June+24,+2009

Review the meanings/spellings of 8 different vocabulary words..
Review and practice the Narrative writing procedure.

Week #1, Day #3 Warm-up Sentences: 1. dontcha have anything to trade for lunch 2. our family will be in miami florida this christmas

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 378 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. Review the concept from the previous day's reading strategy lesson and scan for vocabulary for the poem on page 389 and the story on pages 390-391. If time, begin reading these two pieces and have students make connections between these two texts and the other story you read this week.