**Due to PARCC testing, we did not have give the theme 14 test. We still covered all of the material, we just skipped the assessment. Also, we have switched theme 15 and 16 to better fit our writing assignments. The theme 16 test will be on Thursday, May 5th (Explore More Day is Friday they 6th). 🙂
Theme 16: Recycle and renew
Focus: Purpose for Reading (determine importance)
Big Idea: When you understand your purpose for reading, you are able to determine which information is important
Review: Decoding and word Analysis (fix-up strategies)
Big Idea: use letter sounds and word parts to figure out the meaning of words you do not know
Grammar
Adverbs
Big Idea: tells how, where, or when an action is performed.
Example: I ran fast on the way home. (FAST)
Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Big Idea: Comparative adverbs are formed by adding -er to one-syllable adverbs, or by adding the word more or less before longer adverbs. Most superlative adverbs are formed by adding -est to one-syllable adverbs, or by adding most or least before longer adverbs.
Examples: My sister and I raced Dad. Dad ran fastest. (Fastest) I ran faster than my sister. (faster) Although my sister ran slowest, she runs more often. (slowest/ more often)
Word Study Week 1: consonant doubling
Big Idea: When you add an ending to words with a consonant-vowel-consonant patter, you have to double the consonant before adding the ending.
Example: get = getting
Word Study week 2: syllables
Big Idea: a word part with a vowel sound
Example: garbage (two syllables: gar/bage)
Writing: Letter
Big Idea- A letter has a heading (date), Greeting (Salutation, Body, Closing (Example: Sincerely), and signature
Target Skill: analogies
Big Idea- A comparison of two things
Example: The snow was like a blanket.