Language Arts - Week of December 3-7, 2007
Monday – Review Chapters 11 – 12 of The Cay. Discuss the difference between similes and metaphors. Assign simile illustrations that is due by Friday. Grammar - Discuss Adjectives used as Articles (a, an, the) and Proper Adjectives, page 332 - 335. Complete Exercise 3 page 333, Using Indefinite Adjectives, and Exercise 4 page 334, Identifying Proper Adjectives. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – NONE
Tuesday – Read and discuss Chapters 13-14 from The Cay. Grammar - Complete Exercise 9 page 339, Identifying Adjectives, and Exercise 28 page 346, Identifying Adjectives and the Words They Modify. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – Comprehensive test over Chapters 11-14 tomorrow over The Cay.
Wednesday – Complete a comprehension quiz on Chapters 11-14 of The Cay. Read and discuss Chapters 15-19 of The Cay. Complete an activity on character traits on Timothy and Phillip from The Cay. Grammar - Review Proper Adjectives, page 332 - 335. Complete Exercise 4 page 334, Identifying Proper Adjectives, using individual dry erase boards. (6.1.21)
Homework – NONE
Thursday – Review Chapters 15 – 19 of The Cay – discuss sequence of events, charracters, setting, plot, conflicts (internal and external), and theme. Complete a sequencing activity to review for the final test on Monday. Grammar – Complete Exercise 5 page 335, Creating Proper Adjectives. (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework – None
Friday – Comprehensive test over Chapters 15 – 19 of The Cay. Complete an activity on Who? What? Where? When? from the novel. Grammar – Complete workbook pages 25 - 26, Proper Adjectives. (6.1.10) (6.1.21) (6.3.4)
Homework - Final test for The Cay on Monday.
