Week of August 28 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

• Learn about the stages of plot (problem, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) and correctly place them on a bell curve
• Learn and define some of the vocabulary words from Frindle
• Show understanding of character development, character analysis, making predictions based on what has happened so far, and making judgements about a character’s actions

Language Arts: 

• Learn proper email etiquette
• Learn about Daily Oral Language (DOL) 
• Learn about and show understanding of the four types of sentences
• Learn about Spelling Stars and weekly spelling tests (We’ll begin spelling the week of September 4.)

Religion: 

• Create an acrostic poem with the letters of the students’ first names describing something they think is beautiful or special
• Learn about St. Augustine
• Tell the story of how God created the world with beauty and order
• Describe ways God cares for creation and ways we can care for the world
• Explain the mystery of the Trinity
• Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Fridays and will be discussing the Mass readings for that weekend.
• Complete a daily “Gratitude Journal” (worth two points per day)