September 19

Hello!

Today the students finished up Unit 1 Week 5 in Wonders.  Next week we will be taking the Unit 6 test.  The test will be over grammar, vocabulary and comprehension from the last 5 weeks.  Please help your child study the grammar and vocabulary words at home.

I also gave the students the directions for their book report projects that will be due October 8.  We discussed figuring out how many pages they need to read each night in order to finish several days ahead of the due date so they had time to do a good job on the project.  We also went over how to fill out a plot chart to help them write a summary.  This will be a very helpful tool to organize their summary and include the major events.  Here are the directions for the project:

First Quarter Book Report Project, due Wednesday, October 8.

 General Fiction-any type of fiction book you would like to read. Fiction stories use characters, settings, and plots to convey events that are not real.

 Assigned Activity:

1) Write a summary of the story. Be sure to include all of the elements of fiction.

2) Think about the theme of the book you just read. Imagine that you are going to interview one of the characters in this book about the message, lesson, or main idea that the author is trying to get across to the reader. Write five questions that you would ask this character regarding the book’s theme. Include the response the character would make to each question.

Thank you so much for your continued support!