Mrs. Deb Phillippi – Grade 5

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Lesson Plans

dphillippi@rockwoodschools.org

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6 – 10, 2010

WEEKLY OBJECTIVES:

· Analyze story structure

· Use academic language: plot, character, flashback, foreshadowing

· Apply knowledge of word meaning and context clues

· Use synonyms to determine word meanings

· Decode and spell words with short vowels

· Understand and use the four types of sentences

S.S.

R5.A.1.1; R5.A.1.1.2; R5.A.1.2.2; R5.A.R5.A.1.6; R5.A.1.5.1; R5.B.1.1.1; R5.B.1.2.1

READING

MONDAY

DAY #

Activities: LABOR DAY

Evaluation:

TUESDAY

DAY #5

Activities: Introduce the class chapter book, Tuck Everlasting, and read for 5 min. and discuss. Harvest vocab from this story. Explain why and how we build our vocab using p. 1 and 2 of “Vocabulary Drills”. Do p. 3 - 5 w/whole group to practice vocab building skills. Apply the new skills to the words harvested from Tuck.

Evaluation: Read stories, The Talent Contest and Miss Alaineus; choose 5 personal vocab words from main selection

WEDNESDAY

DAY #6

Activities: Listen to Miss Alaineus on CD. Identify and define vocab for story including personal vocab. Work in small groups to look up definitions using a dictionary. Do PB – 1 on own and check whole group. Explain to class that we will be having a Vocabulary Parade on Monday. Go over the expectations w/class. Read Tuck for 5 min. and discuss. Introduce the literary elements of characterization and plot using p.146 of “Measuring Up” workbook. Apply these concepts to our chapter book up to this point.

Evaluation: Check PB – 1; read Miss Alaineus and complete an elements chart

THURSDAY

DAY #1

Activities: Review literary elements on p. 146 of “Measuring Up” workbook. Read chapter book Tuck for 5 min. and apply the concepts to the characters. Read story selection and share elements charts (HW) w/a partner. Edit charts. Go over literary elements of Miss Alaineus w/whole group.

Evaluation: Check literary elements charts; read story selection for understanding and fluency; study vocab; work on vocabulary parade costume idea

FRIDAY

DAY #2

Activities: Review concepts of character and characterization on p. 162 of “Measuring Up”. Read chapter book Tuck for 5 min. and apply this concept to the characters in our book. Reinforce concept by reading from “Spaghetti Legs” on p. 162 and completing activity pages up to p.165 w/a small group. Read excerpt from “Spaghetti Legs” and go over answers w/whole group.

Evaluation: Check p. 164 and 165; teacher observation and discussion; read story selection and study vocab for a test on Tuesday; choose a word for the vocabulary parade on Monday and create a costume

LANGUAGE ARTS

MONDAY

DAY

Activities: LABOR DAY

Evaluation:

TUESDAY

DAY #5

Activities: Review 4 types of sentences. Create an example using events in Tuck for each sentence type on the Smart Board. Complete GPB – 1 and 2 w/whole group.

Review concept of short vowels. Introduce words for Spelling List #1 which reinforces the spelling of words w/short vowel sounds. Categorize the words based on vowel sounds on the Smart Board.

Evaluation: Check student work; teacher observation; complete PB – 7 in cursive

WEDNESDAY

DAY #6

Activities: Work w/a partner to create one example of each sentence type using a word bank on the board that includes reading vocab words and spelling words. Partners will share their examples with other groups. Discuss any challenges in the assignment. Do p. 5 of “Scholastic Grammar” w/whole group.Check PB – 7 (HW). Work in small groups to create rhyming words to go with our spelling words. Share lists and discuss the spelling patterns and the short vowel sounds they hear.

Evaluation: Teacher observation and discussion; check student work; complete SPB – 4

THURSDAY

DAY #1

Activities: Read example sentences from Tuck for each type of sentence. Students will identify the sentence types. Discuss the alternate names for the four sentence types. Do p. 6 of “Scholastic Grammar” on own and check whole group.

Check SPB – 4 (HW). Work w/a partner to study spelling words.

Evaluation: Teacher observation; check student work; complete GPB – 3 and 4

FRIDAY

DAY #2

Activities: Check GPB – 3 and 4 (HW) and review four types of sentences, their alternative names, and proper punctuation.

Play a spelling game to reinforce spelling of words with short vowel sounds.

Evaluation: Observe game; check student work; study spelling words for test on Tuesday; study four types of sentences for test on Monday