1. September 26 Warm-up: Finish short story/ read AR Punctuation Rules Grammar Notes CD (commas, semicolons & colons) - Punctuation ppt: Eats, shoots, leaves…. -Use notes/ behind capitalization (orange sheet) Homework : Study for 6 wks. Vocabulary & Narrative Elements Test Thursday Also – 15 AR points due Wednesday, 9/28

2. Warm-up – Read AR, DUE tomorrow September 27 Punctuation Rules Grammar Notes CD (quotation marks & apostrophes) - Practice using Dear John letter Eleven by Sandra Cisneros - read and discuss - review narrative elements: theme, tone, conflict, figurative language, sensory images - Levels of Questions Homework: Study for 6 wks. Vocabulary & Narrative Elements Test Thursday

3. September 28 Revise and Edit CBA Six weeks Vocabulary/Narrative Review Prepositions Grammar Notes – Quiz on Oct. 5 (know 25 prepositions) – write preposition song “Yankee Doodle” Eleven: Continue narrative elements, levels of questions, & DIDLS Homework: Study for 6 wks. Vocabulary & Narrative Elements Test Thursday Warm-up: AR due today

4. DIDLS=TONE Denotation (dictionary meaning) Connotation (emotional meaning) D=DICTION- the connotation of the word choice and the overall effectiveness of the word I=Images- Vivid appeals-5 senses D=Details- Facts L=Language - Formal or informal S=Sentences - How the sentences are structured in the writing.

5. September 29 Six weeks Vocabulary Test - Finished? Read AR Punctuation -Practice Worksheet Prepositions - Practice Worksheet - Quiz on Oct. 5 (know 25 prepositions) Warm-up: Study for test

6. September 30th Warm-up: Check Punctuation Practice & Preposition Practice Prepositional Phrase -Pledge of Allegiance - Grammar CD lesson 21 - Preposition Notes - Fox and Log notes Explain Preposition Project – pop-up book? - write sentences: bracket preposition/circle object Quiz on Oct. 5 (know 25 prepositions) Eleven : Continue narrative elements, levels of questions, & DIDLS