LANGUAGE ARTS

FOR THIS WEEK

Phonics/Word Analysis:

• Accurately spell words with suffixes
• Click here to see a list of this week’s words and sentences.

Reading Instructional Focus:

• Draw conclusions during reading, based on text evidence
• Describe characters and explain how their actions transmit experiences
• Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures
• Compare and contrast two subjects in a text using text evidence and Venn diagrams
• Explain how the central message, lesson, or moral of a story is conveyed through key details in the text
• Distinguish different points of view and support them with text evidence
• Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text

Grammar Instructional Focus:

• Identify and correctly spell and use contractions with “not”
• Combine sentences with like subjects to create a sentence with a compound predicate

Daily Oral Language – (D.O.L.)

• A daily student-led class activity to strengthen proofreading skills.