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August 25-29 2008
My name is Jeanelle McGraw and I teach Language and Reading. I have worked for the Cleveland ISD for 17 years. I always have high expectations for all children that I teach. The most important thing your child will learn in my classroom this year is to both think and write creatively. My main goal in writing is to teach them to expand their imaginations and to create wonderful stories. I will also be teaching reading and since I am a avid reader I hope your child will learn to love reading also. Here is what we are doing the of Week of August 24-28 2009 Week at a glance: Spelling - Students will work on spelling rules for plural nouns. I will teach all 7 rules at a glance, but we will concentrate the first 2 weeks on rules 2 and 3 only. Vocabulary- Students will be assigned five vocabulary words to word on during the week. These words will all be nouns. Monday-Wednesday the must study words and definitions for 15 minutes. Thursday night the must write sentences using vocabulary words. There will be a test on Friday,and they will write sentences using vocabulary words. Writing - Students will begin learning the six steps in the writing process by playing the Battle Game. Social Studies- Geography and Native Americans Tuesday - Spelling - Review words in class Remember to study words at least 15 minutes each night. There will be a Dictation Test on Friday. Vocabulary- Vocabulary group activity. Remember Monday-Wednesday the must study words and definitions for at least fifteen minutes. Thursday night the must write sentences using vocabulary words. There will be a test on Friday,and they will write sentences using vocabulary words. Language - Students will work on capitalization and punctuation rules by learning the 4 types of sentences. Today we work on declarative and interrogative sentences. Writing - Continue with learning the six steps to the writing process by playing the Battle Game. Social Studies - Geography and Native Americans Wednesday - Spelling - Review words in class Remember to study words at least 15 minutes each night. There will be a Dictation Test on Friday. Vocabulary- Review words in class. Remember you must study words and definitionsat least 15 minutes. Thursday night the must write sentences using vocabulary words. There will be a test on Friday. Language - Students will acontinue to work on capitalization and punctuation rules by learning the 4 types of sentences. Today we work on imperative and exclamatory sentences. Writing - Continue with learning the six steps to the writing process by playing the Battle Game. Introduce brainstorming strategy called magnifying. Social Studies - Geography and Native Americans Thursday - Spelling - Review words in class Remember to study words at least 15 minutes each night. There will be a Dictation Test on Friday. Vocabulary- Review words in class. Remember you must write sentences using vocabulary words. There will be a test tomorrow that you will be writing sentences using vocabulary words. Language - Students will acontinue to work on capitalization and punctuation rules by learning the 4 types of sentences. Today we work recognixing and using all four types of sentences. Writing - Continue with learning the six steps to the writing process by playing the Battle Game. Continue magnifying activities. Social Studies - Geography and Native Americans Friday - Spelling - Diction Test Unit Vocabulary- Vocabulary Test Language - Review capitalization and punctuation in four kinds of sentences. Social Studies - Geography and Native Americans Have a great week! Ms. McGraw
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