Reading 5A Crowder-5A Assignments

Science exam today

Science exam today

Science exam today

History and math

History and math

History and math

Review for English and Reading exam Tuesday!

Review for English and Reading exam Tuesday!

Review for English and Reading exam Tuesday!

Review for English and Reading exams 

Review for English and Reading exams 

Review for English and Reading exams

Review for English and Reading exams

Review for English and Reading exams 

Review for English and Reading exams 

Thank you Maam Test today

After test, students will be given their English and reading study guides. 

Thank you Maam Test today

After test, students will be given their English and reading study guides. 

Reading and English exam today

Reading and English exam today

Reading and English exam today

Review for Thank You Maam test tomorrow. 
Attached is everything you will need to study. 

Review for Thank You Maam test tomorrow. 
Attached is everything you will need to study. 

1. Review Tuesday's test and correct answers with students
2. have students correct misunderstanding 
3. Read article and have students find/annotate connecting ideas and relationships 

1. Review Tuesday's test and correct answers with students
2. have students correct misunderstanding 
3. Read article and have students find/annotate connecting ideas and relationships 

Continue/finish answering Thank You Ma'am questions and discussing the significance of the time this was written/morals and themes of the story. As well as Langston Hughes's legacy. 

These questions will be their study guide. 

Continue/finish answering Thank You Ma'am questions and discussing the significance of the time this was written/morals and themes of the story. As well as Langston Hughes's legacy. 

These questions will be their study guide. 

1. Read and discuss Thank You Ma'am and the cultural importance of the author Langston Hughes 
2. Answer Thank You Maam Questions 

1. Read and discuss Thank You Ma'am and the cultural importance of the author Langston Hughes 
2. Answer Thank You Maam Questions 

Students will take test on exploring relationships. I will post examples here on Monday!

Students will take test on exploring relationships. I will post examples here on Monday!

Attached is the list of Green and Gold team students for Spring Fling.

Attached is the list of Green and Gold team students for Spring Fling.

Read and analyze texts to find connections and relationships in the same and multiple texts.  

Read and analyze texts to find connections and relationships in the same and multiple texts.  

Read and analyze texts to find connections and relationships in the same and multiple texts.  

Read and analyze texts to find connections and relationships in the same and multiple texts.  

Take Third Wish and plot test. 

Take Third Wish and plot test. 

Review all notes and study guides for test on Tuesday. 
We reviewed these on Friday! Kids seem to be enjoying the short stories and are understanding them very well. The tests focus on a deeper understanding of the text. Please have them review this weekend. I told them this all week last week!

Attached is everything students could possibly need to study. (Even if they left everything at home!) <3

Review all notes and study guides for test on Tuesday. 
We reviewed these on Friday! Kids seem to be enjoying the short stories and are understanding them very well. The tests focus on a deeper understanding of the text. Please have them review this weekend. I told them this all week last week!

Attached is everything students could possibly need to study. (Even if they left everything at home!) <3

Students have a pop quiz on the Third Wish story today (Hope y'all are checking Google classroom :)
Creating a plot comic strip. Students will need to bring markers, colored pencils, or crayons to class so they can use their plot mapping terms to plot out a comic strip on their short story this week. 

Third Wish writing prompt- to be turned in as a daily reading and English grade 
Students will finish copying any notes they may have missed yesterday

Plot Term Quiz Today
Write notes on The Third Wish 

Read and review the third wish together and discuss major plot points in the story 
Map out the plot on a plot map and through annotating the text (Must use the plot mapping terms) 

Review plot map vocabulary for plot quiz tomorrow

Introduce The Third Wish short story
Review plot
Give and review plot vocabulary 

Review test with students and reteach any misunderstandings. 

Review test with students and reteach any misunderstandings. 

Test on short story and inferences

Test on short story and inferences

Review short story and inferences for test tomorrow!
Notes will be attached here the day of the test 

Review short story and inferences for test tomorrow!
Notes will be attached here the day of the test 

Quiz on inferences (this will be our class work for the day)
Review and discuss all ENC questions. All must be completed by today.

Quiz on inferences (this will be our class work for the day)
Review and discuss all ENC questions. All must be completed by today.

Quiz on inferences (this will be our class work for the day)
Review and discuss all ENC questions. All must be completed by today.

Answer comprehension questions together. 
Focus on higher level thinking to answer questions and justify those answers through the text 

Answer comprehension questions together. 
Focus on higher level thinking to answer questions and justify those answers through the text 

Review inferences and have students work inferences and justify their answers to the class. 
Finish answering comprehension questions. 

Review inferences and have students work inferences and justify their answers to the class. 
Finish answering comprehension questions. 

No School

Review Inferences answers and discuss
Give students comprehension questions for short story
Guide students through deeper critical thinking questions and have them annotate the text as they answer questions. 

Review Inferences answers and discuss
Give students comprehension questions for short story
Guide students through deeper critical thinking questions and have them annotate the text as they answer questions. 

Introduce short story: The Emperor's New Clothes 
Reintroduce inferences 

Read the emperors new clothes 
Work inferences skills review 

Introduce short story: The Emperor's New Clothes 
Reintroduce inferences 

Read the emperors new clothes 
Work inferences skills review 

Each group will present their project for a major test grade. 

Each group will present their project for a major test grade. 

We did not get to work on our projects during achievement tests because we did not change classes. We will complete these this week. 

Finish final projects in class: students can work on projects on Monday-Thursday. Presentations will be Friday for a test grade. 

We did not get to work on our projects during achievement tests because we did not change classes. We will complete these this week. 

Finish final projects in class: students can work on projects on Monday-Thursday. Presentations will be Friday for a test grade. 

We did not get to work on our projects during achievement tests because we did not change classes. We will complete these this week. 

Finish final projects in class: students can work on projects on Monday-Thursday. Presentations will be Friday for a test grade. 

We did not get to work on our projects during achievement tests because we did not change classes. We will complete these this week. 

Finish final projects in class: students can work on projects on Monday-Thursday. Presentations will be Friday for a test grade. 

Cold Read Test 

Cold Read Test 

We did not get to work on our projects during achievement tests because we did not change classes. We will complete these this week. 

Finish final projects in class: students can work on projects on Monday-Thursday. Presentations will be Friday for a test grade. 

We did not get to work on our projects during achievement tests because we did not change classes. We will complete these this week. 

Finish final projects in class: students can work on projects on Monday-Thursday. Presentations will be Friday for a test grade. 

Half day

Take achievement tests 
Work on final projects 

Take achievement tests 
Work on final projects 

Take Achievement tests 
work on final projects 

Students will compare history, their book, and the movie in a project to be worked in class. 

Students will compare history, their book, and the movie in a project to be worked in class. 

Watch NTS movie 

Test on NTS whole book 

1. Review for NTS whole book test on Tuesday 
(Notes and study guide attached) 

Study All previous notes and the final study guide. 

1. Read chapter 16 in class and discuss.
2. Answer LRRH discussion question. Students must use evidence from the text in their answers to get full credit. 

1. Read chapter 15 in class and discuss. 
2. Introduce Little Red Riding Hood parallels 


Only read the story in class today. We will discuss it tomorrow. 
Read chapter 16 for homework.

Take chapter 10-14 test 

Notes to study are attached 

Chapter 10-14 test will be tomorrow.

Notes are attached 

Read and take notes on next chapter in NTS

Read and take notes on next chapter in NTS

Take test in characters in literature

Take notes on chapters 10-12
Discuss potential endings based on what we have read

Test tomorrow on types of characters in literature. Study attached notes.

Quickwrite 

1. Introduction to plot (give plot notes) 
2. Work plot map for NTS
3. Review types of characters

Students will read an article about a Holocaust survivor and create a google slideshow about how this survivor and our book’s main character’s experiences are similar and different. This will be for a daily grade.

1. Introduce types of characters 
2. Make types of characters poster together

1. Character traits and conflict test review. 


Study the attached notes got your test tomorrow!

conflicts/character traits review

conflicts/character traits review

Present reading fair boards

NTS Test

Review for chapter 6-9 NTS Test

1. Quick write 
2. character traits evidence poster
3. Whole class discussion on physical traits vs personality traits

1. Review notes on conflict for conflict vocab test tomorrow. Study attached notes.
2. Complete character traits chart

1. Read Chapter 7
2. Introduce character traits 
3. Record character traits of NTS characters 


Homework: Read chapter 8

Cold read test today

Discuss chapters 6/7 and take notes.
Cold read test tomorrow.

1. quick write
2. Read discuss next chapters in class
3. Take notes on any chapters you have not taken notes on  
3. Finish conflicts sheet

1.  Quick write
2. Read and discuss chapter 6 and take notes
3. Introduce types of conflicts.

Homework: read chapter 6

1. Take chapter 1-5 test 


Read next chapter and take notes when you finish.

1. Take Latin vocab test
2. Complete KWL chart
3. Review for Chapter 1-5 test tomorrow 

Students will use my notes, their own notes, and the book to prepare for the test. 

Answer each question in one paragraph. Make sure you use complete sentences and correct punctuation.

DO NOT TAKE THIS QUIZ OUTSIDE OFF CLASS UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DO SO!

Watch Holocaust documentary. 

Documentary writing assignment

1. Quickwrite 
2. KWL Chart 
3. Read chapter 4 in class

1. Chapter 3 quickwrite
2. Discuss chapters 1-3 and take notes 


Quiz on Chapters 1-3 on Friday.

Take cold read test today

1. Read chapter 2-3 in NTS
2. Give quick writes for chapters 1-2 as an example
3. Discuss expectations of novel study unit.


Parents: Most of the reading for this nine weeks will be done outside of class. Students will read on their own at home, and we will discuss the next day- POP quizzes will be happening :) Please feel free to purchase the audiobook or listen on youtube. Listening while reading is a great way to help comprehension.

1. Review new Latin Vocab
2. Continue prereading slideshow
3. Google Earth Tour
4. Take notes on slideshow- guide students in note taking

1. Give students NTS books. 
2. NTS author study
3. Number the Stars prereading Powerpoint


Students will be given new Latin Vocab list today.

1. Work NTS aligned cold reads. 
2. Read Meet Lois Lowry article. 
3. Students will take notes on what they think is important on the article on a separate piece of paper. Students will be responsible for their own notes this semester.

How to get students to their assignments
1. Have students go to www.readworks.org/student
2. Students should sign in with their Google account.
3. Students enter class code BJNGQH

Take exam

Take language exam and review for other exams.

Take reading exam and review for other exams.

Study for read and English exam

Review for reading and English exam!

Continue working on study guide

Give students exam study guide and have them work it during class.

1. Review cold read skills
2. Review annotating marks
3. Work and annotate cold read

1. Students will take their POV tests 

1. Review Point of View for test tomorrow All resources are attached below. 



Attached is a point of view notes sheet that will be on their test and a "find the POV" activity that will be similar to the format of the test. They have both of these in their binders. Study both of these for the test!

1. Students will take final POV notes
2. Work POV worksheet alone, and then they will check in a whole group setting
3. Teacher will reteach misunderstandings

1. Finish point of view group assignment. 
2. Write a paragraph in a POV that will be drawn from by each student.


Study the attached document for a daily grade tomorrow.

Students will take cold read test today.

1. Students will break into groups and analyze paragraphs in order to find the author's POV.



(We were unable to complete this last week, so we are finishing it today!)

1. Finish point of view group assignment. 
2. Write a paragraph in a POV that will be drawn from by each student.

1. Students will break into groups and analyze paragraphs in order to find the author's POV.

1. Point of view powerpoint 
2. Give and review point of view notes

Students will take their reading test.

1. Take Latin Vocab test
2. Review cold read strategies for main idea, main idea notes, and text structure for test tomorrow. 


What to study for your test:
-Main idea notes
-Main Idea cold read that we took notes on (It is titled leaping lizards)
-Text Structure sheets we have worked in class. 
The test will consist of some paragraphs that you will have to name the text structure of, a main idea cold read, and the notes that I gave you on main idea.


Blank copies of all of this information is below. The correctly answered copies are in your binders. We worked these in class together.

1. Student groups will create a poster on what they have learned about text structure and main idea and supporting details. This will be a daily grade. 


Our test on main idea, supporting details, and text structure will be on Tuesday, Nov. 9th. I will post study guides early so check google classroom for updates :)

1. Discuss the difference in stated and implied main ideas and work main idea notes page together (Attached)
2. Model subheadings and how each paragraph will have its own main idea and supporting details
3. Work main idea passage (Attached)

1. Introduce main idea and supporting details with power point (Attached)
2. Work cold read and focus on finding the main idea and supporting details and determining the text structure as we work. (Attached.)

1. Take text structure vocab test
2. Text structure paragraph: Write a paragraph in 1 of the 7 types of text structure we have learned.

1. Take Latin Vocab test (notes attached)
2. Review text structure vocab for test tomorrow (Notes attached)
3. Review and check Friday's text structure, check answers, correct, highlight clue words, explain how we found our answers and reason

1. Independent text structure work. Students will test their knowledge of text structure on their own. (This could be taken as a daily grade- wink-wink) 


Exit ticket

1. Complete and review text structure worksheet from yesterday. Check answers and highlight clue words. 
2. Online text structure game. Have students write their answers on a white board, keep score, and declare a winner. Students must explain how they came to find their answers.

1. Text structure PowerPoint (Attached) 
2. Give text structure notes (Attached) 
2. Text structure identification activity (Attached) 


There will be a test on your text structure vocabulary on Tuesday.

Answer the question in complete sentences. Use correct capitalization and punctuation. I will be reading these!

1. Take your test 
2. answer the question in google classroom about what you did for Halloween
3. Make your Google slideshow and send it to me

If we have any problems today, I will deal with you tomorrow. The class with the best behavior report from the sub will get 5 Dojo points for the whole class!

Make a Google Slideshow about one of the topics listed below. Your slideshow must have at least 5 slides but can be more! Have fun and be creative. Share these with me when you are finished. 

1. Your favorite sports team or celebrity
2. Why kids should not have homework
3. What you want for Christmas
4. What you want to be when you grow up

Take Island of the Blue Dolphins test 

Review IBD study guide for test tomorrow! (Study guide in google classroom.) 

1. Review/complete IBD packet
2. Review reading skills featured in IBD

Final IBD test next Tuesday!

1. Review/complete IBD packet
2. Review reading skills featured in IBD

Final IBD test next Tuesday!

1. Review/complete IBD packet
2. Review reading skills featured in IBD

Final IBD test next Tuesday!

1. Take test
2. Work on IBD packet when finished.

1. Take Latin vocab test
2. Read remaining chapters of IBD
3. Review conflict/ obstacles
4. Answer comprehension questions in packet

**** We will have a Ch. 21-26 test tomorrow

1. Finish reading IBD! 
2. Work on completing IBD packet 

Test on whole book will be on Tuesday, Nov. 1st The Study Guide is attached here in Google Classroom!

1. Finish conflicts sheet from yesterday 
2. Work on IBD packet chapters 22-24 

1. Introduce types of conflict 2. Read chapter 24-26 in IBD
3. Start on obstacles handout to record types of conflict found in IBD

Take IBD test. 

Review study guide and packet for IBD test tomorrow. Packet answers and study guide are posted on Google classroom.

Homecoming Info/Schedule: 

Parade: 8:30 am
Pep rally- 9:30 am
Party- to follow pep rally
Dismissal K4 and K5-11:15 
Dismissal 1st-5th- 11:45

1. Read chapter 21-22 and answer questions in reading packet 

Our chapter 16-20 test will be next Tuesday. A study Guide is attached on Google Classroom :) 

1. Read and discuss chapter 20-22 in IBD
2. Complete chapter 16-18 packet and begin work on 20-22 packet. 

This is for Friday! Do not work before then :)

1. read chapter 19-20 and discuss
2. Review reading skills definitions 
3. Exit ticket

1. Review and look at examples of IBD skills definitions 
2. Finish skill notecards 

1. Read chapter 17-18 together 
2. Review and answer questions in reading packet 

Take chapter 1-15 test 

Review chapter 1-15 in island of the blue Dolphins- Study Guide attached in Google classroom 

1. Read next chapter in IBD
2. Discuss/ take notes on types of conflict found in these chapters
3. Answer questions in packet

1. Read next chapter in IBD
2. review skill vocab
3. Group conflicts game: find the conflict

1. Read next chapter in IBD
2. Introduce review skill vocab
3. Introduce conflict

Test on answering questions/ discussion questions

1. Work and review chapter 13-5 together.
2. Review how to answer a multi question question for test tomorrow.

1. Review examples of the skills listed in the IBD skills index (Attached) 
2. Review answering a multistep question, give examples of a good, better best answer to show expectations 
3. Read next chapter in IBD 

1. Give students IBD skills index and review the skills with them
2. Have students make notecards with their skills index handout 
3. Students will read next chapter in their IBD book 

1. read chapter 14 together 
2. Introduce answering a multistep question 

Take cold read test. 

1. Take test on chapters 10-12

1. Read chapter 11-12 and answer questions 

Cold read test tomorrow! 

FER LATIN VOCAB- Do not take over the weekend.

1. Review for test on chapters 10-12 
2. Read chapter 13 in class 
3. Give and review Latin vocabulary for the week 

1. Read chapter 14
2. Review similes, metaphors, personification, and imagery. 
3. Work on chapter 13-15 in packet. 

1. Read chapter 14
2. Review similes, metaphors, personification, and imagery. 
3. Work on chapter 13-15 in packet. 

1. Read chapter 13
2. Review similes, metaphors, personification, and imagery. 

Read chapter 12 and answer the chapter 10-12 vocab and comprehension questions in our packet

1. Read chapter 10-11 and discuss
2. Exit ticket

1. Review chapters 6-9 in IBD
2. Review vocabulary for IBD
3. Review figurative language

1. Review imagery
2. work imagery and figurative language game

1. Finish any unworked pages in packet and review answers. 

1. Read chapter 9
2. Review similes, metaphors, imagery, and personification
3. Check chapter 7-9 answers in packet 

1. Take test
2. read chapters 7-8

1. Work cold read together
2. Review annotation skills
3. Check IBD answers 4-6 

We will have a cold read test tomorrow : )

1. Answer chapter 4-6 questions and vocabulary in packet. (pages 4-6 in IBD packet)

1. Read next chapter in IBD
2. Work figurative language practice in groups

1. Introduce figurative lang, give figurative lang handout, work handout together. 
2. Read next chapter

1. Take IBD test 

Latin Vocab test today! (Study guide attached.)
1. Review for chapters 1-4 and article test tomorrow. 

Review chapters 1-4, article, and IBD packet for test tomorrow.

1. Read chapter 4 to yourself. 
2. Work all of page 4 and answer questions 1 and 2 on page 5, then work all of page 6 in your IBD packet. 

1. Introduce and discuss character traits 
2. Work in small groups to analyze and list character traits of main characters in IBD
3. Complete character traits map

1. Check setting and imagery paragraphs
2. Read chapter 3 together 
3. Answer chapter 1-3 comprehension questions together and discuss major plot and setting points

1. Read chapter 2 together and lead class discussion 
2. Introduce descriptive writing by modeling and providing examples of good descriptive writing 
3. Write a setting and imagery paragraph using the IBD prompt


If you do not finish your paragraph in class, you must have it completed BEFORE class starts tomorrow.

1. Give students first Latin vocabulary list and review
2. Give students books and bookmarks. Discuss setting, plot, and character lists

3. Read Chapter 1 together in class and discuss setting, vocab, and character traits 
4. Work page 1 in packet 


Latin vocab list is attached!