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PRETEST. (Skills tested: Patterns 1-5, Adjective and adverb definitions, capitalization/punctuation, simple sentences with compound parts,
compound sentences, complex sentences, fragments, helping verbs, and paragraph writing.) Discuss student and parent letters.
Motivate students to be the best they can be.
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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: prior, sentence jingle, synonyms and antonyms, and complete sentences.
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GROUP A. Introduce noun and verb jingles and kinds of sentences. Review prior and sentence jingle. Give Group A
Test. (Skills tested: Kinds of sentences and synonyms/antonyms.)
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GROUP A. Introduce adverb and adjective jingles and journal writing. Review previously taught jingles. Check Group A
Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP B. Introduce vocabulary: tranquil, subject noun, verb, adjective, adverb, article, Pattern 1, complete
subject/complete predicate, and question/answer flow. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group B Beginning
Practice Sentences.
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GROUP B. Introduce oral skill builder check, a noun check, singular/plural nouns, common/proper nouns, simple
subject/simple predicate, complete subject/complete predicate, and noun job table. Review tranquil and previously taught
jingles. Classify Group B Beginning Practice Sentences. Give Group B Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, noun job
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GROUP B. Introduce vocabulary: salvage. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group B Beginning Practice
Sentences. Check Group B Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 1. Introduce adverb exception, natural and inverted word order, a scrambled sentence, and four of the eight parts
of speech. Review salvage and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check.
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GROUP 1. Introduce vocabulary: strenuous and how to find one part of speech. Review previously taught jingles.
Classify Group 1 Sentences. Give Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, noun job table, scrambled sentence, naming
the parts of speech, and finding one part of speech.)
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review strenuous and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1
Test. Write in journals.
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PRACTICE & IMPROVED SENTENCES. Introduce vocabulary: abrupt, 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 adding a vocabulary check to oral skill builders and writing practice and
improved sentences as a test. Review abrupt and previously taught jingles. Do a teacher-guided test for practice and
improved sentences.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: ignite, preposition jingle and concept, object of the preposition jingle and concept,
preposition flow jingle, prepositional phrase, the preposition as a part of speech, and the object of the preposition in the
noun check. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Review
unscrambling a sentence. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 2. Introduce matching English terms and definitions. Review ignite and previously taught jingles. Classify Group
2 Sentences. Give Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, noun job table, scrambled sentence, and definitions.) Assign
practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: peril. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2
Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 3. Introduce pronoun jingle and concept, subject pronoun jingle and concept, understood subject pronoun,
possessive pronoun jingle and concept, possessive noun, eight parts of speech jingle, and the possessive noun in the
noun check. Review peril and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Do
teacher-guided group work for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: petition. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Give Group 3
Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, scrambled sentence, synonyms/antonyms, and parts of speech.) Assign practice and
improved sentences.
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GROUP 3. Introduce oral definition test. Review petition and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences.
Check Group 3 Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 4. Introduce helping verb jingle and concept, the NOT adverb, the question verb, and a subject/verb agreement
check in the oral skill builders. Review vocabulary words 1-8 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences.
Do oral skill builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 1-8. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4
Sentences. Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, scrambled sentence, parts of speech, vocabulary words, and
definitions.) Assign practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: shrewdly. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check
Group 4 Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 5. Introduce conjunction, interjection, adding conjunction and interjection to the parts of speech, and the verb
chant in the oral skill builders. Review shrewdly and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Do teacher-guided group work for practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: imitate. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Give Group 5
Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, scrambled sentence, and parts of speech.) Assign practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review imitate and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: intricate, object pronoun jingle and concept, and a Pattern 1 sentence written
independently. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check.
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GROUP 6. Introduce subject-verb agreement and homonyms. Review intricate and previously taught jingles. Classify
Group 6 Sentences. Give Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, and subject/verb
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: absurd. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check Group
6 Test. Write in journals.
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agreement.)
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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 7. Introduce capitalization and punctuation. Review absurd and classify Group 7 Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, subject/verb agreement, and
capitalization/punctuation.) Assign independent Pattern 1 Sentence.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: evade. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7
Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #4.
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GROUP 8. Introduce writing rule numbers for capitalization and punctuation of a friendly letter. Review evade and
classify Group 8 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences and
capitalization/punctuation.) Assign independent Pattern 1 Sentence.
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GROUP 8. Introduce vocabulary: endorse. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Check Group
8 Test. Write in journals. Share Time for Writing Assignment #4.
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GROUP 9. Introduce capitalization and punctuation of a friendly letter using corrections only. Review endorse and
classify Group 9 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 9 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 1 sentences, homonyms,
synonyms/antonyms, and capitalization/punctuation.) Assign independent Pattern 1 Sentence.
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 9-14 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9 Sentences.
Check Group 9 Test. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #5.
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. Introduce capitalization/punctuation of a business letter using rule numbers. Review Vocabulary
Words 9-14 and classify Group 10A Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 10A and Group 10B Tests. (Skills
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tested: Pattern 1 sentences, capitalization/punctuation, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, simple subject/simple predicate, subject/verb
agreement, pronouns, and vocabulary.) Assign independent Pattern 1 Sentence.
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 10A Sentences. Check Group 10A
and Group 10B Tests. Give oral definition test. Write in journals. 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. No new skills. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignments #8 & #9. Share Time for Writing
Assignments #8 & #9.
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WRITING. Introduce standard and time-order forms. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #10. Share
Time for Writing Assignment #10.
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WRITING. Introduce a general topic sentence. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #11. Share Time
for Writing Assignment #11.
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WRITING. Choosing the Best Writing Form. Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #12. Share Time
for Writing Assignment #12.
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Lesson
Unit 2
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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. Introduce punctuating a business letter using corrections only. Review previously taught jingles. Classify
Group 1 Sentences. Give Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences, capitalization and punctuation of a business letter.)
Assign practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1 Test. Write in
journals.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: catastrophe , a and an choices, and writing an independent Pattern 2 Sentence.
Review: Classify Group 2 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences,
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scrambled sentence, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, subject/verb agreement, a/an choices, capitalization/punctuation, and definitions.)
Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #13.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review catastrophe and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group
2 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #13.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: optimistic, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, and
run-on sentences. Review: Classify Group 3 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested:
Pattern 2 sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, and run-on sentences.) Assign independent
Pattern 2 Sentence.
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review optimistic and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3
Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: complicated, a compound sentence, a comma splice, coordinate conjunctions, and
connective adverbs. Review: Classify Group 4 Sentences. Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences, fragments,
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run-ons, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, and compound sentences.)
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review complicated and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group
4 Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: illiterate. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 2
sentences, fragments, run-ons, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, and compound sentences.) Writing: Give
Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #14.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review illiterate and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Expository Paragraph Writing Assignment #14.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: controversy, combining sentences and pronoun cases. Review: Do oral skill builder
check. Give Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 2 sentences, fragments, run-ons, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound
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parts, compound sentences, combining sentences, and pronoun cases.)
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review controversy and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check Group 6
Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: valor and mixed patterns 1-2. Review: Classify Group 7 Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-2, fragments, run-ons, simple sentences, simple sentences with
compound parts, compound sentences, combining sentences, and pronoun cases.) Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing
Assignment #15.
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review valor and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7 Test.
Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #15.
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GROUP 8. Introduce vocabulary: agility. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed
patterns 1-2 sentences, fragments, run-ons, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, combining
sentences, and pronoun cases.) Writing: Give Expository Paragraph Writing Assignments #16 & #17.
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review agility and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Check Group 8 Test.
Write in journals.
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GROUP 9. Introduce vocabulary: wary and possessive forms of nouns. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group
9 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-2, possessive forms of nouns, combining sentences, pronoun cases, and compound sentences.)
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review wary and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9 Sentences. Check Group 9 Test.
Write in journals.
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 15-22. Give 10A Test and Group 10B Test. (Skills tested:
Definitions, be verbs, prepositions, vocabulary words, homonyms, synonyms/antonyms, a/an choices, subject/verb agreement, possessive
nouns, and capitalization/punctuation.)
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. No new skills. Review: Check Group 10A Test and Group 10B Test. Write in journals.
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WRITING. Introduce essay writing, the editing checklist, and editing an expository essay. Writing: Give Group 11 Editing
Test.
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WRITING. Introduce rough drafts. Writing: Give Expository Essay Writing Assignment #18.
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WRITING. Divide students into editing partners. Writing: Expository Essay. Have students edit rough drafts and start
final papers for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #18.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Begin Conference Time for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #18. Give Creative
Writing Assignment #19.
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POETRY. Introduce personality poem. Writing: Conduct group activity and guided poetry assignment. Share Time for
poetry.
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SHARE TIME. Introduce share time guidelines. Conduct share time for creative or expository writing.
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Lesson
Unit 3
Page
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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.
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GROUP 1. Introduce personal pronouns, antecedents, and indefinite pronouns. Review previously taught jingles.
Classify Group 1 Sentences. Give Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, pronoun/antecedent agreement, indefinite
pronouns, subject/verb agreement, combining sentences, pronoun cases, and compound sentences.) Assign practice and improved
sentences.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1 Test. Write in
journals.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review: Classify Group 2 Sentences. Give Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences,
pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, indefinite pronouns, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound
parts, compound sentences, combining sentences, and pronoun cases.) Assign independent Pattern 3 Sentence. Write in
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journals.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2 Test. Writing:
Give Expository Essay Writing Assignment #20 for rough draft rotation.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: withered. Review: Classify Group 3 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give
Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, indefinite pronouns,
possessive nouns, capitalization/punctuation, and compound sentences.) Assign independent Pattern 3 Sentence. Write in
journals.
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review withered and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Do editing rotation for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #20.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: venture, complex sentences, and subordinate conjunctions. Review: Classify Group 4
Sentences. Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, fragments, run-on sentences, simple sentences, simple sentences
with compound parts, compound sentences, complex sentences, and possessive nouns.) Write in journals.
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review venture and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group 4
Test. Writing: Do final paper for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #20.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: commotion. Review: Classify Group 5 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give
Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 3 sentences, fragments, run-on sentences, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts,
compound sentences, complex sentences, pronoun/antecedent agreement, and subject verb agreement.) Write in journals. Writing:
Check and Conference Time for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #20.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review commotion and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Writing: Check and Conference Time for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #20.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: inquisitive. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 6 Test. (Skills tested:
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Pattern 3 sentences, run-on sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, complex
sentences, indefinite pronouns, pronoun cases, and capitalization/punctuation.) Writing: Give Expository Essay Writing Assignment
#21 for rough draft rotation.
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review inquisitive and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check Group 6
Test. Writing: Do editing rotation for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #21.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: lenient and mixed patterns 1-3. Review: Classify Group 7 Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-3, run-on sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences
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with compound parts, compound sentences, complex sentences, capitalization/punctuation, combining sentences, and pronoun cases.)
Writing: Do final paper for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #21.
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review lenient and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Check and Conference Time for Expository Essay Writing Assignment #21.
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GROUP 8. Introduce vocabulary: sinister. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed
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patterns 1-3, run-on sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, complex
sentences, capitalization/punctuation, combining sentences, and pronoun cases.) Writing: Check and Conference Time for
Expository Essay Writing Assignment #21.
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review sinister and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Check Group 8
Test. Write in journals.
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GROUP 9. Introduce double negatives. Review Vocabulary Words 23-28. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 9
Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-3, run-on sentences, fragments, simple sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound
sentences, complex sentences, and double negatives.) Write in journals.
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GROUP 9. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 23-28. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9
Sentences. Check Group 9 Test. Writing: Give Expository Essay Writing Assignment #22.
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 23 - 28. Give Group 10A Test and Group 10B Test.
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(Skills tested: Definitions, be verbs, pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, double negatives, fragments, simple sentences,
simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, complex sentences, possessive nouns, indefinite pronouns, pronoun cases,
capitalization/punctuation, and vocabulary.) Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #22.
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. No new skills. Review: Check Group 10A Test and Group 10B Test. Write in journals. Writing:
Share Time for Writing Assignment #22.
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WRITING. Introduce persuasive writing and editing a persuasive essay. Writing: Give Group 11 Editing Test.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Check edited essays with students. Give Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #23
for rough draft rotation.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Have students edit rough drafts and start final papers for Persuasive Essay Writing
Assignment #23.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Begin Conference Time for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #23. Give Creative
Writing Assignment #24.
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POETRY. Introduce emotion poem. Writing: Conduct group activity and guide poetry assignment. Share Time for
poetry.
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SHARE TIME. No new skills. Review: Conduct share time for creative or persuasive writing.
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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. Introduce regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, and tenses of helping verbs. Review previously taught
jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Give Group 1 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb
tenses, and tenses of helping verbs.) Assign practice and improved sentences.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1 Test. Write in
journals.
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GROUP 2. Introduce principal parts of verbs. Review: Classify Group 2 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give
Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping verbs, and principal parts of
verbs.) Assign independent Pattern 4 Sentence.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2 Test. Writing:
Give Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #25 for rough draft rotation.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: allegiance. Review: Classify Group 3 Sentences. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested:
Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping verbs, and principal parts of verbs.) Assign
independent Pattern 4 Sentence. Write in journals.
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review allegiance and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3
Test. Writing: Do editing rotation for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #25.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: meager and changing present tense verbs to past tense verbs in a written paragraph.
Review: Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping verbs, and
changing verb tenses in a paragraph.) Writing: Do final paper for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #25.
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GROUP 4. Introduce oral verb tense exercise on changing present tense verbs to past tense verbs in a paragraph.
Review meager and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group 4 Test. Writing: Check and
Conference Time for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #25.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: immaculate and changing mixed tense verbs to past tense verbs in a paragraph.
Review: Give Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping verbs,
and changing verb tenses in a paragraph.) Do oral skill builder check. Writing: Check, Conference, Share Time for
Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #25.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review immaculate and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check Group 5
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #25.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: inconspicuous. Review: Classify Group 6 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give
Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping verbs, changing verb
tenses in a paragraph, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and complex sentences.) Writing: Give
Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #26 for rough draft rotation.
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review inconspicuous and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check
Group 6 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Do editing rotation for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #26.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: ample, and mixed patterns 1-4. Review: Classify Group 7 Sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping
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verbs, changing verb tenses in a paragraph, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, and complex sentences.)
Writing: Do final paper for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #26.
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review ample and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check Group 7
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Check and Conference Time for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #26.
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GROUP 8. Introduce vocabulary: menace. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern
4 sentences, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping verbs, changing verb tenses in a paragraph, simple sentences with
compound parts, compound sentences, and complex sentences.) Writing: Check, Conference, Share Time for Persuasive Essay
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review menace and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Check Group 8
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #26.
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GROUPS 9A & 9B. Introduce frequently confused verbs. Review Vocabulary Words 29-34. Do oral skill builder check.
Give Group 9A & 9B Tests. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-4, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, tenses of helping verbs,
changing verb tenses in a paragraph, principal parts, frequently confused verbs, and verb usage.) Writing: Share Time for Writing
Assignment #26.
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GROUPS 9A & 9B. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 29-34 and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9
Sentences. Check Group 9A & 9B Tests. Writing: Give Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #27.
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GROUPS 10A, 10B & 10C. No new skills. Review Vocabulary Words 29-34. Give Group 10A, 10B, and 10C Tests. (Skills
tested: Definitions, capitalization/punctuation, pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, double negatives, fragments, simple
sentences, simple sentences with compound parts, compound sentences, complex sentences, changing verb tenses in paragraphs,
combining sentences, pronoun cases, frequently confused verbs, verb usage, and vocabulary.) Writing: Share Time for Writing
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GROUPS 10A, 10B & 10C. No new skills. Review: Check Group 10A Test, 10B Test, and 10C Tests. Write in journals.
Writing: Share Time for Persuasive Essay Writing Assignment #27.
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Assignment #27.
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WRITING. Introduce descriptive writing and editing a descriptive paragraph. Writing: Give Group 11 Editing Test.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Check edited paragraphs with students. Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing
Assignment #28 for rough draft rotation.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Have students edit rough drafts and start final papers for Descriptive Paragraph Writing
Assignment #28.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Begin Conference Time for Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #28. Give
Creative Writing Assignment #29.
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POETRY. Introduce color poem. Writing: Conduct group activity and guide poetry assignment. Share poetry.
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SHARE TIME. No new skills. Review: Conduct share time for creative or persuasive writing.
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GROUP 1. Introduce predicate adjective jingle and concept and Pattern 5. 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. Introduce degrees of adjectives. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Give Group
1 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 5 sentences, degrees of adjectives, combining sentences, and pronoun cases.) Assign practice and
improved sentences.
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GROUP 1. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 1 Sentences. Check Group 1 Test. Write in
journals.
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GROUP 2. Introduce quotations. Review: Classify Group 2 Sentences. Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 2 Test.
(Skills tested: Pattern 5 sentences, punctuating quotations, and degrees of adjectives.) Assign independent Pattern 5 Sentence.
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GROUP 2. No new skills. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 2 Sentences. Check Group 2 Test. Writing:
Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #30 for rough draft rotation.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: coax. Review: Classify Group 3 Sentences. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 5
sentences, punctuating quotations, and degrees of adjectives.) Assign independent Pattern 5 Sentence. Writing: Do editing
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rotation for Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #30.
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review coax and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 3 Sentences. Check Group 3 Test.
Write in journals. Writing: Do final paper for Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #30.
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GROUP 4. Introduce vocabulary: vocation. Review: Give Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Pattern 5 sentences, punctuating
quotations, and degrees of adjectives.) Write in journals. Writing: Check and Conference Time for Descriptive Paragraph
Writing Assignment #30.
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GROUP 4. No new skills. Review vocation and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 4 Sentences. Check Group 4
Test. Write in journals. Writing: Check, Conference, Share Time for Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #30.
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GROUP 5. Introduce vocabulary: indicate and solitary. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 5 Test. (Skills
tested: Pattern 5 sentences, punctuating quotations, and capitalization/punctuation of a business letter.) Write in journals. Writing:
Share Time for Writing Assignment #30.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review indicate and solitary and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 5 Sentences. Check
Group 5 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #30.
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GROUP 6. Introduce vocabulary: fatal and abolish. Review: Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 6 Test. (Skills tested:
Pattern 5 sentences, punctuating quotations, and capitalization/punctuation of a friendly letter.) Writing: Give Descriptive Paragraph
Writing Assignment #31 for rough draft rotation.
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review fatal and abolish and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 6 Sentences. Check
Group 6 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Do editing rotation for Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #31.
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GROUP 7. Introduce vocabulary: amplify and loathe and mixed patterns 1-5. Review: Classify Group 7 Sentences. Do
oral skill builder check. Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-5, punctuating quotations, and degrees of adjectives.)
Writing: Do final paper for Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #31.
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GROUP 7. No new skills. Review amplify and loathe and previously taught jingles. Classify Group 7 Sentences. Check
Group 7 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Check and Conference Time for Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment
#30.
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 35-42. Classify Group 8 Sentences. Do oral skill builder
check. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-5, punctuating quotations, and vocabulary.) Writing: Check,
Conference, Share Time for Writing Assignment #31.
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GROUP 8. Introduce vocabulary: annex and vigilant. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 8 Sentences.
Check Group 8 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #31.
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GROUP 9. Introduce vocabulary: colossal and contemplate and punctuating a story (“George and His Mom”). Review:
Do oral skill builder check. Give Group 9 Test. (Skills tested: Mixed patterns 1-5 and punctuating a story.) Writing: Share Time
for Writing Assignment #31.
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GROUP 9. Introduce vocabulary: incessantly and attain. Review previously taught jingles. Classify Group 9 Sentences.
Check Group 9 Test. Write in journals. Writing: Give Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment #32.
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. No new skills. Review and test Vocabulary Words 43-48. Give Group 10A and Group 10B Tests.
(Skills tested: Definitions, double negatives, vocabulary, regular/irregular verbs, simple verb tenses, and punctuation of a story.) Writing:
Share Time for Writing Assignment #32.
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GROUPS 10A & 10B. No new skills. Review: Check Group 10A and Group 10B Tests. Give posttest. Check posttest.
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POSTTEST. No new skills. Review: Give posttest. Check posttest.
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WRITING. Introduce narrative writing and editing a narrative essay. Writing: Give Group 11 Editing Test.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Narrative Essay Writing Assignments #33 & #34 for rough draft rotation.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Have students edit rough drafts and start final papers for Narrative Essay Writing
Assignment #33 & Writing Assignment #34.
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WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Begin Conference Time for Narrative Essay Writing Assignment #33 & Writing
Assignment #34. Give Creative Writing Assignment #35.
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POETRY. Introduce personality poem. Writing: Conduct group activity and guide poetry assignment. Share Time for
poetry.
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SHARE TIME. No new skills. Conduct share time for creative writing.
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FRIENDLY LETTER. Introduce vocabulary: intrude and escalate, 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, punctuating a story (“Kay and
Robert”), and tall tales. Review intrude and escalate. Give Group 1A Test and Group 1B Test. (Skills tested: Friendly letter,
envelope, punctuation of a story.) Writing: Give Narrative Essay Writing Assignment #36.
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GROUP 2. Introduce vocabulary: query and fertile. Review: Check Group 1A Test and Group 1B Test. Give Group 2
Test. (Skills tested: Friendly letter, envelope, punctuation of a story.) Write in journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing
Assignment #36.
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GROUP 3. No new skills. Review query and fertile. Check Group 2 Test. Give Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Friendly letter,
envelope, punctuation of a story.) Write in journals.
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GROUP 3. Introduce vocabulary: mandatory and replenish. Review: Check Group 3 Test. Write a friendly letter and
address an envelope. Write in journals.
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BUSINESS LETTER. Introduce vocabulary: knoll and ecstatic, the four types of business letters, and the parts of a
business letter. Group work for a business letter.
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GROUPS 4A & 4B. Introduce unscrambling the parts of a business letter and envelope. Review Vocabulary Words 4956. Give Group 4A Test and Group 4B Test. (Skills tested: Business letter, envelope, vocabulary words, punctuation of a story.)
Write in journals.
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GROUP 5. No new skills. Review: Check Group 4A Test and Group 4B Test. Give Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Business
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letter, punctuation of a story.) Write in journals.
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GROUP 6. No new skills. Review: Check Group 5 Test. Give Group 6 Test. (Skills tested: Business letter, punctuation of a
story.) Write in journals.
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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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THANK-YOU NOTE. Introduce the thank-you note. Write a thank-you note. Writing: Give Narrative Essay Writing
Assignment #37.
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INVITATION. Introduce the invitation. Write an invitation. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #37.
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GROUP 7. Introduce contractions. Review: Give Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Contractions and possessive pronouns.) Write in
journals. Writing: Share Time for Writing Assignment #37.
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GROUP 8. No new skills. Review: Check Group 7 Test. Give Group 8 Test. (Skills tested: Contractions and possessive
pronouns.) Write in journals. Give Narrative Essay Writing Assignment #38.
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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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GROUP 1. Introduce dictionary skills: alphabetizing, guide words, and entry words. Give Group 1 Test. Check Group 1
Test. (Skills tested: Alphabetizing, guide words, and entry words.)
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GROUP 2. Introduce main parts of a library, how to find books in the library, and the card catalog. Give Group 2 Test.
Check Group 2 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of a library, how to find books in the library, and the card catalog.)
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GROUP 3. Introduce parts of a book: title page, table of contents, copyright page, index, bibliography, preface, appendix,
glossary, and body. Give Group 3 Test. Check Group 3 Test. (Skills tested: Parts of a book.)
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GROUP 4. Introduce table of contents. Give Group 4 Test. Check Group 4 Test. (Skills tested: Table of contents.)
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GROUP 5. Introduce index. Give Group 5 Test. Check Group 5 Test. (Skills tested: Index.)
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GROUP 6. Introduce reading purposes, reading speeds, skimming, and scanning. Give Group 6 Test. Check Group 6
Test. (Skills tested: Skimming and scanning.)
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GROUP 7. Introduce outlining. Give Group 7 Test. Check Group 7 Test. (Skills tested: Outlining.)
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REPORT WRITING. Introduce guided report: Steps 1-6 - select topic, make topic outline guide, select sources, make
bibliography cards, take notes, organize note cards.
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REPORT WRITING. Introduce guided report: Step 7 - Make outline.
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REPORT WRITING. Introduce guided report: Steps 8-13 - write rough draft, edit rough draft, write final outline, write final
report, put report in correct order, hand in final report.
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REPORT WRITING. No new skills. Writing. Give Independent Report Writing Assignment #39. Help students select and
narrow topics, select sources and make bibliography cards.
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REPORT WRITING. No new skills. Writing. Continue Independent Report Writing Assignment #39. Help students take
notes.
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REPORT WRITING. No new skills. Writing. Continue Independent Report Writing Assignment #39. Help students
organize note cards and write outlines.
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REPORT WRITING. No new skills. Writing. Continue Independent Report Writing Assignment #39. Help students write
rough drafts.
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REPORT WRITING. No new skills. Writing. Continue Independent Report Writing Assignment #39. Help students edit
rough drafts and write final outlines.
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REPORT WRITING. No new skills. Writing. Finish Independent Report Writing Assignment #39. Help students write final
reports and organize all related papers in correct order.
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REPORT WRITING. No new skills. Writing: Give Creative Writing Assignment #40. Check Independent Report Writing
Assignment #39.
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POETRY. Introduce couplet poem. Writing: Conduct group activity and guided poetry assignment. Share Time for
poetry.
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SHARE TIME. No new skills. Conduct Share Time for creative writing.
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Ideas for Creative Writing
Unit 8
Page
I.
A Fascinating Person - Me
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II.
Descriptive Writing
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III.
Riddles
557
IV.
Mr. Fix It
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V.
Tall Tales
558
VI.
Creative Topics
559
VII.
Things to Think About and Do
559
VIII.
Following Oral Directions
560
Autobiography
560
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