I. The student will learn to identify foreign expressions.
II The student will review them with a peer.
III. The student will increase vocabulary with a peer.

I. The student will enhance his vocabulary by utilizing references and reading manuals or directions - Lucas learned to work collaboratively to increase his vocabulary and understand written directions and procedures. He is brilliant!

I. The student will learn/review the 9 elements of a short story.
II. The student will apply the suggestions to his original story "The Dog named Cat."
III. The student will revise his writing and put it in its final form.

Lucas selected a creative writing prompt and wrote a 2 page creative response. He selected to describe in detail an invention he thinks should be invented.

I. The student will learn to write from a picture prompt.
II. TSW learn to use a story map
III. TSW refer back to his Retelling Narrative Stories to outline/improve/edit his work
IV. The student will compose a short narrative
Lucas adeptly composed a short story about an image that he chose of a Rottweiler with a silver briefcase full of cash. He is very perceptive, noticing small details about the photograph and relating them to things he knows or has seen in his own life. He is super compliant and sticks to his own opinions. He's not afraid to take the creative "outside the box" perspective and stick up and support his point of view.

I. Lucas will be given a selection of pictures, draw a before and after picture and write a story about them working from a sequence chart.
II. Lucas chose the ballet picture and did a great job and will finish next week.

Drew read an article titled. "The Man and the Snake." He answered comprehension questions using critical thinking skills to arrive at his conclusions. He answered questions about vocabulary words using context to determine the meaning of the words. He practiced combining two simple sentences into a compound sentence. He learned to combine these sentences by joining them with a conjunction.

Lucas worked on a writing enrichment assignment tasking him with writing a poem about an article of clothing and using at least one simile. He first read a poem, entitled 'Ode to my Shoes,' by Francisco X. Alarcon before working on his poem. Lucas demonstrated excellent organization of thought when writing his poem. He worked independently and expediently, following directives and incorporating the simile.

I. The student will read and listen to "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
II. The student will identify rhyme scheme in the lyric poem.

I. The student will become familiar with the short story sequence chart from the Institue for Excellence in Writing
II. The student will read Langston Hughe's short story Thank you Ma'am
III. The student will watch student-crafted film of same