Assignments for the week of September 7, 2010

(Bell ringers are listed next to the day of the week)

Literacy:

Monday: No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday: Write 6-10 sentences about your weekend

Read aloud: “The trouble maker who healed a nation”

Introduce vocabulary for My Brother Martin

Wednesday: Review Spelling words with a friend

Spelling post test

Background information for My Brother Martin

Introduce skills: author’s purpose, Monitor and clarify information

Thursday:

Guided practice: Author’s purpose

Spelling pretest

Friday: Rainbow write spelling words

Read and discuss My Brother Martin

Social Studies:

Monday: No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday: States and Capitals review

Iowa Cities assignment

Wednesday: States and Capitals review

United States Map project

Thursday: States and Capitals review

If I could visit anywhere in the U.S. ..... Keynote presentations

Friday: States and Capitals review

If I could visit anywhere in the U.S. (cont.)