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PRETEST. Discuss student and parent letters. Motivate students to be the best they can be. (Skills tested: Patterns 1-4,
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adjective and adverb definitions, capitalization/punctuation, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, fragments, helping
verbs, and paragraph writing.)
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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce long term goals and short term goals.
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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce getting organized, listening, planning study time, doing homework. Use Quigley stories to
discuss study skills.
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STUDY SKILLS. Introduce beginning setup plan for school, study plans for school and home, student progress chart, and
daily lesson planner.
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TEACHER RESOURCE SECTION
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Introduce vocabulary: abandon, synonyms, and antonyms.
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GROUP A. Introduce sentence jingle, complete sentences, and kinds of sentences. Review abandon. Give Group A
Test. (Skills tested: Kinds of sentences and synonyms/antonyms.)
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GROUP A. Introduce vocabulary: ferocity, noun, verb, adverb, and adjective jingles, and journal writing. Review
sentence jingle. Check Group A Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP B. Introduce subject noun, verb, adjective, adverb, article, and question/answer flow. Review ferocity and
previously taught jingles. Classify Group B Beginning Practice Sentences.
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GROUP B. Introduce vocabulary: boast, Pattern 1, complete subject/complete predicate, and end punctuation. Review
previously taught jingles. Classify Group B Beginning Practice Sentences. Give Group B Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1
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GROUP B. No new skills. Review boast and previously taught jingles. Classify Group B Beginning Practice Sentences.
Check Group B Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 1A. Introduce vocabulary: sabotage and oral skill builder check, finding nouns, singular/plural nouns, and parts of
speech. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1A Sentences. Do oral skill builder check.
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GROUP 1A. Introduce simple subject/simple predicate and how to find one part of speech. Review sabotage and
previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1A Sentences. Give Group 1A Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, complete
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sentences and synonyms/antonyms.)
subject/complete predicate, naming the parts of speech, and finding one part of speech.)
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GROUP 1A. Introduce vocabulary: customary. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1A Sentences. Check
Group 1A Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 1B. Introduce common/proper nouns and vocabulary check. Review customary and previously taught jingles.
Classify Group 1B Sentences.
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GROUP 1B. Introduce vocabulary: fragrance and homonyms. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1B
Sentences. Give Group 1B Test.
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GROUP 1B. No new skills. Review fragrance and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1B Sentences. Check Group
1B Test. Write in journals.
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PRACTICE & IMPROVED SENTENCES. Introduce vocabulary: abundant, practice and improved sentences, and guided class
writing activity for practice and improved sentences. Review previously taught jingles. Do teacher-guided group work for
practice and improved sentences.
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PRACTICE & IMPROVED SENTENCES. Introduce writing practice and improved sentences as a test. Review abundant and
previously taught jingles. Do a teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 2A. Introduce vocabulary: sullen, preposition jingle and concept, object of the preposition jingle and concept,
preposition flow jingle, prepositional phrase, the preposition as a part of speech, the object of the preposition in the noun
check, and predicate words located in the complete subject. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2A
Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 2A. Introduce matching English terms and definitions. Review sullen and previously taught jingles. Classify
Group 2A Sentences. Give Group 2A Test. Do teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested:
Pattern 1 sentences, noun job table, definitions, and homonyms.)
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GROUP 2A. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 1-8 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2A Sentences.
Check Group 2A Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 2B. Introduce adding subject-verb agreement to skill builder check. Review Vocabulary Words 1-8 and
previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2B Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for
practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 2B. Introduce subject-verb agreement in test format. Review Vocabulary Words 1-8 and previously taught
jingles. Classify Group 2B Sentences. Give Group 2B Test. Do teacher-guided test for practice and improved
sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, noun job table, vocabulary words, and subject/verb agreement.)
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GROUP 2B. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2B Sentences. Check Group 2B Test.
Write in journals.
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GROUP 3A Introduce pronoun jingle and concept, subject pronoun jingle and concept, understood subject pronoun,
possessive pronoun jingle and concept, possessive noun, and recognizing pronouns in the noun check. Review
previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3A Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for
practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 3A. Introduce vocabulary: prosperity, the eight parts of speech jingle, and adding pronouns to parts of speech.
Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3A Sentences. Give Group 3A Test. Do teacher-guided test for
practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, naming parts of speech, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and
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subject/verb agreement.)
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GROUP 3A. Introduce oral definition test. Review prosperity and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3A
Sentences. Check Group 3A Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 3B Introduce vocabulary: renown and adding a verb chant to skill builders. Review previously taught jingles.
Classify Group 3B Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and improved
sentences.
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GROUP 3B. Introduce a/an choices. Review renown and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3B Sentences. Give
Group 3B Test. Do independent or teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 1
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sentences, a/an choices, definitions, and finding one part of speech.)
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GROUP 3B. Introduce vocabulary: zeal. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3B Sentences. Check Group
3B Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 4A. Introduce helping verb jingle and concept, the NOT adverb, the question verb. Review zeal and previously
taught jingles. Classify Group 4A Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and
improved sentences.
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GROUP 4A. Introduce vocabulary: absorb. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4A Sentences. Give Group
4A Test. Do teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, naming the parts of
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speech, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and subject/verb agreement.)
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GROUP 4A. Introduce oral definition test. Review absorb and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4A Sentences.
Check Group 4A Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 4B. Introduce vocabulary: conflict, the object pronoun, and the object pronoun jingle. Review previously taught
jingles. Classify Group 4B Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and
improved sentences.
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GROUP 4B. No new skills. Review conflict and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4B Sentences. Give Group 4B
Test. Do independent or teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, a/an
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choices, definitions, and finding one part of speech.)
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GROUP 4B. Introduce vocabulary: eliminate. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4B Sentences. Check
Group 4B Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 5A. Introduce conjunction, interjection, adding conjunction and interjection to the parts of speech, and writing an
independent Pattern 1 sentence. Review eliminate and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5A Sentences. Do oral
skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 5A. Introduce vocabulary: designate. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5A Sentences. Give
Group 5A Test. Do teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, naming the
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parts of speech, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and subject/verb agreement.)
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GROUP 5A. Introduce oral definition test for new concepts. Review designate and previously taught jingles. Classify
Group 5A Sentences. Check Group 5A Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 5B. Introduce vocabulary: evaporate. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5B Sentences. Give
Group 5B Test. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for an independent Pattern 1 sentence. (Skills
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tested: Pattern 1 sentences, a/an choices, definitions, finding one part of speech.)
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GROUP 5B. No new skills. Review evaporate and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5B Sentences. Check Group
5B Test. Write in journals.
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WRITING. Introduce the three-point expository paragraph. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #1.
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WRITING. Introduce first person point of view and third person point of view. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing
Assignments #2 & #3.
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 9-16 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences.
Give Group 6 Test. Do oral skill builder check. Assign independent Pattern 1 sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences,
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a/an choices, subject/verb agreement, definitions, finding one part of speech.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 9-16 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences.
Check Group 6 Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #4.
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 9-16. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7
Sentences. Give Group 7 Test. Do oral skill builder check. Assign independent Pattern 1 sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7 Test. Write in
journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #4.
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GROUP 8. Introduce a scrambled sentence. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Give Group 8 Test. Do oral skill builder
check. Assign independent Pattern 1 sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, unscrambling a sentence, noun job table, a/an
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Check Group 8 Test. Writing:
Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #5.
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9 Sentences. Give Group 9 Test. Do oral
skill builder check. Assign independent Pattern 1 sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, unscrambling a sentence, noun
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9 Sentences. Check Group 9 Test. Write in
journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #5.
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WRITING. Introduce how to change plural categories to singular points in a three-point paragraph. Writing: Give
Expository Paragraph Writing Assignments #6 & #7. Share Time for Writing Assignments #6 & #7.
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WRITING. Introduce the time-order paragraph format. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignments #8 & #9.
Share Time for Writing Assignments #8 & #9.
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1 sentences, naming the parts of speech, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, vocabulary words, and subject/verb agreement.)
choices, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and subject/verb agreement.)
job table, naming the eight parts of speech, a/an choices, and finding one part of speech.)
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GROUP 1. Introduce direct object jingle and concept, transitive verb, Pattern 2, and the direct object in the noun check.
Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group
work for practice and improved sentences. Write in journals.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Give Group 1 Test. Do
teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences, noun job table, a/an choices,
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1 Test. Writing:
Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #10.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: alertness, capitalization/punctuation, and writing an independent Pattern 2 Sentence.
Review: Classify Group 2 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for an independent
Pattern 2 sentence. Write in journals.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review alertness and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Give Group 2
Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences, scrambled sentence, homonyms, subject/verb agreement, definitions, and definitions.)
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2 Test. Write in
journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #10.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: legend and writing rule numbers for capitalization and punctuation of a friendly letter
Review: Classify Group 3 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 3 Test. Assign independent Pattern 2
Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences, scrambled sentence, capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review legend and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #11.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: vision, and capitalization and punctuation of a friendly letter using corrections only.
Review: Classify Group 4 Sentences. Give Group 4 Test. Do oral skill builder check. Assign independent Pattern 2
Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences, a/an choices, synonyms/antonyms, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review vision and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group 4 Test.
Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #11.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: universally and capitalization/punctuation of a business letter using rule numbers.
Review: Classify Group 5 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 5 Test. Assign independent Pattern 2
Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review universally and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #12.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: margin and capitalization/punctuation of a business letter using corrections only.
Review: Classify Group 6 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 6 Test. Assign independent Pattern 2
Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review margin and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check Group 6
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #12.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: composed and mixed patterns 1-2, and making nouns possessive. Review: Classify
Group 7 Sentences. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-2, possessive forms of nouns, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review composed and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7
Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #13.
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 17-22 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences.
Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-2 sentences, possessive forms of nouns,
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capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 17-22 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences.
Check Group 8 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #13.
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GROUPS 9A & 9B. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 17-22. Classify Group 9A Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 9A Test and Group 9B Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-2, capitalization/punctuation, vocabulary
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words, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, a/an choices, subject/verb agreement, possessive forms of nouns and definitions.)
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GROUPS 9A & 9B. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9A Sentences. Check Group 9A &
9B Tests. Write in journals.
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WRITING. Introduce the persuasive paragraph. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #14.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignments #15 & #16. Share Time for Writing
Assignments #15 & #16.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #17. Share Time for Writing
Assignment #17.
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GROUP 1. Introduce indirect object jingle and concept, Pattern 3, and the indirect object in the noun check. Review
previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for
practice and improved sentences. Write in journals.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Give Group 1 Test. Do
teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, scrambled sentences, noun job table,
a/an choices, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and subject/verb agreement.)
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1 Test. Writing:
Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #18.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: stationary, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, run-on
sentences, and an independent Pattern 3 sentence. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Do
oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for an independent Pattern 3 sentence. Write in journals.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review stationary and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Give Group 2
Test. Practice identifying fragments and simple sentences with compound parts. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, scrambled
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sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts.)
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2 Test. Write in
journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #18.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: reluctant. Review: Classify Group 3 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give
Group 3 Test. Assign independent Pattern 3 Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review reluctant and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3
Test. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #19.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: deposit, compound sentences, and a comma splice. Review: Classify Group 4
Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 4 Test. Assign independent Pattern 3 Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern
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sentences with compound parts, and capitalization/punctuation.)
3 sentences, fragments, run-on sentences, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and
capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review deposit and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group 4
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #19.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: serious. Review: Classify Group 5 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group
5 Test. Assign an independent Pattern 3 sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, fragments, run-on sentences, simple
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sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review serious and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #20.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: triumph. Review: Classify Group 6 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group
6 Test. Assign independent Pattern 3 sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, run-on sentences, fragments, simple sentences,
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simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review triumph and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check Group 6
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #20.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: original, mixed patterns 1-3, and double negatives. Review: Classify Group 7
Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Assign independent Pattern 3 sentence. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed
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patterns 1-3, run-on sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and double
negatives.)
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review original and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7
Test. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #21.
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 23-28 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences.
Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-3, run-on sentences, fragments, simple sentences,
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 23-28 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences.
Check Group 8 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #21.
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GROUP 9A & 9B. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 23-28. Classify Group 9A Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 9A Test and Group 9B Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-3, run-on sentences, fragments, simple
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simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and double negatives.)
sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, double negatives, vocabulary words, homonyms,
synonyms/antonyms, a/an choices, subject/verb agreement, possessive forms of nouns, capitalization/punctuation, and definitions.)
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GROUP 9A & 9B. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9A Sentences. Check Group 9A Test
and Group 9B Test. Write in journals.
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WRITING. Introduce rough drafts, revising and editing,the editing checklist, and editing an expository paragraph. Writing:
Give Group 10 Editing Test.
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WRITING. Introduce editing with partners. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #22.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #23.
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GROUP 1. Introduce predicate noun jingle and concept, linking verb, Pattern 4, and the predicate noun in the noun check.
Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group
work for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Give Group 1 Test. Do
teacher-guided test for practice and improved sentences. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, scrambled sentence, noun job table,
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1 Test. Writing:
Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #24.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: mature, regular/irregular verbs, and independent Pattern 4 sentence. Review: Classify
Group 2 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for independent Pattern 4 Sentence.
Write in journals.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review: Classify Group 2 Sentences. Give Group 2 Test. Practice identifying regular and
irregular verbs. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, scrambled sentence, regular/irregular verbs, and possessive forms of nouns.)
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2 Test. Write in
journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #24.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: verdict, simple verb tenses, and tenses of helping verbs. Review: Classify Group 3
Sentences. Give Group 3 Test. Assign independent Pattern 4 Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, scrambled
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fragment, simple sentence, simple sentence with compound parts, compound sentence, double negatives, capitalization/punctuation.)
sentence, regular/irregular verbs, tenses of helping verbs, fragment, simple sentence, simple sentence with compound parts, and compound
sentences.)
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review verdict and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3
Test. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #25.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: hazard and changing present tense verbs to past tense verbs in a written paragraph.
Review: Classify Group 4 Sentences. Give Group 4 Test. Assign independent Pattern 4 Sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 4
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review hazard and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group 4
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #25.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: abundance and changing past tense verbs to present tense verbs in a paragraph.
Review: Classify Group 5 Sentences. Do an oral skill builder check. Give Group 5 Test. Assign independent Pattern 4
sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, tenses of helping verbs, and changing verb tenses in a paragraph.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review abundance and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #26.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: evidence. Review: Classify Group 6 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give
Group 6 Test. Assign independent Pattern 4 sentence. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, tenses of helping
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sentences, regular/irregular verbs, tenses of helping verbs, and changing verb tenses in a paragraph.)
verbs, changing verb tenses in a paragraph.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review evidence and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check Group 6
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #26.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: authority, mixed patterns 1-4, and personal pronouns and their antecedents. Review:
Classify Group 7 Sentences. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, pronouns and antecedents, regular/irregular
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verbs, and changing verb tenses in a paragraph.)
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review authority and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7
Test. Writing: Give Persuasive Paragraph Writing Assignment #27.
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GROUP 8. Introduce changing mixed tenses into present tense or past tense verbs in a paragraph. Review Vocabulary
Words 29-34 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 8 Test.
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(Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, pronouns and antecedents, regular/irregular verbs, changing verb tenses in a paragraph.)
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 29-34 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences.
Check Group 8 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #27.
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GROUPS 9A & 9B. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 29-34. Classify Group 9A Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 9A Test and Group 9B Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, fragments, simple sentences, simple
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GROUPS 9A & 9B. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9A Sentences. Check Group 9A &
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sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, double negatives, and vocabulary words.)
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WRITING. Introduce descriptive writing and editing a descriptive paragraph. Writing: Give Group 10 Editing Test.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignments #28 & #29.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #30.
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Lesson
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Unit 5
GROUP 1. Introduce vocabulary: positive and beginning quotations. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1
Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, scrambled sentences, noun job
Page
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table, capitalization/punctuation of quotations.)
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review positive and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1
Test. Writing: Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #31.
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125
GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: indecision ,end quotations, and other quotation rules. Review: Classify Group 2
Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, scrambled sentence, noun job table,
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and capitalization/punctuation of quotations.)
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review indecision and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #31.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: hesitate. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4 and capitalization/punctuation of quotations.)
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review hesitate and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3
Test. Writing: Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #32.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: attitude. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Do an oral
skill builder check. Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, scrambled sentence, and capitalization/punctuation of
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quotations.)
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review attitude and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group 4
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #32.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: comment. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4 and capitalization/punctuation of quotations.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review comment and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Writing: Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #33.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: disguise. Review: Classify Group 6 Sentence. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group
6 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4 and capitalization/punctuation of quotations.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review disguise and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check Group 6
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #33.
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GROUPS 7A & 7B. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 35-40. Classify Group 7A Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 7A Test and Group 7B Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, capitalization/punctuation of quotations,
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fragments, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and vocabulary words.)
GROUPS 7A & 7B. No new skills. Review: Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7 Test. Write in journals.
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WRITING. Introduce narrative writing and editing a narrative. Writing: Give Group 8 Editing Test.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Narrative Writing Assignment #34.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Edit Narrative Writing Assignment #34. Share Time for Writing Assignment #34.
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POSTTEST.
Give posttest. Check posttest. Writing: Give Narrative Writing Assignment #35. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 14, definitions, capitalization/punctuation, quotations, fragments, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and tenses of
helping verbs.)
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Edit Narrative Writing Assignment #35. Share Time for Writing Assignment #35.
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FRIENDLY LETTER. Introduce vocabulary: audience and command, the friendly letter and envelope. Group work for a
friendly letter.
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GROUPS 1A & 1B. Introduce unscrambling the parts of a friendly letter and envelope and tall tales. Review audience
and command. Give Group 1A Test and Group 1B Test. (Skills tested: Friendly letter, envelope, and capitalization/punctuation of
quotations.) Writing: Give Tall Tale Writing Assignment #36.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: enormous and intention. Review: Check Group 1A Test and Group 1B Test. Give
Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Friendly letter, envelope, and capitalization/punctuation of quotations.) Write in journals. Writing:
Share Time for Writing Assignment #36.
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review enormous and intention. Check Group 2 Test. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Friendly
letter, envelope, and capitalization/punctuation, quotations.) Write in journals.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: identify and ignore. Review: Check Group 3 Test. Write a friendly letter and address
an envelope. Write in journals.
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147
BUSINESS LETTER. Introduce the four types of business letters and the parts of a business letter. Review identify and
ignore . Group work for a business letter.
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148
GROUPS 4A & 4B. Introduce unscrambling the parts of a business letter and envelope. Review Vocabulary Words 4146. Give Group 4A Test and Group 4B Test. Write in journals. (Skills tested: Business letter, envelope, vocabulary words,
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capitalization/punctuation, and quotations.)
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review: Check Group 4A Test and Group 4B Test. Give Group 5 Test. Write in journals.
455
(Skills tested: Business letter, capitalization/punctuation, and quotations.)
150
GROUP 6. No new skills. Review: Check Group 5 Test. Give Group 6 Test. Write in journals. (Skills tested: Business
457
letter, capitalization/punctuation, and quotations.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review: Check Group 6 Test. Write a business letter and address an envelope.
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152
THANK-YOU NOTE. Introduce the thank-you note. Write a thank-you note. Writing: Give Narrative Writing Assignment
#37.
460
153
INVITATION. Introduce the invitation. Write an invitation. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #37.
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154
GROUP 7. Introduce contractions. Review: Give Group 7 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing
Assignment #37. (Skills tested: Contractions and possessive pronouns.)
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155
GROUP 8. No new skills. Review: Check Group 7 Test. Give Group 8 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Give Narrative
Writing Assignment #38. (Skills tested: Contractions and possessive pronouns.)
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review: Check Group 8 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment
#38.
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Unit 7
GROUP 1. Introduce vocabulary: impostor and dictionary skills: alphabetizing. Give Group 1 Test. Check Group 1 Test.
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(Skills tested: Alphabetizing, capitalization/punctuation, quotations, and subject/verb agreement.)
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: meager and dictionary skills: guide words. Give Group 2 Test. Check Group 2 Test.
471
(Skills tested: Guide words, alphabetizing, capitalization/punctuation, and quotations.)
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: fulfill and dictionary skills: entry words. Give Group 3 Test. Check Group 2 Test. (Skills
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tested: Entry words and guide words.)
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: deficiency and main parts of a library, how to find books in the library, and the card
catalog. Give Group 4 Test. Check Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of a library, how to find books in the library, and the card
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catalog.)
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: bountiful and parts of a book: title page, table of contents, copyright page, index,
bibliography, preface, appendix, glossary, and body. Give Group 5 Test. Check Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of a book.)
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: absolutely, table of contents, and index. Give Group 6 Test. Check Group 6 Test. (Skills
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tested: Table of contents and index.)
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GROUP 7A & 7B. Introduce reading purposes, reading speeds, skimming, and scanning. Review and test Vocabulary
Words 47-52. Give Group 7A Test and Group 7B Test. Check Groups 7A & Group 7B Tests. (Skills tested: Skimming and
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scanning, alphabetical order, guide words, capitalization/punctuation, quotations, and vocabulary words.)
Ideas for Creative Writing
Unit 8
Page
I.
A Remarkable Person - Me
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II.
Descriptive Writing
496
III.
Creative Titles
497
IV.
Tall Tales
497
V.
Poetry
498
VI.
Following Oral Directions
499
VII.
Autobiography
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