Monday Reading Story: Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic

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1 9:10-9:50 Specials Name Mrs. Vigna Students will eat breakfast, make lunch choices, and unpack bookbags before 9:05. Subject-, Spelling, Week of March 2-6 9:05 Morning announcements and pledge Take attendance on Power School and lunch count on pink pad on teacher s desk. Specials with homeroom. See chart on board for daily special class. Period(s) Groups 1 and 2 Monday Story: Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic Analyze text to examine how the writer creates feelings and bias in the text Use text evidence when explaining what the text says and when drawing inferences from text Identify jargon as a special language that belongs to an exclusive group Identify and recognize LUV words and meanings Student text Post-it notes 1. Introduce LUV words for lesson one and have a short mini-lesson on bias 2. Review selected vocabulary and amazing words adding submersible and pinnacle 3. Short text In the Ocean Deeps to practice vocabulary strategy 4. Introduce main selection Titanic with discussion of title, time line, photographs, and captions on p and Jargon words 5. Have students silent read p writing annotated notes about the gist of each paragraph Close Read: Unsinkable Wreck of the Titanic and analyzing writer s craft and point of view 163 and 258 and Spelling

2 Identify correct use of irregular and troublesome verbs Spelling List worksheet p. 26 DOL editing How to writing papers 1. Introduce words and discuss the syllables ant, ent, ance, and ence 2. Do syllable work using syllaboards 3. Write words 2 times cursive 1. DOL editing Week 14 and check together 2. Review irregular verbs with an example chart on Elmo 3. Mini-lesson on using verbs like lay and lie, sit and set, and may and can 4. Group activity examine flash cards and determine if the verb is correctly used or not if not, sentence must be correctly written on oaktag paper 5. Work on worksheet p Complete any how-to writing Finish words two times/dvd p. 315 sheet p. 26 Tuesday Analyze text to examine how the writer creates fear in the text Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text Recognize bias in text and how it influences the reader Student text Vocabulary charts Post-it notes 1. Review vocabulary and amazing words adding vessel and marvel 2. Review LUV words and continue with mini lesson on bias 3. Check homework p. 163 and Discuss first part of Titanic using T.M. questions 212c 5. Set purpose for reading second half of Titanic 6. Silent read p writing annotated notes Close Read: Titantic p and 240 and Spelling

3 Spelling skill sheet R/W notebook DOL editing packet How to writing worksheet p.28 text 1. Review words with syllables ant, ent, ance, and ence 2. Check words 2 times and DVD p Work on R/W notebook p DOL editing and check together 2. Check language homework sheet p Review verbs using text test on verbs Study words and finish R/W p. 400 Wednesday Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text including how characters in a story respond to challenges Quote accurately from text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text Analyze story text for evidence of author s point of view concerning third limited or omniscient viewpoint and determine how that helps the reader to understand characters or not Student edition Large chart paper 1. Review selected vocabulary and amazing words adding apparatus and analyze 2. Practice 3. Check homework DVD p. 236 and Paired selection Shipwreck Season p /read and discuss Close Read: Analysis of Shipwreck Season p comparing and contrasting ideas in text to the main selection record on chart paper p. 234 and 238 and Spelling

4 Identify pronouns in sentences Complete how to writing R/W notebook 1. Review words with Bowling game 2. Check homework R/W p Complete R/W p DOL editing and check together 2. Introduce pronouns on p and work on exercises 3. Complete worksheet p How to writing Finish R/W p. 405 Spelling Thursday Read and examine text to identify bias and the missing pieces that the author left out of the text to promote the biased opinions Read and interpret poetry and identify figurative language Biased passage Tadpole poem 1. Review vocabulary and amazing words for Unsinkable Wreck of the Titanic 2. Wrap up any review work on the story and check p. 234 and Pair/share review 4. Tadpole poem 5. Review bias using short text passage and model for and with students talking about and highlighting areas of bias and what is missing in the text have students pair/share to discuss how this bias affects the reader Close Writing: Write a short biased one-page writing about a specific holiday Study for reading test and finish biased writing/luv word test Friday also and Spelling and check together Identify subject pronouns and use correctly DVD worksheet p. 321

5 1. Check homework R/W Review words with a spelling activity 3. Work on DVD p Daily editing and check 2. Editing quiz 3. Introduce subject pronouns on p Complete worksheet p How to writing Spelling activity Editing quiz Study words for test and complete DVD 321 Friday Demonstrate mastery of graphic sources and author s viewpoint in text Read and examine text to identify bias and the missing pieces that the author left out of the text to promote the biased opinions test Unsinkable Wreck of the Titanic Biased passage 1. Have students share with one another their biased writing passage and discuss what they heard 2. Have students work with a partner to read a passage, determine the biased opinions, and analyze how they affect the reader 3. test and on LUV words Tests and Spelling Demonstrate mastery of words Identify object pronouns and use correctly Test 1. Check homework DVD p Spelling Test 1. Daily editing and check 2. Introduce object pronouns on p and do practice exercises 3. Worksheet p Finish how to writing Test

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