1st Six Weeks
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6th Week
Reading Comprehension
-Context Clues-The words and phrases of information found around the
word that help you know the meaning.
-Homograph – 1 word that has more than 1 meaning.
Writing
Complete Sentences- A sentence is a complete thought with a
subject and predicate. Every sentence must start with a
capital and end with punctuation.
Word Work
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Subject-the who or what of the sentence
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Predicate-what id in the middle
Identifying vowel team syllables
Reviewing open, closed, bossy R, and vowel consonant E syllables.
Open Syllables- nothing comes after the vowel, so vowel makes the long
sound ( hu as in human)
Closed Syllables-vowel is closed by a consonant, so vowel makes the
short sound (man as in human)
Vowel Consonant E-vowel followed by a consonant and then the silent E
(make as in remake)
Bossy R-vowel followed by an R
This week we will begin identifying vowel teams in each syllab.
Vocabulary
Synonym-Words with similar meanings (crazy, silly)
Suffix-A word part added to the end of a base word that changes its
meaning
-ful
-ed
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5th Week
Reading Comprehension
-Point of View-Who is telling the story
-Narrator – someone else not involved in the story telling the characters
thoughts and actions
-Character- a person, animal, or thing telling the story from their point of
view
-Speaker-a character that is talking in the story
Writing
Picture Book- taking the important events from our personal narrative and
putting them into a picture book
1. Plot-looking for the main events to be sequenced without time lapses
2. Characters-at least 2 character traits shown in story.
Word Work
Identifying r-controlled syllables (bossy r)
Reviewing open, closed, and vowel consonant E syllables.
Open Syllables- nothing comes after the vowel, so vowel makes the long
sound ( hu as in human)
Closed Syllables-vowel is closed by a consonant, so vowel makes the
short sound (man as in human)
Vowel Consonant E-vowel followed by a consonant and then the silent E
(make as in remake)
Bossy R-a vowel followed by an r.
ar (tar), er (forever), ir (Kirt), or (forever), ur (fur)
Vocabulary
Synonym
Words with similar meanings (crazy, silly)
Suffix
A word part added to the end of a base word that changes its meaning
-ful
-ed
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4thWeek
Reading Comprehension
-Theme-the lesson or message the author is trying to teach you
-Inference - figuring out what the author means even though it isn't written
-background knowledge + text clues=inference (good guess)
Writing
Personal Narrative- drafting our personal narrative
FCA (focal correction areas=what we are grading on)
3. All 5 story elements are present: Characters, setting, problem,
solution, and climax
4. Correct capitalization
5. Correct end punctuation
Reviewing Nouns & Verbs
Word Work
Identifying vowel consonant E syllables (V.C.E.)
Reviewing open and closed syllables
Open Syllables- nothing comes after the vowel, so vowel makes the long
sound ( hu as in human)
Closed Syllables-vowel is closed by a consonant, so vowel makes the
short sound (man as in human)
Vowel Consonant E-vowel followed by a consonant and then the silent E
(make as in remake)
Identifying words with BOSSY R
ar (tar), er (forever), ir (Kirt), or (forever), ur (fur)
Vocabulary
Synonym
Words with similar meanings (crazy, silly)
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3rd Week
Reading Comprehension
-Schema-what I already know about something (background knowledge
-Inference - figuring out what the author means even though it isn't written
-background knowledge + text clues=inference (good guess)
Writing
Personal Narrative- adding the plot line to our plan
Reviewing Nouns & Verbs
Word Work
Identifying open and closed syllables
Open Syllables- nothing comes after the vowel, so vowel makes the long
sound ( hu as in human)
Closed Syllables-vowel is closed by a consonant, so vowel makes the
short sound (man as in human)
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2nd Week
Reading Comprehension
-Metacognition-thinking about my thinking
-Story Elements – the parts that make up a story
1. Characters: the people, animals, or things in a story
2. Setting: where the story happens
3. Plot: the actions the characters take to solve the problem
*Problem-what’s wrong in the story
*Climax-turning point in the story
*Solution-how was the problem fixed or solved
Writing
Personal Narrative- adding characters and setting
Reviewing Nouns & Verbs
Word Work
Identifying open and closed syllables
Open Syllables- nothing comes after the vowel, so vowel makes the long
sound ( hu as in human)
Closed Syllables-vowel is closed by a consonant, so vowel makes the
short sound (man as in human)