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

Social Studies

• World’s 10 Most Populous Countries
• Ch. 18 Test- Monday
  
• For the rest of the time up to TCAPs we will be studying Tennessee (which is included in the state test)
  
• The class will be creating a Tennessee Book
• The book will have maps, vocabulary, historical and governmental facts, trivia, and short bios of famous Tennesseans
• We will have a class test on the above information April 9th, Thursday
  

Standard Language Arts

• DOL- Critical Rdg. Passage Completion and Analogies
• Spelling-list given in class
• Spelling and definition Test Friday
• Caught Ya Grammar-#52-56-homophones, use of commas, appositives, use of strong verbs, verb tense agreement and proper nouns)
  
• Review of prepositional phrases (adjectives and adverbs), test Tuesday
• Recognizing Appositive phrases
  
• Read “The Only Girl in the World for Me” discuss theme
• Begin cinquains
• Cause/effect essay using week’s vocab.
• Compare/contrast essay
• Grammar Bingo
  

APEX Language Arts

• DOL-Analogies Week of 24 #116-120
• Giggles in the Middle-Editing 52-56 due Friday
• Vocab. from above-spelling/definition test Friday
• Review prepositional phrases as adjectives/adverbs, test Tuesday
• Recognizing Appositives phrases, participles, infinitives and infinitive phrases
• Literature-Read “Home”- analyze theme, compare/contrast story to a poem
• “Mongoose on the Loose”-analyze text that show cause/effect relationships
• Practice vocab. skills, writing skills, point of view, author’s argument, purpose and perspective
  
• Word Within the Word List 4 2nd 10 stems- test Friday
• Essay compare/contrast using WWW vocab.

Upcoming Events

• 3/23 Fourth quarter begins
• 4/01 Report cards distributed
• 4/10 Good Friday holiday
• 4/14-17 TCAP Testing
  

Social Studies

• Library-Monday
• Have vocab. for all of Ch. 18 completed by Tues.
• Ch. 18 The Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran
• Sec. 1-4 Read and discuss
• Working in pairs fill in chart on countries of area
• Read “Oil in Saudi Arabia”, ans. ques. pg. 445 1-3
• Ch. 18 Test Monday 3/30?

Standard Language Arts

• DOL-Critical Reading-Passage completion-key words, context clues, and main idea
• Wordly Wise Lesson 20
• Caught Ya Grammar-Capitals, punctuation, commas, and vocab.
• Chapter 20 Phrases-Prepositional phrases and clauses
• Read “Saving the Planet”
• Spelling and def. test Friday
  

APEX Language Arts

• Daily Analogies-Characteristics, part/whole, synonym, agent/object, object/function, action/object
• Giggles in the Middle Grammar-Types of sent., punctuation, reasons for semicolons, collective nouns, homophones, and interrupters
• Literary devices-reference to poetry, poems in narrative
• Writing idea-poetry-write several cinquains on nature. Use guide line given by teacher.
  
• Chapter 20 Phrases-Prepositional phrases and clauses, wb. pgs. 69-70
• Word Within the Word List 4
• Discuss author study and required book reports for the last quarter.
  

Social Studies

• continue Chapter 17 Eastern Mediterranean
• Sec. 3 Israel
• Analyzing a Cartogram
• Sec. 4 Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan
• Literature from Red Brocade
• Ch. review
• Thursday Ch. 17 test
  

Standard Language Arts

• DOL Critical Reading-Sentence and Passage Completion
• Wordly Wise Lesson 19
• Wordly Wise 19A, 19B, and 19C
  
• Spelling and Definition Test Thursday
• Complete reading/discussing novel
• Watch film
  

APEX Language Arts

• Daily analogies-Week 22- Grammatical, synonym, antonym, action/object, characteristics, and location
• Giggles in the Middle-#42-46 editing to be completed by Thursday
  
• Grammar-Subject complement, compound subject complement, and prepositional phrases
• Grammar Ch. 19 Test Thursday
• Writing Idea #9 Persuasive (Argumentative) Essay
• Present Romeo and Juliet projects-due Wed. 11th
• AR tests due Wed.
• No spelling/definition test this week
• Complete reading/discussing novel
• Watch film
  
• Literature response writing

Social Studies

*****Library 8:30 to 9:15*****

• National Parks of Utah
• Ch. 17 Eastern Mediterranean
• Analyze maps-physical, political, resources, population, climate
• Discuss, chart facts about the countries
• Label maps-countries/bodies of water
• Sec. 1 Physical Geography
• Sec. 2 Turkey
  

Standard Language Arts

• DOL-Critical Reading/Sentence Completion
• Wordly Wise Lesson 18
• Dictionary work
• Caught ya Grammar- punctuation, contractions, use of commas, possession, verb tense agreement, word order, use of semicolon
• Continue direct and indirect objects
  
• Romeo and Juliet-Act V
• Novel test Thursday
• Definition and spelling tests Friday
  

APEX Language Arts

• Daily analogies-antonyms, characteristics, class, object/function, arithmetical, part/whole
• Grammar-Giggles in the Middle-#37-41, completed proofing due Friday
  
• Word Within the Word-continue list 3-finish stems
• Grammar-continue indirect objects, subject complements
  
• Writing-Personal/Imaginative Narrative
• Romeo and Juliet Act V-character analysis, ques. from Act V
• End of novel test
  
• Group activity-presentations Wed.
• Definition and spelling tests Friday

Dates to Remember

• March 2-6 International Week
• March 13 Q3 ends
• March 14-22 Spring Break
• March 4 AR reports due