**If your child is struggling with nouns and verbs when going over subjects and predicates, Khan Academy has videos under the Grammar section as well. We WILL be reviewing these in class!

Spelling Words: sad, bit, jam, glad, list, win, flat, if, fix, rip, kit, mask, as, his, clap, chip, picnic, sandwich

Comprehension Strategies: Central Idea & Setting

Questions to ask to check for mastery of R.1.1 and R.2.2:

• When and where did the story take place? Students must be explicitly specific in their answers.

• How does the author use details to support the topic of the text? 

• Two Part Question: 

  • Part A:  What is the central idea of the text? 

  • Part B:  Select a sentence from the story that best supports your answer. 

• What is the most important information about the central idea that the author wants you to know? 

• How would the story be different if it had taken place at a different location or at a different time? 

Spelling Words: yes, job, hug, rest, frog, hum, left, melt, plum, shut, net, dot, glad, fix, jam, list, puddle, helmet

Comprehension Strategies: Central Idea & Author's Purpose

Questions to ask to check for mastery of R.1.1 and R.2.3:

• How does the author use details to support the topic of the text? 

• Two Part Question: 

  • Part A:  What is the central idea of the text? 

  • Part B:  Select a sentence from the story that best supports your answer. 

• What is the most important information about the central idea that the author wants you to know? 

• What conclusion can you draw about the author based on the reasons he/she gave to support _____?

• What points is the author making, including reasons and evidence?

• What evidence does the author use to support the idea that _______?

Spelling Words: cake, mine, plate, size, ate, grape, prize, wipe, race, line, pile, rake, win, flat, rip, if, mistake, guide

Comprehension Strategies: Central Idea, Author's Purpose, & Setting

We are reviewing R.1.1, R.2.2, & R.2.3 from previous weeks. Please refer to the questioning provided above.