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- 3/20/2025
Week of: March 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! Goofyfooting for Gold GRAMMAR WRITING Mon. Standard(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 all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can read multi-syllable words. ❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes. ❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots. ❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. ❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns, morphology, and multisyllabic words when reading various texts. Lesson/Activity: Students will read and spell words with Greek and Latin roots (geo, archae, and rupt) by engaging in word sort after discussion / engagement with anchor chart that focuses on meanings. Standard(s): ELAGSE4RI1 LT: I am learning to draw inferences from a text. SC: ❑ I can differentiate between explicit and inferred information. ❑ I can think about what an author is saying and wants me to feel or know from the text. ❑ I can answer text-based questions that require drawing inferences and finding evidence from texts. Lesson/Activity: RU8 W2L6 Students will use details from the texts to create mental imagery. :Standard: ELAGSE4L2 LT: I am learning to use correct capitalization. SC: ❑ I can explain when to use capitalization. ❑ I can make a list of reasons to capitalize words. ❑ I can identify capitalization used correctly in a sentence. ❑ I can write sentences using correct capitalization. Lesson/Activity: Students will have partnerships look at the sentences in the mentor text, focusing on the author’s use of commas and apostrophes. Students jot down their observations and questions about the punctuation marks 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:Day 1 Opinion Students will prepare to write in response to a prompt and two paired passages. Tues. Standard(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 all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can read multi-syllable words. ❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes. ❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots. ❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. ❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns, morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts. Lesson/Activity: Students will read and spell words with Greek and Latin roots within the context of a nonfiction text and will sort words with these same three Latin roots. 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: RU8 W2L7 Students will analyze text features (maps and diagrams) and think about the ways in which they enhance the text. ELAGSE4L3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. a. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely. LT: I am learning how to use sensory words and phrases to elaborate my writing. SC: ❑ I can use sensory words in my writing to provide sensory details that guide my reader. ❑ i can use sensory words in my writing to elaborate details and provide deeper engagement for my reader. Grammar Write Score Sentence Formation Day 1 Lesson / Activity: Write Score: Sensory Variety- “Using Sensory Details: Day 1: Modeled Instruction Steps 1-8 Students will engage in steps 1-8 that will prepare them for Tuesday. 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: Day 2 Opinion Students will use a graphic organizer to prepare to write. Wed. Standard(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 all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can read multi-syllable words. ❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes. ❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots. ❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. ❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns, morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts. Lesson/Activity: Students will read and spell words with Greek and Latin roots through sorting, engagement in controlled text, and dictation. Standard: ELAGSE4RF3 LT: I am learning to read unfamiliar words in context and out of context using phonics and decoding skills. SC: ❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots. ❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Lesson/Activity: Students will practice using root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. ELAGSE4L3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. a. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely. LT: I am learning how to use sensory words and phrases to elaborate my writing. SC: ❑ I can use sensory words in my writing to provide sensory details that guide my reader. ❑ i can use sensory words in my writing to elaborate details and provide deeper engagement for my reader. Grammar Write Score Sentence Formation Day 1 Lesson / Activity: Write Score: Sensory Variety- “Using Sensory Details: Day 2: Guided Practice and Independent Practice steps: Students will work with partners today to create sentences that “shine like a million dollars” with sensory details. 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: Day 3 Opinion Students will continue to prepare to write using a graphic organizer. Thurs. Standard(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 all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can read multi-syllable words. ❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes. ❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots. ❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. ❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns, morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts. Lesson/Activity: Students will read and spell words with Greek and Latin roots. Standard: ELAGSE4RI1 LT: I am learning to use details and examples when explicitly explaining what the text says. SC: ❑ I can identify explicit details when explaining text. ❑ I can analyze the text using details and examples. Lesson/Activity: Students will analyze the author’s use of an anecdote to introduce the text. ELAGSE4L3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. a. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely. LT: I am learning how to recognize sentences within my writing. SC: ❑ When provided with sets of sentence fragments and complete sentences, I can correctly recognize each. ❑ When provided with a sentence fragment example, I can correct to form a complete sentence. Write Score Grammar PP Sentence Fragments Lesson / Activity: Write Score Conventions: Fragments Students will recognize fragments vs. complete sentences in pairs after teacher modeling. Materials: Anchor chart: Complete sentences. Guided Instruction: Fun With Fragments Worksheet: Fragment cards Writers’ notebooks or lined paper. Powerpoint: Sentence Fragments 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: Day 4 Opinion Students will focus on writing the essay (Intro, Body and Conclusion) Fri. Standard(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 all letter sound combinations correctly. ❑ I can read multi-syllable words. ❑ I can demonstrate the meaning of common affixes. ❑ I can show the meaning of common Latin roots. ❑ I can identify the meaning of common root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. ❑ I can apply my knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllable patterns, morphology, and multi-syllabic words when reading various texts. Lesson/Activity: Students will review spellings of words with Greek and Latin roots and will take spelling assessment for the week. Standard: ELAGSE4RI7 LT: I am learning to explain how information helps my understanding of the text in which it appears. SC: ❑ I can explain why graphic features and other visual, oral, or quantitative types of information is used to help the reader understand the text. ❑ I can create a personal understanding of how different types of information are used to help the reader understand the text. Lesson/Activity:RU8 W2L10 Students will analyze text features and think about how they help readers understand the central idea. Unit 8 Week 2 Assessment ELAGSE4L3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. a. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely. LT: I am learning how to identify declarative and interrogative sentences. SC: ❑ When presented with either an interrogative or declarative sentence, I can use a sentence card with sentence type and match to sentence. ❑ I can read sentences independently and identify each as either interrogative or declarative. Write Score Grammar Lesson: Sentence Types Lesson / Activity: Write Score Grammar Lesson: Sentence Types: Students will engage in partner sentence type identification after teacher modeling / directed student engagement. Then they will complete an independent sentence type recognition (declarative - interrogative) activity. 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:Day 5 Opinion Students will complete their essay.