Objectives and Lesson Plans – January 16-20, 2017

Because of Winn-Dixie – A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America’s beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis and an excerpt of Kate DiCamillo’s newest novel, Raymie Nightingale.

We’ll be covering about 5 chapters per week and completing a quiz each Friday.

Some of the objectives that we will be covering while reading are:

• Offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to text
• Identify and discuss book themes, characters, plots, and settings
• Connect their experiences with those of the author and/or with characters from the books
• Support predictions, interpretations, conclusions, etc. with examples from text
• Practice key reading skills and strategies (cause-and-effect, problem/solution, compare-and-contrast, summarizing, etc.)
• Monitor their own comprehension

English: – Replace weak adjectives with exact adjectives. Use a thesaurus.

– Unit 4 Check-Up

– Units 1-4 Cumulative Review

Spelling: – Study and prepare for spelling test this Friday.

1. Peanut                      6. Pathological                                11. Capitalism
2. Sandwich                 7. Routine                                         12. Cautionary
3. Ignorant                  8. Witch                                            13. Chemistry
4. Whining                  9. Because                                        14. Clearance         
5. Whiskey                10. Whimpering                              15. Commentator

Math: – Study Guide and Review

– Chapter 6 Test – Tuesday

– Multiply a whole number by a multiple of ten.

– Estimate products by rounding.

Science: – Describe how temperature affects the water cycle.

– Describe how land forms affect the water cycle.

-Demonstrate how to extract fresh water from salt water.

Social Studies: – Discover our European connection.

– Discover our African connections and identify ways in which slavery ended.

NOTE: Arawak and Caribs Project and Rubric was handed out last week. This will be due on January 30.

Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.

– Demonstrate an understanding of the word infinite and define the word omniscient.

– Conclude that God’s knowledge is eternal.

“Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” Jeremiah 17:14

NOTE: Work on Arawak and Caribs Diorama – DUE January 30