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- 2/26/2025
Week of: February 24-28, 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: What a Zoo! GRAMMAR WRITING Mon. Standard(s): ELAGSE4RF3a: 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:U7W2L1 Phonics Students will read and spell words with prefixes trans-, pro-, sub-, super-, inter-. Standard(s): ELAGSE4RL5 LT: I am learning to explain the differences between poems, drama, and prose and the elements of each. SC: ❑ I can determine the way the text is organized (paragraphs, stanzas, acts). ❑ I can explain the structural elements of poems, dramas, and prose (stories). Lesson/Activity: RU7 W2L6 Students will recognize the structure and elements of drama and how they contribute to a story. 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 create sentences using a collection of transitional phrases as sentence starters. 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:OWS16 The teacher and students read three sample paragraphs, color-code the paragraphs, and determine whether they have each of the necessary elements. Tues. Standard(s): ELAGSE4RF3a: 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: U7W2L2 Phonics Students will Students will read and spell words with prefixes trans-, pro-, sub-, super-, inter-. 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: RU7 W2L7 Students will identify areas that are interfering with comprehension, select an appropriate fix-up strategy and apply it. 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. ❑ I can identify what quotation marks are and what they are used for. ❑ 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. ❑ I can correctly use commas and quotation marks in direct speech. Lesson/Activity: Students will explore appositives and notice how they are punctuated. 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:OWS17 Students review the parts of a paragraph as they relate to text-based opinion paragraphs. Then, students read a sample paragraph and mark up the text to identify the parts of the paragraph. Wed. Standard(s): ELAGSE4RF3a: 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: U7W2L3 Phonics 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: ELAGSE4L4 LT: I am learning to use Greek and Latin affixes and roots to help determine the meaning of unknown words. SC: ❑ I can identify the root of an unknown word. ❑ I can use the root of an unknown word to determine the meaning of the word. ❑ I can identify an affix. ❑ I can use the affix to determine the meaning of the word. ❑ I can explain how adding a Greek or Latin affix changes the meaning of the word. Lesson/Activity: Students will identify Greek and Latin roots and practice using context clues to determine the meaning of 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 when an appositive is present. ❑ I can correctly use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and in quotes from a text. Lesson/Activity: Students will use commas in introductory phrases with appositives. Model with anchor chart and anchor sentences first. Then students will use their grammar notebooks to complete 4 sentences with commas for appositives omitted. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d) LT: I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece. SC:I can list my ideas to support my opinion. I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion. I can structure my reasons into paragraphs. I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases. Lesson/Activity:OWS18 Students will identify the order of sentences for text-based opinion paragraphs. Thurs. Standard(s): ELAGSE4RF3a: 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:U7W2L4 Phonics Students will read and spell words with prefixes trans-, pro-, sub-, super-, inter-, and sort words by common features. Standard: ELAGSE4RL5 LT: I am learning to explain the differences between poems, drama, and prose and the elements of each. SC: ❑ I can determine the way the text is organized (paragraphs, stanzas, acts). ❑ I can explain the structural elements of poems, dramas, and prose (stories). Lesson/Activity: Students will identify common elements of drama and use knowledge of the structure to deepen comprehension. 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. ❑ I can identify what quotation marks are and what they are used for. ❑ 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. ❑ I can correctly use commas and quotation marks in direct speech and in quotes from a text. Lesson/Activity: Students will explore the effect of punctuation by using sentence parts with a partner to create two new sentences. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d) LT: I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece. SC:I can list my ideas to support my opinion. I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion. I can structure my reasons into paragraphs. I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases. Lesson/Activity:OWS19 Students will learn to restate evidence in their own words to provide reasons/explanations for their opinions. Fri. Standard(s): ELAGSE4RF3a: 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: U7W2L5 Phonics Students will read and spell words with prefixes trans-, pro-, sub-, super-, inter-. Standard: ELAGSE4RL5 LT: I am learning to explain the differences between poems, drama, and prose and the elements of each. SC: ❑ I can explain the structural elements of poems, dramas, and prose (stories). Lesson/Activity: RU7 W2L10 Students will analyze how elements of a drama communicate directions to performers. Standard(s):ELAGSE4L3 LT: I am learning to use punctuation correctly. SC: ❑ I can examine mentor texts and notice how the author uses punctuation for effect. Lesson/Activity: Students will read two texts punctuated differently and use punctuation to change the meaning of a sentence. Standard(s):ELAGSE4W1(a-d) LT: I am learning to provide reasons to support my opinion piece. SC:I can list my ideas to support my opinion. I can support my ideas with related facts, reasons, and details for my opinion. I can structure my reasons into paragraphs. I can organize my paragraphs using transitional words and phrases. Lesson/Activity:OWS19 Students will learn to restate evidence in their own words to provide reasons/explanations for their opinions.