Language Arts
You will find what we are learning about in Spelling, Reading, Grammar, and Writing below. Please scroll down to view each subject.
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Lesson Eighteen
Test on Jan. 22nd
More Syllable Patterns
(No pretest as there is not a challenge list for lesson 19 on Contractions.)
List B
dispute
expose
mistake
compete
translate
include
explode
despite
subscribe
reptile
fact
course
List C
compete
translate
include
explode
despite
subscribe
reptile
habitat
solitary
multiplied
eliminated
reintroduced
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Lesson 19
Contractions
Test on Thursday, Jan. 29th
(No pretest as there is not a challenge list for lesson 20: More contractions)
I’ve
let’s
can’t
there’s
didn’t
couldn’t
isn’t
hasn’t
doesn’t
he’d
I’d
he’s
she’s
Reading
Reading
http://www.savvasrealize.com/index.html#/
This is the site where students and parents can view books that have an Accelerated Reader test assigned to the book.
Also, you may want to add our library catalog link.
https://stl.follettdestiny.com
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
My View Mentor Texts: Wolves Do not Belong in Jellystone/Welcome Back Wolves
-Students will read these two texts and explore the similarities and differences. They will use Venn Diagrams to Compare and contrast texts as well as items and even create their own compare and contrast examples.
Tuesday, January 20th: Target Skill Author's Purpose
We will read Nature's Patchwork Quilt from our My View Book as our mentor text to introduce this skill.
Students will learn about PIE. The three reasons author's write: Persuade, Inform, Entertain.
They will learn to recognize these in other texts and identify the clues which help them to determine the author's purpose.
Grammar
Grammar
January 5th
Begin Contractions and Adjectives
Writing
Writing
Beginning January 5th:
Poetry Unit
Students will be exploring different types of poetry and creating their own poems.
Character Poem
Autobiography Poem
Cinquain
Haiku
Acrostic
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