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September 22-26, 2025

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Monday– READING – Complete “The Breadwinner” Quiz

ENGLISH- Journal/Scribble Writing/Draw a picture from your scribble

Tuesday– READING- Introduce “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” poem & discuss

ENGLISH- Journal/Name your Scribble and begin writing a story to go along

Wednesday– READING- “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” poem/ Discuss courage and poem

ENGLISH-Journal/ Continue writing Scribble story

Thursday– READING- Begin to write stanzas to poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” in groups

ENGLISH- Journal/ Continue writing Scribble story

Friday – READING- “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” poem

ENGLISH- Journal/Finish Scribble story. Due Today

September 15-19, 2025

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Monday- NO SCHOOL/STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

Tuesday -READING- Reread “The Breadwinner” from textbook & check for understanding

ENGLISH- Journal/ Parts of Speech Pretest

Wednesday– READING- Discuss “The Breadwinner” Review Selection test questions

ENGLISH- Journal/Go over and review Parts of Speech Pretest

Thursday– READING- Review “The Breadwinner” and begin Comprehension Quiz

ENGLISH- Journal/Begin Scribble Writing story

Friday– READING- Complete “The Breadwinner” quiz

ENGLISH- Journal/Continue Scribble Writing story

 

 

September 8-12, 2025

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Monday – READING- “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” Discuss significance of 9/11/01

Introduce Vocabulary

Watch video/ Discuss/ Begin summarizing activity

ENGLISH- Journal/ Subjects & Predicates

Tuesday– READING- “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” review vocabulary/ Class discussion/ summary

ENGLISH – Journal/ Practice Subjects and Predicates

Wednesday– READING- “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” Review vocabulary & activity

ENGLISH – Library Day

Thursday – READING – “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” Review

Create at least 4 interview questions to interview some you know who remembers 9/11/01

ENGLISH- Journal/Sentence Fragments or Run-On?

Friday– READING “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” Comprehension Quiz

ENGLISH- Journal/Revising Fragment Sentences

September 1-5, 2025

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Monday – Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday– READING- Read “True Colors” discuss characters, plot and summary

ENGLISH- Journal/ Vocabulary Unit 1 (Definition, Sentence, Synonym, & Picture)

Wednesday– READING- Read “True Colors” Review and write summary

ENGLISH- Journal/ Review Vocabulary words with a partner

Thursday– READING- Introduce the excerpt from “The Breadwinner” Discuss genre & vocabulary

Listen to the story.

ENGLISH- Journal/ Review and take Vocabulary Quiz

Friday–     READING-Read “The Breadwinner” in ED. Fill out comprehension questions as we read.

ENGLISH- Journal/ Discuss RACE, example,”The Great Auk”, & write in Journal

 

September 25-29, 2025

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Monday -READING – Prefix warm-ups/ Read to “Henry’s Freedom Box”  genre & summarize

ENGLISH- HMH Assessment

Tuesday-READING – Prefix warm-up/ “Henry’s Freedom Box” Author’s Point of View

ENGLISH – HMH Assessment

Wednesday – READING- Prefix warm-up/ Plot Diagram of “Henry’s Freedom Box”

ENGLISH- Journal/Vocabulary Unit 1 discuss each word

Thursday– READING – Silent Read/ Review book with comprehension questions

ENGLISH- Journal/ Vocabulary Unit 1 flash cards

Friday– READING- Silent Read

ENGLISH-Journal/ Choose 2 words for: definition, sentence, synonym/antonym, picture

August 18-25, 2025

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MONDAY -READING – Context Clues & Go over different Genres

ENGLISH – Journal/ Parts of Speech (noun, verbs, adverbs, adjectives)

TUESDAY– READING- Context Clues & Read to “You Are Special”

ENGLISH- Journal/ Parts of Speech

WEDNESDAY– READING- Review “You Are Special” & write a summary Who/Wanted/But/So

ENGLISH- LIBRARY DAY

THURSDAY – READING- Review “You Are Special” Character summary/Venn Diagram

ENGLISH- Journal/Parts of Speech “Grammar Party Review”

FRIDAY – READING- Think Plot for “You Are Special”

ENGLISH – Journal/ Parts of Speech using your journal

 

 

April 14-18, 2025

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Monday – Journal/ Introduce Legends. Read “The Legend of the Bluebonnet” Discuss

Tuesday – Journal/ Discuss Legends and begin a rough draft of your own legend.

Wednesday – Journal/ Continue writing your own legend

Thursday – Journal/ Final copy of legend due

Friday – Holiday