CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Parts of Speech

·         Covered Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

• Learned how to properly use them in sentences to write better, more informative sentences 

book work, WS, class notes, discussion, activities, quizzes, tests

3A, 3B, 3C

Short Stories

• Read various short stories
• Learned plot elements and how they related to each story
• Compare written version to movie version of  short stories

Comprehension questions, quizzes, discussion, tests, projects

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

• Finish short story unit
• Writing a research paper/                 plagiarism unit

• Learn what plagiarism is and how to spot it.
• Develop techniques to avoid plagiarizing someone else’s work
• Learn the steps it takes to write a research paper
• Learn how to paraphrase, quote, and summarize
• Follow those steps to begin the process

Questionnaire, class discussion, practice sheets, test

1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

5A, 5B, 5C

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Mythology

The Odyssey

• Learn the Greek gods and goddesses and their influences on other cultures
• Read myths and discuss how they were used to explain things that happened in different cultures

Quizzes, class discussion, Nature myth power points, Tests 

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

4A, 4B

5A, 5B, 5C

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Finish The Odysssey

Punctuation

Of Mice and Men

Shakespeare Unit- Romeo and Juliet

• Read and understand the style of language used in The Odyssey
• Develop a comic strip of The Odyssey
• Review the punctuation marks and learn where and when to use them in sentences
• Research America in the 1930’s. Discuss the major things happening in the country and how they influenced the characters in the novel.
• Reasearch William Shakespeare and that time period. Begin reading Romeo and Juliet

The Odyssey webquest, class discussion, worksheets, quizzes, book work, research projects, tests

1A, 1B, 1C

2A, 2B

3A, 3B, 3C

4A, 4B

5A, 5B, 5C