This Week In Reading
What we're covering and what your child will be tested on
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Unit 2 Week 1
Week of 09/23/19:
- make predictions
- identifying and discussing the characters, settings, and plot in stories that we read
- prefixes -re, un, dis EX: redo, unacceptable, disobedient
- Writing traits: ideas
- Grammar: nouns
-inflectional endings -ed, -ing EX: passed, stamping
- commas in a series EX: I like eggs, bacon, and toast for breakfast!
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Unit 2 Week 2:
Week of 09/30/19:
- Reading:
making predictions.
Focus on problems and solutions in a story.
plot of a story- the events that take place
- Vocabulary Strategies:
prefixes -re, un, dis
Suffixes –ly, ful
Inflectional endings -ed, -ing
- Grammar:
singular and plural nouns
Commas in a series
Writing a narrative and following the writing process: prewrite, draft, revise, edit, publish.
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Unit 2 Week 3
Week of 10/07/19:
- Reading:
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Focus story in Reading Writing Workshop: "A Prairie Guard Dog"
Focus story in Literature Anthology: "Turtle, Turtle"
making predictions.
Focus on problems and solutions in a story.
plot of a story- the events that take place
main topic and key details
- Phonics/Spelling:
soft c and soft g
place, barge, trace, ice, bulge, badge, space, range, mice, cage
- Vocabulary Strategies:
prefixes -re, un, dis
Suffixes –ly, ful
- Grammar:
capital letters-proper nouns
Commas in a series
Writing a narrative and following the writing process: prewrite, draft, revise, edit, publish
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