Week 2Content PowerPoint

Quiz/Test Schedule this week

• Friday, Aug. 26 – Essential Vocabulary Quiz (weeks 1 & 2)

Monday

BellringerRow Leaders: Please get textbooks for your row.

• Write five (5) complete sentences about any topic/topics.

• YOU MAY PRINT

Per 1 & 2

• Procedures Quiz Time

First, head your paper…

Procedures QuizPlease record your answers on loose-leaf. Be sure to head your paper properly.

1. What is the correct procedure for entering the classroom?

a. Quietlyb. Orderlyc. Both a & bd. None of the above

2. What is the proper procedure for asking questions?

a. Feel free to ask anytime.b. Only ask at the end of class.c. Raise your hand and wait your turn.d. No one may ask questions.

3. How are we dismissed from class?

a. The bell rings and we leave.b. An announcement is made.c. Mrs. LePiane dismisses us.d. We leave when we’re ready.

4. How do we proceed/walk to our next class?

a. We walk quietly, in a single-file line around the hall.b. We go straight to the next class.c. We can go however we choose.d. We have to hop on one foot.

Planner• Monday- Essential Vocab., Complete

Subjects/Predicates• Tuesday – Context Clues/Main Ideas• Wednesday – Supporting

Details/Sequence of Events• Thursday – Synonyms/Antonyms• Friday – Vocab. Quiz/Formal/Informal

Language

Essential Vocabulary• Interpret- to explain the meaning of; to

make understandable• Biography- a life story about someone

written by somebody else• Autobiography- a biography (life story)

told by the person whose life it is• Formal language- language in which

rules of grammar and vocabulary standards are carefully observed; used in textbooks, reports, etc.

Language Network

• P. 6 Complete Subjects/Complete Pred (p7 e3 odd)

• P. 10 Simple Sub/Simple Pred (p11 e3 odd)

• P. 12 Verb Phrases

INDEPENDENT WORK

• Language Network: P. 13 Ex 3 odd numbered items only

• Please work silently while I check with those who need help. Read if you finish early.

Tuesday

BellringerWrite these sentences. Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate 2X. YOU MAY PRINT

1. Our house has been very hot this summer.

2. Helen gave her ice cream cone to her dog.

3. My teacher gave us a lot of homework last night.

Prepositions• LN p. 152 (p. 154 ex. 3 odd)

• A preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.

Language Network

• P. 47 Nouns

INDEPENDENT WORK

• Language Network: P. 48 Ex 3 odd numbered items only

• Please work silently while I check with those who need help. Read if you finish early.

HOMEWORK

• Worksheet handouts

Wednesday

BellringerPut the paragraph in order.

Other people think that the Vikings were first in 1000.

No matter who was here first, we are glad to be here now.

Some people think that Columbus was the first to reach the Americas in 1492.

1 When you think of explorers, who do you think discovered the New World?

Thirdly, a few think the Chinese found America even before that.

Take up/ck homework…

Language Network• P. 92 Verbs• P. 340 Main Idea

Literature Text

• P. 346-7 Main Ideas

Language Network

• P. 570-572 Context Clues

Thursday

BellringerUsing the context clues, determine the meaning of the underlined words. Then, write the clues that helped you find the meaning. • Phyllis felt elated when she won the race. • Elated means: ___________________________• Clues: __________________________________• The insidious burglar was able to sneak into the house without being

heard or seen. • Insidious means: _____________________________• Clues: ______________________________________• Katie appeared infallible in math class because she had never gotten a

problem wrong. • Infallible means: _____________________________• Clues: ______________________________________

Time to READ!!

• P. 350 “The Good Samaritan”

INDEPENDENT

• P. 358 Numbers 1-6• Write the questions.• Your answers should be in complete

sentences.• Please skip a line between each

question/answer.

Language Network

• LN 524 Main Ideas and Supporting Details

• What is the main idea from “The Good Samaritan”?

Literature Textbook• P. 346-347 Sequence of Events

Friday

Bellringer• Bellringer: Write the meaning of the underlined words,

and write the clues you used to find the meaning.

• The science project was easy, but the math homework was arduous.

• meaning: ____________ Clue: ___________• Mom is going to be so mad when she finds out that Peter

broke her fragile, or easily broken, lamp. • Meaning: ___________ Clue: _____________• • The camaraderie in the class made it feel like a big family.• Meaning: ___________ Clue: ______________

Quiz Time