June+22,+2009

Identify the meanings/spellings of 8 different vocabulary words
Determine the correct ways to write a narrative. Review the strategy, Making Connections and apply it to another story.

Week #1, Day #1 Warm-up Sentences: (write on the white board as is and have students correct raising their hands and giving you the answers) 1. i and chris will not be in the same class this year 2. are you going to charlotte north carolina this june (This is to make sure students understand and can recognize capital letters and periods at the beginning and end of sentences. Believe it or not, a lot of students still have trouble with this, so it is good to reinforce it.)

Today's Agenda:
1. 2 Sentence Warm-up. (Write 2 sentences on the board and teach students that each day they will come in and copy the sentences, then correct any mistakes. They will need to hand in these papers at the end of each week. Also, students should label nouns and verbs starting this week. Underline nouns and circle verbs. 2. Pass out Vocabulary List #3 to students and read each word to them while they listen to the sound of each word. Have students repeat the word and spelling of each word. Have students translate these words and discuss the meanings of each using simple words that students can remember. In other words, do a word association with students so they can equate the vocabulary word with a word they already know. 3. Narrative: Review this type of writing with students and as a group of four have students write a narrative paragraph for a prompt you put on the board. You can also review with pages 494-499. This will help to form your lessons. 4. Finish all stories that you did not read last week first. Then, review the procedure on Making Connections in the textbook on page 379. Follow the instructions with students from this page. Have students scan for vocabulary for words they do not know for the next story on pages 381-387. 5. If time, begin reading this story while making connections using the sticky notes.