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Mrs. Priscilla Gonzalez
4th Grade Writing/Grammar/Science
Room #F-113
2011-2012
Conference time 10:30-11:15
(956) 487-7043
E-Mail: pgarcia111@rgccisd.org
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
| Daily Schedule | |
| 7:20 - 7:45 | Breakfast/Announcements |
| 7:50 - 9:40 | 1st Period (Grammar/ Writing/ Science) |
| 9:40 - 10:30 | 2nd Period (Grammar/ Science) |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | P.E./Counseling/Library |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | 2nd Period (Writing) |
| 12:15 - 1:00 | LUNCH |
| 1:00 - 3:00 | 3rd Period (Grammar/Writing/Science) |
| 3:00-3:30 | Computer Lab A |
| 3:35 | Dismissal |
Grammar
Weekly Homework |
Read! Read! Read! Reading helps you get more ideas for writing! |
Practice your handwriting! |
Bring in newspaper articles twice a week - Highlight adjectives and adverbs |
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4th Six Weeks
Week 1 |
Verbs & Pronouns |
Week 2 |
Adjectives, Articles, & Proper Nouns |
Week 3 |
Adverbs & Possessive Nouns |
Week 4 |
Prepositions & Verbs in the Present |
Week 5 |
Writing District Benchmark |
Week 6 |
Six Weeks Exam |
5th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Transitional Words and Phrases & Verbs in the Past |
| Week 2 | Abbreviations & Irregular Verbs |
| Week 3 | Reading & Math District Benchmarks |
| Week 4 | Spring Break |
| Week 5 | Adjectives & Adverbs |
| Week 6 | STAAR Writing Test |
| Week 7 | Apostrophes, Double Negatives & Describing with Adverbs |
| Week 8 | Quotation Marks, Capitalization & Dialogue -Six Weeks Exam |
6th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Commas & Titles |
| Week 2 | STAAR Math & Reading Tests |
| Week 3 | Apostrophes |
| Week 4 | Making Comparisons |
| Week 5 | Good and Bad Adverbs & Negatives |
| Week 6 | Possessive Pronouns & Quotations |
| Week 7 | Using I & Me, Reflexive Pronouns & Commas in sentences |
Writing
Compositions |
Monday - Plan/Organize/Outline |
Tuesday - Introduction |
Wednesday - Body |
Thursday - Conclusion |
Friday - C.O.P.S. T.E.S.T. and Publish |
4th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Expository: Compare and Constrast -Compare and contrast transportation in the 1800's and today. |
| Week 2 | Expository: Procedural -Everyone has a special way they like to learn. Think about the special way you like to learn. Now write to explain why you like to learn this way. -Describe the steps that a guide dog must go through before graduation. |
| Week 3 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected prompts |
| Week 4 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected prompts |
| Week 5 | District Writing Benchmarks |
| Week 6 | Narrative -We have all had fun on a school field trip. Think about one field trip you had away from school. Write to tell what happened on your field trip away from school. |
5th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | Expository: Problem & Solution -Write about what you would do with your free time if you had no electricity. |
| Week 2 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected prompt |
| Week 3 | District Reading & Math Benchmark |
| Week 4 | Spring Break |
| Week 5 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected prompt |
| Week 6 | STAAR Writing Test |
| Week 7 | Expository: Compare & Contrast -Explain if it would be better or worse to have a mechanical teacher. |
| Week 8 | Review Narrative & Expository Teacher selected promt- Write a composition that explains how to prepare a simple breakfast. |
6th Six Weeks
| Week 1 | -Write a narrative composition telling about a surprising discovery you made outdoors. |
| Week 2 | STAAR Math & Reading Test |
| Week 3 | -Write a composition persuading someone to reduce, reuse, and recycle. -Describe a museum you have visited or seen on television and give your opinion of it. |
| Week 4 | -Describe a person you know who sets an example you want to follow. -Write about what you think "Enjoy the earth gently" means. |
| Week 5 | -Write a letter urging owners of pythons not to leave them in the wild. -Write a narrative composition about a time when you had an outdoor adventure. |
| Week 6 | Letter Writing (Pen Pals) http://www.teachervision.fen.com/letter-and-journals/resource/26369.html Movie and Book Review http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/ |
| Week 7 | Write a composition about what you would like to do this summer. |
Weekly Science Homework |
Watch the weather report |
Keep up with current events affecting our environment |
Global warming and its effects on our Earth |
| 4th SIX WEEKS | SCIENCE |
| WEEK 1 | Earth's Atmosphere/ Air & Weather |
| WEEK 2 | Weather Predication |
| WEEK 3 | Ocean Water/ DISTRICT BENCHMARKS |
| WEEK 4 | Our Solar System |
| WEEK 5 | Space Exploration/ Constellations |
| WEEK 6 | Six Weeks Test |
5th SIX WEEKS |
SCIENCE |
| WEEK 1 | Classification/ Animal Classification |
| WEEK 2 | Animal Adaptations: Body Parts & Behaviors |
| WEEK 3 | Life Support for Plants/ BENCHMARKS |
| WEEK 4 | SPRING BREAK |
| WEEK 5 | How Plants Breathe/ Plant Life Cycle |
| WEEK 6 | Skeletal/Muscular Systems STAAR Writing TEST |
| WEEK 7 | Respiratory, Circulatory & Digestive System |
| WEEK 8 | Six Weeks Test |
| 6th SIX WEEKS | SCIENCE |
| WEEK 1 | Characteristics of Systems/ Ecosystems |
| WEEK 2 | Ecosystems/ STAAR Math/Reading |
| WEEK 3 | Tropical Ecosystems |
| WEEK 4 | Soil Formation/ Soil Properties |
| WEEK 5 | Soil Erosion/ Ecosystem Changes |
| WEEK 6 | Humans and Ecosystems |
| WEEK 7 | Six Weeks Test |