READING
This week we will continue reading the novel, The Sign of the Beaver. We will focus on motivation and mood as topics of discussion. We will also use the text to point out the various parts of speech that we have been discussing. Various written responses to the novel will be written in the students' journals.
We will begin daily rereads of what we cover in class within the novel text. Research has shown that this increases reader confidence, comprehension and fluency.
See your student's agenda for daily assignments.
WRITING
Subject, predicate, adjective, and adverb will be our focus in grammar. We will also be working on techniques to make writing more vivid. The students will continue their writing pieces within the Writer's Workshop.
The students will also respond in their journals to various literary, artistic, and musical prompts in order to practice and apply their growing understanding of vivid language.
SPELLING
We continue our list from chapters 6-11 ...
abruptly
nonchalantly
disdainful
incomprehensible
wary
glowered
disgruntled
dumfounded, <i>or</i> dumbfounded
finicky
contemptuous
The Log Cabins look TERRIFIC!!!
