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Grade 4 English Topic: Resources: Instructional Approaches: January Fireworks Non Fiction Book - Spelling Tests - Videos - Pictures

- Textbook stories, worksheets Home-made fireworks activity Test on Fireworks and Floods February Castles Non Fiction/Fiction Book - Spelling Tests - Videos - Pictures - Textbook stories, worksheets Build a Castle Project Evaluate Castle Project March Recycling Non Fiction Book - Spelling Tests - Videos - Pictures - Textbook stories, worksheets - Debate School Recycling Activity April Bridges Fiction Book - Spelling Tests - Videos - Pictures - Textbook stories, worksheets - Visit a Hamburg Bridge - Build a Bridge Project Test on Castles and Recycling

Special Activities: Evaluation:

Grade 5 English Topic: Instructional Approaches: January Poetry - Spelling Tests - Reading Silently and Reading Conferences - Black out - Meter and Rhyme - Haikus - Cinquains - Rhyming Poems - Grammar (Modal verbs, commas) - Poetic devices (Similes/Metaphors/ Onomatopoeia) - Simile poems February Poetry - Spelling Tests 1. - Reading Silently 2. and Reading Conferences - Explication 3. - Grammar (Apostrophes) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. March Non Fiction - Spelling Tests 9. - Reading Silently and10. Reading Conferences - Grammar (Apostrophes 11. and Commas) - Fact vs. Opinion in Media - Encyclopedia and 12. Dictionary Skills - Biographies Current Events April Non Fiction - Spelling Tests - Reading Silently and Reading Conferences Balanced Report on Controversial Issue (Zoos pro/con) Non-Chronological Report (Spanish Country in pairs)

- Shape - Altered - Explication Special Activities: Evaluation: Evaluate each poem Poetry Project of a 10 line poem Poetry Portfolio and Test in April Evaluate each piece of writing - Evaluate each piece of writing - Country Project in pairs Poetry/Non Fiction Test

Grade 6/7 English January Topic: Instructional Approaches: Poetry - Black out - Meter and Rhyme - Haikus - Cinquains - Rhyming Poems - Grammar (Modal verbs, commas) - Poetic devices (Similes/Metaphors/ Onomatopoeia) - Simile poems - Shape - Altered - Explication February Poetry/Essays - Explication 13. - Grammar (Apostrophes) - Essays 14. 15. 16. 17. March Non Fiction - Grammar 18. (Apostrophes and 19. Commas) - Fact vs. Opinion in Media 20. - Encyclopedia and 21. Dictionary Skills - Biographies 22. Current Events/5Ws April Non Fiction Newspaper Articles Non-Chronological Report (Animal Reports) Survey/Poll Chart Reading Activity Balanced Report on Controversial Issue

Special Activities: Evaluation: Evaluate each poem

Poetry Project of a 10 line poem Poetry Portfolio and Test in April

Evaluate each piece of writing

Creation of Class Magazine Evaluate each piece of writing Test on Poetry and first half of Non Fiction

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