5th Six Weeks

Week 6

   April 3-7, 2017

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

MONDAY, April 3

 * DBM #2 Math

TUESDAY, April 4

* Finish up research

WEDNESDAY, April 5

* Movie morning: The Great Debaters

 

THURSDAY, April 6

* Grammar: precise word choice

* Correcting fragments, comma splice, run-ons ,awkward sentences

 FRIDAY, April 7

 * Grammar: precise word choice

    * Correcting fragments, comma splice, run-ons ,awkward sentences

                                                       

                         

                                                                                                                                                                                    

5th Six Weeks

Week 5

   March 27-31, 2017

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

MONDAY, March 27

 * Students will review the expository writing strategies.

* Students will differentiate among the most incorrectly used homonyms.

TUESDAY, March 28

STAAR WRITING IS HERE!

WEDNESDAY, March 29

Reading District Benchmark

 THURSDAY, March 30

   Movie Morning

 FRIDAY, March 31

    Reflections on the past lessons

ATTENTION!!!!

STAAR WRITING IS HERE!

WE WILL SOAR AGAIN!!!!! WE ARE READY!!!!

TARGETS: 30%-50% Level 3; 100% passing

5th Six Weeks

Week 4

   March 20-24, 2017

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

MONDAY, March 20

* A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

* Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

* Students will review the expository writing strategies.

* Students will differentiate among the most incorrectly used homonyms.

TUESDAY, March 21

* A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

* Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

* Students will read and analyze masked procedural essays.

* They will construct their basic organizational patterns.

WEDNESDAY, March 22

* A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

* Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

* Students will write their own procedural essay.

 THURSDAY, March 23

   

 * A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

   * Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

   * Students practice using misplaced modifiers correctly.

   * They will review the principal parts of verbs.

 FRIDAY, March 24

    

 * A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

   * Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

   * Students practice using apostrophes correctly.

   * Last minute wind-up of weaknesses.

ATTENTION!!!!

6 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS TO STAAR WRITING TEST ON MARCH 28, 2017! 

WE WILL SOAR AGAIN!!!!! WE ARE READY!!!!

TARGETS: 30%-50% Level 3; 100% passing

5th Six Weeks

Week 3

   March 6-10, 2017

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

MONDAY, March 6

* A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

* Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

* Students turn in their second final drafts. 

* Teacher still ferrets out clutter or unnecessary words.

TUESDAY, March 7

* A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

* Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

* Students study how to replace repeating words with precise synonyms.

WEDNESDAY, March 8

* A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

* Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

* Students practice using commonly mistaken homonyms correctly.

 THURSDAY, March 9

   

* A Sentence a Day: Students edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

   * Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

   * Students practice using misplaced modifiers correctly.

    

 

    FRIDAY, March 10

    

* A Sentence a Day: StuNdents edit an incorrect sentence and explain the rules that apply to the errors.

   * Students explain the answer choices in assigned revising-editing questions from DBM # 2. 

   * Students practice using apostrophes correctly.

ATTENTION!!!!

11 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS TO STAAR WRITING TEST ON MARCH 28, 2017! 

WE WILL SOAR AGAIN!!!!!