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.

Book Talk

Let's talk about a book that you read today. What did you enjoy the most about your story AND how would you change the ending to make it more interesting?