Week of January 14, 2008
All students will be taking the AIMS (one minute, timed) reading test on Monday or Tuesday this week. Be sure to get a good night sleep and come prepared to do your personal best. Good luck to all of you! :)

Monday, January 14
1. Bell work~Read and complete p. 92 "Make the Connection" on bell work sheet.
2. Read "Background" information on p.92
3. Read and interpret~"The Treasure of Lemon Brown," pages 94-101.
4. Complete p. 103, "Connecting with the Text" #6 & 7.
5. Read and Complete p. 104, "Writing a Description #2 Family Keepsakes". This should be at least one paragraph in length. Extra credit for bringing a photo or drawing of the keepsake.

Tuesday, January 15
1. Bell work~Complete "Reading Check" questions a, b, c, d, & e
2. Monitor comprehension through rereading "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" and completing the workbook pages 41-53 that go with it.

Wednesday-Friday, January 16-18
We will be learning the difference between narrative and non-narrative writing. We will read, study, and pick apart various mentor texts that exemplify how good quality essays are written. Writers will practice writing the same story in both a narrative and non-narrative form and discuss the differences between to two.