MH L.A. – Unit 2 Nouns + more
McGraw Hill Language Arts Unit 2
Note: 30 days per unit, 6 wks – 5 days each, Lesson planning
September 14, 2009 – October 23, 2009
MH3 Nouns and Explanatory Writing
Grammar
Nouns:
Nouns (MH3: pages 78-79)
Singular and Plural Nouns (MH3: pages 80-83)
Irregular Plural Nouns (MH3: pages 84-85)
Common and Proper Nouns (MH3: pages 86-87)
Mechanics and Usage: Capitalization (MH3: pages 88-89)
Singular Possessive Nouns (MH3: pages 92-93)
Plural Possessive Nouns (MH3: pages 94-95)
Combining Sentences: Nouns (MH3: pages 96-97)
Mechanics and Usage: Abbreviations (MH3: pages 98-99)
Vocabulary: Compound Words (MH3: pages 112-113)
Composition: Organization (MH3: pages 114-115)
Proofreading Explanatory Writing (MH3: pages 134-135)
Project: (MH3: pages 146-147 A Friendly Letter)
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Extra Practice (MH3: pages 148-157 especially plural nouns ending in ‘-ies’ and abbreviations)
MH3: Practice Book 15-30d (18 pages)
Online Exploration: Library Resources: Do We Know Dewey?
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MH5 Nouns and Persuasive Writing
Grammar
Nouns:
Week 1:
Nouns (MH5: pages 88-89)
Week 2:
Singular and Plural Nouns (MH5: pages 90-91)
More Plural Nouns (MH5: pages 92-93)
Common and Proper Nouns (MH5: pages 94-95)
Mechanics and Usage: Capitalization (MH5: pages 96-97)
Possessive Nouns (MH5: pages 100-103)
Combining Sentences: Nouns (MH5: pages 104-105)
Mechanics and Usage: Letter Punctuation (MH5: pages 106-107)
Week 3:
Compound Words (MH5: pages 120-121)
Leads and Endings (MH5: pages 122-123)
Week 4:
Proofreading a Persuasive Paragraph (MH5: pages 126-132)
Week 5:
Proofreading a Persuasive Paragraph (MH5: pages 132-147)
Week 6:
Project: (MH5: pages 154-155 A Poem: topic, sound, form, and descriptive language)
Project 2: (MH5: page 155 A Public Service Announcement, writing a script)
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Extra Practice (MH5: pages 156-165 especially possessive nouns and letter punctuation on page 162-165)
Vocabulary and Thesaurus Workbook MH5: pages 15-25 (10 pages)
Workbook (MH5: pages 18-32d (19 pages) approx. 1 page a day.
Weekly Grammar Tests (pages 11-20)
Week 1: pages 88-98 pp11/12
Week 2: pages 100-108 pp13/14
Week 3: pages 114-124 pp15/16
Week 4: pages 126-136 pp17/18
Week 5: pages 138-146 pp19/20
Online Exploration: Connections: Choose Reference Sources
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MH6 Nouns and Writing That Compares
Grammar
Nouns:
Week 1:
Nouns (MH6: pages 84-85)
Week 2:
Singular and Plural Nouns (MH6: pages 86-89 )
Common and Proper Nouns (MH6: pages 90-91 )
Mechanics and Usage: Capitalization (MH6: pages 92-93)
Possessive Nouns (MH6: pages 96-97)
Appositives (MH6: pages 98-99)
Week 3:
Combining Sentences: Nouns (MH6: pages 100-101)
Mechanics and Usage: Titles of Works (MH6: pages 102-103)
Week 4:
Composition: Outlining (MH6: pages 118-119)
Vocabulary: How Language Changes (MH6: page 120-121)
Week 5:
Proofreading Writing that Compares (MH6: pages 128-143)
Week 6:
Project: (MH6: pages 150-151 A News Report: Headline, Dateline, Lead, Body, Conclusion)
Project 2: (MH6: page 151 A Poem: topic, sound, form, and descriptive language review)
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Extra Practice (MH6: pages 156-161)
Vocabulary and Thesaurus Workbook MH6: pages 15-24 (10 pages)
Workbook (MH6: pages ##-## (xx pages) approx. 1 page a day.
Weekly Tests (pages ) ** NONE **
Week 1: pages ##-## pp ##/##
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5:
Online Exploration: Connections: Parts of a Book
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