LA Week of Aug. 26...Treasures Unit 1, Week 1: Goin' Someplace Special

Essential Question: What conflicts did the main character have, and how were they affected by setting?

This week the students will be reading a historical fiction selection entitled, Goin' Someplace Special.

This story reflects the struggles and discrimination faced by African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. Students will focus on the setting and the characters as they read to determine the relationship between the characters and how the setting influences events in the story. 

Treasures pages 6-31
Practice Book pages 1-9

Comprehension: Analyze story structure, character and setting

Genres: Poetry, Historical Fiction, Autobiography

Vocabulary: scald, permission, autograph, fare, blurted, clenched, approached, spectacular

Vocabulary Strategy: Context clues/homophones

Fluency: Expression and accuracy

Phonics/Spelling: short vowels...jut, nick, tenth, shrug, stuff, sense, damp, cot, fling, notch, gush, scan,
 batch, rough, stump, tough, laugh, guess, lead, dove

Grammar: Sentences, punctuate sentences

Graven/Wright Homework 
*Always read 30 minutes each night. 
Monday-Read p.6-31, practice book p. 1-9 due Thursday
Tuesday-practice book p. 1-9 due Thursday
Wednesday-practice book p. 1-9 due Thursday
Thursday-practice book p. 1-9 due, selection test (Goin' Someplace Special), Newmark test (5 questions on character and setting applied to a new story)
Friday-spelling test (20 words plus 1 vocabulary word students will be asked to use correctly in a sentence), skills test (all of the skills listed above applied to a fresh story)

Bodker Language Arts Homework

Read 30 minutes every night.

Monday-Read  Goin Someplace Special in Treasures Text book

Tuesday- Practice spelling words, finish Practice Page 3

Wednesday-  Practice page 3,8, Review spelling words.

Thursday- Review story Goin Someplace Special,   practice spelling words

Friday- Selection  test,  Skills test, Spelling test