READING
This week we will continue reading the novel,The Sign of the Beaver. We will focus on setting, motivation and mood as topics of discussion. We will also begin to discuss the themes of the novels. We will also use the text to point out the various parts of speech that we have been discussing.
We will continue 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 continue to be the 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. Daily Language Review will accompany our grammar discussions.
Last week the students began writing an inferential response to an image taken for Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Their challenge is to choose an image and use vivid adjectives and adverbs to explain what they see happening in the image. They will will cite various clues in the image to justify their image.
The students will complete typed final drafts (in-class) and present their paragraphs to the class on Thursday.
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/ VOCABULARY
boisterous
gleeful
sober
bounty
mortar
wielded
clamor
nimbly
genial
pungent
The assignment will contain multiple choice, fill in the blank, context, analogies, and associations.
Date of the assessment will be
