2.  Fun travel theme  Monthly parties to encourage academic and social achievement  Student recognition  Field trips

3. Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Poems, and Independent Novels

4. Reading Strategies – Concluding – Inferring – Connecting – Predicting – Synthesizing – Monitoring

5. Studied in context and used in students’ own writing pieces – Imagery – Metaphors and similes – Symbolism – Theme – Conflict – Mood and tone – Personification – Point of view

6. Socratic Circles Lit Circle Discussions Classroom Blogs and Forums Reading Zone Journaling Writing Assignments Small Group Discussions Oral Presentations Research Essential Questions Author’s Style Web 2.0 Projects

7.  Concentration on Writing Process ◦ Prewriting, drafting, editing,  conferencing, publishing  Prewriting – Webspiration  Journaling  Five paragraph essay  Writing assignments are integrated into literature study  (Essential Questions)

8.  Study is integrated into literature and writing ◦ Parts of Speech ◦ Sentence Structure ◦ Verbals ◦ Complements ◦ Punctuation  Games

9.  Separate vocabulary book  Test every other Friday usually  On line practice sites for on level  Some vocabulary from stories and novels