Literacy - TERM 1
Week 1 (August 22 - 25):
Week 2 (August 28 - September 1):
Week 3 (September 5 - 8):
Week 4 (September 11 - 15):
Week 5 (September 18-22):
Week 6 (September 25-28):
Week 7 (October 2 - 6):
Week 8 (October 9 - 13):
Week 9 (October 16 - 18):
Week 10 (October 23 - 27):
Week 1 (August 22 - 25):
- "Welcome Back to School" discussion of class rules and expectations.
- Beginning of Year reading/writing assessments (in-class)
- Homework: Signed disclosure next week on August 30th, 2017
Week 2 (August 28 - September 1):
- Morphemes: un-; in- (il-, im-, ir-); mis-; dis-
- Vocabulary: forlorn; oppressive; melancholy; exasperated; resentful
- Reading Strategies:
- Activating Background Knowledge (ABK)
- Determining Importance using Author's Purpose
- Activities in-class:
- ABK for Tuck Everlasting (historical context, author biography, and anticipation guide)
- Author's Purpose: persuade, inform, entertain, describe (notes in Literacy Binder)
- Homework: Signed disclosure due on August 30th, 2017.
Week 3 (September 5 - 8):
- Morphemes: pre-; fore; post-; after-
- Vocabulary: peer, disheartened, reluctantly, solemnly
- Reading Strategies:
- Making Connections
- Activities in class:
- Figurative Language review (notes in Literacy Binder)
- Read prologue and chapters 1-3 in Tuck Everlasting
- Identifying plot elements (notes in Literacy Binder)
- Grammar Bootcamp: "Bad's Goods" homophones (notes in Literacy Binder)
Week 4 (September 11 - 15):
- Morphemes: re-; in- (into); ex-; de-
- Vocabulary: implored, peculiar, elated
- Reading Strategy:
- Making Connections
- Activities in class:
- Chapters 4-5 in Tuck Everlasting
- Foreshadowing in Tuck Everlasting
- Grammar Bootcamp: Parts of Speech and Types of Sentences
Week 5 (September 18-22):
- Morphemes: sub-; com-; con-; pro-
- Vocabulary: vanity; perilous; indomitable; anguish
- Reading Strategy:
- Making Connections
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Chapters 6-8 in Tuck Everlasting
- Personification Stories begin
- Grammar Bootcamp: Types of Sentences
Week 6 (September 25-28):
- Morphemes: -er (-ier); -est (-iest)
- Vocabulary: exclamation; barbarian; seldom; grudgingly
- Reading Strategy:
- Making Connections
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Chapters 9-12 in Tuck Everlasting
- Typed Comprehension Questions for TE in-class
- Personification Stories complete
- Grammar Bootcamp: Editing Symbols
- Parent-Teacher Conferences Wednesday and Thursday (Early out!)
- No School Friday!
Week 7 (October 2 - 6):
- Morphemes: -ment; -less; -ness; -en
- Vocabulary: teeming, devote, hoarsely, ignorant
- Reading Strategy:
- Making Connections
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Chapters 13-15 in Tuck Everlasting
- Typed Comprehension Questions for TE in-class
- Main Idea vs. Supporting Detail
- Writing Organized Paragraphs
- No Literacy Wednesday - STEM Fest Field Trip!
Week 8 (October 9 - 13):
- Morphemes: -ful; -ous; -ize
- Vocabulary: envious, persistent, plaintive, lapse
- Reading Strategy:
- Asking Questions
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Chapters 16-20 in Tuck Everlasting
- Direct Quoting Practice
- Asking Questions using Bloom's Taxonomy
Week 9 (October 16 - 18):
- Morphemes: no morphemes this week!
- Vocabulary: ebbed, exultant, profound, revulsion
- Reading Strategy:
- Asking Questions
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Chapters 20-25 and Epilogue in Tuck Everlasting
- Tuck Everlasting Reflection and Plot Diagram
- Start Tuck Everlasting Projects (in class)
- Due: Tuesday, October 24th
- No School Thursday and Friday - FALL BREAK!
Week 10 (October 23 - 27):
- Morphemes: mono-; uni-; bi-; di-
- Vocabulary: none
- Reading Strategy:
- Compare/Contrast
- Summarizing
- Activities in class:
- Tuck Everlasting Projects
- Due: Tuesday, October 24th
- Tuck Everlasting Movie and Compare/Contrast Venn Diagram (Oct. 24-25 in class)
- Start Tuck Everlasting Essay
- PROMPT: Is immortality a blessing or a curse? Explain your opinion.
- END of Term 1 on Thursday, October 26th
- Tuck Everlasting Projects