Language Arts – Week of November 26-30, 2007
Monday – Review sequence of events from Chapters 1 – 10 from The Cay. Discuss the definition of the word “cay” and the element of survival necessary if one were stranded in such a place. Complete a vocabulary assignment from the words in Chapters 8 – 10. Grammar – Check workbook page 22, Adjectives. Complete practice on identifying adjectives and the nouns they modify in context. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE
Tuesday – Read and discuss Chapters 11 – 12 of The Cay. Grammar – Complete practice on identifying adjectives and the nouns they modify in context. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – Comprehension quiz tomorrow on Chapters 9 – 10 of The Cay
Wednesday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 9 – 10 of The Cay. Finish reading and discuss Chapters 11 – 12 of The Cay. Grammar – Describe the two main characters from The Cay, Phillip and Timothy, using Adjectives. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE
Thursday – Finish reading and discuss Chapters 11 – 12 of The Cay. Create a minibook sequencing the events in chapters 6-9 of The Cay. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – None
Friday – Finish minibook sequencing the events from chapters 6-9 of The Cay. Problem Solving Activity- Imagine you and a friend are shipwrecked on a small tropical island. What would you need to survive? Identify theme, conflicts, setting, and make predictions. Writing – Write a 5-paragraph essay using a given prompt about The Cay. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE
