In grades 3-5, students participate in literature circles where they read and discuss a shared text while practicing key literacy skills and strategies such as summarizing, predicting, questioning, and making connections.
Grade 3
VOCABULARY TO DISCOVER
Desperate
Chiaroscuro
Dungeon
Threadbare
Scurrying
Fragrance
Conform
Diplomat
Pea
Outsider
Forgiveness
Kingdom
Betray
Murky
Destiny
Grade 4
VOCABULARY TO DISCOVER
Mysterious
Bewitching
Peculiar
Forbidden
Invisibility
Potion
Quill
Enchanted
Midnight
Sorcerer
Cloak
Curiosity
Mischief
Magical
Triumph
Grade 5
VOCABULARY TO DISCOVER
Antagonistic
Resentment
Assimilate
Dwindle
Inadvertently
Tangible
Vulnerable
Uncanny
Relinquish
Ineffable
Authoritative
Perturbed
Sullen
Revelation
Trepidation