August

Introduce Shurley Method of Grammar

• Types of Sentences
• Parts of Speech
• Oral Jingles
• Oral Vocabulary
• Prepositional phrases
• Classify Sentences
• Improve Sentences
• Improve Paragraphs

Pretest for writing samples

• Expository
• Narrative
• Persuasive

Dictionary Work and Thesaurus

• Parts of the Dictionary
• Alphabetical order
• Using dictionary with vocabulary and daily writing

September

Shurley Grammar -Daily-Continue
Memorize jingles for Classifying Sentence using parts of speech
Editing symbols and Revising Written Work
Reference Information for Grammar Rules
Punctuation & Capitalization Errors
Mini Lesson—Autobiography
Life Time Line
Write Autobiography as a Narrative in the First Person
Possessive Nouns and Pronouns
Outline Form
Expository Writing Form
Prewriting strategies

October

Shurley Grammar Reference – Grammar Rules

Improved Sentences

• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Word Change
• Quotations
• Apostrophe
• Subject Verb Agree

Strategies for writing Expository Essay

• Hooks
• Introductory Paragraphs
• Detail Paragraphs
• Conclusion Variety
• 40 Min. Timed 180 Words--”Favorite Pastimes”
• Edit and Revise Essay10 Min.

Prepositional Phrases

• Memorize 49 Prepositions
• Grammar Book Practice
• Activity/team competition

Strategies for prewriting Persuasive Essay

• Compare and Contrast
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Venn Diagram

Parts of Speech

• Interjections
• Conjunctions

Newspaper Articles

• Who or What
• When
• Where
• How
• Why

Create a Scarey Class Story

November

Writing

• Peer Editing--Introductions
• Teacher conferences
  • Active Voice/Passive
  • 1st and 3rd Person
• Friendly Letter Parts
• Business Letters Parts
• Persuasive Letter Topics
• Research or Interview for a School related persuasive topic
• Write a Persuasive Letter to teacher/school board/principal/superintendent
• Design Greeting Thank you card
• Detailed Descriptions
• Compound Sentences

December

Shurley

• Noun Check
• Abbreviations

Follow Directions

• Write a letter according to directions
• Make a Hallmark Christmas Card Thanking the school staff for all they do to promote students
• Write a Hallmark message inside the card
• Design and mark with students own symbol

Persuasive Essay

• 40 minutes timed/180 Words
• 10 minutes Edit and Revise

Oral Directions

• Teacher models on overhead  6 step directions
• Students pair up and listen to partner to draw a picture
• Following directions
• Specific directions

January

Shurley

• Review jingles and References
• Classifying Sentences
  • Direct Objects-Verb Transitives
  • Review Previous Parts of Speech
  • Sentence Types-Simple, Compound, Complex, Fragments, Run-owns
  • Conjunctions- Coordinate, Connective
  • Combining Sentences
  • Subjective and Objective Pronouns

Writing

• Run on Sentences
  • Recognizing
  • Editing
• Abbreviations
• Truth or nontruth
• Narrative Essay
  • Format
• Character development
• Plot development
• Intertwine Setting
• Beginning-middle-end
• Realistic Narratives 1st and 3rd Person
• Timing 40 minutes

February

Shurley

• Review
• Classifying Sentences
• Introduction of Indirect Objects
• Possessive Nouns
• Subjective and objective pronouns
• Subject Verb Agreement
• Writing
  • Extended Responses to Reading Material
• Strategies
• Format
• Timing
• Edit
• Revise
• Scoring
• Narrative Timings
  • Prewrite
  • Format
  • Scoring

March

Shurley

• Review
• Classifying Sentences
• Indefinite Pronouns
• Pronoun Antecedents
• Subordinate Conjunctions

Writing

• Creative Writing
• Improving Sentences
• Writing Genres
• Hooks into  writing
• Using descriptive adjectives and adverbs
• Prepositional phrases
• Web and Outlining

April

Shurley

• Review
• Recognizing and Writing Complex Sentences
• Double Negatives
• Predicate Nouns
• Linking Verbs
• Identify Regular and irregular verbs

Writing-Review

• Peer Editing
• Teacher conferences
• Active Voice/Passive
• Collective nouns
• Creative Fiction stories

May

Shurley

• Review
• Predicate Nouns
• Using Regular and irregular verbs
• Editing for proper verb tense

Writing

• Summaries
• Reflections
• Teacher conferences
• Revising Written material
• Vary Sentences
• Write complex, compound and simple sentences
• Dash/hyphen
• Simile/Metaphor
• Analyze
• Poems
  • Reading and write a reflection
  • Lyrics
  • Haiku
  • Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm
  • Limerick
  • Acrostic
  • Narratives
  • Answers question
  • Various Emotions