Third Nine Weeks

Curriculum Topics
Independent Reading
Standards:R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R1.4, R1.7
Personal Reflections on Reading
Self-assess Genre Selections
Self-assess Independent Reading Habits
Self-assess Strategies Used during Independent Reading
Make Predictions
Summarize
Make Connections
"Pioneer Girl" by Andrea Warren
Standards: R1.3, R1.7, R1.9, R1.12,R1.18, R2.8, C2.4
Genre: Memoir (Autobiography)
Vocabulary Development E-Word Game
Propaganda Techniques (Definitions, Lesson)
Propaganda PowerPoint/Smart Notebook Lesson
Fact and Opinion (Smart Notebook Lesson)





Inference
Drawing Conclusions
Making Connections
Harper Collins
Descriptive Writing
SC State Standards Addressed: W1.1, W1.2, W1.3, W1.4, W1.5, W1.6, W1.6.1, W2.2, W3.1, W3.2, W3.4, W4.1, R3.1
Literature Models:
All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlin
Bats by Sylvia A Johnson
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Prewriting:

Smart Notebook Lesson/ Descriptive Writing PPT
BrainPOP - Five Paragraph Essay

Drafting:
Student Sample

Revising/Proofreading:
Use Thesaurus for Word Choice
Use Track Changes Tool in Word
SC State
Writing Rubric
Grammar: Adjectives
Standards: R3.1, W1.4, W1.5
Adjective Minilesson
Adjective PPT

Books:
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?
by Brian P. Cleary
Many Luscious Lollipops by Ruth Heller
Persuasive Writing
Standards: W1.1, W1.2, W1.6, R1.18
Examine Ads




Publisher Project: Create an Ad


Writing a Good Advertisement
Student Sample
Online Student Samples
Project Rubric
Online Tutorial
PowerPoint
Easy Online Quiz
Quizdom Activity
Quia Quiz
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