Grammar/Writing
We will begin our informational writing unit. Students will learn to write extended response essays on content covered in social studies and science. Students will also learn how to organize their writing using graphic organizers and sentence starters. This week will focus on building body paragraphs and conclusions.
Your child will be working on adding and subtracting decimals in class.
Reading
Your child will be learning about identifying different text structures in informational text. Students will practice reading paired passages and using graphic organizers to gain deeper understanding of the information that they read.
Your child will be learning about identifying different text structures in informational text. Students will practice reading paired passages and using graphic organizers to gain deeper understanding of the information that they read.
Science
Your child will be practicing Close Reading Strategies. Close Reading helps with Comprehension and is essential in the reading process. We are developing our grasp of the RACE strategy, which is a process used to answer Constructed Responses. Our topics include constructive and destructive forces, landforms, the Earth's plates.
Your child will be practicing Close Reading Strategies. Close Reading helps with Comprehension and is essential in the reading process. We are developing our grasp of the RACE strategy, which is a process used to answer Constructed Responses. Our topics include constructive and destructive forces, landforms, the Earth's plates.
Social Studies
Your child will be practicing Close Reading Strategies to gain deeper understanding of social studies topics. We are currently learning about events that impacted the Turn of the Century.
Your child will be practicing Close Reading Strategies to gain deeper understanding of social studies topics. We are currently learning about events that impacted the Turn of the Century.
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