Reading/Language Arts

 

book projects

Reading/ Language Arts

Reading

Make sure you scroll down to see the helpful websites and game sites.

In Reading, we will cover the following concepts using our reading anthologies and trade books.

-Word Analysis and Vocabulary

-Constructing Meaning Strategies

  • preview/predict and confirm

  • sensory images

  • self-question

  • infer

  • summarize

  • make connections

-Comprehension

  • compare and contrast

  • main ideas and supporting details

  • fact and opinion

  • inferences

  • generalizations

  • interpret maps, charts, and tables

-Elements of a story

  • characters

  • setting

  • plot

  • theme

  • tone

  • point of view

-Literary forms

  • realistic fiction

  • historical fiction

  • fantasy

  • biography

  • plays

  • non-fiction

  • poetry

  • electronic text

Fairy Tale Unit

Anderson Fairy Tales        Grimm Fairy Tales

 

 

MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries

Choose-a-Genre

The Disaster Area

Civil Rights Webquest

 

The children will be doing Biography Slide Shows.  Here are some links that may be helpful:

Biographical Dictionary

In March, we will be doing a unit on inventions/inventors.  Here are some wonderful websites that the students will be using:

Famous Inventors

Zoom Inventors and Inventions

American Inventors and Inventions

Inventions & Inventors Of The Twentieth Century

Inventions & Inventors Of The Nineteenth Century

Inventions & Inventors Prior To The Nineteenth Century

Inventors and Inventions Scavenger Hunt

 

Here are some fun and HELPFUL websites.

 

Language Arts

In Language Arts, we will cover the following concepts:

-Nouns

-Verbs

-Pronouns

-Adjectives

-Writing complete sentences

-Applying standard capitalization rules

-Using appropriate punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point, apostrophe, comma, quotation marks, and underlining titles)

-Using the Writing Process

  1. Brainstorming

  2. Drafting

  3. Revising

  4. Proofreading & Proofreading Marks

  5. Finalizing Copies

  6. Sharing

-Paragraph/Essay Writing

  • Expository

  • Descriptive

  • Narrative

  • Persuasive

  • Research Report

-Letter Writing

-Listening and speaking effectively

 

Many students will be involved in Enrichment Projects during English class.  
                                         Here is our grading rubric for these projects.

                                                                    Enrichment Project Grading Rubric

We will be using the Houghton Mifflin English book.  Check out their website for fun activities and helpful hints.

Here are some other websites to check out.