Mrs. Siders

Genre: Biography

  • tells the true story of a real persons life

  • written by another person

  • text features timelines, photographs, captions

Essential Question:

What do good citizens do?

Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes and Suffixes

  • a prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word. Example: un- means "not"

  • A suffix is added at the end of a word. Example: -ly means "in a way that"

Vocabulary Words:

There will be a vocab test on March 27th.The words are attached. Please study them each night. The test will be a multiple choice test. It is important that they be able to read the words and definitions.

It will be multiple choice.

  • citizenship- the position of being a citizen of a country with all the rights, duties, and privileges that come with it

  • continued - goes on without stopping

  • daring - courageous and bold

  • horrified - filled with great fear, horror, or dislike

  • participate - join with others or take part in something

  • proposed - to have suggested something to others for their consideration

  • unfairness - the state of being unfair or unjust

  • waver - to pause when being unsure

Spelling Words AM Class:

There will be a spelling test on Friday, March 28

  • names

  • named

  • naming

  • hopes

  • hoped

  • hoping

  • races

  • raced

  • racing

  • drops

  • dropped

  • dropping

  • hugs

  • hugged

  • hugging

Spelling Words PM Class:

There will be a spelling test on Friday, March 28

  • arrived

  • noticed

  • offering

  • hopes

  • hoped

  • hoping

  • achieves

  • danced

  • dancing

  • dropped

  • dropping

  • wrapped

  • wrapping

  • driving

  • traded

Comprehension Skill: Authors Point of View

  • Point of view is what an author thinks about a topic.

  • Look for words and phrases that show what the author thinks.

  • Decide what the details have in common to figure out the authors point of view.

Homework

Homework is being brought home on Friday now. please be sure that you have your child read it once this weekend and bring it back on Monday. This gives them extra time to read the decodable passage. They will bring it back home on Monday, and then read through Thursday night.

How to contact Mrs. Siders

Phone- (740) 774-2003

Email- carrie.siders@sepanthers.org