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Dr. Harper’s Plans and Agendas
Language Arts, Social Studies, and Study
Skills
September 24 -28, 2012
Language Arts
Monday, September 24, 2012
 Target Learning: I can identify and interpret
figurative language. RD 1.2
 Word of the Day:
 Adjective: Words that have comparative and
superlative endings, or that function as
modifiers of nouns, like good, wise, or perfect.
Language Arts, p. 2
Monday, September 24, 2012
 Writing Prompt:
 On this day in 1789, the Supreme Court
was established. Write (5) questions you
would like to ask about the Supreme
Court’s.
Language Arts, p. 3
Monday, September 24, 2012
 Period 5: Needs to check proofreading sentences from
last week (on my desk on period shelf). Also, P 5 & 6
need to complete S & P test & SS test (in folder).
 Proofreading Sentences:
 a. at megs house the Lin family eated raw
cellery for the first time
 b. everybody at the table share food that is
in the large surving dish
Language Arts, p.4
Monday, September 24, 2012
 Before you read The All American Slurp, p. 118.
 Guided reading and note taking notes:
 Create a subject and theme chart (Groups create
charts using fairy tales).
 What is a subject?
 What is a theme?
 What should you always try to connect a theme to?
 What do you do when you summarize a story?
 How many parts is the story The All American Slurp
divided into?
 You will write a summary after reading each part.
Language Arts, p. 5
Monday, September 24, 2012
 Quick Write: Write a paragraph about a time
when you were embarrassed because you didn’t
know how you were supposed to behave in a new
situation, p. 118.
 Homework: Complete a word map for each of
the words in the vocabulary development box on
p. 117: lavishly, mortified, spectacle, etiquette.
Social Studies
Monday, September 24, 2012
 Target Learning: I can explain how I might feel if I
discovered something like the Chauvet Cave. HSS 6.1.1
 Connecting to Literature: The Boy in the Painted Cave,
worksheet, pp. 10-11.
 Team Activity: Cave painters created images of
things they saw every day, such as deer, mammoths,
and hunters. Imagine that you are a cave painter.
Create a mural that represents your daily life.
(Teacher provides large bulletin board paper for this
project).
Study Skills
Monday, September 24, 2012
 Target Learning: I can locate the main idea of a
paragraph, paraphrase the main idea, and write a
summary of the article.
 Collect autobiography pages 12, 13, and 14.
 Discuss writing summaries using questions from TE
p. 5-42.
 Reading & Summarizing
 Article: No More Windmills? From Scholastic News
Online:
www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?od=3757
526&print=1
 Paraphrase, edit, share, and wrap-up: TE p. 5-43.
Language Arts
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Target Learning: I can identify and interpret
figurative language. RD 1.2
 Word of the Day:
 Auxiliary verb – a word used in construction
with and preceding certain forms of other
verbs, as infinitives or participles, to express
distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, etc.
Language Arts, p. 2
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Writing Prompt:
On September 25, 1513, Balboa discovered the
Pacific Ocean. What types of things do you think
we still have to discover about the ocean?
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Prompt created by: www.theteacherscorner.net © 2006
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Language Arts, p. 3
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Proofreading Sentences:
 a. much student’s beleive in volunteering in
their comunities
 b. some adventurers searches hopfully for
beried treasure
Language Arts, p. 4
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Instruction:
 Guided Reading: All American Slurp,
pp. 119-126.
 Audio CD – 1st reading.
 Guided – 2nd reading. Stop after each
section to write group summaries.
Social Studies
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Complete Team Project—The Cave Painter’s Mural.
 Share Murals.
 Primary Source: The Discovery of the Chauvet Cave.
 Independent reading and three comprehensive
questions.
 Check/discuss.
 Chapter 2 Story Board Project
 Introduce project.
 Discuss due date and record in Reminder Binder.
 Discuss tasks to complete and develop a timeline for completion.
Study Skills
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Target Learning: I can edit my writing
using an organized system. TE p. 5-44.
 Discuss the Importance of Editing, TE
p. 5-44.
 Writing and Editing practice, TE 5-45.
 Writing Prompt: (next slide).
 Edit using Editing Checklist, EF p. 45.
 Discuss & Wrap-up, TE p. 5-44.
Study Skills
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
 Writing Prompt:
 On September 23, 1938, a seven-foot time capsule was
buried on the grounds of the World’s Fair in New York City. A
number of everyday items were placed in the capsule with
the directions to be opened in five thousand years. If your
teacher asked you to create a time capsule today, what items
would you place in the capsule and why?
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Language Arts
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
 Target Learning: I can identify and
interpret figurative language. RD 1.2
 Word of the Day:
 Article: Words that are linked to nouns
and that typically identify the noun as a
noun rather than describing it.
Language Arts
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
 Writing Prompt:
 On September 26, 1774, John Chapman was
born. Later in life, he became better known as
Johnny Appleseed. Johnny performed a
“community service” as he traveled west
spreading apple seeds. Write about some types
of community service that you could possibly
perform.
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Language Arts
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
 Proofreading Sentences:
 a. lets go fishing
 b. do your dog have a sense of humor
Language Arts
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
 Literary Response and Analysis, p. 128
 Reading Check:
 1. Sum-up the six episodes of the story.
 Interpretations, #2-4
 Evaluation, #5
 Vocabulary Development, p. 129.
 Trade/grade.
 Homework: Study for All American Slurp test
tomorrow. Bring HANDBOOK!!
Social Studies
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
 Target Learning: I can explain how people moved
out of Africa as the earth’s climate changed.
 Guided reading: Chapter 2, section 2, pp. 36-39.
 Students read and take Cornell Notes.
 Check notes with teacher’s PowerPoint.
 Start Assessment Questions, p. 39. Finish for
homework.
Study Skills
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
 Target Learning: I can create and use
acronyms and acrostics. TE p. 5-49
 Discussion: How do you remember
information for a test?
 Read & Practice: Acronyms and acrostics, pp.
45-46.
 Review mnemonic devices—
 Create individual acronym or acrostic
memory devices for all content areas.
Language Arts
Thursday, September 27, 2012
 Target Learning: I can identify complete
predicates and verbs in sentences. WOC
1.1
 Word of the Day: Review 14 Parts of
Speech words for quiz tomorrow (see
next slide).
Language Arts, p. 2
Thursday, September 27, 2012
 Writing Prompt:
 September is “National Classical Music
Month.” Write about what you know about
classical music.
Parts of Speech in English
 Indirect object
 Interjection
 Verb
 Pronoun
 Gerund
 Adjective
 Conjunction
 Auxiliary verb
 Noun
 Article
 Preposition
 Adverb
 Infinitive
 Direct object
Language Arts, p. 2
Thursday, September 27, 2012
 Proofreading Sentences:
 bailey always standed up for him’s sister
 b. maya angelou admirered her
hansome funny brother
Language Arts, p. 3
Thursday, September 27, 2012
 Instruction:
 All American Slurp comprehension test.
 HOLT Handbook: I can identify and
write complete predicates and verbs. WOC
1.1.
 Independent Practice:
 Exercises 5, 6, & 7, pp. 9-10.
 Trade/grade/discuss.
Social Studies
Thursday, September 27, 2012
 Target Learning: I can explain how people adapted
to new environments by making clothing and new
types. HSS 6.1.2
 Check Assessment Questions, p. 39.
 Study Guide, worksheets pp. 9-10.
 Draw a building plan with written instructions for a Mesolithic
dwelling.
 Homework: Study for Chapter 2:2 test.
Study Skills
Thursday, September 28, 2012
 Target Learning: I can categorize a list of
items to help develop better memorization
skills. TE p. 5-53 & 54.
 Student Executive Function pp. 48-50.
Language Arts
Friday, September 28, 2012
 Target Learning: I can identify and use
simple and complete predicates in
sentences. WOC 1.1
 Word of the Day: Quiz over The Parts of
SpeechVocabulary.
Language Arts, p. 2
Friday, September 28, 2012
 Writing Prompt:
 Today is “Native American Day.” Using resources
in the classroom, learn five (5) facts about a
Native American tribe that used to live in or
near your area. Summarize your information in
your own words.
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Language Arts, p. 3
Friday, September 28, 2012
 Review Simple and Complete Predicates, pp. 9-12 in
HOLT Handbook.
 Test: Simple Predicates and Complete Predicates,
worksheets, pp. 6-9.
Social Studies
Friday, September 28, 2012
 Target Learning: I can explain how the
first farmers learned to grow plants and
raise animals in the Stone Age. HSS 6.1.3
 Chapter 2:2 Test.
 Guided Reading and Cornell Notes,
pp. 40-43.
Study Skills
Friday, September 28, 2012
 Target Learning: I can use categorization
to improve memorization skills. TE pp. 554.
 Complete work from yesterday.