The Holy Rosary Language Arts Page

This week, students get to design their own spelling lists!! Please make sure your list:

• Contains 15 words or more
• Words may be ones that have been challenging for you to learn (for example, words with tricky suffixes like -sion/tion or -able/ible
• They may be new or interesting words you’d like to learn.
• They may be contractions or homonyms (like you’re, your, yours…)

Students need to bring their lists to class on Thursday for me to preview. Then, they will decide on an appropriate practice activity to complete, which will be due on Monday.

Today, students were given Pt. I of their “Pronoun Quiz” study guide. They practiced using the correct forms of: you, your, yours, you’re, there, their, theirs, there’s, it, its, it’s, who, whose, and who’s. While these practice sheets are not going to be turned in as homework, I encourage the students to use them as review and practice.

On Monday, they will bring home more practice sheets as “Pt. II” of their study guide.

Our quiz will be on Thursday, May 22nd.

Spelling List and Assignment for week of May 13, 2008

When deciding on the correct spelling of words that end in “le” or “al,” consider the part of speech. Often times, a noun will end in “le” and an adjective or adverb will end in “al.” There are exceptions, but in general, this is a good rule of thumb.

miracle (n)        illegal (adj.)        official (adj.)               little (adj.)

circle (n)        signal (n)               table (n)                      particle (n)

tropical (adj)    vehicle (n)

Assignment:
• Write each spelling word.
• Look up each spelling word in the dictionary.
• Next to each word, copy the part of speech given in parenthesis on your list.
• Write the meaning for the word as it is used for that particular part of speech.
• List 5-10 additional words that follow this pattern for “le” or “al” endings.

Each night this week, students will have a different grammar worksheet for HW.

Due Tues: Writing with Pronouns (one side)

Due Thurs: Subject/Object Pronouns (two sides)

Due Fri: Possessive Pronouns (one side)

Spelling List May 6, 2008

The words on this week’s list all have the /cher/ sound at the end.

Use the “cher” ending only when the meaning of the word is:
“someone who does…”

picture    pitcher        furniture        temperature    teacher
preacher    launcher        literature        nature        catcher

Homework Assignment: Write each word in  a sentence.
• Underline the spelling word
• If the word relates to a person, draw a picture of that person.
• In all words, color-code the “cher” ending and the “ture” ending
(any colors you choose, but please be consistent.)
• List 5-10 new words which have the “cher” or “ture” ending

Homework Due: Monday, May 12th
Test: Monday, May 12th

Language Arts: Students continue creating their comic books. Students are expected to create all artwork at home, as part of their homework. Artwork should be saved to a CD or flash drive. (The easiest medium to use with this software is digital pictures). In class, students will continue drafting their panels and transferring these on to Comic Life. Some students will need to complete the planning sheets for homework if they don’t finish in class. Each student has several pre-writing sheets and a grading rubric.

Here is a schedule of due dates, which will also be posted on my web page.

Assignment/Due Date
Planning Sheet: Panels #1-6    Friday, 4/25
Art Work: Panels #1-6    Friday, 4/25
Planning Sheet: Panels #7-12    Tuesday, 4/29
Art Work: Panels #7 -12    Tuesday, 4/29
Planning Sheet: Panels #13-18    Thursday, 5/1
Art Work: Panels #13-18    Thursday, 5/1
Planning Sheet: Panels #19-end    Friday, 5/2
Art Work: Panels #19-end    Friday, 5/2

Language Arts: Students continue to work on their comic books. We complete much of the drafting in class. Students will be breaking down the plot elements panel by panel, indicating the characters, captions, actions and pictures needed for each panel. These rough drafts will help facilitate a more efficient use of the laptops when we transfer the stories on to Comic Life.

Homework over the next week: I am asking that students create or collect all the artwork needed to illustrate their comic books. They can draw original pictures, take digital pictures, use clip art, art from the internet or a combination of any of those options. Students need to save this artwork on to a CD that can be brought to school. We’ll then drag and drop the pictures into the comic book templates. If students need to scan original illustrations, I’d like them to bring them to school by Tuesday 4/22. Some students may be able to scan original art at home. I appreciate any assistance you give your child at home in making sure this artwork is saved properly and brought to school. Students have until next Friday, April 25th to have all the artwork completed.

Due to ITBS TESTING: There will be no spelling assignment or test.

Students need to complete the first 6 panels on their Comic Strip Planning Sheet. These panels will cover the events in the introduction and some of the rising action. Students should use their notes and graphic organizers to help them complete this work.

Students will brainstorm and work on the rough drafts of their comic books this week. They may be completing some of these activities at home. Final drafts will be written in class using Comic Life.  Students should check the daily homework board and their assignment notebooks for any tasks which need to be completed (character webs, filling in graphic organizers, sketching, etc.)

Click on the attached to see the assignment and requirements. Students should work on the rough draft tonight and tomorrow evening at home. They should bring a complete rough draft to class on Thursday. They will be given some class time to revise/edit. They will complete the rest of the final draft at home. Final drafts are due on Friday.

5th-grade-camp-seymour-poem.pdf