Week of 9/12 - 9/16

Reading Story 9/12 - 9/16

This week in reading class we will be reading the story, Grandfather's Journey. The story can be found in the reading textbook on pages 63-74. Parents can check out a reading book from the media center to keep at home. There will be a reading test on Friday 9/16/11.

Story of the Week Oct 11 -15

This weeks story of the week is Tomas and the Library Lady. This weeks comprehension skill is sequence of events; the stratey focus is predicting. We will also continue working with determining the main idea and supporting details.

Story of the Week Oct 4 - 8

In Reading this week we are studying our genre focus on mysteries. The genre focus consists of two reading selections in the reading textbook: The Case of the Earthenware Pig, and The Sticks of Truth. These stories can be found on pages 138-146 in the textbook. We will continue to focus on all the strategies we have discussed, predicting, questioning, and monitor/clarify, while also building background on the concepts/elements of mystery stories.

Story of the Week Sep 27- Oct 1

The story of the week is By the Shores of Silver Lake. This story is on pages 110-126 in the reading textbook. The strategy focus of the week is questions. As students read, they should ask questions about what they see and think to help them better understand the story. The comprehension skill for the week is noting details. Understanding the major and minor details of a story allows the reader to better understand the theme or main idea of a story or selection.

Reading Homework Week of Sep 13 - Sep 17

Monday 9-13-10: Complete a story map of Grandfather's Journey.
Tuesday 9-14-10: Complete the poetry worksheet Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.
Wednesday 9-15-10: Study spelling words/FCAT practice Story Structure.
                                       1) bewildered
                                       2) homeland
                                       3) longed
                                       4) marveled
                                       5) surrounded
* The spelling words are vocabulary words from Grandfather's Journey.
Thursday 9-16-10: Grandfather's Journey comprehension check.
Friday 9-17-10: Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello comprehension check.

Readers Workshop

1. What did you learn this week in Readers Workshop? Give full details. 2. Do you have any questions about what you learned in Readers Workshop?