Reading tests are coming up at the end of the week. We will be working on States and Capitals also at the end of the week.
Have a blessed week,
Mrs. Lusk
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MAY/JUNE
May 12 MS Progress Reports
May 16 6th to PRINCE CASPIAN
May 26 No School/Memorial Day
May 27 Closing Program
May 29 Patrols to Wild Adventures
May 30 Last Day of School/Noon dismissal
June 3-6 Summer Camp
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5TH GRADE HOMEWORK (Week of May 12)
MONDAY: Spelling: p.198, Test Lesson 31 Wed.
Challenge words: Hartford, CT
Providence, RI
Springfield, IL
Bible: Copy 1John 4:11-12 twice; Quiz 27 Tues.
English: Pronoun packet p. 54
TUESDAY: Spelling: Copy words in syllables, Study
Test 31 - tomorrow
Bible: Study verses due Friday
Eng: Packet p. 55
WEDNESDAY: Bible: Study verse due Friday
Eng: packet p. 56
THURSDAY: Bible: Students say verses to parent
Spelling: Color and label maps
FRIDAY: Reading: continue reading biography
due May 22
Bible: Quiz 28 Tuesday
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5th GRADE READING (4/27/08)
SKILL: Comparison and Contrast
OBJECTIVE: Students create opposites of the main character, setting, goal/problem, and plot elements, and describes similarities and differences between the ccreated and original elements.
PATTERN: Identifying and analyzing similarities and differences will result in increased understanding.
VISUAL TOOL: T-Chart(Modified Story Structure) and Plot Line (Double)
PROCESS QUESTIONS:
1. What are significant characteristics of the character, setting, goal/problem, and plot?
2. What are the opposite characteristics of the character, setting, goal/problem, and plot?
3. How can these opposite characteristics be combined to create a new character, setting, goal/problem, and plot?
4. What additional descriptors can be added to the invented character/setting/problem/plot? {Proficient}
5. Does the invented plot line reveal a cohesive story line? {Exemplary}
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UPDATED 5/9/08
6th GRADE READING ** Next Book reports due May 22**
SKILL: Questioning
OBJECTIVE: Students will generate questions based on following Forms of Thought: FACTUAL (verifiable facts),
INTERPERSONAL (interaction with others) BI-DIRECTIONAL
(thinking - What led up to this? What will happen next?) INTRAPERSONAL(Values), POSITIVE(Beneficial
qualities),CRITCAL(Evaluation), ESSENTIAL(basic),
CREATIVE (Possibility). Students will generate questions Before, during, and after reading.
PATTERN: Inquiry promotes thinking and learning.
VISUAL TOOL: Question Chart
PROCESS QUESTIONS:
Before Reading
What happened previously in the story?
What prior questions remain unanswered?
To what aspect of the story can I relate?
What do I predict?
What do I anticipate?
During Reading
Do I need to find the meaning of an unknown
word or phrase?
Do I understand the relationship or roles of
these characters?
Do I understand what I am reading? Do I need to
reread?
Does my understanding of the story make sense
with what I am reading now?
After Reading
What are the important events in the story?
How are they connected?
How can this story be summarized?
What does the author want me to know/think/
believe/accept?
How does this message relate to my personal
values and/or experience?
Did I like this book? Why or why not?
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