Ms. Leeds

Assignments for April 21-25

Monday, April 21:  Sentence Structure (simple and compound); workbook pages 67 and 68; no homework

Tuesday, April 22:  Recognizing independent clauses - packet (page 1 and 2); Homework:  workbook pages 65 and 66.

Wed., April 23:     Read "Stray"  (p.18-22) in Literataure book; answer questions on page 22 (#1-6) in complete sentences. Complete for homework.

Thurs., April 24:    Discuss theme from "Stray."  Have students write an essay about what they would do if they found a lost dog.

Friday, April 25:    Complete rough and final draft of "Stray" essay; No homework.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Assignments for March 31 - April 4

Monday, March 31:  CRCT review packet (#1 - #25); grammar textbook: page 364 (conjunctions); No homework

Tuesday, April 1: CRCT review (#26 - #40); workbook pages 37 and 38 (conjunctions); Homework: complete workbook pages if not completed during class

Wed., April 2:     CRCT review (#41 - #60); creative writing using interjections and conjunctions; No homework

Thurs., April 3:    CRCT review (complete); complete writing assignment from yesterday; complete final copy

Friday, April 4:    Review errors from CRCT review; divide into groups for student teaching presentation; No homework

Have a wonderful spring break!!!!!

Assignments for March 24 - March 28

Monday, March 24 - Complete pronoun project; share individual projects with class

Tuesday, March 25 - Introduce interjections; begin packet (pages 1 and 2); workbook pages 40 and 41; Homework:  complete workbook pages

Wednesday, March 26 - Check homework; complete pages 3 and 4 in packet; write 10 sentences using various interjections; No homework

Thursday, March 27 - Grammar textbook - pages 370 and 371 (exercise 1 and 2) - interjections; No homework

Friday, March 28 - Check pages 370 and 371; quick review of interjections and minor assessment

Assignments for March 10 - 14

Monday, March 3 :  Caught Ya; Review adverbs (handout); adverb puzzle; group work on board; Homework: complte adverb skill sheet

Tuesday, March 4:   Caught ya; adverb project (using magazines); present to group; No homework

Wed., March 5:     Caught Ya; locate adverbs and adjectives in magazine article; No homework

Thurs., March 6:    Caught Ya Assessment; crossword puzzle (work in pairs); No homework

Friday, March 7:     Caught Ya; Adverb and adjective story; No homework

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Assignments for March 3 - 7

Monday, March 3:  Caught Ya; review persuasive writing handout; read examples orally; No homework

Tuesday, March 4: Caught Ya; introduce propaganda techniques (give examples); Homework: look for magazine ads using propaganda

Wed., March 5:     Caught Ya; using magazine ads, list different propaganda techniques; No homework

Thurs., March 6:    Caught Ya; ad project (using ads and techniques from this week); present to class

Friday, March 7:     Caught Ya (collect for assessment); create own ad ( using 1 or 2 propaganda technique); No homework

Have a great weekend!

Assignments for February 25-29

Monday, February 25:  Caught Ya; Complete "candy bar" activity from last week; begin review packet for final adjective assessment; no homework

Tuesday, February 26: Caught Ya; work on pages 4 and 5 of review packet; Homework: complete page 5 if not completed during class

Wednesday, Feb. 27:   Caught Ya; lyric/adjective activity (with song); begin writing mystery story

Thursday, Feb. 28:      Caught Ya; continue working on mystery story (rough draft); No homework

Friday, February 29:    Caught Ya; adjective minor assessment; collect Caught ya

Have a wonderful weekend!

Assignments for February 20 - 22

Wednesday, Feb. 20 - Caught Ya; review adjective notes; game on board (students will divide into 2 teams; review for adjective quiz Friday; No homework

Thursday, Feb. 21 -    Caught Ya; workbook pages 55 and 56; check in class; begin "Candy Bar" project; students will write a jingle and paragraph and mount on construction paper (project will include adjectives and other parts of speech); No homework

Friday, Feb. 22  -       Caught Ya and collect; short adjective assessment; continue working on candy bar project; No homework

Have a wonderful weekend!

Assignments for February 11-15

Monday, February 11:  Caught Ya; introduce verb tenses - hand out packet; read pages 1 and 2; complete activity 1; Homework:  complete page 2 if not completed during class

Tuesday, February 12: Caught Ya; workbook pages 21 and 22 (verb tense); check answers during class; divide into teams and participate in game (verbs); No homework

Wednesday, Feb. 13:   Caught Ya; verb quiz (tenses); "Read" magazine - locate different type of verb tenses; No homework

Thursday, Feb. 14:      Review adjective packet; give examples on board; have students locate adjective on board; workbook pages 24 and 24; No homework

Friday, Feb. 15:          Caught Ya Assessment; review proper adjectives; activity #7 on adjectives; "activity" jingle; No homework

Have a great weekend!

Assignments for February 4-8

Monday, February 4:   Caught Ya; introduce helping verbs (review pages 1 and 2 of packet); have students review helping verbs on page 19 in grammar book; workbook pages 19 and 20; Homework: complete workbook pages if not completed during class

Tuesday, February 5:  Caught Ya; game activity on board (students will divide into 2 teams); activity will include skills involving helping verbs; Homework: workbook pages 21 and 22

Wednesday, Feb. 6 :   Early release day; Caught Ya; pre-test (helping verbs); check tests; handout (paragraph on helping verbs); read article and locate helping verbs; No homework

Thursday, Feb. 7:      Caught Ya; unit review (subjects, verbs, direct objects, and indirect objects); skills activity #8; have students check papers; No homework

Friday, Feb. 8:          Caught Ya and collect; quiz on helping verbs; locate information in READ magazine; No homework

Have a wonderful weekend!

Assignments: January 28-February 1

Monday, January 28:   Caught Ya; review indirect objects (review packet); handout on subjects, verbs, direct objects, and indirect objects. HW:  Complete handout if not completed during class.

Tuesday, January 29:  Caught Ya; using READ magazine, locate subjects, verbs, direct objects, and indirect objects. No homework.

Wednesday, Jan. 30:  Caught Ya; workbook pages 51 and 52 - a review of direct objects; review for quiz; No homework.

Thursday, Jan. 31:     Caught Ya; postcard activity - create a postcard (draw and color picture on one side) and write a letter on it  - 5 sentence minimum - using at least 3 direct objects; No homework

Friday, Feb. 1:           Caught Ya Quiz; complete open book quiz - direct objects ; complete post card activity; No homework

Have a wonderful weekend!!