Children's Book
April 29-May 3
Due Dates:
May 3 - Bell Ringer |
Weekly Overview:
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Personal Narrative
April 22-26
Due Dates:
April 25 - Narrative |
Weekly Overview:
Writing narrative, peer reviews, final edits, and publication |
April 15-19
Due Dates:
April 25 - Narrative |
Weekly Overview:
Intro personal narrative and choose topics. |
The Art of Argumentation
Essential Questions:
1. How do I make sound arguments? 2. How do I avoid plagiarism? 3. How do I portray and present arguments? 4. What makes a good presentation? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can use research to make a sound argument. 2. I can give credit to the original author of a piece of research. 3. I can use images to portray my argument and I can use Google Slides to present my argument? 4. I can use eye contact, gestures, audience engagement, etc to present an argument. |
April 8-12
Due Dates:
April 10 - Photo Essay Presentations April 12 - Bell Ringer |
Weekly Overview:
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April 2-5
Due Dates:
April 10 - Photo Essay Presentations April 5 - Bell Ringer |
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March 25-28
Due Dates:
March 26: Final Woodsong projects |
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Woodsong/Iditarod
Essential Questions:
1. How do I draw inferences (and determine what the text says explicitly and implicitly) from nonfiction texts? 2. How can I determine the central idea of a nonfiction text and write summaries about it? 3. How do nonfiction texts make connections to the world around us? 4. How do I determine the meanings of words (both figurative and connotative) of nonfiction texts? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can draw inferences from nonfiction texts. 2. I can determine a central idea, follow it throughout the course of the text, and write summaries about nonfiction texts. 3. I can understand the worldly connections made in nonfiction texts. 4. I can determine meanings of words in nonfiction texts. |
Essential Text:
Woodsong - Gary Paulsen |
End of Qtr 3
March 18-22
Due Dates:
March 26: Final Woodsong projects |
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March 11-15
Due Dates:
March 15: Bell Ringer |
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March 4-8
Due Dates:
March 8: Bell Ringer |
Weekly Overview:
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February 26-March 1
Due Dates:
March 1: Bell Ringer |
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The Iditarod starts on March 2!!!
February 20-23
Due Dates:
Feb 23: Bell Ringer |
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February 12-16
Due Dates:
Feb 13: Musher Poster Feb 15: Bell Ringer |
This week:
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Poetry
Essential Questions:
1. How does formal and informal writing differ? 2. How can I tell the difference between literal and figurative language in poetry? 3. How does the time period of the publication of a text alter the meaning of the text? 4. How does poetry writing differ from other writing? |
Essential Skills:
1. I can identify the differences between formal and informal writing and utilize that knowledge in my own writing. 2. I can use context clues and clues about the time period to understand the literal or figurative meaning of words and phrases used in poetry. 3. I can identify the time period of a poem and assess the importance of that time period to understanding the text. 4. I can write routinely for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences. |
Essential Texts:
1. Poetry Prezi Presentation 2. "Sonic Boom" - John Updike 3. "Sisters" - Lucille Cliffton |
February 5-9
Due Dates:
Feb 9: All poems Feb 9: Musher poster |
Feb 5: Finish Sidewalk Ends poem
Feb 6: Paint Sample poem Feb 7: Paint Sample poem Feb 8: Musher poster creation Feb 9: Musher poster, Spelling |
Jan 29-Feb 2
Catholic Schools Week. Our schedule was interrupted multiple times. We worked on limericks, haikus, and our Sidewalk Ends poem.
January 22-26
Due Dates:
Jan 23: Conjunctions Jan 24: Paragraph writing assignment Jan 25: Haikus Jan 29: Sidewalk Ends Poem |
Jan 22: Conjunctions and Conjunction video; Finish sonic boom poem
Jan 23: Paragraph writing assignment: "How do you share your faith with the community, specifically the community outside of our school?" Jan 24: Limericks Jan 25: Sidewalk Ends Poem Jan 26: Sidewalk Ends Poem |
January 15-19
Due Dates:
Jan 19: Spelling Test |
Jan 15: No school
Jan 16: Onomatopoeia Poem Jan 17: Onomatopoeia Poem Jan 18: Onomatopoeia Poem Jan 19: Spelling Test |
January 8-12
Due Dates:
Jan 12 - Sisters poem Jan 12 - Bell Ringer Jan 17 - Onomatopoeia poem |
Jan 8 - Prepositions
Jan 9 - Read and discuss "Sisters" by Lucille Cliffton Jan 10 - Discuss dialect; begin working on poem Jan 11 - Finish working on "Sisters" poem Jan 12 - Read "Sonic Boom" by John Updike, discuss onomatopoeia; Write Onomatopoeia poem |