Language Arts – Week of February 4-8, 2008
Monday – Review the meaning of simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, imagery, and rhyme scheme. Identify these figures of speech in context. (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Read “Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss, page 627 – 630. Discuss the made-up words and imaginary creatures found in Dr. Seuss stories. (6.1.10)
Grammar – Complete Exercise 34 page 347, Identifying Adverbs, and Exercise 35 page 347, Identifying Adverbs and the Words They Modify. (6.3.4)
Homework – Writing – Final draft of 5-paragraph essay due tomorrow
Tuesday – Discuss tone and the elements of an ode. Introduce and give the definitions for the Spanish words in the poem. Read “Ode to Mi Gato” page 635 – 637. Identify examples of similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, sensory details, and vivid verbs in the ode. Compare the tone of this poem to the tone of “Sneetches.” (6.1.10) (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar – Review the difference between adjectives and adverbs. Complete Exercise 36 page 347, Distinguishing Between Adverbs and Adjectives, and Exercise C page 376, Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs, as individual practice. (6.3.4)
Homework – Grammar – Complete workbook page 29-30, Adverbs and the Words They Modify
Wednesday – Shortened class due to the TCAP Writing Assessment.
Read “Ankylosaurus”. Discuss rhyme, rhyming scheme, end rhyme, and internal rhyme. Identify the examples of onomatopoeia from the poem. Use context clues to identify the definitions of unfamiliar words in the poem.
Grammar – Check workbook page 31, Adjective or Adverb.
Homework – Quiz on “Sneetches,” “Ankylosaurus,” and “Ode to Mi Gato” tomorrow
Thursday – Complete a quiz on “Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss and “Ankylosaurus” by Jack Prelutsky, and “Ode to Mi Gato.” Identify similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration in context. (6.1.13) (6.1.18) (6.1.25)
Grammar – Check homework pages 29-30 from workbook using whiteboards. (6.3.4)
Homework – Thinklink Practice Probes due tomorrow!!!
Friday – Complete comprehension questions on “Sneetches” and “Ode to Mi Gato.” Introduce and begin a Figurative Language Project. Illustrate a simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration. (6.1.13) (6.1.18)
Homework – NONE
