Mrs. Churvis’ Blog- Social Studies – Language Arts – APEX

Romeo and Juliet Field Trip money is due Tuesday. The cost is $8.65.

Social Studies

Ch. 14 Northern Europe

• Map work
• Sec. 1 Physical Geo.
• Sec. 1 Assessment pg. 337 1-4
• Sec. 2 The British Isles
• Label the British Isles map
• Sec. 3 Scandinavia
• History of Finland, Norway, and Sweden
• Map work on Ireland
• Review pg. 349-350 1-12
• Ch. 14 test Thursday
• Continue working on country projects-due next wee

Standard Language Arts

• Daily proofing
• Wordly Wise Lesson 13
• Finding meaning
• Read “America’s First Lady of the Sky”
• Caught ya Grammar-paragraphs, use of commas, strong verbs, prepositional phrases
• Writing-Exposition-daily prompts
• Definition and spelling test Friday
• ThinkLink practice probes

APEX Language Arts

• Daily analogies
• Giggles in the Middle grammar-paragraphing, punctuation, literary devices
• Writing-Exposition-timed-daily prompts
• Taking notes and outlining
• Read “User Friendly”
• Story response and analysis
• Definition and spelling test Friday
• ThinkLink practice probes

Social Studies

• Read/ Discuss Sec. 3 Germany and the Alpine Countries
• Sec. 3 questions
• Ch. 13 Review
• Sec. 1-3 Quizzes
• Ch. 13 Test- Thursday
• Begin Ch. 14 Northern Europe
• Vocab. Sec. 1-3
• Continue working on country project

Standard Language Arts

• Daily Proofing
• Wordly Wise Lesson 12
• Caught ya Grammar #10- #13
• Use vocab. to write essay-due Friday
• Synonyms
• Homophones
• Prefixes
• Read story in lesson 12
• Answer ques.
• Spell./Definition Test- Friday

APEX Language Arts

• Daily analogies-discuss
• Giggles in the Middle grammar- #10-13
• punctuation, quotation marks, use of commas
• Mini lesson on use of commas
• Homework-Handout given-due Friday
• Define vocab. from story-test will be on Friday
• Homework-Vocab and comprehension ques. from “Annabell Lee” due Wed.
• Cluster diagraming-group
• Writing- personal narrative
• Peer editing
• Final draft due Friday

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Social Studies

• Complete Chapter 12 Sec. 4
• Review for test
• Tuesday Ch. 12 Test
• Begin Chapter 13 West Central Europe
• Vocab. Sec. 1-3
• Map work
• Continue work on country research

Standard Language Arts

• DOL- Proofing-Capitalization, punctuation, verb tense
• Vocab. practice-Deadwood adjectives
• Wordly Wise Lesson 11
• Incorporate words into essay
• Finish prob./solution essay
• Read and discuss poem from Lit. book
• Read “Exploring Earth’s Last Frontier”
• Comprehension ques.
• Lesson 11 test-Friday

APEX Language Arts

• Analogies-Characteristics, action/object, grammatical, location, familial, antonym
• Grammar-Types of sentences, use of commas, homophones, alliteration, capitalization/punctuation, verbs, contractions, singular possessive, use of colon, paragraphing.
• Writing-Expository writing in a friendly letter
• Writing- Essay using list 2 words from WWW
• Word Within a Word-Test on prefixes Tuesday. Intro. list on pg.8
• Literature-Response/analysis of poetry, similes/metaphors, cause/effect
• “Annabel Lee” and “Ligeia” by Edgar Allen Poe
• Bring in favorite poem to present and discuss with class
• Write an essay comparing two poems
• Spell./Def. Test- Friday

Library will continue to be held during science until the Science Fair on February 12th. Research projects will be monitored by Mrs. France until then. Library will then be be held during Social Studies.

Social Studies

• Unit 3 Europe and Russia
• Map skills- satellite, physical, political, population, and climate
• Label and color maps
• Select European country – discuss project-report/presentation- due Feb. 2
• Ch. 12 Southern Europe-read/discuss
• Voc. Sec.1-4
• Sec. 1 Physical Geo.
• Sec. 2 Greece
• Sec. 3 Italy
• Sec. 4 Spain/Portugal

Standard Language Arts

• DOL-Proofing
• Adjectives,adverbs, punctuation
• Wordly Wise Lesson 10
• Frequently confused words
• Word study- antonyms
• Writing project
• Lesson 10 test Friday

APEX Language Arts

• Analogies- arithmetical, synonym, antonyms, class, agent/object
• Grammar- new program-Giggles in the Middle an integrated approach to teaching language skills in context. Grammar, usage, mechanics, vocabulary, paragraphing, varied sentence structure, spelling of homophones and commonly misspelled words, use of literary devices, and how to avoid fragments, are all taught within the context of a story. We will begin with an introduction to the story, “The Bizarre Mystery of Horribly Hard Middle School”, and the skills of paragraphing, identifying types of sentences, use of commas, use of verbs, articles, and alliteration. The pupils will receive their spelling words from the week’s sentences. There will be approximately twenty words a week. I know the students will find this approach not only educational but fun at the same time.
• Collection 2: Skills Review Analyze characterization, synonyms, writing
• Write a problem-solution essay Due Thursday
• Definition/ spelling test Friday
• Word Within a Word