June+17,+2009

Review the meanings/spellings of 8 different vocabulary words.
Review the uses of nouns, verbs and adjectives. Review the Narrative writing procedure.

Week #1, Day #3 Warm-up Sentences: 1. the angry teacher walks to her classroom before the school day begins 2. the smiling students follow the teacher into the dark hallway

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 and underline nouns, circle verbs and put a box around any adjectives. 2. Students should take out their vocabulary list and flashcards to study for 5 minutes. Give students a pre-test of the vocabulary words. Have students take out a sheet of paper and write each word and the definition as you dictate the words to them. Then, either in partners or alone, students should make a vocabulary chart similar to the one on page 333 in their textbooks. 3. Teach the Narrative explicitly because on Thursday the students will have a formative assessment that you grade. Make sure students know how to use adjective and possibly teach dialogue too. Any way you can teach the narrative or how you taught it during the school year is preferable. 4. If time, review the vocabulary words from page 354 in the textbook and have students scan for vocabulary for the next story, Cochlear Implants: Two Sides of the Story on pages, 357-363.