5th Grade
Grammar & Composition
Classroom Daily
No School Monday, November 11
Vocab Test Thursday, November 14, 2019
Classroom Daily
QTR. 2
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught' Ya"
- Vocab Flashcards
- Review Quiz on Adj. (return and sign by 11.14
- Verbs: Action and Linking
- Vocabulary Test Thurs.
- Spelling Activity.
- Writing
- Describe the Holiday season for you
- Intro to letter writing
- Free Write
5C
Week of:
Nov.11-15
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Vocab Flashcards
- Review Quiz on Adj. (return and sign by 11.14
- Verbs: Action and Linking
- Vocabulary Test Fri.
- Spelling Activity.
- Writing
- Describe the Holiday season for you
- intro to letter writing
- Free Write
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Vocab Flashcards
- Review Quiz on Adj. (return and sign by 11.14
- Verbs: Action and Linking
- Vocabulary Test Thurs.
- Spelling Activity.
- Writing
- Describe the Holiday season for you
- intro to letter writing
- Free Write
Thurs. November 07, 2019
Writer's Workshop
Detailed Writing
- How is detailed writing important?
- What books have you read that have great descriptive writing?
- How does the author use good descriptive writing?
- 7 Min.
Spelling
- Word maps for all words
- Due tuesday
Homework
"Caught'ya" Vocabulary Definitions AND 1 Word-map
-Due Tuesday
There will be a Vocab Test on Thursday, November 14, 2019
Tuesday, November 11, 2019
the one thing that hary enjoyed the most was
Thursday, November 07, 2019
the griffindor common room was the coziest place hed ever been the relics around the castle were amazing and there was even a stair case that
moved
"Caught'ya"
Friday, November 8, 2019
Write paragraph
Spelling Bee
9. telenovela
10. phlegmatic
11. chimera
12. contravene
13. vestibule
14. deceit
15. knoll
Spelling Bee
1. Pulitzer
2. pixilated
3. impermissible
4. destructible
5. upholstery
6. grandiloquent
7. candor
8. wisteria
Vocabulary to Study
- anticipated
- admit
- shouted
- relief
- relished
- overwhelmed
- relics
- vacate
- indescribable
- grim
- amazing
- witnessed
- dampen
- majestic
- trance
Vocabulary
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Adjectives: Nouns that look like Adjectives, Articles, Proper Adjectives, Demonstrative Adjectives
- Spelling Test Tues.
- Grammar Quiz Friday; Adj.
- Writing
- Descriptive Writing Intro
5C
Week of:
Nov. 5-8
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Adjectives: Nouns that look like Adjectives, Articles, Proper Adjectives, Demonstrative Adjectives
- Spelling Test Tues.
- Grammar Quiz Friday; Adj.
- Writing
- Descriptive Writing Intro
Thurs. November 07, 2019
Writer's Workshop
Detailed Writing
- How is detailed writing important?
- What books have you read that have great descriptive writing?
- How does the author use good descriptive writing?
- 7 Min.
Spelling
- Word maps for all words
- Due tuesday
Homework
"Caught'ya" Vocabulary Definitions AND 1 Word-map
-Due Tuesday
There will be a Vocab Test on Thursday, November 14, 2019
Tuesday, November 06, 2019
when harry see the rest of the casle he wuz overwhelmed
Thursday, November 07, 2019
the griffindor common room was the coziest place hed ever been the relics around the castle were amazing and there was even a stair case that
moved
"Caught'ya"
Friday, November 8, 2019
Write paragraph
Spelling Bee
9. telenovela
10. phlegmatic
11. chimera
12. contravene
13. vestibule
14. deceit
15. knoll
Spelling Bee
1. Pulitzer
2. pixilated
3. impermissible
4. destructible
5. upholstery
6. grandiloquent
7. candor
8. wisteria
Vocabulary to Study
- anticipated
- admit
- shouted
- relief
- relished
- overwhelmed
- relics
- vacate
- indescribable
- grim
- amazing
- witnessed
- dampen
- majestic
- trance
Vocabulary
Classroom Daily
Vocab Test Thursday, November 14, 2019
Classroom Daily
Qtr. 1
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Review Quiz on Adj. (return and sign by 11.14
- Verbs: Action and Linking
- Vocabulary Test Thurs.
- Spelling Activity.
- Writing
- Describe the Holiday season for you
- Intro to letter writing
- Free Write
5C
Week of:
Nov.11-15
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Review Quiz on Adj. (return and sign by 11.14
- Verbs: Action and Linking
- Vocabulary Test Fri.
- Spelling Activity.
- Writing
- Describe the Holiday season for you
- intro to letter writing
- Free Write
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Review Quiz on Adj. (return and sign by 11.14
- Verbs: Action and Linking
- Vocabulary Test Thurs.
- Spelling Activity.
- Writing
- Describe the Holiday season for you
- intro to letter writing
- Free Write
Thurs. November 07, 2019
Writer's Workshop
Detailed Writing
- How is detailed writing important?
- What books have you read that have great descriptive writing?
- How does the author use good descriptive writing?
- 7 Min.
Spelling
- Word maps for all words
- Due tuesday
Homework
"Caught'ya" Vocabulary Definitions AND 1 Word-map
-Due Tuesday
There will be a Vocab Test on Thursday, November 14, 2019
Tuesday, November 11, 2019
the one thing that hary enjoyed the most was
Thursday, November 07, 2019
the griffindor common room was the coziest place hed ever been the relics around the castle were amazing and there was even a stair case that
moved
"Caught'ya"
Friday, November 8, 2019
Write paragraph
Spelling Bee
9. telenovela
10. phlegmatic
11. chimera
12. contravene
13. vestibule
14. deceit
15. knoll
Spelling Bee
1. Pulitzer
2. pixilated
3. impermissible
4. destructible
5. upholstery
6. grandiloquent
7. candor
8. wisteria
Vocabulary to Study
- anticipated
- admit
- shouted
- relief
- relished
- overwhelmed
- relics
- vacate
- indescribable
- grim
- amazing
- witnessed
- dampen
- majestic
- trance
Vocabulary
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Adjectives: Nouns that look like Adjectives, Articles, Proper Adjectives, Demonstrative Adjectives
- Spelling Test Tues.
- Grammar Quiz Friday; Adj.
- Writing
- Descriptive Writing Intro
5C
Week of:
Nov. 5-8
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Adjectives: Nouns that look like Adjectives, Articles, Proper Adjectives, Demonstrative Adjectives
- Spelling Test Tues.
- Grammar Quiz Friday; Adj.
- Writing
- Descriptive Writing Intro
Thurs. November 07, 2019
Writer's Workshop
Detailed Writing
- How is detailed writing important?
- What books have you read that have great descriptive writing?
- How does the author use good descriptive writing?
- 7 Min.
Spelling
- Word maps for all words
- Due tuesday
Homework
"Caught'ya" Vocabulary Definitions AND 1 Word-map
-Due Tuesday
There will be a Vocab Test on Thursday, November 14, 2019
Tuesday, November 06, 2019
when harry see the rest of the casle he wuz overwhelmed
Thursday, November 07, 2019
the griffindor common room was the coziest place hed ever been the relics around the castle were amazing and there was even a stair case that
moved
"Caught'ya"
Friday, November 8, 2019
Write paragraph
Spelling Bee
9. telenovela
10. phlegmatic
11. chimera
12. contravene
13. vestibule
14. deceit
15. knoll
Spelling Bee
1. Pulitzer
2. pixilated
3. impermissible
4. destructible
5. upholstery
6. grandiloquent
7. candor
8. wisteria
Vocabulary to Study
- anticipated
- admit
- shouted
- relief
- relished
- overwhelmed
- relics
- vacate
- indescribable
- grim
- amazing
- witnessed
- dampen
- majestic
- trance
Vocabulary
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Parts of Speech Review: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
- Grammar Test Friday
- Writing
- Continue Monster Draft
- Finish Final Draft
- Start Monster brochure
- Writing Workshop Reflection
5C
Week of:
Oct. 14-18
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Parts of Speech Review: Nouns, Pronouns
- Adjectives notes
- Grammar Test Friday
- Writing
- Continue Monster Draft
- Finish Final Draft
- Start Monster brochure
- Writing Workshop Reflection
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri- Paragraph
- Parts of Speech Review: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
- Grammar Test Friday
- Writing
- Continue Monster Draft
- Finish Final Draft
- Start Monster brochure
- Writing Workshop Reflection
Fri. 10.18.19
Writer's Workshop
Due 10.18.19
Homework
"Caught'ya" Vocabulary Definitions AND 1 Word-map
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
wuz he in a trance
Thursday, October 17, 2019
The dursleys living room depicted that no other people outiside of their imediate family Lived at their home
"Caught'ya"
Friday, September 6, 2019
Harry was never able to understood why his uncal and aunt Could not appreciate him when he always put forth maximum effort despite how hard his cuzin dudley made thing for him
Spelling Bee
- jovial
- ridiculous
- innate
- obstinate
- discern
- mediocre
- insidious
- rupture
- precipitate
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri
- Parts of Speech: Pronouns
- Spelling Test
- Writing
- Continue notes on Prewriting and begin notes on drafting in detail
- Begin Draft of Marvel OR Places to live
- Writing Workshop- Tues, Thurs, Fri
5C
Week of:
Sep. 23-27
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri
- Parts of Speech: Pronouns
- Spelling Test
- Writing
- Continue notes on Prewriting and begin notes on drafting in detail
- Begin Draft of Marvel OR Places to live
- Writing Workshop- Tues, Thurs, Fri
Tues. 9.17.19
Continue Prewrite
- Continue writing on topic
- Discuss how the prewriting process helped to understand what we're writing.
- 10 Min.
Writer's Workshop
Descriptive Draft
- Write down all of the ideas gathered
- Organize those ideas
10 Min.
Due 10.01.19
Spelling
- Write a brand-new tale with 6 of your spelling words.
Homework
"Caught'ya" Vocabulary:
3 Definitions AND 1 Word-map
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
neArly ten years had pased sense the dursleys had woken up to find they're famished nephew on the front step but drive privet had hardly changed at all
Thursday, September 5, 2019
The dursleys living room depicted that no other people outiside of their imediate family Lived at their home
"Caught'ya"
Friday, September 6, 2019
Harry was never able to understood why his uncal and aunt Could not appreciate him when he always put forth maximum effort despite how hard his cuzin dudley made thing for him
Spelling Bee
- beneath
- penalty
- mockingly
- compartment
- achieve
- hoisted
- doffing
- banishment
- hurled
- immune
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri
- Parts of Speech: Pronouns
- Spelling Test
- Writing
- Continue notes on Prewriting and begin notes on drafting in detail
- Begin Draft of Marvel OR Places to live
- Writing Workshop- Tues, Thurs, Fri
5C
Week of:
Sep. 16-20
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri
- Parts of Speech: Pronouns
- Spelling Test
- Writing
- Continue notes on Prewriting and begin notes on drafting in detail
- Begin Draft of Marvel OR Places to live
- Writing Workshop- Tues, Thurs, Fri
Tues. 9.17.19
Continue Prewrite
- Continue writing on topic
- Discuss how the prewriting process helped to understand what we're writing.
- 10 Min.
Writer's Workshop
Descriptive Draft
- Write down all of the ideas gathered
- Organize those ideas
10 Min.
Due 9.12.19
Grammar for Writing Ch. 7:
- pg. 141-142 Ex. 1&2 DUE Thurs
- pg. 144 Ex. 2&3 DUE: Fri
Homework
Vocabulary:
- ingenius
- instantaneous
- apparel
3 Definitions AND 3 Sentences
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
neArly ten years had pased sense the dursleys had woken up to find they're famished nephew on the front step but drive privet had hardly changed at all
Thursday, September 5, 2019
The dursleys living room depicted that no other people outiside of their imediate family Lived at their home
"Caught'ya"
Friday, September 6, 2019
Harry was never able to understood why his uncal and aunt Could not appreciate him when he always put forth maximum effort despite how hard his cuzin dudley made thing for him
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri
- Parts of Speech: Nouns & Pronouns
- MobyMax Assessment
- Writing
- Discuss Prewriting and Drafting in detail
- Practice by having the students brainstrm
- Writing Workshop- Tues, Thurs, Fri
5C
Week of:
Sep. 9-13
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues, Thurs, Fri.
- Parts of Speech: Nouns & Pronouns
- MobyMax Assessment
- Writing
- Discuss Prewriting and Drafting in detail
- Practice by having students brainstorm
- Begin Writing Workshop
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Tues,Thurs, Fri
- Review Parts of Speech Assessment
- MobyMax Assessment
- Writing
- Discuss Prewriting and Drafting in detail
- Practice by having students brainstorm
- Begin Writing Workshop
Tues. 9.10.19
Be Description
- Brainstorm places to visit. live
- Select one of those places
- What impression do you want your readers to have?
- 10 Min.
Writer's Workshop
Description Draft
- Write down all of the ideas gathered
- Organize those ideas
10 Min.
Due 9.12.19
Grammar for Writing Ch. 7:
- pg. 141-142 Ex. 1&2
- pg. 144 Ex. 2&3
Homework
Vocabulary:
3 Definitions AND 3 Sentences
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
neArly ten years had pased sense the dursleys had woken up to find they're famished nephew on the front step but drive privet had hardly changed at all
Thursday, September 5, 2019
The dursleys living room depicted that no other people outiside of their imediate family Lived at their home
"Caught'ya"
Friday, September 6, 2019
Harry was never able to understood why his uncal and aunt Could not appreciate him when he always put forth maximum effort despite how hard his cuzin dudley made thing for him
5A
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Review Parts of Speech Assessment
- Begin Parts of Speech Unit.
- Writing
- Set up Writing Journal
- Learn the rules of the Writing Workshop
- Discuss the Writing Process
- Begin Writing Workshop
5C
Week of:
Sep. 2-6
5L
- GRAMMAR
- "Caught'ya"
- Review Parts of Speech Assessment
- Begin Parts of Speech Unit.
- Writing
- Set up Writing Journal
- Learn the rules of the Writing Workshop
- Discuss the Writing Process
- Begin Writing Workshop
Wed. 9.4.19
"The Writing Process"
- Give an explanation of your understanding of what the writing process is.
- 10 Min.
Writer's Workshop
"One's Gotta Go!"
Provide at least 3 reasons why you made your choice.
10 Min.
Due 9.19.19
Grammar for Writing Ch. 7:
- pg. 141-142 Ex. 1&2
- pg. 144 Ex. 2&3
Spelling
- frisky
- sluggish
- permanent
- unstable
- tiresome
- interesting
- considerate
- heedless
- ridiculous
- sensible
Homework
Due 9.17.9
Vocabulary:
3 Definitions & Word Map
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
neArly ten years had pased sense the dursleys had woken up to find they're famished nephew on the front step but drive privet had hardly changed at all
Thursday, September 5, 2019
The dursleys living room depicted that no other people outiside of their imediate family Lived at their home
"Caught'ya"
Friday, September 6, 2019
Harry was never able to understood why his uncal and aunt Could not appreciate him when he always put forth maximum effort despite how hard his cuzin dudley made thing for him
WELCOME
In this course, your student will learn that everyone has a voice and there will ALWAYS be an audience.
Mrs. Latoni Bivins
B.A. English- Writing & Rhetoric
TEACHER
Guidelines
RULES
- Do your own work
- Writer's Workshop must be QUIET
- Cursive only in the "Caught Ya" Journal
- Pre-writing/ Brainstorming sessions count as class participation. Please participate.
- Come to class with kindness and respect for others.
Mastery Program
5th grade should write about what they learned in their mastery last year and what they will bring to the mastery this year.
Mastery Prompt
Supplies
1 Composition Notebook for 'Caught Ya"
5 Star 2 OR 3 subject notebook
Red, Black, and Green Pens
Lined paper
Highlighter
Art Supplies
EXPECTATIONS
ASSIGNMENTS
One weekly Vocabulary assignment for HW
All journals are checked weekly
One weekly Grammar assignment for HW
Vocabulary Tests are given once every 3 Weeks.
Homework and writing assignments MUST be turned in on time!
Spelling tests: Once every 2 weeks
Completed assignments in writing Journals count for a quiz grade at the end of each semester
One quarterly published writing assignment
If an assignment needs to be typed, I will try to make sure that it happens in class.
DAILY
ROUTINE
- "CAUGHT 'YA" Bell Ringer
- Grammar lesson
- Writer's Workshop
- Class discussion