ELAR WEEK: April 29 - May 2

This Week in ELAR - Week April 29 - May 2

Reading Workshop:
Students will begin revisiting the different types of genre within Fiction and Nonfiction as we wind down the year, and prepare for STAAR. We will continue to reflect and write about text evidence, inference, context clues, and many of the concepts we have learned throughout the year, and continue to grow in. 



Writing Workshop: 
This week we will begin our last Performance Task learning about "Argumentative Writing". This Performance Task will also serve as our End of the Year piece, assessing where we are, as 4th grade writers. 




Word Work: 
Students will continue to work with Figurative Language concepts this week through their digital activity, as well as the Greek and Latin Root ~ therm

Expected Assignments: April 18 - April 26

Expected Assignments: April 18 - April 26

- Simile / Metaphor Phrases
- Figurative Language Slides
-Whoo's Reading Responses
- Published Poetry 
- Status of the Class #4 Poetry Reflection
- Bump it up Sentences 

Homework DUE: Thursday, May 2

Homework DUE - May 2, Thursday

Part 1: Reflection Questions 7  - Genre: Fiction 

1: Discussing your favorite scene with sensory details.
2: Discussing the strongest feelings in your heart after reading your text. 

Upcoming Reminders for April and May

Upcoming Events May

May 3rd - Student Led Conferences
May 13th - STAAR Math Assessment (Closed campus)
May 14th - STAAR Reading Assessment (Closed campus)
May 16th - Field Day
May 24th - Last Day of School (Early release day)

Past Week's Assignments DUE: Friday - April 12

Assignments DUE: Week of April 8 - 12

-Poetry Task Cards Questions # 3 and # 4
-Whoo's Reading Reflection Questions
-Homework # 4

Homework: Due Thursday, April 18

HOMEWORK WEEK: April 15 - April 18

Page 1: Reading Reflection #5
Page 2: Story Leonardo Da Vinci with Questions

ELAR WEEK: April 15 - April 18

WEEK IN ELAR: April 15 - April 18

Reading Workshop: 

This week we will begin Narrative Poetry. A story told in poetry form. Students will continue to learn about figurative language with:
-Metaphor
-Simile
-Personification
-Idiom
-Alliteration

Some of our Narrative Poetry texts this week will vary between:
-Casey at the Bat
-Susan
-Making Changes

*Unit 6 Poetry Assessment, Thursday, April 18 (60% grade)

Writing Workshop: 

Students have been trying their hand at the Genre: Rhyme. Students worked last week writing Rhyming poetry. This week they will move into the Genre: Free Verse.


Word Work this week:
Greek / Latin Root: graph