Lessons: Third Quarter

 

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

 

Quarter 4

 

Lessons: Third Quarter Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 4 March 3/04-3/11 February 2/12- 3/04 2/4 - 2/11

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March

 

3/04-3/11

 

3/04  Broster for Nurse Betsy  (draft)

Review: Find a theme

 

Spelling Practice

 

Homework: Share broster with family

 

3/05 Heart Work

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Circle Essay

 

3/06 Heart Work

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ESSAY: What would it be like to live in a drug-free community?

 

3/07 Heart Work

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Essay: What would it be like to live in a drug-free community?

 

3/10 LID Day: No School

 

 

3/11 Heart Work

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What would it be like to live in a drug-free community?

 

 

February

 

2/12- 3/04

 

Projects:

Write up friend’s interview

Eagle Poem

Research Practice (reading/note-taking/analyzing/reporting)

 

2/11  Entry -- valentine similes;  add to chocolate project advertisement

 

2/12 Project Work  with lessons:

Note-taking: What helps?

Share and quick-write: Are you improving on main ideas and details?

Broster: What works?

Report: How?

Topics: Keep list and reflect

 

2/13 Entry -- names--elaborate reasons and similes; Project Work  with lessons as above.

 

2/14 Project Work  with lessons; Letter writing to family; Project Part B:self evaluate project and revise

 

2/15 field trip

 

2/20 Project Work  with lessons; Entry (John Glenn) How could you find out about JG? Moon?  Finish revision; do quick writes; topic lists; gist statement practice with Mir Space Station

 

2/21 Project Work  with lessons

 

Projects

Ideas and Voice

Lesson I-1 Authority List

Lesson I-4 Dig up buried stories

Lesson I-12 Free-Write for Specifics (choosing strong writing)

Lesson I-17 Anchoring the General with Support

 

 

2/20 Project Work  with lessons; Entry (John Glenn) How could you find out about JG? Moon? 

 

Lesson D-15 Voice: Finding a Theme

 

2/21 Project Work  with lessons

Entry: Love your pet day: find theme; add details and simile

gist statement practice with Mir Space Station

 

2/22 Assembly

 

2/25 Entry: Read and write gist statement for  2 paragraphs

 

gist statement practice with Mir Space Station

 

 

Finish revision; do quick writes; topic lists;

 

2/26 Entry: Read and write gist statement for  4 paragraphs

 

gist statement practice with Mir Space Station

 

Idea lists or if time: Finish revision; do quick writes; topic lists;

 

2/27 Entry: read and write gist statement for 6 paragraphs;

Idea Lists  or if time: Finish revision;

 

 

2/28 Research Assignments

Finish revision;

 

 

2/29 Reward; finish questions; do quick writes; topic lists;

 

3/03 Entry: American Heart Month

Research:  Write what you did. (Index cards)

Gist Statement;   Spelling: Affixes

 

3/04  Broster for Nurse Betsy  (draft)

Review: Find a theme

 

Spelling Practice

 

Homework: Share broster with family

 

2/4 - 2/11

 

Projects:

Write up friend’s interview

Eagle Poem

Research Practice (reading/note-taking/analyzing/reporting)

 

 

2/4 2/5 2/6

Poetry prewrite, revise, peer conferences, revise, publish

 

2/4 Eagle Six-Pack Poetic Strategy --- share

Ordinary to Poetic language; Dead Verb Elimination; model draft and revision

 

2/4 revise/peer and teacher conferences with peer reflection sheet

 

2/5 Assembly

 

2/6 Final drafts and sharing (ASB field trip)

 

2/7  Final drafts and sharing

 

2/8   Chocolate: Invent a new candy complete with package design and ad for tv

 

2/11  Project Work  with lessons:

Note-taking: What helps?

Share and quick-write: Are you improving on main ideas and details?

Broster: What works?

Report: How?

Topics: Keep list and reflect

 

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