Mrs. Wiseman's Reading Newsletter
Week of November 3rd-November 6th
UNIT 3: WEEK 1
Genre Study 1:
Spelling Test: November 6th
Spelling Packet due: November 6th
No Vocabulary test this week
Upcoming events:
No School November 4th, 7th, 10th
Reminder: No School on Friday so tests will be on Thursday
Spelling Words:
herb | swirl |
person | purse |
sternly | curl |
serpent | curve |
worse | curb |
pearl | hurl |
dirty | turkey |
birth | turnip |
shirt | purpose |
twirl | blurred |
Vocabulary Words:
assigned- to give out as a task | organizations- groups of people who join together for a purpose |
generosity- a willingness and happiness to share in an unselfish way | residents- the people who live in a particular place |
gingerly- to do something carefully or with extreme caution | scattered- to be spread or thrown about |
mature- to show the qualities of being an adult | selective- very careful with making choices |
Essential Question:
In what ways can you help your community?
Realistic Fiction
Made-up story, but it can happen in real life
Includes realistic characters, events, and settings
May include a flashback to an earlier event
Comprehension Skill:
Point of View
A narrator is a person who tells a story.
Point of view is the way a story's narrator feels or thinks about the characters or events.
First- person narrator: a character in the story (clues: I, we, me)
Third- person narrator: not a part of the story, but can tell how all the characters feel and think (clues: he, she, they)
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues
Context clues help you determine the meanings of unknown words. Authors sometimes give a definition for an unfamiliar. Hint: Look for words and phrases separated by commas.
The word may be restated in a simpler way. Hint: Look for the word "or"