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Reading- A.C.O.S.-ALL

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Re-teach and ARMT Prep.. At this point each homeroom teacher is aware of the weaknesses in his/her classroom. Ideas: Open Ended Questions, Coach Books, Item Specs, Pearson Success Net has great movie clips to explain reading strategies they are about two-three min long. Don't forget to review ARMT terms that were given to fifth grade from Kathy.

Wednesday: Benchmark Test

Writing-

Monday-Wednesday: Make your own mad libs Directions 1. Start by writing a story, fairy tale, skit, letter, or how-to paragraph on the First Draft sheet. 2. Use a highlighter to mark at least ten important story words. 3. For each highlighted word, look up its part of speech in a dictionary. 4. List the parts of speech on the Clue List in the same order they appear in the story. 5. Once you have made your clue list, rewrite your story on the Final Draft sheet, replacing the highlighted words with blanks. 6. Write the appropriate clue in parentheses under the blank. 7. Ask a classmate to supply words that fit your Clue List. 8. Transfer your classmate's Clue List words into the appropriate blanks on your Final Draft. 9. Have fun reading the Mad Libs with your classmates! Thursday-Friday: Theme launch writing prompt- Next unit theme is adventures Prompt: write a story about a time (real or make believe) that you have gone on an adventure. Include a plot, characters, setting, problem, and solution. This is a good time to focus on the skill THEME. Discuss that the themes for all of the class members' stories is ADVENTURES.