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Roushonda Morrison

ESL SCHEDULE

1st Grade - Ms. Rylek - Room 142; 2nd Grade - Mrs. Rodriguez- Room 146; 

3rd Grade - Mrs. Longacre - Room 234; 4th Grade - Ms. Santangelo - 235

1st Grade:

ESL/Avenues: Unit 2 Overview

• Grammar:
  • Verbs
• Vocabulary:
  • High Frequency Words
    • her, in, on, their, are, you, an, no , am, not, have, do, does, has, keeps, warm, a, help,
  • Level A Review words:
    • and, the
  • Content Vocabulary
    • Animal Names and Characteristics
• Comprehension and Critical Thinking:
  • Classify
• Language Function:
  • Ask and Answer Question
  • Give Information
• Literature:
  • Nonfiction:
    • "Feathers and More"
  Unit 2 - Picture Card Words:
  • lion, cow, cat, owl, duck, bear, turtle, snake, calf, duckling, kitten, bear family

Reading Street: Week of 02/06/12 - 02/10/12

• Reading:
  • Stories of the Week - "I'm A Caterpillar"
  • Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
  • Comprehension Skill/Strategy- Draw Conclusions/Text Structure
  • Selection Vocabulary: caterpillar, chrysalis, crawl, pupa, shiver
• Oral Language:
  • What changes can we observe in nature?
  • Amazing Words: cycle, develop, insect, rearrange, yearly, emerge, fragile, vessel
  • Phonics: r-Controlled er, ir, ur and Contractions 's, 've, 're
  • High Frequency Words: done, know, push, visit, wait
• Language Arts:
  • Grammar: 
    • Am, Is, Are, Was, and Were

2nd Grade:

ESL/Avenues: Unit 2 Overview

• Grammar:
  • Verbs: am, is, are
  • Action Verbs
• Comprehension and Critical Thinking:
  • Identify Problem and Solution;
  • Identify Main Idea and Details
• Language Function:
  • Ask and Answer Questions;
  • Give Information
• Literature:
  • Nonfiction:
    • "Farms"
  Key Vocabulary:
  • above, below, clever, ground, grow, in between, dairy, factory, farming, machine, market, product, vegetable
• High Frequency Words:
  • big, her, over, she, with, give, keep, part, which, many, other, take
• Level B Review Words:
  • of, is

• Unit 2 - Picture Card Words:

  • tomato plant, cow, wheat, lettuce, orange trees, seeds, sprout, vine, plant, squash, carrot, corn
• Writing:
  • Write to Inform

Reading Street: Week of 02/06/12 - 02/10/12

• Oral Language
  • Why are some changes difficult?
  • Amazing Words: adjust, landmark, unexpected, quiver, tease, foreign, accent, forlorn
  • Phonics: Diphthongs oi, oy
  • High Frequency Words:
    • Review
• Reading:
  • Genre: Narrative Poem
  • Story of the Week: I Like Where I Am
  • Comprehension Skills: Theme and Plot
  • Comprehension Strategies: Summarize
  • Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
  • Selection Vocabulary: block, chuckle, fair, giant, strong, tears, trouble
• Language Arts:
  • Grammar: Adverbs That Tell When and Where

3rd Grade:

ESL/Avenues Unit 2 Overview:

• Literature:
  • Nonfiction:
    • "How a Plant Grows"
• Grammar: 
  • Questions
  •  Verbs (forms of be and have)
• Comprehension and Critical Thinking
  • Make Comparisons
  • Relate Main Idea and Details
• Vocabulary:
  • Unit 2 - Picture Cards
    • seeds, root, shoot, little plant, leaves, flower bud, sunflower, Dig a hole., Plant the Seed., Water the plants., Pull the weed., Cut the flower., Pick the vegetable.
  • Content Vocabulary:
    • beautiful, flower, garden, seed, special, stem, ugly, vegetable, life cycle, mineral, process, root, seedling, soil, store
• Language Function:
  • Ask and Answer Questions
• Writing
  • Recipes
  • Write to Inform

Reading Street: Week of 02/06/12 - 02/10/12

• Oral Language

  • How might it feel to be the first to do something?
• Word Work
  • Spelling and Phonics: Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist
• Reading
  • Genre: Biography
  • Story of the Week: "America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle"
  • Comprehension Skills/Strategies: Fact and Opinion/ Monitor and Fix Up
  • Vocabulary Strategies: Context Clues
  • Key Vocabulary Words:
    • celebrate, continued, current, drowned, medals, stirred,strokes
  • Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing/Choral Reading
• Language Arts:
  • Grammar Usage and Mechanics: Contractions
  • Writing: Describe a Goal
  • Trait of the Week: Voice

4th Grade:

ESL/Avenues Unit 2 Overview:

• Literature:
  • Nonfiction:
    • "Native Homes
• Grammar: 
  • Plural Nouns
  • Possessive Noun
• Comprehension and Critical Thinking
  • Make Comparisons
  • Relate Main Idea and Details
  • Relate Problem and Solution
• Vocabulary:
  • Unit 2 - Picture Cards
    • Regions:
      • Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Southwest, Intermountain, California, Northwest Coast
    • Activities:
      • hunting, fishing, gathering, farming
    • Homes:
      • Eastern Woodlands home (longhouse), Great Plains home (tipi), Southwest Home (pueblo), Intermountain Home (wickiup), California Home (wickiup), Northwest Coast home (plankhouse)
    • Crafts 
  • Content Vocabulary:
    • agreed, chief, pole, push up, signal, tribe, village, frame, material, nation, Native peoples, permanent, region, temporary, traditional
• Language Function:
  • Express Ideas and Opinions
  • Make Comparisons
• Writing
  • Dialogue
  • Message
  • Good Writing Traits
  • Write to Express

Reading Street: Week of 02/06/12 - 02/10/12 

• Oral Language

  • How can knowing another language create understanding?
• Word Work
  • Spelling and Phonics: Consonants /j/, /ks/, and /kw/
• Reading
  • Genre: Biography
  • Story of the Week: "Seeker of Knowledge"
  • Comprehension Skills/Strategies: Graphic Sources/ Ask Questions
  • Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure
  • Key Vocabulary Words:
    • ancient, link, scholars, seeker,
      temple, translate, triumph, uncover
  • Fluency: Model Phrasing/Echo Reading
• Language Arts:
  • Grammar Usage and Mechanics: Possessive Pronouns
  • Writing:  Feature Story
  • Trait of the Week: Voice

5th Grade:

Reading Street: Week of 02/06/12 - 02/10/12 

• • Oral Language:

    • How do animals adapt to survive?
  • Word Work:
    • Spelling and Phonics: Homophones
  • Reading:
    • Genre: Expository Nonfiction
    • Story of the Week: "Exploding Ants"
    • Comprehension Skills/Strategies: Graphic Sources; Monitor and Fix Up
    • Key Vocabulary Words:
      • critical, enables, mucus, scarce,
        specialize, sterile
    • Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
    • Fluency: Tempo and Rate; Echo Reading
  • Language Arts:
    • Grammar Usage and Mechanics: Possessive Pronouns
    • Writing: Telling a Story About an Animal
    • Trait: Word Choice

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HOMEWORK POLICY                    

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SCHOOL DISTRICT #87 - RULES OF CONDUCT
Follow directions when given.
Stay on task; work quietly.
Keep hands, feet, and objects away from others.
Come prepared for class.
Respect yourself, others, and everyone's property.

SCHOOL PLEDGE

Jefferson Students are determined to be Champions.

 

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