)
Homework – Writing - Final draft of personal narrative due on Thursday.
Wednesday – 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. Writing - Review proofreading marks for peer editing. (6.3.4)
Homework – Writing – Final draft of personal narrative is due tomorrow.
Thursday – THINKLINK TESTING!!! All Classes. Grammar - Review action verbs by completing pages 15 – 16 in the workbook, Action Verbs. (6.3.4)
Homework – None
Friday – Go through and discuss the questions and answers to the THINK LINK test taken on Thursday.
Homework - None
