3/29/10 - MO

* * * WELCOME BACK FROM  SPRING BREAK * * *

> > >  3/30-31  TU-WE, STATE READING TEST #2, day 1-2

> > >  4/1  TH   6th-8th FIELD TRIP (Michael Harrison @ the Schnitzer)

> > >  4/2  FR  STATE READING TEST #2, day 3 (if necessary)


language arts/grammar
I.  POWER VERBS
- brainstorm or use dictionary to create verb list
- 3-5 verbs/action words for every block letter on hand outs
* recognize that many words can function as nouns and verbs,
   depending on use/context


II.  SPRING BREAK WALKABOUT QUIZ
- using list, find classmates who... (see list)
- jot down initials and a detail word or two
- share something someone else did (class activity)

III.  POWER SENTENCES
- after viewing and discussing model sentences
   create complex sentences of activities from Spring Break
- sentences must start with a past tense verb
- sentences must be complex, not simple (with adjectives, clauses, etc.)
- sentences should help reader "see" who, what, where, why, how, when
*  11 sentences.  Letters from phrase S-P-R-I-N-G   B-R-E-A-K

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HOMEWORK

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___  VOCAB WEEK 11 Days 1-2 (self- correct) 
___  peruse/start GEOGRAPHY CROSSWORD (due FR)
___  plan/continue WRITERS ON THE HOOF final booklet (due FR)