Week 5: March Language Arts

3/22 Agenda: Reading Response, Grammar Work, Quiz Friday Journal  What do you consider is a healthy lunch? Explain your answer. Flashbacks 1. Choose the sentence that is written correctly. a. While snow fell softly on the grey roof tops. b. We slept soundly through the entire snow storm. c. The bridge was up tall ships went through. 2. Choose the sentence that is written correctly. a. It was the last inning of the game, the bases were loaded. b. The Titanic was a disaster remembered by many people. c. Need one more volunteer will you play? Jobs: Check bulletin board. Agenda- Check NM- pass out notebooks MM- pass out textbooks Distributors- pass out homework

As a class…  Read “Koko- The Smart Signing Gorilla” beginning on page 159.  Pay attention and follow along!  While reading, annotate your thinking about the central idea and supporting details of the story.

With your groups…  Answer questions 1-6 on page 163 in your notebook in complete sentences. Cite evidence from the passage to support your answers.  DF- Make sure your group stays on task and everyone is keeping up.

Individually Jobs  Collectors- collect and put up textbooks.  NM- collect and put up notebooks. Exit Slip  Summarize the informational text today.

3/23 Agenda: Reading Response, Grammar Work, Quiz Friday Journal  If you found a million dollars in a parking lot, what would you do with it? Flashbacks 1. Read the following sentences and choose the best way to combine them, making one complete sentence. Some people exercise vigorously during the day. People who exercise should drink extra water. a. Some people exercise vigorously during the day, people who exercise should drink extra water. b. Some people exercise vigorously during the day, and the people who exercise should drink extra water. c. People who exercise vigorously during the day should drink extra water. Jobs: Agenda- Check NM- pass out notebooks MM- pass out textbooks

With your groups…  Begin reading “Aunt Millicent” from the Literature books beginning on page 715.  DF- Make sure everyone is paying attention and participates!  While reading, annotate your thinking about the point of view the author is using and how the characters change throughout the story in your notebook.

Individually Jobs  Collectors- collect and put up textbooks.  NM- collect and put up notebooks. Exit Slip  Choose an important character from “Aunt Millicent”. Describe the character, citing evidence from the story.

3/24 Agenda: Reading Response, Grammar Work, Quiz Friday Journal Are rules important? Explain your answer with supporting details. Flashbacks Choose the sentence that does not belong in the paragraph. (1) Studies have shown that people are not drinking enough water. (2) Too many people are drinking sodas and carbonated beverages instead of water. (3) Water is nature’s perfect drink. (4) The most popular soda is Coke according to some surveys. (5) Even if you are not a very active person, you can still become dehydrated. (6) When you don’t have enough fluid, your body cannot perform the necessary functions properly. Jobs: Agenda- Check NM- pass out notebooks Distributors- pass out passages

With your groups…  Finish reading “Aunt Millicent” from the Literature books beginning on page 715.  DF- Make sure everyone is paying attention and participates!  While reading, annotate your thinking about the point of view the author is using and how the characters change throughout the story in your notebook.

With your groups…  Answer questions 1- 8 on page 729 in complete sentences. Cite evidence from the text to support your answers.  Jobs:  MM- Collect and return the textbooks.  NM- Collect and put up the notebooks.

3/25 Agenda: NO HW Jobs  Agenda- Check  NM- pass out notebooks  Distributors- pass out Quiz/ Answer Sheets  Collectors- collect homework WORK 1. Complete Quiz on Answer Sheets. 2. Turn in Quiz and Answer Sheets to Mrs. Newkirk. 3. Answer the following prompt in your notebooks on a clean piece of paper. a. A school district has a new middle school. On the first day, the students realize that they are the first people to be in the building. One of the teachers suggests that everyone write about his or her first day in the school. These narratives will be compiled in a book for future students to read. b. Think about what it would be like to attend a newly build school. Write a narrative for the book and describe the first day. Describe what you see, do, and feel throughout the day. 4. Tear out and turn work and prompt into Mrs. Newkirk