February 28-March 4

**Reminder: 4 book goal due by March 14.**

Reading:
Main Text: "Seeing Things His Own Way" pgs. 368-379
Strategy: Evaluate
Skill: Author's Purpose
Vocabulary: typical, specialists, peripheral, guidance, deteriorated, maturity, summit, awesome
TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

Language:
Focus: Pronouns and Antecedents
QUIZ NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 10

Spanish:
We will finish learning body parts and begin working on articles of clothing.

February 21-25

**Reminder: 4 book goal deadline is March 14

Reading:
TEST on "The Case of the Phantom Poet" today (Monday)
During the rest of the week, students will review for, and then take, the Unit 3 assessment. Students will be tested on skills and strategies learned from the past 5 stories (not the story events themselves).

Language:
TEST on verbs Tuesday, Feb. 22. **Students were given a study guide on Friday**

Spanish:
We will finish up learning about body parts, and move on to articles of clothing.

February 14-18

Reading:
Main Text: "The Case of the Phantom Poet" pgs. 340-353
Strategy: Monitor Comprehension
Skill: Draw Conclusions
Vocabulary: charismatic, sleuthing, mimics, array, significance, despondently, sponsoring, anonymous
**TEST ON MONDAY, FEB. 21 *Students will have a study guide

Language:
We will focus on tenses of irregular verbs
**TEST ON VERBS (action verbs, direct/indirect objects, past and future tenses, main and helping verbs, linking verbs, and irregular verbs) ON TUESDAY, FEB. 22
*Students will have a study guide
DLR #18 test on Friday, Feb. 18

Spanish:
We will be learning body parts in Spanish.