Week of April 15 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

• Show understanding of Ch. 29-37 in A Night Divided with correct answers to the comprehension questions
• Read Ch. 36-40 and show understanding of the events of those chapters with good class discussion
• Show ability of identifying figurative language used in Ch. 29-37 of the novel by correctly identifying which type of figurative language a quote from one of the chapters is
• Make inferences about events in Ch. 33-40 of the novel
• Make text-to-world connections to events in Ch. 33-40 of the novel by responding to a journal prompt that ties into an event from those chapters
• Show understanding of the vocabulary words from Ch. 33-40 by correctly answering questions during our Kahoot review game (The vocab. quiz is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23.)

Language Arts: 

• Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
• Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A. (due Friday)
• Begin learning about persuasive writing
• Identify the opinion, reasons, and supporting evidence in a persuasive piece of writing
• Successfully deconstruct a persuasive piece of writing using a graphic organizer
• Show comprehension of Week 27 spelling words

Religion: 

• Show understanding of Lessons 1 and 2 of Family Life with correct answers on the Unit 1 review
• Examine messages communicated by the media
• Learn the importance of honest communication
• Practice good listening skills
• Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.