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Periods 1, 2 and 3Developmental Language Arts Week 1
Monday January 21: MLK's Birthday -- School Closed
Tuesday January 22: Teacher Planning
Wednesday January 23: Syllabus, Rules and Expectations
Thursday January 24: Project Introduction -- Social Studies Project -- Vocabulary word # 1 STOIC
Friday January 25: Cooperative learning expectations and group work --Vocabulary word # 2 RESCIND
Week 2
Monday January 28:Building background on the subject --Vocabulary word # 3 MAVERICK
Tuesday January 29: Research begins --Vocabulary word # 4 CIRCUMLOCUTION
Wednesday January 30:Research day 2 --Vocabulary word # 5 VAPID
Thursday January 31:Research day 3 --Vocabulary word # 6 DEMAGOGUE
Friday February 1: Research day 4 --Vocabulary word # 7 ADMONISH
Week 3
Monday February 4: Letter from a Birmingham Jail --Vocabulary word # 8 PLACID
Tuesday February 5: Letter from a Birmingham Jail --Vocabulary word # 9 CUMBERSOME
Wednesday February 6: Socratic Seminar --Vocabulary word # 10 UNSCATHED
Thursday February 7: Assessment Vocabulary assessment
Friday February 8: Learning English through technology - Vocabulary word # 1 - TEDIOUS
Week 4
Monday February 11: UNIT 1 - The First Americans pages 6-11 Vocabulary word # 2 - SKEPTIC
Tuesday February 12: FCAT Writes
Wednesday February 13: Connect to Literature pages 12-13 Student Book Vocabulary word # 3 ALTRUISM
Thurday February 14: Workbook pages 2 & 3 Vocabulary word # 4 - SUBTLE
Friday February 15:Folk Songs pages 14-16 Linking the reading Page 17 Vocabulary word # 5 THRIFTY
Week 5
Monday February 18: President's Day -- School Closed
Tuesday February 19: Presentations Vocabulary word # 6 - ANTITHESIS
Wednesday February 20: Presentations Vocabulary word # 7 - HINDRANCE
Thursday February 21: Unit 1 part 1 test Vocabulary word # 8 - BREVITY
Friday February 22: Teacher Absent -- Absentee lesson
Week 6
Monday February 25: Unit 1 Part 2 Intro -- Historical Fiction Vocabulary word # 9 - PLETHORA
Tuesday February 26: Analyzing Historical Fiction -- pages 30 and 31. HW workbook pages 16-18 Vocab word # 10 - NOSTALGIC
Wednesday February 27: Vocabulary Quiz # 2 Review lesson and begin Reading a Relief Map pages 32-34 Vocab word # 1 -CONUNDRUM
Thursday February 28: Link the readings and grammar pages 35-38 Vocab word #2 - PROSETYTIZE
Friday February 29: Review for Unit 1 Part 2 Test - Vocab word # 3 ERUDITE
Week 7
Monday March 3: Intro to Unit 2 Part 1 -- The Natural World -- Vocabulary word #4 - ACCOLADE
Tuesday March 4: Unit 2 Part 1 -- Science Informational Article -- Vocabulary word # 5 - BELLICOSE
Wednesday March 5: Review and Practice (comprehension, extension and discussion) Word # 6 - DUPLICITY
Thurday March 6: Poetry (pages 58- 60) Linking the readings (reflection and discussion) Word # 7 - UNKEPT
Friday March 7: Connect to Writing (grammar) pages 60-64 Word # 8 - PREMONITION
Week 8
Monday March 10: Expository Writing - Vocabulary word # 9 - CONSTRUE
Tuesday March 11: FCAT reading
Wednesday March 12: FCAT Math
Thursday March 13: FCAT Science/NRT
Friday March 14: Review for Unit 2 Part 1 Test Review Vocabulary word # 10 - DELVE
Week 9
Monday March 17: Vocabulary Quiz and Unit 2 Part 1 test
Tuesday March 18: Introduction to Unit 2 Part 2 - Building background Vocab Word # 1- PARIAH
Wednesday March 19: Review and Practice (comprehension, extention and discussion) Vocab Word # 2 CONTORT
Thursday March 20: Connecting to Content -- Water and Living Things pg 76-78 Vocab word # 3 TANTALIZE
Friday March 21: Good Friday - No school
Week 10
Monday March 24: Link the Readings and Grammar Vocab word # 5 ANTIPATHY
Tuesday March 25: Review for exam Vocab word # 6 EXTOL
Wednesday March 26: Periods 3 & 4 Midterm Examination
Thursday March 27: Periods 1 & 2 Midterm Examination
Friday March 28: Teacher Planning -- No School for students
Week 11
Monday April 7: Absentee Lesson 1
Tuesday April 8: Absentee Lesson 2
Wednesday April 9: Water and Living Things pages 76-78 Vocab word # 7 RESOLUTE
Thursday April 10: Link the Readings Vocabulary word # 8 PROXIMITY
Friday April 11: Connect to Writing Vocabulary word # 9 INCONSEQUENTIAL
Week 12
Monday April 14: MAT testing
Tuesday April 15: MAT Testing
Wednesday April 16: Unit 2 Part 2 Test Review Vocabulary word # 10 CONGENT
Thursday April 17: Vocabulary and Unit assessments
Friday April 18: Unit 3 Introduction Vocabulary word # 1 DESULTORY
Week 13
Monday April 21: Success Stories pages 94-99 Vocabulary word # 2 PLATITUDE
Tuesday April 22: Review and Practice Vocabulary word # 3 STATIC
Wednesday April 23: Writing Prompt -- An Accomplished Person
Thursday April 24: Interview with Naomi Shihab Nye pages 102-104 Vocab word # 4 FLAGRANT
Friday April 25: Link the Readkings Page 105 Vocab Word # 5 ACCOUNTERMENTS
Week 14
Monday April 28: CELLA Testing
Tuesday April 29: CELLA Testing
Wednesday April 30: Connect to Writing - Grammar (page 106) Vocab Word # 6 STYMIE
Thursday May 1: Skills for Writing (page 107) Vocab word # 7 LUMINOUS
Friday May 2: Fun Friday -- Learning Activities using technology
Week 15
Monday May 5: Review for Unit 3 Part 1 Test Vocab word # 9 - REMUNERATION
Tuesday May 6: Unit 3 Part 1 Test Vocab word # 10 - GROVEL
Wednesday May 7: Vocabulary assessment
Thursday May 8: Unit 3 Part 2 Intro Vocab word # 1 - COMPENDIUM
Friday May 9: Seedfolk Pages 112-116 Vocab word # 2 REDOUBTABLE
Week 16
Monday May 12: Review and Practice SEEKFOLKS pages 118-119 WK 74 Word # 3 - INCANTATION
Tuesday May 13: Vocab Word # 4 - EMBELLISH How Seeds and Plants Grow 120-123 pg 123
Wednesday May 14: Connect to Writing - Grammar Vocab Word # 5 -OBSTREPEROUS
Thursday May 15: Writing Strategy Vocab Word # 6 - VICARIOUS Unit review
Friday May 16: Writing first draft Vocab word # 7 - PARSIMONIOUS
Week 17
Monday May 19: Complete the narrative essay and packet Word # 8- EMBROIL
Tuesday May 20: Review for Unit 3 Part 2 Test Vocab word # 9 - PARADIGM
Wednesday May 21: Unit 3 Part 2 Test Vocab word # 10 - APHORISM
Thursday May 22: Vocab assessment
Friday May 23: Teacher Planning - No School
Week 18
Monday May 26: Memorial Day Weekend - No School
Tuesday May 27: Listening Practice
Wednesday May 28: Grammar Review
Thursday May 29: Writing Review
Friday May 30: Fun Friday
Week 19
Monday June 2: Final Exam Review
Tuesday June 3: Final Exam Review
Wednesday June 4: Finals
Thursday June 5: Finals
Friday June 6: No School for Students - Teacher Planning
