Week of March 14
We are reading “Nadia the Willful”, page 348.
Vocabulary:
clan
graciousness
console
banish
“The School Play”
test Wednesday
Week of March 7
Reminder-Shark attack papers due this week.
Week of February 29
Monday-we began gathering information on the causes of shark attacks.
We will spend the rest of the week planning, drafting, revising and editing as well as publishing a cause and effect essay on shark attacks.
Reading this week will be a short story called “The School Play” it is found in the text book on page 34.
Week of February 22
“The Prince and the Pauper”
Comprehension questions page 165 (1-8) due on Tuesday the 23rd.
The study guide will be assigned on Tuesday and due Wednesday the 24th.
Test-Friday the 26th
Cause and Effect Essays-due February 26-29
Week of February 15
We are reading “The Prince and the Pauper” this week.
Vocabulary-
sane
affliction
impostor
recollection
pauper
successor
Week of January 25
simile/metaphor test (retake)
Focus-
Characterization-emotions vs. traits
Summarizing informational text as well as identifying author’s craft
Week of January 11
Monday-page 231 questions 1-3
NWEA testing will be on Tuesday and Thursday this week.
Wednesday-Vocabulary quiz
Week of January 4
Happy New Year!
This week we will be reading “Jeremiah’s Song” focusing on treasured stories that are handed down from generation to generation.
Vocabulary for the week:
stroke
diagnosis
condition
influence
setback
convey