Author: Nancy Lessel

Today you finished  writing the definitions for literary terms and analyzed your comprehension sheets in order to figure out where you were successful and where...

Today we worked on synthesizing text and literary devices. Homework: Read for at least 20 minutes your good-fit book.

Today we wrapped up summarizing, our Language Arts word s, and comprehending text.   Homework: Get organized by making sure your materials are in their pro...

Today we worked with a partner using strategies for reading informational text. Homework:  WS ” Daniel’s Webster’s Program” Daniel Webst...

Today we began looking at ways to read informational text.  After reading an informational selection ” Mike and Me” we found the main idea and suppo...

Today we worked on theme and reading comprehension. Homework: ” Strange and Stinky” Worksheet doc20130923131330 Remember Open House tomorrow starts ...

Today in writing we worked on exploding a moment. In reading we are working on comprehension.   Homework: “Buying Eggs” Worksheetdoc20130923131...

Today you continued to work on the strategies that good readers use.  We talked about expanding your vocabulary while reading and keeping track of new and inter...

Today we worked on monitoring our reading and using fix-it up strategies when we read something we don’t understand. We also had our library orientation w...

Today in class we learned to make inferences and to cross check while we read and completed our second journal entry.  You also received some of your work back ...