Mrs. Siders

Sept. 8th-12th

UNIT 1: WEEK 4

Genre Study 2

Genre: Realistic Fiction

  • made-up story that could really happen

  • has a beginning, middle, and end

  • has illustrations dialogue (what characters say)

Essential Question:

What can traditions teach us about cultures?

Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues

  • Context clues help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word

  • To find sentence clues, look for words or phrases near an unfamiliar word that help define it

  • Context clues can also give examples or a description of a word

Vocabulary Words:

We will have a vocabulary test over the attached words on Thursday, Sept. 18th. Please study these words at home. We practice them often in the classroom, but it helps greatly if they can read the words and definitions as well.

  1. celebrate - do something special

  2. courage - bravery in a difficult situation

  3. disappointment - sad because something is not as good as expected

  4. precious - very valuable to you

  5. pride - a feeling of satisfaction in something you have done

  6. remind - make someone remember something

  7. symbols - used to represent ideas or objects

  8. traditions - things that have been done for a long time

Spelling Words:

There will be a spelling test on Friday, Sept. 19th. The words are listed on the back of the newsletter.

  1. plain

  2. braid

  3. fail

  4. snail

  5. paint

  6. sway

  7. tray

  8. gray

  9. stay

  10. state

  11. fake

  12. same

  13. weigh

  14. they

Comprehension Skill: Sequence

  • Sequence is the order in which a story's events happen

  • Understanding the sequence helps to identify and remember key events

  • The sequence tells what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of a story

Homework

Homework will be sent home on Monday, Sept. 15th. Please be sure that your child read it once each night and bring it back each day. They receive a grade for this, and it helps them to stay on track with their reading.

How to contact Mrs. Siders

Phone- (740) 774-2003

Email- carrie.siders@sepanthers.org

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