RELIGION: (TEKS: 03.01.02-03, 03.02.06, 03.03.01-07, 03.04.10, 03.06.06, 03.09.01 and 03.10.03.)
Monday: Students will study the story of The Good Samaritan by first evaluating a piece of artwork by Jan Wijnants and furthering their understanding by reading Luke 10:25-37.
Tuesday:.Students will apply the story of the Good Samaritan toward their individual lives by creating a story that is an example of a modern-day good samaritan.
Wednesday: Students will learn to identify a deeper meaning of a parable by relating the wounded man to Original Sin, the robbers to those who fall to temptation, the priests and Levite to things that can save us from sin and Jesus as the Good Samaritan.
Thursday: Students will participate in a writing exercise about the Mass readings. Mass Journals will be utilized for a writing exercise that describes the Gospel readings of the Mass.
Friday: Students will be administered a test about the parable "The Good Samaritan" by completing a written examination.
ELA: (TEKS: 3.1 A - E, 3.2 A. iii and vii, 3.2 B. ii - iv, 3.2 C, 3.2 D, 3.3 A - D, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 A - I, 3.7 F, and 3.11 D. i - xi. )
Monday: Students will read, identify spelling patterns, definitions and write 10 words. Additionally, students will show how to write sentences that demonstrate an understanding of word meaning.
Tuesday: Students will learn to identify the Object Pronoun in a sentence and understand how it takes the place of one or more nouns in a sentence.
Wednesday: Students will apply cursive while learning to write uppercase (capital) cursive letters I and J and apply writing sentences in cursive utilizing all lowercase and learned uppercase letters.
Thursday: Students will learn to use I and Me appropriately with another name. Additionally, students will learn to identify I is used as a Subject Pronoun and Me is used as an Object Pronoun.
Friday:.Students will successfully complete the weekly spelling/vocabulary test.
MATH: (TEKS: 3.1.A, 3.1.C, 3.1.D, 3.1.E, 3.1.F, 3.1.G, 3.4.A, 3.4.F, 3.4.J, 3.4.K, 3.5.A, 3.5.B, 3.5.C, 3.5.D and 3.5.E.)
*Homework is the "Yellow pages" if not completed in class.
Purple pages should NEVER be completed at home. These are assessment tools used only by teachers.
Monday: Students will learn subtraction strategies in preparation for identifying number patterns in math equations.
Tuesday: Students will be introduced to Number Patterns, learn to identify the pattern and write a "Rule" for the pattern identified.
Wednesday: Students will learn to relate multiplication AND division toward solving math equations.
Thursday: Students will learn what a "Math Expression" is and be able to write their own expressions from a provided model, graph, diagram or array.
Friday: Students will learn to apply math strategies toward Real World Relationships (i.e. personal needs, organizational requirements and financials).
HISTORY: (TEKS: ELA TEKS: 3.5, 3.6 A - I, 3.7 A -G, 3.8 A - D, 3.9 A - F.)
Monday: Students will be administered Chapter 12 Test on The Norman Conquest of England.
Tuesday: Students will be introduced to Chapter 13 "The Crusades." Beginning with gaining an understanding of what a "Schism" is, defining what a "Papal Legate" is and gaining an understanding of what "Excommunication" is.
Wednesday: Students will learn of the early beginnings of the Crusaders, define "Pilgrim" and be introduced to the Byzantine leader; Alexius Comnenus and the Seljuk Turks.
Thursday: Students will learn what a "Crusader" is (Crossbearer) and be able to identify three important leaders of the Crusades (Godfrey of Bouillon, Raymond of Toulouse and Bohemond of Taranto).
Friday: Students will participate in a review of Chapter 13 and what has been covered thus far. This is a long chapter and will require 2 weeks to complete.
SCIENCE: (TEKS: Science TEKS: 2.A - E, 3.A and 3.C - D, and 4.A - B. ELA TEKS: 2.A - B, 4, 5, 12, 13.A, 17.D, 20, 22, 26.A, 26.C, and 29.A.)
Tuesday: Students will learn about the Human Body (i.e. Skeletal System, Muscular System, Respiratory System, Circulatory System, Digestive System and Nervous System).
Thursday: Students will be administered a written test on the Human Body.