ELA & Social Studies

Mr.Belcher.

Belcher@kestrelheights.org

919-484-1300 Ext 316

Hello,

To assist with EOG test, students can use the website EducationGalaxy.com .Students already have a username and password. The username will be the first letter of their first name(Capitalized) and their entire last name(with the first letter Capitalize) followed by KHS. This will all be one word. For example if your scholar's name is John Doe, their username will be JDoeKHS.

The password to login in will be Kestrel. Please email me if you have any questions or difficulties logging in.

*Their will be no homework for ELA for the remainder of the year. Students can practice on reading skills using EducationGalaxy. com

Quiz Assessment Announcement

Reading Comprehension Quiz/Vocabulary : May 10th

Lesson 19

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3

Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Words to know

Context Clues: A skill that readers use to figure out the meaning of an unknown word, or words, in a sentence.

Types of Context Clues

1. Definition-Tells you the meaning of the unknown word directly.

2. Appositive- Has the meaning of the unknown word beside it, marked off by commas or dashes.

3. Examples- Tells the meaning by naming types of it.

4. Contrast- Tells the meaning of the unknown word by describing its opposite.

Examples

Definition: An asteroid is a rocky body that orbits the sun.

Appositive: An animal is a carnivore, or meat eater, may hunt for its food

Examples: The streets were filled with buses, taxis, and other vehicles

Contrast: Some areas on the earth receive steady rains, but deserts are arid

Class Reading: Hercules Quest (Can be found in the student ebook through Think Central)

Text Vocabulary:

Overcome- to solve or conquer a difficulty

Association- A group of people officially organized for a certain purpose

Capitol- A building in which a government meets to create laws.

Drought- When there is little or no rain.

Dedicate-To devote all of your time and energy into a special purpose.

Publicity- Information given out to get the public's attention.

Violence- The use of physical force to cause harm.

Conflicts- When people have problems or disagreements with each other.

Horizon- The part of the sky where the Earth and the Sky meet.

Brilliant- Very bright

Starting Monday February 25th, Students will have a new type of homework for weekly assignments that will focus more on reading comprehension to start preparing them for the EOG.

Homework

*Homework is typically given on a Monday and due that Friday.

*If there is no school, homework is to be turned in that Thursday,.

*Homework is to be turned into the Homework bin which is located on the bookshelves in the back of my classroom. There is a bright pink sign that indicates which bin to turn the homework into.

*A: Top Bin-Period 1

B: Middle Bin-Period 2

C: Lower Bin-Period 3

*All late homework must be turned into the appropriate bin.

(Click the date access the homework for that week)

Week of February 25th "King of the Jungle"

Week of March 4th "Carousels: Before they were Kiddie Rides"

Week of March 11th "Blue Jeans the Golden Solution"

Week of March 18th " Apollo 8: First Voyage to the Moon"

Week of April 1st " Do you want to be a Martian?"

Week of April 9th " Pre-Fixes and Suffixes pages 10 and 11"

Week of April 15th " Prefixes-Class Project Paragraph" page 12 " Prefixes: Photo" page 13