Literacy - TERM 3
Week 1 (January 16 - 19):
Week 2 (January 22 - 26):
Week 3 (January 29 - February 1):
Week 4 (February 5 - 9):
Week 5 (February 12 - 16):
Week 6 (February 20-23):
Week 7 (February 26 - March 2):
Week 8 (March 5 - 9):
Week 9 (March 12 - 16):
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 15th - NO SCHOOL!
- Morphemes: meter; -logy; inter; intra
- Vocabulary: ecstatic; permeated; glum; trudge; dejected
- Reading Strategies:
- Asking Questions
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Read Ch.15-17 in The Giver
- Martin Luther King Jr. Activity
- 3 Branches of Government Study (Continued)
- Writing Map on 3 Branches Informative Essay
- Type 3 Branches Informative Essay
- Peer edit and grade
- Sentence Diagramming - Commands and Questions
Week 2 (January 22 - 26):
- Morphemes: dict; aud; vis
- Vocabulary: excruciating; inflict; wretched; empowered; solace
- Reading Strategies:
- Asking Questions
- Summarizing
- Analyzing
- Activities in class:
- Read Ch.18-19 in The Giver
- Analyzing Character Development in The Giver
- Finish 3 Branches of Government Study
- Complete typed final draft of essay
- Sentence Diagramming - Direct and Indirect Objects
Week 3 (January 29 - February 1):
- Parent-Teacher Conferences January 31st and February 1st - EARLY OUT @ 12:45!
- Teach Comp Day February 2nd - NO SCHOOL!
- Morphemes: none - review week!
- Vocabulary: rueful; languid; vigilant; impede
- Reading Strategies:
- Asking Questions (and answering them!)
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Finish Ch. 20-23 in The Giver
- End-of-Book Reflection and Discussion
- Writing The Giver Summary
- SAGE Interim Writing Test (1/31/18)
Week 4 (February 5 - 9):
- Morphemes: rupt; gress; mot
- Vocabulary: none - review week!
- Reading Strategies:
- Determining Importance
- Activities in class:
- Tech Prep - NoRedInk; PenPals; Newsela
- Start of Literacy Centers (every Monday)
- Sentence Diagramming - Modifiers (Articles, Adjectives, and Adverbs)
- The Giver Final Test
- Comma Rules
Week 5 (February 12 - 16):
- Morphemes: spect; form; port
- Vocabulary: none - review week!
- Reading Strategies:
- Building Background Knowledge
- Activities in class:
- POST OFFICE WEEK!
- Literacy Centers (Monday)
- ABK Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry:
- Round Robin on Equality
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Love Letter Limericks Activity (Valentine's Day!)
Week 6 (February 20-23):
- Monday, February 19th: Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL!
- Morphemes: contra/counter; anti; trans; dia
- Vocabulary: prejudice; discrimination; bias; stereotype
- Reading Strategies:
- Building Background Knowledge
- Making Inferences
- Activities in class:
- Literacy Centers (Tuesday)
- ABK Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry:
- "Getting to the source of our bias" Article
- Socratic Seminar on Prejudice and Bias
- Making Inferences Lesson and Activity
Week 7 (February 26 - March 2):
- Morphemes: omni; multi; poly; morph
- Vocabulary: none
- Reading Strategies:
- Building Background Knowledge
- Making Inferences
- Activities in class:
- Literacy Centers (Monday)
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Research Project:
- Conduct research on historical topic of ROTHMC
- Create research outline using bullet points to summarize key details and main idea to essential questions
- Create research paper with APA format and four sources
- Create PowerPoint presentation to share research with Jigsaw group
Week 8 (March 5 - 9):
- Thursday, March 8th: Field Trip to the Leonardo @ 10 AM - 2 PM
- Morphemes: Review Week!
- Vocabulary: jauntily; dubious; indignation; imperious
- Reading Strategies:
- Building Background Knowledge
- Making Inferences
- Activities in class:
- Literacy Centers (Monday)
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Research Project:
- Present PowerPoint presentations to small groups
- Complete Historical Context Graphic Organizers
- Author Bio and Alan Speech Study: Mildred D. Taylor
- Sentence Diagramming - Participles, Gerrunds, and Infinites
Week 9 (March 12 - 16):
- Morphemes: semi; nym; bene; mal
- Vocabulary: scoffed; formidable; transfixed; disgruntled
- Reading Strategies:
- Determining Importance
- Making Inferences
- Activities in class:
- Literacy Centers (Monday)
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Chapter 1 and Activities:
- Exposition Analysis
- Character Types
- Sentence Diagramming - Compound Sentences