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- 2/17/2025
Week of: February 17-21, 2025 *for additional curriculum information, please visit the district's resource Elementary Teaching Resources or Georgia Standards of Excellence PHONICS READING Weekly Assigned Achieve Article Monday! Achieve Article: Thomas Jefferson’s Slipper Diplomacy GRAMMAR WRITING Mon. dard(s):ELAGSE4RF3 LT: I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills. SC: ❑ I can read words with multiple syllables. ❑ I can recognize roots and affixes. ❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning. Lesson/Activity: Students will read and spell words with dipthongs: /ou/ and /oi/. Standard(s): ELAGSE3RL LT: I am learning to ask and answer questions to show understanding of the text. SC: ❑ I can generate questions before reading. Lesson/Activity: Students will be introduced to the unit and discuss the essential question: How do communities evolve? Standard: ELAGSE4L2 LT: I am learning to use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and quotes from a text when writing. SC: ❑ I can demonstrate that commas are used to introduce a quote after certain words (eg. said, answered, replied, asked) ❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are placed around the words someone actually said. ❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are used around words that are quoted directly from a text. Lesson/Activity:Grammar U4S8 Students will practice inserting quotes into sentences. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1 LT:I am learning to clearly introduce a topic to write an opinion piece. SC:I can organize my ideas to support my opinion. Lesson/Activity:OWS12 Part 2 Students will use the four-square paragraph sheet to rewrite/complete paragraphs. Tues. Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3,ELAGSE4RF4 I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills. SC: ❑ I can read words with multiple syllables. ❑ I can recognize roots and affixes. ❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning. Lesson/Activity: Students will read accountable text and spell and sort words with dipthongs: /ou/ and /oi/, and use context clues to determine word meanings. Standard: ELAGSE4RI10 LT: I am learning to read and comprehend grades 4-5 informational texts (with support as needed). SC: ❑ I can self-correct and self-monitor for understanding. ❑ I can use close reading strategies and note-taking to understand informational texts. Lesson/Activity: Students will practice identifying areas in a text causing comprehension difficulties and selecting and applying a fix-up strategy. Standard: ELAGSE4L2 LT: I am learning to use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and quotes from a text when writing. SC: ❑ I can demonstrate that commas are used to introduce a quote after certain words (eg. said, answered, replied, asked) ❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are placed around the words someone actually said. ❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are used around words that are quoted directly from a text. Students will create their own quote. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1 LT:I am learning to clearly introduce a topic to write an opinion piece. SC:I can organize my ideas to support my opinion. Lesson/Activity:OWS12 Part 3 Students will use the four-square paragraph sheet to rewrite/complete paragraphs. Wed. Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3 I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills. SC: ❑ I can read words with multiple syllables. ❑ I can recognize roots and affixes. ❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning Lesson/Activity: Students will read accountable text and spell and sort words with prefixes trans-, pro-, sub-, super-, inter-, and use context clues to determine word meanings. Standard: ELAGSE4RI7 LT: I am learning to interpret text features presented visually, orally, or quantitatively. SC: ❑ I can identify informational text features (charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations, interactive elements). ❑ I can explain why text features are used in informational text. ❑ I can analyze information visually, orally, or quantitatively. Lesson/Activity: Students will analyze and interpret text features (maps and timelines). Standard(s): ELAGSE4L2 LT: I am learning to use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and quotes from a text when writing. SC: ❑ I can identify what quotation marks are and what they are used for. ❑ I can demonstrate that quotation marks are placed around the words someone actually said. Students will brainstorm 3 things they have learned regarding use of commas, and 3 things they have learned regarding correct use of quotation marks. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1 LT:I am learning to clearly introduce a topic to write an opinion piece. SC:I can organize my ideas to support my opinion. Lesson/Activity:OWS13 Students will use the four-square paragraph sheet to write their own paragraphs. Thurs. Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3, ELAGSE4RF4 LT: I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills. SC: ❑ I can read words with multiple syllables. ❑ I can recognize roots and affixes. ❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning Lesson/Activity: Students will read and spell words with dipthongs: /ou/ and /oi/ and reread interactive text to build fluency. Standard: ELAGSE4L46 LT: I am learning to use context clues to help with unknown words. SC: ❑ I can identify unknown words in a text. ❑ I can make connections between the definitions and how the words are used in the text. Lesson/Activity: Unit 7, Lesson 4 Students will practice using context clues to determine the meaning of topic-specific unfamiliar words. Standard: ELAGSE4L2 LT: I am learning to use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and quotes from a text when writing. SC: ❑ I can identify what a comma is and what it is used for. ❑ I can identify the correct usage of commas. Lesson/Activity: Students will explore introductory and transitional phrases and how commas are used by looking at sentences from the mentor texts. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1 LT:I am learning to clearly introduce a topic to write an opinion piece. SC:I can organize my ideas to support my opinion. Lesson/Activity:OWS14 Students will use the four-square paragraph sheet to complete paragraphs independently. Fri. Standard(s):ELAGSE4RF3, ELAGSE4RF4 LT: I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills. SC: ❑ I can read words with multiple syllables. ❑ I can recognize roots and affixes. ❑ I can read all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can use cueing systems (e.g., phonics and context clues) to determine pronunciation and meaning Lesson / Activity: Students will interact with daily passage and will apply the “Reading Big Words Strategy” to decoding multisyllabic words with target spelling patterns for week. Standard: ELAGSE4RI5 LT: I am learning to describe the overall structure (organization) of a text or part of a text. SC: ❑ I can identify the features of chronological order. ❑ I can describe the features of chronological order. ❑ I can identify key words and phrases in a text to help identify the different types of text Structure. Lesson/Activity: Unit 7, Lesson 5 Students will look for signal words that signal the structure of a text. Students will identify the chronological order of a text. Unit 7 Week 1 Assessment Standard: ELAGSE4L2 LT: I am learning to use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and quotes from a text when writing. SC: ❑ I can identify what a comma is and what it is used for. ❑ I can identify the correct usage of commas. Lesson/Activity: Students will practice using transitional phrases in sentences to link ideas. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1 LT:I am learning to clearly introduce a topic to write an opinion piece. SC:I can organize my ideas to support my opinion. Lesson/Activity:OWS15 Students will use the four-square paragraph sheet to complete paragraphs independently based on text-based prompts.