Week 1
August 18 - 22
School and Classroom rules and expectations
Code of Conduct
Anti-Bullying Act
Fire and Tornado Drills Proceedures and Location
Classroom Safety Plan
Assessment of Skills
Week 2
August 25-29
A Historical Fiction - A Line in the Sand -- Shining Star B Unit 5 Part 1 (last story)
FOG (Focus on Grammar Unit 1 - Imperatives)
Vocabulary words: Affection; Cowboy; Curious; Den; Pack; Promise
Week 3
September 2-5
Shining Star Unit 5 Part 2 - Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time
Tall Tales
FOG Unit 2 Pronouns and Subject Agreement This Is/These Are
Vocabulary words: Painstaking; Palliate; Palpable; Paltry; Panacea;
Week 4
September 8-12
Shining Star Unit 5 Part 2 - The Cowboy Era (Social Studies Article)
FOG Unit 2 Assessment
Vocabulary Assessment # 1 Tuesday September 9
Vocabulary words: Paradigm; Paradox; Parochial; Parody; Parsimonious
Week 5
September 15-19
Vocabulary words: Evanescent; Negligible; Capitulate; Incessant; Utopia
Unit 5 Part 2 Comprehension quiz on Monday
Business research 1 - Company Names and Address
S.O.S. Children's Village Project
Week 6
September 22-26
Vocabulary words: Lethargy; Fluctuate; Capricious, Venerate; Enigma
How to Write a Business Letter
Special Assessment for Broward County
Thursday is early release
Week 7
September 29 - October 3
Vocabulary words: Pompous; Zenith; Clandestine; Fortuitous; Propensity
Tuesday - No School Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday - Mrs. Rothman is absent - Rosh Hashanah DAY 2
Complete Business Letter
Complete Unit 2 - Subject/Pronoun Agreement FOG
Week 8
October 5-9
News Currents -- Comparing Obama's and McCain's Economic Plans
Unit 6 Introduction -- Observing the Universe
FCAT Retakes for Juniors and Seniors Monday and Tuesday
Vocabulary words: Sporatic; Pragmatic; Sycophant; Efface; Spurious
Week 9
October 12-16
Earh's Orbit -- Shining Star pages 226-233
Vocabulary words: Benevolent; Acquiesce; Partisan; Candid; Parochial
Week 10
October 19-23
Myths - How Glooskap Found the Summer -- Shining Star pages 234-237
Vocabulary words: Axis; Equator; Orbit; Rotation; Revolution; Hemishere
Week 11
October 25-29
Grammar & Writing
Writing a myth as group and the use of quotations
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Week 12
October 31-November 4
Units 28 & 29 or FOG -- Comparatives and Superlatives
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Week 13
November 6-10
Shining Star Unit 6 Part 2 Pages 244-251
The Great Bear (Myth)
Vocabulary words: Adventurers; Conquer; Contest; Match; Palace; Realm
Week 14
November 13-17
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Week 15
November 20-24
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Week 16
November 27-December 1
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Week 17
December 4-8
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Week 18
December 11-15
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Week 19
December 18-22
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