Weekly outline

  • General

  • 26 January - 1 February

    1.  Students will begin a new unit on the novel The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.

    • Introduce author and background information on the novel
    • Character introduction
    • Section 1 vocabulary (chapters 1 -4)
      • doldrums, lethargy, cartographer, monotonous, ordinance, dawdle, precaution, disdain, tumult, balderdash, quagmire, palatinate
    • Reading comprehension and review questions (chapters 1-4)

    2.  Students will continue their grammar study on Subject/Verb Agreement.

    • Packet Review Section (all rules combined)
    • Subject/Verb agreement quiz

    3.  Students will be introduced to 20 new vocabulary words.

    • Lesson I Vocabulary Packet
    • Introduce words for review, study, and use for the next two weeks

    Lesson I / Vocabulary Words: alert, brawny, candid, chide, counterfeit, culprit, defraud, flaw, goad, maul, neglect, novice, obstinate, peer, proficient, prohibit, sleuth, truce, wan, wrath

    • 2 February - 8 February

      • 9 February - 15 February

        • 16 February - 22 February

          • 23 February - 1 March

            • 2 March - 8 March

              • 9 March - 15 March

                • 16 March - 22 March

                  • 23 March - 29 March

                    • 30 March - 5 April