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Reading Extra Credit:
Reading Extra Credit:
Students interested will read a FICTION and NONFICTION book on their reading level. They must take an AR test, make an 80 or above on the test. For the students who complete these things, I will reward them with an extra test grade of 100. It will be the student’s responsibility to let Mrs. Kirk know if/when they complete this assignment. It is due by the end of the 9 weeks. (March 10)
Students interested will read a FICTION and NONFICTION book on their reading level. They must take an AR test, make an 80 or above on the test. For the students who complete these things, I will reward them with an extra test grade of 100. It will be the student’s responsibility to let Mrs. Kirk know if/when they complete this assignment. It is due by the end of the 9 weeks. (March 10)
Reading Wonders ~Unit 4, Week 5
Reading Wonders ~Unit 4, Week 5
Weekly Concept: Achievements
Essential Question: How do writers look at success in different ways?
Genre: Narrative Poem
Skill Focus: Theme
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Vocabulary Strategy: Connotative & Denotative Meanings
Grammar: Pronouns & Homophones
6 Traits Writing Focus: Word Choice
Spelling/Phonics: Variant Vowel ~ au, aw, al, ough
Reading Vocabulary Words:
Reading Vocabulary Words:
triumph-great victory or success
attain-work hard and achieve a goal
dangling-hanging or swinging loosely
hovering-stays in one place in the air
stanza-a grouped set of lines in a poem
connotation-the meaning suggested by a word (He is hot=He is good looking.)
denotation-the dictionary’s definition (He is hot=He has been outside and the temperature is 100 degrees.)
repetition-repeating words in a poem
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