Week 6
Monday 9/26/16
Learning Target: I can read and make connections to a narrative text while engaging in a range of
collaborative discussions.
Warm-Up: Writing Prompt – Write about your very first memory. Consider the following: Where were
you? Do you remember any smells? Were you with anyone? What happened? (Respond in 3-5
sentences)
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Tuesday 9/27/16
Learning Target: I can read and make connections to a narrative text while engaging in a range of
collaborative discussions.
Warm-Up: Grammar – Antecedent
The antecedent of a __________ is the ________ or _________ to which the _________ refers.
The antecedent does ___ have to be in the ______ sentence as the ____________.
A _________ must agree with the ______________ in both _______ and _________.
Ex: Ramon has a new skateboard. He took it to the skate park.
Write a pronoun for each of these antecedents (refer to Week’s 4 & 5 for pronoun options).
1. Tommy _________
3. Hiking boots & socks ______________
2. A tent _________
4. Campers _______________
Circle the pronouns in these sentences. Draw a line from each pronoun to its antecedent.
1. Tommy and his friends are excited. They have never camped before.
2. Tommy’s dad has been camping before. He will help them.
3. Tommy is packing a tent and a sleeping bag. She has put them in his car.
Wednesday 9/28/16
Learning Target: I can read and make connections to a narrative text while engaging in a range of
collaborative discussions.
Warm-Up: Literary Devices/Figurative Language – Tone/Voice –
Definition: _________ or _________ the author adapts towards a specific ________,
_____, or ____________
Examples: negative, joyful, formal, etc…
The Giver is: ______________, ______________, ________________
Thursday 9/29/16
Learning Target: I can read and make connections to a narrative text while engaging in a range of
collaborative discussions.
Warm-Up: Word of the Week – Sympathetic, Empathetic
Sympathetic: Expressing ________ or friendly fellow feelings
Synonym:
Antonym:
Ex: “Oh, no,” Mother murmured sympathetically. “I know how sad that must
make you feel.”
Empathetic: the ability to __________ and share the __________ of another
Synonym:
Antonym:
Ex: He was empathetic towards his younger sister, as they experienced the
same loss.
Thursday 9/29/16
Learning Target: I can read and make connections to a narrative text while engaging in a range of
collaborative discussions.
Warm-Up: Word of the Week – Sympathetic, Empathetic
Sympathetic: Expressing ________ or friendly fellow feelings
Synonym:
Antonym:
Ex: “Oh, no,” Mother murmured sympathetically. “I know how sad that must
make you feel.”
Empathetic: the ability to __________ and share the __________ of another
Synonym:
Antonym:
Ex: He was empathetic towards his younger sister, as they experienced the
same loss.
Thursday 9/29/16
Learning Target: I can read and make connections to a narrative text while engaging in a range of
collaborative discussions.
Warm-Up: Word of the Week – Sympathetic, Empathetic
Sympathetic: Expressing ________ or friendly fellow feelings
Synonym:
Antonym:
Ex: “Oh, no,” Mother murmured sympathetically. “I know how sad that must
make you feel.”
Empathetic: the ability to __________ and share the __________ of another
Synonym:
Antonym:
Ex: He was empathetic towards his younger sister, as they experienced the
same loss.