http://www.savvasrealize.com/index.html#/ 

www.arbookfind.com

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

Monday, December 1st

Target Skill:  Analyzing Illustration: Wolf Island

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http://www.savvasrealize.com/index.html#/ 

Our writing ties into our reading series (My View). Students will slowly work on building a mini narrative using different target skills beginning with plot and setting

November 11th

Personal Essay

For this writing piece, students will be reviewing mentor texts and discovering the Big Idea of the text.  They will then come up with example from their own lives that model that Big Idea.

Big Idea Topics:  

 Reach for the Impossible

Accept Change

Do the Right Thing

Give People a Change

Even doing small things can make you a hero in someone's eyes.

Respect Nature

Growing Up Takes Time

After reviewing all of these texts, they will then choose one big idea and write a personal essay about it.  They will write about a time that that Big Idea was important to them and tell the story of how it impacted their life.

Grammar

October 28th-Verbs

Students will learn about action verbs, present, past and future verbs.  They will be able to identify verbs in sentences as well as learn about helping verbs and the verbs of Being. (am, is, are, was, were)