This Week in ELA

• Monday - ReadyGen Lesson 2A. 12
• We will start reading a text collection story called "Operation Clean Sweep" about a town in Oregon that is changed forever in history when women get the right to vote.  Our focus will be comparing and contrasting the main characters.  The I can statements for the day will be:
• I can determine a theme of a story from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges; summarize the text. RL.5.2.
• I can write opinion pieces on topics, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. 

• Tuesday - ReadyGen Lesson 2A.13
• We will finish reading the text collection story "Operation Clean Sweep" today.  Our focus will be looking at craft and structure through sentence choice and sensory use.  The I can statements for the day will be:  
• I can read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. RF.5.4
• I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. RL.5.4
• I can Write opinion pieces on topics, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

• Wednesday - ReadyGen Lesson 2A.14
• Today we will compare and contrast the similarities and differences between "Heart and Soul" and "Operation Clean Sweep" in terms of how they approach theme.  The I Can statements for the day are:
• I can determine a theme of a story from details in the text, including how characters in a story respond to challenges; summarize the text. RL.5.2
• I can compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text. RL.5.3 

• Thursday - ReadyGen Lesson 2A.15
• Today we will be starting our look at another social injustice "workers rights" by reading another story from our text collection,  "Cesar Chavez - Champion of Workers".   Our focus will be on craft and structure and how the author's choices help with reader understanding of the text.  The I Can statements for the day will be: 
• I can determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. RI.5.2
• I can explain how an author uses evidence and text structure to support particular points in a text. RI.5.8. 


• I can demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing  capitalization, and spelling.  

• Friday - Skill Review Friday
• We will be practicing the skills we worked on this week by reading our weekly reader - Time For Kids.  The articles we will focus on are A New Home about how the National Aquarium is creating a new home for dolphins, and a similar article The Future of Zoos which talks about how zoos will have to change and adapt in the future to survive.  As usual, the students will read, discuss, and do skill practice as well as take a comprehension quiz related to the articles.

Homework:

1. Reading Response Journals should be completed five nights out of the seven nights of a week.  They are do on assigned days.  Monday (1-5) Tuesday (6-10) Wednesday (11-15) Thursday (16-20) and Friday (21-25).  This is part of their homework grade.
2. Homework Packet #26 was passed out on Monday and is due on Friday.  Students will practice close reading, analyzing text, answering multi-level questions, and responding to a written prompt.