Lesson Instructions

You will go through all lessons (grammar, reading, and writing).

GRAMMAR

Introduction

Hi Grammarians! Today, we will be reviewing how we list adjectives when we are trying to use many words to describe one item.

You may ask yourself... why do English speakers organize their adjectives? Well, some say that we organize our adjectives by importance. The least important thing goes first followed by the most important adjective closest to the thing it is describing. This isn't ALWAYS true, but English can be tricky sometimes!

Video


In Your Notebook:	Write three sentences that have three adjectives in each. Make sure to put it in the correct order.

Interactive

READING

Introduction

Hi readers! Today we will be discussing nonfiction summaries.

Summaries are used when we want to know about the whole text, but in a few short sentences. Summarizing helps us understand what we read as we read it!

Videos

Stop and Jot

In Your Notebook: Read a nonfiction text. Use the video to help you write a nonfiction summary using the strategy listed.

Interactive

WRITING

Introduction

This week we will be reviewing informational writing.

Our goal is to write an informational/explanatory piece in the time span of a week. We should not be spending more than 20 minutes a day on this work.

Our next step is to write our body paragraphs.

EXTENDED WRITING-RESPONSE WRITING TASK

Movies from the late 1800s and early 1900s are very different from the movies that can be seen and heard today. Movies made long ago did not have sound.

Think about the ideas in the two passages. Then write an informational/explanatory essay explaining how introducing sound changed the experience of watching movies.

Be sure to use information from BOTH passages as you write an informational/explanatory essay.

Writer’s Checklist
Be sure to:
• Introduce the topic clearly, provide a focus, and organize information in a way that makes sense.
• Use information from the two passages so that your essay includes important details.
• Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
• Identify the passages by title or number when using details or facts directly from the passages.
• Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the passages.
• Use linking words to connect ideas.
• Use clear language and vocabulary.
• Provide a conclusion that supports the information presented.
• Check your work for correct usage, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation

Video

This video is a review from our previous unit.

To Do

Read the two articles listed below. Highlight the information as you read with the prompt in mind.

Open your articles from this week
Open the document that you used to write your introduction and conclusion
Write your body paragraphs

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