Week #

Class Date
Week 1
2-2

Weekly Topics with pg. #s

Lesson 8, 8A Pecos Bill

Writing Narrative Stories
Vocabulary words:
(whirlwind, spirited, cease)

In Class Activity
Complete review (vocab and
sentences)
What are tall tales?
Read Pecos Bill Rides a
Tornado pg 60
Outline setting, characters and
background
Using the outline retell the
story to someone in your class
Brainstorming activities pg. 6263 (quality adjectives, strong
verbs, grammar help)
What is a simile?
What is a hyperbole?

Homework
Due Next Class Period

Week 2
2-9

Lesson 8B
Writing Narrative Stories

Vocab Quiz 2
Peer Edit 1st paragraph
Review Pecos Bill Rides a
Tornado pg 60
Outline section 2 (Conflict/Plot)
Using the outline retell the
story to someone in your class

Using your brainstorming

ideas and KWOwrite your
own version of section 1 of
the story (save it because
you will be adding 2 more
sections to the paragraph).
You are focusing on the
characters, setting and
background of your story.
Type it up and save it to
your computer, we will add
to it the next 2 weeks.
Study your vocab words
from lessons 2-7QUIZ
NEXT WEEK!!!
Bring a copy of 1st
paragraph to class for peer
editing!!!!!
Using your brainstorming
ideas and KWOwrite your
own version of section 2 of
the story. Please add this
paragraph to your story
you started last week.
(save it because you will be
adding 1 more section to
the paragraphs). You are

 Brainstorming on page 65
(quality adjectives, strong
verbs)
#6 sentence opener (pg. 66)

Week 3
2-16

5-23
Week 4
3-2

Review Pecos Bill Rides a

Tornado pg 60
Outline section 3 (Conflict/Plot)
Using the outline retell the
story to someone in your class
Brainstorming on page 68-69
(quality adjectives, strong
verbs)
#6 sentence opener (VSS) (pg.
66)
If timeplay the question bag
game (see TG pg. 16)

Lesson 8C
Writing Narrative Stories

Presidents Week No School

Lesson 9 Borrowing a Conflict

Retell The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Read The Tortoise and the Hare
Discuss the conflicts in the stories
What does it mean to borrow a conflict
from a story?
Brainstorm a story with your neighbor
example
Outline your story on page 73
Review what the checklist says, review
what alliteration is, vss, -ly words openers

focusing on the Conflict

(Plot)
Type it up and save it to
your computer, we will add
to it the next 2 weeks.
Bring a typed copy of your
first 2 paragraphs to class
next week for PEER
EDITING
Using your brainstorming
ideas and KWOwrite your
own version of section 3 of
the story. Please add this
paragraph to your story.
You are focusing on the
Climax and resolution
When you are finished you
should have a 3 paragraph
story.
Story is DUE March 3rd
Checklist is on page 70

Using the outline you created on page

73, create your own story with the
conflict you borrowed from another
story.
Make sure you have all the elements
(setting, characters, background,
conflict, climax and resolution) pg. 74
You need to have the dress-ups and
sentence openers , alliteration

Practice retelling your story using your

outline to your neighbor

Your FINAL copy of your story is due

next week (March 10th)

Week 6
3-16

Lesson 10 Busy Beavers

continued

Topic sentences what are

they?
What is a topic clincher rule?
Grammar help its and their
What does it mean to
summarize?
Read Busy Beavers looking
for 5-7 interesting facts about
Beavers. (highlight the facts)
Pg 85 example KWO to do as
a class using the paragraph
Review the Beavers story and
what we highlighted
Using the highlighted factscreate an outline with your
information about beavers.
Retell your facts in complete
sentences, cover the original
text and only use your outline
do with your neighbor
Brainstorming pg. 84
If time- practice writing the
topic sentenceswork in
groups

Week 7
3-23

Lesson 11 A Bird with a Tasty

Nest

Review topic clincher rule

Read source text pg. 88

Week 5
3-9

Lesson 10 Busy Beavers

Summarizing references
***bring highlighters to class
Vocabulary words:
(fortress, sound, construct)

NO HOMEWORK this week

If you have any corrections from
lesson 9 that is your homework
to correct those and return them
to me.

Using your outline write 1

paragraph about beavers
homes.
Make sure you start your
paragraph with a topic
sentence, and the last
sentences should be a topic
clincher, etc. See page 86
for the dress-ups and other
items that need to be in
your paragraph.
Paragraph due next class
March 24th
Using your outline write 1
paragraph about swiftlets
nests

Vocabulary words:
(intriguing, expel, craft)

Week 8
3-30

Lesson 12 Honeybees
Vocabulary words:

Highlight 5-7 interesting facts

about swiftlet nests
Using what you highlighted
create an outline
Brainstorm pg. 90
Grammar help pg. 91
possessive nouns
If time help create a topic
sentence

(precise, dangle, unite)

Week 9
4-6

Lesson 14 Amazing Animal

Homes

Review from lesson

Vocab Quiz 3
Read Honeybees on page 94
Re-read the source text and
highlight the interesting facts
about how the hive is
constructed
Using your highlighted info
create an outline
Review together possible
quality adjectives to strong
verbs
Work on topic sentence and
clincher for the paragraph
If time, begin working on the
paragraph
You have written 4 paragraphs
about animals homes which 3
would go well together in a

Make sure you start your

paragraph with a topic
sentence, and the last
sentences should be a topic
clincher, etc. See page 92
for the dress-ups and other
items that need to be in
your paragraph.
Paragraph due next class
April 7th
Vocab Quiz 3 next week
(lessons 2-11)
Using your outline write 1
paragraph about beehives
Make sure you start your
paragraph with a topic
sentence, and the last
sentences should be a topic
clincher, etc. See page 96
for the dress-ups and other
items that need to be in
your paragraph.
Paragraph due next class
April 14th

Look at page 105 in the

student book follow steps
1-6

Lesson Goal: combine the 3

paragraphs about animal
homes in one report!

Vocabulary words:

(adept, sturdy, perplex)

report (beavers, swiftlets,

honeybees)
What is an introductory
statement
What is a final clincher
Practice creating an intro and
final clincher for 3 paragraph
report
Create a title for your report
Review the checklist on page
106

4-13
Week 10
4-20

Spring Break
Lesson 17 Benjamin Franklin

Vocabulary words:

What is a fused outline

Using source 1 and 2 outlines
create a fused outline pg. 122
Explain we are writing a 3
paragraph report

(vigorously, ingenious,
practical, efficient)

Week 11
4-27

Lesson 18 Louis Braille

Vocab quiz 4
Review

All 3 paragraphs have

already been written, you
are using the paragraphs
that the student has
written over the last
several weeks.
Each student is adding a
title, intro statement, and
final clincher to the essay.
Final copy should have 1
report with all 3
paragraphs (beaver lodge,
swiftlet nest, honeybee
hives) in it.
Due April 28th

Using your fused outline,

create 1 paragraph about
Benjamin Franklin from
your fused outline
Page 124 has the checklist
of all the dress-ups, etc
that need to be inlcuded
Bring your rough draft to
class so we can peer edit
Vocab Quiz 4 next week (214 words)
Using your fused outline,
you are going to write your
paragraph on Louis Braille.
Add this paragraph

 Read source 1 pg 126 on pg

128 write 3 key facts to help
you remember each fact
Repeat with source 2 pg 127
using different facts
Create fused outline
Review Because clause,
alliteration, simile and 3sss

Week 12
5-4

Lesson 19 Thomas Edison

Week 13
5-11

Lesson 20 Men Who Changed

the World

Explain the 3 paragraph report

Peer Edit the 3 paragraphs they
have written so far
Introductory sentence
Final Clincher
Add one of each to your paper
in class

Grammar help: quoting people

Read source 1 create KWO
Read source 2 create KWO
Create fused outline (pg 135)

underneath the paragraph

you write last week about
Ben Franklin.
Dont forget to look at the
checklist on page 130 for
what needs to be in your
paper!
Bring your printed copy of
your 2 paragraph
essaynext week we are
adding the 3rd paragraph.
Using your fused outline,
write your last paragraph
of your 3 paragraph
report. This paragraph is
on Thomas Edison. Check
the list for the dress ups
you need.
BRING THE PRINTED OUT
COPY OF YOUR 3
PARAGRAPH REPORT TO
CLASS NEXT WEEK!
Take the suggestions that
were given to you during
the peer edit and make
some changes or
corrections to your essay.
Add your intro sentence
and final clincher to the 3
paragraph report on men
who changed the world.

 PLEASE EMAIL YOUR FINAL

PAPER TO ME BY MAY 19TH
SO I CAN PRINT IT AND
DISPLAY IT AT THE EXPO!
5-11

State Testing May 16-18th

May 25th EXPO