MONDAYDecember 5

Warm-up 1st and 2nd block

READ and research Read your book Write the title, author, and topic Write 20 more facts (new ones) about

your book

Warm-up 3rd block: study

Look back over your stems notes

Look back over your poetry notes

Finish taking your stems/poetry today.

Project Choices 1st, 2nd, and 4th blocks1. Letter to the author2. Feature article3. Brochure4. Children’s book

Project Choices

2 paragraphs/columns of 10 facts each 1 paragraph/column of evaluation (if the

book was good or not and why) 1 picture for all except the letter to the

author

1. Letter to the author2. Feature article3. Brochure4. Children’s book

Letter to the author

Requirements: Heading with a greeting 3 paragraphs

Paragraph 1 – why you did or did not like the book

Paragraph 2 – 10 interesting things you learned

Paragraph 3 – 10 things you did not know Closing line with your signature

Feature Article

Requirements Heading – what the article is about 3 subheadings – 3 categories of

information 3 columns of information

10 interesting things you learned 10 things you did not know before Evaluation – good or not

A picture

Brochure

Title page – title, author, and topic 4 panels of information by category

10 things you didn’t know before 5 interesting facts 5 other facts Evaluation – why the book was good or

not A relevant picture

Children’s book

Requirements Front cover: your own title, your name,

and the topic 5-10 pages long

Each page will have 1-2 sentences only 20 facts about the topic 3 pictures about the topic Evaluation – the book you read for

information and why it was helpful or not

Requirements for all

3 paragraphs 20 facts evaluation

4th block

Vocab foldables

Previewing text

TUESDAYDecember 06

Formatives

Have out 2 sharpened pencils Check your scantron sheet Put a book under your desk to read

when you’re finished

WEDNESDAY December 07

Media Center

Moved to today because of testing yesterday.

Get books to turn in.

Check out your choice of books.

Project

Read a non-fiction book from the red bins.

Answer the questions on your own piece of paper.

Turn it in at the end of our class time for part of your project grade (research component).

Questions

1. What is the title of your book?2. Who is the author of your book?3. What are 10 new facts you learned?4. What are the 2 most interesting

facts you learned?5. What are the 5 facts you think are

the most important?

THURSDAYDecember 08

Nonfiction Text features1st, 2nd, and 4th only http://www.slideshare.net/

mrsweeks/text-features-presentation

3rd only Topic: Birthday party then non-fiction Group 1: what are the specific things or

descriptive words about the topic? Group 2: What is the reason for it? Group 3: Why is it worth it or what is it

worth? Group 4: How does it work? Group 5: What are the specific traits? Group 6: What is the language or

vocabulary associated with it? Group 7: How does it change over time?

FRIDAYDecember 09

Warm-up

Answer the questions on your passage.

Vocabulary

Complete the vocab table

On the back, write the examples from your social studies book as we preview Ch. 07 together.

3rd only

Complete the Flower of Detail for non-fiction

Assessment

“Can you find me” review Read the articles and write your

examples of each of the terms.