What’s Happening in ELA

Students have been learning about the structure of narrative text and the parts of a plot diagram. We just finished reading Ray Bradbury’s ALL SUMMER IN A DAY and have been identifying the parts of the plot. Some of the vocabulary students have been learning includes:

protagonist, antagonist, exposition, conflict (internal and external), rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, point of view

Morning Bell Work

Each morning students focus on various word parts (prefixes, Greek/Latin root words) as bell work. The meaning of each word part is discussed and students must use a word containing the word part in the context of a sentence.

QUIZ

THIS FRIDAY, students will have a quiz on the prefixes and root words we’ve been discussing. Students were given a list of root words to use as a study guide. Additionally, the quiz will include some prefixes and vocabulary from ALL SUMMER IN A DAY listed below:

NUMBER PREFIXES–

uni-one

mono-one

di-two

tri-three

quad-four

All Summer in a Day Vocabulary

slacken- to slow or lessen

resilient- flexible, bendable or someone who doesn’t give up

frail- weak or delicate

apparatus- a device or equipment used for a specific purpose

immense- big, very large

savor- to enjoy completely

tumultuously- in a wild, disorderly way

DATES TO REMEMBER November 6th-Picture Retake Day

November 11th and November 13th Parent-Teacher Conferences