Week of 2/2-2/6

Reminder to the Gifted Class: Be sure to have your copy of Monster by Walter Dean Myers by Wednesday, February 11. You might consider visiting your local library and checking out a copy for your use.

Monday 2/2: Narrative and Lyric Poetry Test

Tuesday 2/3: Using Your Senses--Understanding Sensory Details in Limericks (poetry). Read pgs. 716-719. Homework: pg. 719 #1-4

Wednesday 2/4: Early Dismissal. Revisiting F.R.I.E.S.S. Students selected one writing assignment from their portfolio and edited the piece using F.R.I.E.S.S. Homework: Re-write the essay after you have added the additional elements as per the mini lesson.

F: Facts
R: Reasons
I: Incidents
E: Examples
S: Statistics
S: Sensory Details

Remember, when writing a good author always uses F.R.I.E.S.S. to bring their writing "alive."

Thursday 2/5: Using Your Senses (Understanding Sensory Details) in a Haiku. Pg. 720. Homework: pg. 721 all and the top half of 722

Friday 2/6: Creative writing. Write a limerick, concrete, or narrative poem. Use pg. 705 & pg. 717 to review the elements of these types of poems before writing. Your poem can be about school, a hobby, your family, or another approved topic. Have fun!