Month

LANGUAGE ARTS – 6 August 2003

Month Content Performance Standards Addressed Skills for Student Achievement Assessment







September  Sentence structure B.8.3 Sentence mechanics  Identify subject/predicates  Participation

 D.O.L. Punctuate sentences correctly  Identify and use four kinds of  Teacher observations

 Developing sentences B.8.1 Use a variety of writing sentences  Proofreading accuracy

 Building sentences  Recognize and correct sentence  Quizzes

 Journaling fragments and run ons  Daily work

 Spelling  Proofread sentences for common  Skills bank

sentence errors

 Writing of compound sentences

October  Parts of speech B.8.1 Writing to communicate  Identify and use nouns  Noun charts

 Letter writing B.8.2 Plan, revise, and edit writing (possessive, plural, singular,  Participation

 Journaling B.8.3 Understand function of words proper and common)  Teacher observations

 Poetry  Writing, reflecting, point of view,  Poems

 D.O.L. writing compare/ contrast  Daily work

 Spelling paragraph  Skills bank

 Writing limericks



November  Parts of speech B.8.1 Writing to communicate  Identify and use verbs correctly  Charades

 Letter writing B.8.2 Plan, revise, edit and publish (irregular, action, helping, linking,  Participation

 Journaling writing subject/verb present, past, future,  Teacher observation

 D.O.L. B.8.3 Understand function of words agreement)  Daily work

 Spelling  Identify parts of a friendly letter  Thank you letters

 Writing a thank you letter to show  Skills bank

appreciation

 Writing – reflecting, predicting,

point of view

 Proofread sentences for common

errors

December  Parts of speech B.8.1 Use descriptive language and  Verbs (cont.)  Daily work

 Essay writing detail  Use verb tense correctly  Verbs in poem

 Journaling B.8.2 Plan, revise and edit writing  Write a ½ - 1 page essay to  Participation

 D.O.L. B.8.3 Understand function of words describe  Teacher observation

 Spelling  Writing to reflect, predict, show,  Skills bank

point of view

January  Parts of speech B.8.1 Use descriptive language and  Identify and use pronouns  Children's stories

 Parts of speech detail correctly (personal pronouns,  Daily work

 Descriptive writing B.8.2 Plan, revise and edit writing subject/object, first, second, third  Participation

 Journaling B.8.3 Understand function of words person, possessive)  Teacher observation

 Spelling  Identify adjectives to write a  Skills bank

description

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 Writing to reflect, predict, show,

point of view

February  Parts of speech D.8.1 Choose words purposefully  Identify and use adjectives  Acrostic poems

 Poetry B.8.3 Understand function of words (descriptive, demonstrative,  Comparative adjectives

 Descriptive essay articles, comparative and pictures

 Journaling superlative adjectives)  Daily work

 Spelling  Create an acrostic poem using  Teacher observation

name and adjectives to describe  Participation

 Writing to reflect, express point of  Skills bank

view

March  Parts of speech B.8.3 Understand functions of words  Identify and use adverbs correctly  D.O.L. (Daily Oral

 Journaling D.8.1 Use words to improve through proofreading and writing Language)

 Spelling communication descriptions  Daily work

 Write titles correctly (capitalization  Participation

and punctuation)  Skills bank

 Use dictionary for pronunciation,

meanings, and parts of speech

 Write dialogue using

capitalization, punctuation

correctly (quotation marks,

commas)

April  Parts of speech B.8.2 Plan, revise, edit, and publish  Identify and use prepositions and  Daily work

 Journaling writing prepositional phrases in writing  D.O.L. (Daily Oral

 Spelling B.8.3 Punctuate sentences correctly  Identify and use a variety of Language)

F.8.1 Conduct research on assigned conjunctions in writing  Rubrics

topic or problem  Use research process to gather  Skills bank

information and write a report

 Write personal responses

May  Communication skills C.8.1 Orally communicate information,  Use prefixes and suffixes to  Daily work

 Journaling opinions, and ideas determine word meaning  D.O.L. (Daily Oral

 Spelling C.8.2 Listen to and comprehend oral  Proofread sentences for common Language)

communication errors  Rubrics

 Participate in oral presentations  Presentations

(plays, speeches, demonstrations)  Skills bank

 Paraphrase oral information  Class participation

 Write personal responses

 Create a diamonte poem to show

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