Mrs. Nall’s Classes

Sept. 4-7 ALL CLASSES: Accelerated Reader test on Mrs. Nall-approved fiction book by 9/17; nonfiction by 9/27
3rd & 4th period Language Arts

9/3 Monday - Labor Day Holiday

9/4 Tuesday - Finish reading Chapters 1 & 2 of the Breakfast Serial, answer & discuss questions; finish as homework

9/5 Wednesday - Cartoon Vocabulary; Pronouns types and charts

9/6 Thursday - Review vocabulary; Pronouns quiz: personal, possessive, reflexive, intensive

9/7 Friday - Vocabulary Test; Pronouns: indefinite, demonstrative, interrogative
Enriched Language Arts
9/3 Monday - Labor Day Holiday

9/4 Tuesday - Pronouns Review; hw: pp.317-18 Ex. 13-14
9/5 Wednesday - Abstract Noun Creative Writing due; Nouns Test; Cartoon Vocabulary
9/6 Thursday - Crossword puzzles on sing./plural nouns due; pronouns quiz

9/7 Friday - Vocabulary Test

August 27-31

Language Arts 3rd and 4th period

Thursday - Homework: Double-sided worksheet with crossword puzzle (noun review) Test Friday on all types of nouns.

Friday - Noun test; begin serial story from the Collierville Herald.

Enriched Language Arts

Thursday - Turn in newspaper article featuring your home and family with at least one photo or illustration. Fireign language with Ms. Humphreys.

Friday - Finish compound noun alphabet; work on creative writing for an abstract noun: paragraph or poem. Due Wed.; crossword puzzles on singular & plural nouns: due next Thurs.
AUGUST 20-24

LANGUAGE ARTS

MONDAY - Journal Writing Rules; Introduce yourself to your journal; Return and review answers to the parts of speech quiz; Return Grammar Workbook pp.1-2.

HOMEWORK- Journal: Describe your home. Write for 20 minutes.

TUESDAY - Notes on Elements of Fiction; journal writing: describe your family; journal reading.

HOMEWORK- Prepare for test on Friday on the definitions for the eight parts of speech.

WEDNESDAY - Journal writing: favorite food(s); Reread “CHARLES,” outline “Charles” on the Plot Peak graphic organizer; open book quiz on “Charles.”

HOMEWORK- Prepare for test on Friday on the definitions for the eight parts of speech.

THURSDAY - Journal writing: favorite television show; Review and take notes on types of nouns.

HOMEWORK- Prepare for test on Friday on the definitions for the eight parts of speech.

FRIDAY - Parts of speech test; journal writing: convince your teachers not to give homework.

ENRICHED LANGUAGE ARTS

AUGUST 20-24

LANGUAGE ARTS

MONDAY - Journal Writing Rules; Introduce yourself to your journal; Return and review answers to the parts of speech quiz; Discuss creating a boardgame for grammar; choose group members.
HOMEWORK- Journal: Describe your home. Write for 20 minutes.

TUESDAY - Journal writing: describe your family; journal reading; Read and analyze newspaper article featuring someone’s home; copy directions for writing your own newspaper feature; rough draft due Fri.

HOMEWORK- Begin rough draft of newspaper article featuring your home and family. Take pictures or begin illustrations. Prepare for test on Friday on the definitions for the eight parts of speech.

WEDNESDAY - Reread “CHARLES,” outline “Charles” on the Plot Peak graphic organizer; open book quiz on “Charles”

HOMEWORK- Begin rough draft of newspaper article featuring your home and family. Take pictures or begin illustrations. Prepare for test on Friday on the definitions for the eight parts of speech.

THURSDAY - Foreign Language

HOMEWORK- Begin rough draft of newspaper article featuring your home and family. Take pictures or begin illustrations. Prepare for test on Friday on the definitions for the eight parts of speech.

FRIDAY - Parts of speech test; peer edit rough drafts

AUGUST 13-17

LANGUAGE ARTS

MONDAY - TEXTBOOK DAMAGE REPORTS

HOMEWORK- LIST AND DEFINE THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

TUESDAY - SUPPLIES, WRITE ALL ABOUT IT

HOMEWORK- WORKBOOK PAGES 1-2

WEDNESDAY - READ “CHARLES,” P. 479 VOCABULARY BANK, WRITE ALL ABOUT IT

HOMEWORK- CHOOSE THREE SELECTIONS IN THE LITERATURE BOOK AND WRITE ONE PARAGRAPH FOR EACH SELECTION. IN YOUR PARAGRAPH STATE WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT SELECTION.

THURSDAY - DISCUSS “CHARLES,” REVIEW PARTS OF SPEECH

HOMEWORK- QUIZ ON PARTS OF SPEECH

FRIDAY - QUIZ, CLASS ACTIVITY

ENRICHED LANGUAGE ARTS

MONDAY - TEXTBOOK DAMAGE REPORTS

HOMEWORK- LIST AND DEFINE THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

TUESDAY - SUPPLIES, WRITE ALL ABOUT IT

HOMEWORK- WRITE FOR 15 MINUTES ABOUT YOUR IMPRESSIONS AND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY - READ “CHARLES,” P. 479 VOCABULARY BANK, WRITE ALL ABOUT IT

HOMEWORK- CHOOSE THREE SELECTIONS IN THE LITERATURE BOOK AND WRITE ONE PARAGRAPH FOR EACH SELECTION. IN YOUR PARAGRAPH STATE WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT SELECTION.

THURSDAY - DISCUSS “CHARLES,” FOREIGN LANGUAGE

HOMEWORK- QUIZ ON PARTS OF SPEECH

FRIDAY - QUIZ, CLASS ACTIVITY