Week/

Month

Content

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

Performance Standards Addressed

Sept. - May

·         Grammar and Usage

·         Identify and correctly use singular and plural nouns, contractions

·         Identify and correctly use singular and possessive pronouns, possessives

·         Differentiate between slang and proper word usage

·         Use present and past tense verbs

·         Identify nouns and verbs (naming words, action words)

·         Write and speak in complete sentences

·         Teacher observation

·         Group discussion

·         Daily Oral Language

·         Writing samples

·         Journals

·         IB2

·         IIB1

·         Conventions of language

·         Use period after sentences, numerals, and initials

·         Use exclamation marks and question marks appropriately

·         Capitalize the first word of every sentence, names of people, I, days of the week, months of the year, titles

·         Oral discussion

·         Conferencing

·         Journals

·         IIC2

·         IIC3