Week of January 21, 2020

Religion-
     Mass on Tuesday
     Chapter 8 summary: The Ten Commandments (Quiz on Wednesday)

Reading- 
     This week we continue our novel study of "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate.           We have read up to page 174. Students will collaborate in book clubs to review vocabulary               words, characters, and answer comprehension questions. We are focusing on figurative                 language, cause and effect, and how characters develop throughout a story. 
      Vocabulary Skills: Using context clues to determine a meaning of the word and checking with        a dictionary
      Vocabulary Words: 
      frantic- panicked, anxious
      scornful- mocking
      musty- moldy, smelly
      incopetent- unskillful

Language Arts- 
     Spelling: compound words
     Grammar: Daily review of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Students will be able to identify                 and use possessive possessive nouns (The dogs' fur was fluffy. The students' desks were           organized.) correctly. 
     Writing: Students will write in a daily journal. We will be brainstorming ideas for each student to       write an expository (informational) piece.

     Focus/Ideas: Narrative focuses on a specific experience and is full of lively supporting details. 
     Organization: Writer starts off by setting the scene and then tells a story with a beginning,               middle, and end.
     Voice: Writer expresses his/her feelings in first person. He/she speaks directly to the reader. 
     Word Choice: Writer uses strong verbs (snapped, pranced, launched, squeezed, etc.) and             appeals to the senses (instead of writing I was nervous, try writing my stomach was fluttering.
     Sentences: Sentences are of different lengths and types (declarative, interrogative, and                 exclamatory). They include simple, compound, and complex sentences. 
     Conventions: Writer has good control of grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. 

Math-
     This week we will begin chapter 5 on division.

Social Studies-
     Unit on Pennsylvania (see PA Unit tab for more information)

Science- 
      Unit on our solar system       
      This week we will focus on the phases of the moon.