Monday, April 23, 2012

The week of April 23

Monday- Read out loud, Caught Ya, finish "All Summer in a Day", study vocabulary, do pre-reading for "The Veldt"

Tuesday- Good things, Caught Ya,  read "The Veldt" and do discussion questions as a group

Wednesday- Library, Read out loud, finish "The Veldt" and questions

Thursday- Job Shadow Day

Friday- No School

Monday, April 16, 2012

The week of April 16

Monday- Read out loud, Caught Ya, adverb practice, and begin reading the play "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"

Tuesday- Good things, review short story/play vocab., finish the play and analyze characters and identify short story elements from the play.

Wednesday- Read out loud, Caught Ya, watch the TV version of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" and compare and contrast mental images they had while reading the play to the staged version.

Thursday- Good things, silent reading, review vocab., read the short story "All Summer in a Day"

Friday- Read out loud, Caught Ya, review vocab., adverb practice, and compare/contrast the two science fiction stories from this week.

Monday, April 9, 2012

The week of April 9

Monday- Read out Loud, Caught Ya, Journal on spring break, and introduce short story/play terms

Tuesday- Good things, go over elements of a short story, and watch "I Love Lucy" and fill in elements of a short story

Wednesday- Library, Read out Loud, Caught Ya, PowerPoint on adverbs, and read "Priscilla and the Wimps"

Thursday- Good things, silent reading, read "House Call", and work with adverbs

Friday- Read out Loud, Caught Ya, "Who's on First"- read together and compare with other versions