December 5

Warm-up 1 st and 2 nd block  READ and research  Read your book  Write the title, author, and topic  Write 20 more facts (new ones) about your book

Warm-up 3 rd block: study  Look back over your stems notes  Look back over your poetry notes  Finish taking your stems/poetry today.

Project Choices 1 st, 2 nd, and 4 th blocks 1. Letter to the author 2. Feature article 3. Brochure 4. Children’s book

Project Choices  2 paragraphs/columns of 10 facts each  1 paragraph/column of evaluation (if the book was good or not and why)  1 picture for all except the letter to the author 1. Letter to the author 2. Feature article 3. Brochure 4. Children’s book

Letter to the author  Requirements:  Heading with a greeting  3 paragraphs  Paragraph 1 – why you did or did not like the book  Paragraph 2 – 10 interesting things you learned  Paragraph 3 – 10 things you did not know  Closing line with your signature

Feature Article  Requirements  Heading – what the article is about  3 subheadings – 3 categories of information  3 columns of information  10 interesting things you learned  10 things you did not know before  Evaluation – good or not  A picture

Brochure  Title page – title, author, and topic  4 panels of information by category  10 things you didn’t know before  5 interesting facts  5 other facts  Evaluation – why the book was good or not  A relevant picture

Children’s book  Requirements  Front cover: your own title, your name, and the topic  5-10 pages long  Each page will have 1-2 sentences only  20 facts about the topic  3 pictures about the topic  Evaluation – the book you read for information and why it was helpful or not

Requirements for all  3 paragraphs  20 facts  evaluation

4 th block  Vocab foldables  Previewing text

December 06

Formatives  Have out 2 sharpened pencils  Check your scantron sheet  Put a book under your desk to read when you’re finished

December 07

Media Center  Moved to today because of testing yesterday.  Get books to turn in.  Check out your choice of books.

Project  Read a non-fiction book from the red bins.  Answer the questions on your own piece of paper.  Turn it in at the end of our class time for part of your project grade (research component).

Questions 1. What is the title of your book? 2. Who is the author of your book? 3. What are 10 new facts you learned? 4. What are the 2 most interesting facts you learned? 5. What are the 5 facts you think are the most important?

December 08

Nonfiction Text features 1 st, 2 nd, and 4 th only  features-presentation

3 rd only Topic: Birthday party then non-fiction  Group 1: what are the specific things or descriptive words about the topic?  Group 2: What is the reason for it?  Group 3: Why is it worth it or what is it worth?  Group 4: How does it work?  Group 5: What are the specific traits?  Group 6: What is the language or vocabulary associated with it?  Group 7: How does it change over time?

December 09

Warm-up  Answer the questions on your passage.

Vocabulary  Complete the vocab table  On the back, write the examples from your social studies book as we preview Ch. 07 together.

3 rd only  Complete the Flower of Detail for non-fiction

Assessment  “Can you find me” review  Read the articles and write your examples of each of the terms.