Quarter 2 Weekly
Q.2, Week 1
Focus: Brainstorming
Conventions: Nouns
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: Glazed Donut - 5 senses
- Divide your paper into five sections
- Label each section with the 5 senses - sight, smell, touch, sound, taste
- Each student gets a glazed donut (or other treat you have on hand)
- Students write down observations in each category
Nouns:
- Grammar book page 10
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about.
Nouns:
- Grammar book page 11
Thursday
Project:
- List 10 things you like to do in writer’s notebook
Nouns:
- Grammar book page 12
Friday
Project:
- List 10 things you’d like to learn about in writer’s notebook
Nouns:
- Grammar book page 13
Q.2, Week 2
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - Topic Selection
Conventions: Parts of Speech - Pronouns
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: Music
- Play a song
- Students make a list of what comes to mind as they listen to the music
Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 16 activity A
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about.
Pronouns
- Grammar book page 16 activity B
Thursday
Project:
- Pick topic
- Fill in KW on KWL chart DOC
Pronouns
- Grammar book page 16C, 17A
Friday
Project:
- Locate 4 sources
Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 18
Q.2, Week 3
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - Research
Conventions: Parts of Speech - Nouns/Pronouns
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: Favorite place
- Draw a picture of your favorite place
Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 14
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about.
- WRITE
Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 15
Thursday
Project:
- Read about your topic - sources
Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 17 activities B&C
Friday
Project:
- Fill in L section of KWL chart DOC
Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 18
Q.2, Week 4
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - organize writing
Conventions: Parts of Speech - verbs
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: T graphic organizer - good day vs. bad day
- Fill your page with a large “T”
- Label one side “good day” and one side “bad day”
- List what would make a good day and what would make a bad day
Verbs:
- Schoolhouse rock video LINK
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about
- WRITE
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 19-20
Thursday
Project:
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 21
Friday
Project:
- Fill in three supporting details for each main idea
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 22
Q.2, Week 5
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - paragraph structure, paragraph one
Conventions: Parts of Speech - verbs/nouns/pronouns
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: Outside - feelings, sights, smells
- Spend time outside with writer’s notebooks
- Students can list sights, sounds, smells, etc.
Verbs/Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 23
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about
- WRITE
Verbs/Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 24
Thursday
Project:
- Review paragraph structure with hamburger organizer DOC
Verbs/Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 25
Friday
Project:
- Write paragraph 1
Verbs/Nouns/Pronouns:
- Grammar book page 26
Q.2, Week 6
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - Paragraphs 2-3
Conventions: Parts of Speech - verbs
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: Important people
- Write down three important people to you and why they’re important
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 27
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about
- WRITE
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 28
Thursday
Project:
- Write paragraph 2
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 29
Friday
Project:
- Write paragraph 3
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 30
Q.2, Week 7
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - type first draft - include visual
Conventions: Parts of Speech - verbs
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: Writing from pictures
- What is happening in this picture?
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 31
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about.
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 32 activity A
Thursday
Project:
- Type first draft
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 32 activities B&C
Friday
Project:
- locate/create visual to include
Verbs:
- Grammar book page 33
Q.2, Week 8
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - revise/edit
Conventions: Parts of Speech - adjectives
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: Birthday memories
- Draw a large bubble number of how old you are - it should take up most of your page!
- Fill in the number with things you remember from birthdays over the years
Adjectives:
- Schoolhouse Rock video LINK
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about.
Adjectives:
- Grammar book page 38-39
Thursday
Project:
- Add more details
Adjectives:
- Grammar book page 40
Friday
Project:
- Review with Editing Checklist
Adjectives:
- Grammar book page 41
Q.2, Week 9
Focus: Informative Writing/Research - publish
Conventions: Parts of Speech - adverbs
Monday
Writer’s Notebook: first letter of name - what else starts with that letter?
- Draw a large bubble letter of your first initial
- Fill in the letter with different words that also begin with that letter
Adverbs:
- Schoolhouse Rock video LINK
Wednesday
FREE WRITE
- Review writer’s notebook activity
- Choose one or more thing(s) to write about
- WRITE
Adverbs:
- Identify them DOC Adverbs 1
Thursday
Project:
- Editing checklist
Adverbs:
- Worksheet DOC Adverbs 2
Friday
Project:
- Publish to blog
Adverbs:
- Write an example in a sentence. Circle the adverb
