English Language Arts and Reading Syllabus January 12th -16th
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By the time you finish this English Language Arts and Reading Syllabus you will be able to:
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Deliver an oral speech (how to speech)
Define and use this week’s grade-band appropriate vocabulary words
Use grammatically correct apostrophes in the following:
a. General and tricky contractions
b. It’s vs. its
c. Who’s vs. whose
d. You’re vs. your
Define what a dystopian society is and what the word dystopian means.
Define what a utopian society is and what the words utopia and utopian mean.
Produce creative writing in the form of journal entries.
Monday 1/12 – Vocabulary Quiz (last one for quarter 2!!!) How to presentations will be made. noredink.com
grammar quiz due by 10 pm!
HW: Reading – 30 min. Grammar – noredink.com apostrophe practices due Fri 1/16 by 11pm.
Tuesday 1/13 – Vocabulary words. How to presentations continue today.
HW: Reading – 30 min. Grammar – noredink.com apostrophe practices due Fri 1/16 by 11pm.
Wednesday 1/14 – Journaling activity for creative writing. Any final how to presentations due to absence. Utopia
activity.
HW: Reading – 30 min. Grammar – noredink.com apostrophe practices due Fri 1/16 by 11pm. Writing –
finish journaling activity and finish utopia activity.
***Beginning of quarter 3***
Thursday 1/15 – Vocabulary words. The Giver previewing activity – as well as literature circle book previewing
activity.
HW: Reading – 30 min. Grammar – noredink.com apostrophe practices due Fri 1/16 by 11pm.
Friday 1/16 – Reading The Giver chapter 1. Journaling activity. Grammar quiz – noredink due by Tuesday 1/20.
HW: Reading – 30 min. l.c. books readings found online. Grammar – noredink.com apostrophe practices due
TONIGHT at 11pm. Grammar quiz – noredink due by Tuesday 1/20.
Do you think a utopian society is a good idea in theory? Why or why not? (at least a paragraph)
What stuck with you about the first chapter of The Giver?
DUE F 1/16 or T 1/20