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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Corven's Language Arts Class-October 24th through November 2nd

READING
We continue exploring mysteries this week and next as we read, The Case of the Secret Message. The students will identify key components of a mystery and make journal predictions each day as we read the story together. On Tuesday and Wednesday (November 1st & 2nd), the students will complete a "photo clue" that could be used to solve a mystery. We will need some magazines to cut out pictures for this activity. If you have any extra magazines that we could use, please send them in with your child. Thank You.

WRITING
The students will finish the the editing process of the Harris Burdick paragraph this week in class. Each student will publish their final copy in the computer lab on Wednesday. All paragraphs will be shared in class on Thursday.

GRAMMAR
The students will complete Daily Language #4 in class this week.

SPELLING
All of the spelling words this week end in /er/ or /or/.
>The following 20 words will be assessed on Tuesday, November 1st.
actor, author, director, doctor, donor, explorer, gardener, hiker, janitor, conductor, operator, painter, plumber, professor, radiator, refrigerator, runner, sculptor, sailor, tailor

HOMEWORK THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 24th
Monday- Spelling Worksheet
Tuesday- Spelling Word Find, Due Thursday
Thursday & Friday- Study Spelling

HOMEWORK THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 31st
Monday- Study for spelling test tomorrow
- Comprehension questions p.162 in the Literacy Place Book