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 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 (TEST on Tuesday, November 1)
boisterous
gleeful
sober
bounty
mortar
wielded
clamor
nimbly
genial
pungent
The assignment will contain multiple choice, fill in the blank, context, analogies, and associations.
MONDAY
• Practice spelling test
• Review comprehension questions from The Sign of the Beaver
• Read The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 20, and complete chapter summary
TUESDAY
• Spelling test (see above)
• Review ch. 20, read and discuss chapter 21 and 22, and complete chapter summary
WEDNESDAY
• Review ch. 21 and 22, read and discuss chapter 23, 24, and 25, and complete chapter summary (in class)
