**A.R. point goal for this grading period is 5 points by March 17 (2.5 points by Feb.2). Test percentage correct goal is 85%. Students are required to read at least 20 minutes 3 times each week (this can include the weekend), complete a reading log, and have it signed by a parent. Reading logs are checked on Friday. New this grading period: students need to read at least one chapter book and at least one non-fiction book. They will also create and present a book report. Information for this will be given to students this week.
1/2 & 3/4 Periods
Reading: Test on "Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter," problem-solution, idioms, literary elements (moral and hyperbole), and key vocabulary words on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Study textbook pages 190-211 and practice "O" workbook pages 59, 60, 61, 63 for the test. Fluency practice and Book Report Introductions will also be done in class.
Language: Test on nouns (singular, singular possessive, plural, plural possessive) on Thursday, Jan. 22. Review practice book pages 51, 52, 53 to study for test. Students will also be working on expository writing in class.
5th Period
Lit. Skills
We will continue working in the Best Practices in Reading workbook. Any work not completed in class will be homework.
7th Period
Reading: Test on "Summer of the Swans," character, setting, plot and key vocabulary words on Jan. 22. Students will have a study guide to study for the test. Students will have a fluency passage on Wednesday. Please time your child for 1-minute and record the number of words read and errors.
Language: Students will be working on sentence types and fragments. Any work not completed in class will be homework.
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