January 28-February 1

Monday 28

1. Warm Up:  SSR/ Reading Response

2. Word Study--prefixes  Make a list of words with the most commonly used prefixes. Determine meaning using prefix knowledge.

3. Read The Outsiders

     Chapter 4

4. Closure:  How is knowledge of prefixes going to help you?

Tuesday 29--FLEX SCHEDULE

1. Warm Up: SSR/ Reading Response

2. Word Study --most commonly used prefixes, suffixes, roots   Make a word wall.

3. Finish reading THE OUTSIDERS Ch. 4

   Complete questions and vocabulary practice.

Wednesday 30

1. Warm Up:  SSR/ Reading Response

2.TAKS Practice using context  (prefixes, suffixes, and roots)

3. Chapter 3 & 4 TEST Review   TEST TOMORROW!

4. Context Clues:  5 different kinds of context in a sentence.

Closure:   Context game

Thursday 31--FLEX SCHEDULE

1. Warm Up:  SSR/ Reading Response

2. TAKS Practice using words in context

3.THE OUTSIDERS

CH. 3 & 4 Test

Friday 1

1. Warm Up:  SSR/ Reading Response

2. Scattegories word game

3. Read THE OUTSIDERS chapter 6

Accommodations & Modifications:  Accommodations and Modifications will be put in place for qualifying students according to each individual IEP or 504 modification sheet or individual needs.

Assessment:Ch. 3/4Test

TEKS

8.7 Distinguish between the speaker s opinion and verifiable fact (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.2C)

8.8 Monitor his/her own understanding of the spoken message and seek clarification as needed (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.2D

8.9 Compare his/her own perception of a spoken message with the perception of others (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.2E)

8.24 Use structural analysis to identify words, including knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and prefixes/suffixes (7-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.6B)

  8.34 Read to take action such as to complete forms, to make informed recommendations, and write a response (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.8D)

8.38 Determine meanings of derivatives by applying knowledge of the meanings of root words such as like, pay, or happy and affixes such as dis-, pre-, or un- (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.9D

8.50 Read narrative, informative text and answer questions about details and sequence of events in the text and prove the answers from the evidence in the text. (M) (Alignment)

8.66 Distinguish fact and opinion in various texts. (M) (TEKS/SE)(8.10J)

8.79 Identify the purposes of different types of texts such as to inform, influence, express, or entertain (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12A)

  8.87 Analyze ways authors organize and present ideas such as through cause/effect, compare/contrast, inductively, deductively, or chronologically (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.12I)

8.90 Form and revise questions for investigations, including questions arising from readings, assignments, and units of study (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13A)

8.91 Use text organizers, including headings, graphic features, and tables of contents, to locate and organize information (4-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.13B)

8.103 Capitalize and punctuate correctly to clarify and enhance meaning such as capitalizing titles, using hyphens, semicolons, colons, possessives, and sentence punctuation (6-8). (TEKS/SE)(8.16B)

  8.119 Understand how to improve communication by adding descriptions, details, and information to ideas and thoughts (elaboration). (M) (Alignment

WEEKLY OBJECTIVES

1. Students will read and enjoy a novel.

2. Students will learn new vocabulary and review skills.

3. Students will identify the relationship between events in plot.

4. Students will trace the relationships among characters.

5. Students will review comparison and contrast skills and true false statements.

ONGOING TEKS