WEEK OF 4/13/09 - 4/17/09

23 02 2009

 

WEEK 4/13/09 - 4/17/09

This is TCAP week. The schedule will be different to accommodate test-taking. In reading on Monday, we will take a book test on historical fiction library book. Students were told ahead of time to bring these books to class. The rest of the week will largely be devoted to reading novels in class selected from the teacher’s library and keeping a reading log.

In social studies, we will continue to review for the TCAP and will end the week beginning a new unit - Choices in Little Rock.

 

 

 

 

WEEK 4/6/09 - 4/9/09

MONDAY: READING: Student-created TCAP tests used as practice.

                                Mixed review TCAP skill sheet.

                READING HOMEWORK: Book test given next Monday - historical fiction.

                SOCIAL STUDIES: Complete HISTORY test.

                                            Begin work on Individual, Groups, and Interactions packet.

               SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Homework packet - Lesson 11 - due Thursday.

                                                               Individuals, Groups, and Interactions packet due Thursday.

                                                               Test Thursday - INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND INTERACTIONS.

TUESDAY: READING:  Power Point TCAP review.

                                  Divergent thinking TCAP review of terms.

               SOCIAL STUDIES: TCAP review.

WEDNESDAY: READING: I-Carts - TCAP Review.

                      SOCIAL STUDIES: TCAP review.

                      SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow - Individuals, Groups, and Interactions.

                                                                      Homework packets due tomorrow - Lesson 11.

                                                                      INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND INTERACTIONS packet due tomorrow.

THURSDAY: READING: TCAP review.

                   READING HOMEWORK: Test Monday on historical fiction book. Bring book to class.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES: Test on INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND INTERACTIONS.

                                               Homework and class packets due.

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 3/30/09 - 4/3/09

MONDAY: READING:  Power Point TCAP review.

                                 Complete creation of TCAP practice test.

               READING HOMEWORK: Bring your library  (fiction) book to class tomorrow for the test.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  TCAP packet - History (Due Friday).

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Homework packet due Thursday - Lessons 9 & 10 - p. 70-85

TUESDAY: READING: Fiction Book test

                 SOCIAL STUDIES - TCAP HISTORY packet

WEDNESDAY: READING: Visit school library to check out historical fiction books.

                      SSR (Silent Sustained Reading). 

                   SOCIAL STUDIES: TCAP HISTORY packet.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Homework packet due tomorrow - p. 70-85.

THURSDAY: READING: Power Point TCAP review.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES: TCAP HISTORY packets.

                                              Homework packet due today.

                  SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow - HISTORY.

                                                                  HISTORY packets due tomorrow.

FRIDAY: READING: Power Point TCAP review.

             SOCIAL STUDIES: TEST - HISTORY.

                                         HISTORY packets due.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 3/23/09 - 3/27/09

MONDAY:READING: Review of poetic sound devices.

                SOCIAL STUDIES: Governance and Civics Coach TCAP Practice (Packet is due Friday).

                SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Homework packet - Lessons 7 & 8 (p. 54-69) - due Thursday.

TUESDAY: READING: Power Point review of alliteration and simile.

                 SOCIAL STUDIES: Coach TCAP Practice.

WEDNESDAY: READING: Power Point review of analogy completion.

                      SOCIAL STUDIES: Coach TCAP Practice.

                     SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Homework packet, Lessons 7 & 8 - due tomorrow.

THURSDAY: READING: Power Point review of author’s purpose and main idea.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES: Coach TCAP Practice.

                                               Review of vocabulary.

                                               Homework packets - Lessons 7 & 8 due.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow - Governance & Civics.

                                                                   Governance and Civics packets due tomorrow.

FRIDAY: READING: Power Point review of inferences and predictions.

             SOCIAL STUDIES: Test - Governance and Civics

                                         Governance and Civics packets due.

 

 

 

Week of 3/9/09 - 3/13/09

MONDAY: READING” Gettysburg Address p. 480

                READING HOMEWORK: Bring library book to class tomorrow for nonfiction book test.

               SOCIAL STUDIES: Work in Coach Geography packet (Due Thursday.)

               SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Complete Lessons 5 & 6 in homework binder - p. 38 - 53 - Due Thursday.

TUESDAY: READING:  Nonfiction book test.

                                  Examination of allusion and vocabulary in “I Have a Dream” speech.

                SOCIAL STUDIES: Coach TCAP Practice.

WEDNESDAY: READING: Visit library - check out fiction books.

                     SOCIAL STUDIES: Coach TCAP Practice.

                                                Vocabulary review.

                    SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Geography packet due tomorrow.

                                                                   Homework packet due - Lessons 5 & 6 due tomorrow

                                                                   Test tomorrow on Geography

THURSDAY:READING: Power Point lesson on using text features

                  SOCIAL STUDIES: Test on - Geography.

                                              Homework and geography packets due.

FRIDAY: READING: Power Point exercise - using key words and headings.

              SOCIAL STUDIES: Subject-related film.

 

 

 

 

MONDAY: READING: Guided reading of “Raymond’s Run”.

                READING HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow on “Raymond’s Run”.

                                                    Test tomorrow on biography. Bring book to class tomorrow.

               SOCIAL STUDIES: Take TCAP pretest.

TUESDAY: READING: Take test on “Raymond’s Run”.

                                 Take test on biography.

                SOCIAL STUDIES: Go over pretest responses.

                                            Read and discuss p. 6-7 of homework binder.

               SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Complete p. 8 - 20 of homework binder by Friday. Test Friday on Culture.

WEDNESDAY: READING: Visit library to check out nonfiction books. SSR.

                     SOCIAL STUDIES: Read Coach TCAP practice book p. 36-39, and do questions and answers.

THURSDAY: READING: Complete and discuss p. 6-9 of Sharpen Up TCAP practice.

                  SOCIAL STUDIES: Go over homework. Complete Coach practice p. 40-47.

                  SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow on Culture.

FRIDAY: READING: Read and discuss text p. 558-561. Complete selection quiz as reading check.

             SOCIAL STUDIES: Test on Culture.

 

 

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WEEK OF 2/18/09 - 2/20/09

9 02 2009

WEEK OF 2/18/09 - 2/20/09

WEDNESDAY - READING:  Complete reading and discussion of “The Tell-Tale Heart”.

                       READING HOMEWORK:  Complete p. 182-183 in workbook.

                       SOCIAL STUDIES: Key Thoughts for Chapter 17.

                       SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Test Friday on Chapter 17.

 

THURSDAY: READING:  Discussion and practice of POINT OF VIEW.

                   READING HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow on Point of View.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES: Vocabulary for Chapter 17.

                  SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow on Chapter 17.

 

FRIDAY: READING: Test on Point of View.

              SOCIAL STUDIES: Test on Chapter 17.

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY: READING: Review propaganda, stereotyping, and bias.

                                Introduction to commonly used foreign expressions.

                READING HOMEWORK: Test Thursday on propaganda techniques, stereotyping, bias, and foreign expressions.

               SOCIAL STUDIES: Key Thoughts for Chapter 16.

TUESDAY: READING: Create fold-its using commonly used foreign expressions.

                 READING: Study for Thursday’s test.

 

                SOCIAL STUDIES: Complete vocabulary for Chapter 16.

WEDNESDAY: READING: Visit school library to check out biographies.

                                      Silent, sustained reading.

                     READING: Test tomorrow on propaganda techniques, stereotyping, bias, and foreign expressions.

                     SOCIAL STUDIES: Power Point notes on Chapter 16.

THURSDAY: READING:  Test on propaganda techniques, stereotyping, bias, and foreign expressions.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES: On- line practice quiz on Chapter 16.

FRIDAY: READING: Point of View.

              SOCIAL STUDIES: Test on Chapter 16.

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WEEK OF 3/2/09 - 3/6/09

1 02 2009

 

 

WEEK OF 3/2/09 - 3/6/09

MONDAY: READING: Vocabulary and Comprehension study of “Olympic Games”.

                                 Guided reading of “Brer Rabbit”.

                                 Completion of graphic organizer.

                SOCIAL STUDIES: TCAP Coach practice p. 52-58.

                SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Homework packet - Lessons 3 & 4 - Due Thursday.

                                                                Test Friday - Economics

                                                                Vocabulary to learn for test: American System, capitalism, closed economy, Columbian Exchange, consumption tax, credit, debt, domestic, economic alignment, emerging market, epidemic, excise tax, export, free market, good, immunity, import, industrialization, macroeconomics, market economy, mercantilism, microeconomics, monopoly, natural resource, oligopoly, sales tax, urbanization.

TUESDAY: READING:  Guided reading of “Ransom of Red Chief”.

                                  Do questions and answers # 2 & 3 p. 595.

                 SOCIAL STUDIES:  Review of last week’s test.

                                             TCAP Coach p. 59-66.

WEDNESDAY: READING: TCAP Practice - Genres and Author’s Purpose.

                      SOCIAL STUDIES:  TCAP Coach p. 67 - 75.

                      SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Homework Packet - Lessons 3 & 4  due tomorrow.

THURSDAY: READING: “Brer Possum’s Dilemma”.

                   READING HOMEWORK: Reading Workbook p. 199-203.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES: Go over homework.

                                               Vocabulary activity.

                                               Complete TCAP Coach Economics packet.

                   SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK: Test tomorrow  - Economics.

                                                                   TCAP Economics packet due.

FRIDAY: READING:  Go over homework.

                               TCAP Practice - Themes and Issues and Inferences.

             SOCIAL STUDIES: Test - Economics.

 

 

 

 

 

: READING: Review sound devices in poetry.

READING HOMEWORK: Complete p. 289 - 293 in workbook.

Test Friday on propaganda, bias, and stereotyping.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Take test on chapter 14

Do Chapter 14 Key Thoughts - finish for homework.

TUESDAY: READING: Discuss propaganda techniques.

Complete sheet.

READING HOMEWORK: Complete p. 294 - 297 in workbook.

Test Friday.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Complete Chapter 15 vocabulary.

WEDNESDAY: READING: Discuss bias and stereotyping.

Complete sheet. Answer # 2 p. 502.

SOCIAL STUDIES: power Point notes for chapter 15

THURSDAY: READING: Review propaganda techniques, bias, and stereotyping.

Test tomorrow over this material.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Take practice on-line quiz for chapter 15.

Test tomorrow on Chapter 15.

FRIDAY: READING: Test on propaganda techniques, bias, stereotyping.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Test on chapter 15.

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