4th Six Weeks

Week 4

   January 30-February 3, 2017

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, January 30

* Quotable Quotes

* Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

* Students finalize expository essay.

* Student evaluate  their expository essay with a rubric. (Whole essay)

TUESDAY, January 31

* Students choose the best essay from the group and transfer it on a large easel paper for presentation.

* Presentation of essaY

WEDNESDAY, February 1

   *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   * Presentations continue

   

        THURSDAY, February 2

    *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   *Students evaluate another paragraph and revise it.

   * They focus on clarity by removing unnecessary words.

   * Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Body paragraphs)

    FRIDAY, February 3

     *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   * Students evaluate their conclusions and revise them.

   

   

                                                                     

ATTENTION!!!

4th BOOK REPORT with summary

STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE TURNED IN THE BOOK REPORT ON TIME, PROCRASTINATE NO MORE.FIVE GRADES ARE AT STAKE!

5th BOOK REPORT WITH SUMMARY DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 9TH

Be ready for another project on comma rules. Stay tuned!

4th Six Weeks

Week 3

   January 23-27, 2017

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, January 23

* Quotable Quotes

* Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

* Students write the first body paragraph of their new essay on music

* Teacher shows and models a revision of another student essay

* Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Introduction)

TUESDAY, January 24

*** MINI-ASSESSMENT

* Go over assessment.

WEDNESDAY, January 25

   *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   * Students pair-share their newly written body paragraph

   * Students evaluate their body paragraphs according to state-designed rubric.

     * Students revise one paragraph of the middle section of their essays

   

    THURSDAY, January 26

    *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   *Students evaluate another paragraph and revise it.

   * Find these in their own writing and in other texts.

   * Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Body paragraphs)

    FRIDAY,January 27

     *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   * Students evaluate their conclusions and revise them.

   

   

                                                                     

ATTENTION!!!

4th BOOK REPORT with summary

STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE TURNED IN THE BOOK REPORT ON TIME, PROCRASTINATE NO MORE.FIVE GRADES ARE AT STAKE!

5th BOOK REPORT WITH SUMMARYDEADLINE: FEBRUARY 9TH

Be ready for another project on comma rules. Stay tuned!

4th Six Weeks

Week 2

   January 16-20, 2017

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, January 16

* Quotable Quotes

* Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

* COMMA QUIZ

* Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Introduction)

TUESDAY, January 17

*Quotable Quotes and student explanation

* Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

* COMMA RULES thinking map project

* Students revise their introduction.

* Find these in their own writing and in other texts.

* Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric.(Revise introduction)

WEDNESDAY, January 18

   *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   * Students evaluate their body paragraphs according to state-designed rubric.

   * Students revise one paragraph of the middle section of their essays

   

    THURSDAY, January 19

    *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   *Students evaluate another paragraph and revise it.

   * Find these in their own writing and in other texts.

   * Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Body paragraphs)

    FRIDAY,January 20

     *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   * Students evaluate their conclusions and revise them.

   

   

                                                                     

ATTENTION!!!

4th BOOK REPORT with summary

STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE TURNED IN THE BOOK REPORT ON TIME, PROCRASTINATE NO MORE.FIVE GRADES ARE AT STAKE!

4th Six Weeks

Week 1

   January 9-13, 2017

"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Stone upon stone is the structure built."

MONDAY, January 9

* Go over rules & procedures

* Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

* Introduce and explain comma rules in sentences with the acronym FOILC (fanboys, opener, interrupter, list, closer).

* Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Introduction)

TUESDAY, January 10

*Quotable Quotes and student explanation

* Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

*  Explain the first two comma rules in sentences: fanboys and opener)

* Find these in their own writing and in other texts.

* Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric.(Revise introduction)

WEDNESDAY, January 11

   *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   *  Practice using the first two comma rules in sentences: fanboys and opener

   * Find these in their own writing and in other texts.

   * Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Body paragraphs)

 THURSDAY, January 12

    *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   *  Practice using the first two comma rules in sentences: fanboys and opener

   * Find these in their own writing and in other texts.

   * Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Body paragraphs)

    

 FRIDAY,January 13

     *Quotable Quotes and student explanation

   * Student analysis and explanation of STAAR formatted question stem.

   *  Practice using the first two comma rules in sentences: fanboys and opener

   * Find these in their own writing and in other texts.

   * Student evaluation of their expository essay with a rubric. (Body paragraphs)

                                                                     

ATTENTION!!!

4th BOOK REPORT with summary

due on Wednesday, January 11, 2017