Week 15 Activities and Homework

Language Arts:

M: DWP. Finish district assessment. Evaluate reliability of news articles. HW: get a news article (1/2 to 1 page in length) and write 2 paragraphs about it: 1) summary- 5 Ws 2) your thoughts about its topic

T: DUE: news article with 2 paragraphs. Discuss comprehension strategies for articles. Vocab #5 words. HW: do ‘boxes’ for new vocab words.

W: DUE: ‘boxes’ for Vocab list #5. Continue discussing news articles, assess reliability. HW: none. Happy long weekend!

TH: No school. Happy Thanksgiving!

F: No school. Happy break!

Honors:
-schedule is same as above. Literature selections, grammar, vocabulary, and activities will differ from regular language arts class.

Goals:
The student will:
• Predict outcomes based on evidence in the text
• Analyze difference in approach for reading informational and fictional text
• Evaluate source, tone, and purpose of informational text
• Write clear and concise summaries
• Improve grammar skills with exercises and drills
• Improve vocabulary through the study of Greek and Latin roots.

Standards:
Reading:
• S1, C4, PO1: vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO2: make predictions and confirm
• S1, C6, PO3: generate clarifying questions
• S3, C1, PO2: summarize main ideas in expository text
• S3, C1, PO3: tell fact from opinion in expository text
• S3, C1, PO4: evaluate author’s purpose
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing