2nd Reading and Writing Planning
Dec. 11-15 and Jan. 3-5, 2018
DCA Results
Reading 1/3 and 1/8
LITERARY TEXT: Fiction 2.9 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
2.9 (A) describe the similarities and differences in the plots (problem and solution) and settings of several works by the same author.
2.9 (B) describe main characters in works of fiction, including their traits, motivations, and feelings.
Looking Ahead:
12/11 Fiction
1/3 and 1/8 Fiction
1/15 and 1/22 Drama
1/29 and Feb. 5 Theme and Genre
2/12 and 2/19 Procedural
2/26 and 3/5 Expository
Writing (Expository 12/11, Fiction 1/3, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22)
- Process-2.17 A, B plan and develop draft (Spanish same)
- Genre: 2.18 Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are expected to:
- (A) write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end
- ORAL AND WRITTEN CONVENTIONS/CONVENTIONS 2.21 Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to:
- 2.21 (A) Understand and use the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking (i) verbs (ii) nouns, singular and plural (iii) adjectives o descriptive: old, wonderful (iv)adverbs o time: before, next
- 2.21 (B) use complete sentences with correct subject verb agreement
- ORAL AND WRITTEN CONVENTIONS/HANDWRITING, CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION 2.22
Trait: Sentence Fluency
Mentor Texts for Sentence Fluency
The Napping House
The Important Book
Henry's Freedom Box
Dog Team
Home
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
Wombat Diving
Flower Garden
Casey at the Bat
Harlem
I Swim an Ocean in my Sleep
Market Day
The Sign of the Seahorse
The Big Box
Wild Child
Water Dance
Slugs
A River Dream
The Table Where Rich People Sit
The Pooh Story Bookl
Old Black Fly
Polka Bats
Night Noises
Nappy Hair
My ManBlue
My Little Sister Ate One Hare
Social Studies
Concepts/Main Idea* (*correlates to the Essential Questions)
- The world is made up of different physical features, such as land forms and bodies of water, which can be described by their relative location.
- Maps and globes can be used to locate places and features.
5(A) Interpret information on maps and globes using basic map elements such as title, orientation (north, south, east, west), and legend/map keys.
6(A) Identify major land forms and bodies of water, including each of the continents and each of the oceans, on maps and gloves.
6(B) locate places of significance, including the local community, Texas, the state capital, the U.S. capital, major cities in Texas, the coast of Texas, Canada, Mexico, and the United States on maps and globes.
6(C) examine information from various sources about places and regions.
18(E) interpret oral, visual, and print material by identifying the main idea, predicting, and comparing and contrasting.
Essential Questions
- What is the world like?
- What is the difference between relative and absolute location?
- What are the uses of a map?
- What information can you gather from a globe?
Coming Soon:
12/11 Chapter 3 Lesson 2
1/3 Chapter 3 Lesson 3
1/8 Chapter 3 Lesson 4
1/15 Chapter 3 Lesson 5
1/22 Chapter 3 Lesson 6
1/29 Chapter 3 Lesson 7