Language Arts: Week of January 26 - 30, Spelling Connections

Date: January 27, 2009
Teacher: Ms. Gene
Subject: 6th Language Arts
Spelling Connections

Standards:
Compose a variety of writings that express individual perspectives drawn from personal or related experience
Draft, revise, edit and proofread own written work
Demonstrate competence in writing essays.
Correctly spell frequently misspelled words (e.g., there, their, they’re).


What we will read or study (content):
Spelling Connections, Units 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36.

How we will study it (process):
Monday, January 26:
The general education teacher will facilitate housekeeping activities: PDSAs, data notebooks, vocabulary words, 6-traits – needed work on conventions and spelling. Reviewed book reports and when they are due.

Tuesday, Jan 27 – Friday, Jan 30
Students will be assessed using Spelling Connections, Units 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36.

The gifted education teacher will help facilitate individual work on Wednesday and Friday.

How we will know we learned something (product):
Completed classroom assignments.

Who will score/grade what?:
The general education teacher will score the classroom assignments and assessments.

How will we differentiate content/process/product (if applicable):
Content: n/a

Process: Two teachers in the classroom helping to facilitate activities

Product: n/a



Extension:
The gifted education teacher will show students two ways to practice their spelling: Spell Tic-Tac-Toe and Spell Checkers. This can be used for vocabulary as well.

Homework:
To be determined by general education teacher

What will we do at our next meeting?
Discuss how we will finish the Declaration lesson as well as incorporate spelling lessons.