More persuasion

LA - Read pg 126-129.

Reading - Phantom Tollbooth chapter 2.

Spelling retest 20 tomorrow!

Remember: Reading Contract writing assignment is due on Friday.

Persuasive writing

LA - Read pages 116-121. Do A and B on pg 119. Do A-C on page 121.
HW: Writing activity on pg 121. Be sure to have 3 strong reasons and use 3 compound words.

Reading - We are starting The Phantom Tollbooth. We will be using the 4 vocabulary steps with the following words:
balderdash
cartographer
dawdle
flabbergasted
lethargic
monotonous
quagmire
speculate
effusive
tumult

Pi Day

Happy Pi day - no homework in LA or Reading.
No spelling this week.

Reading Cantract - Writing is due on Friday. This must be your best work and at least one page.

3/7-3/11

Fantasy Reading Contract:
Due dates-
3/11 Pick book and projects and Vocabulary due
3/18 Writing due
3/25 Plot Line due
4/1 Art and Challenge due


Monday:
LA- Write rough draft of friendly letter.
Reading - Metaphor worksheet

Tuesday:
LA - Write final draft of friendly letter (in pen or typed).
Reading - Meter, part 1

Wednesday:
LA -Write rough draft of business letter.
Reading - Meter, part 2

Thursday:
LA - Write final draft of business letter.
Reading - Personification worksheet

Friday:
LA - Writing workshop: Cinquian Poem
Reading - Simile, metaphor, and personification review worksheet

2/28 - 3/4

Monday:
LA: pg 280-281 1-20
Reading: Simile worksheet

Tuesday:
LA: pg 282-283 1-15
Reading: Rhyme worksheet side 1

Wednesday:
LA: Unit 4 test
Reading: Rhyme worksheet side 2

Thursday and Friday:
Writing Workshop:
Identify rhyme schemes
Start a poem with rhyme and at least 2 similes.

This week

Tuesday:
LA- HW: pg 336: A & B
Reading - study vocabulary

Wednesday:
LA- HW: pg 337 : A & B
Reading - study vocabulary

Thursday:
LA - Write rough draft of shape poem (in class)
Reading - Vocabulary test for Love that Dog

Friday:
LA- Work on shape poem (in class)
Reading - poetry

Paul Revere Essay

LA- The Paul Revere Essay is due tomorrow. It must be typed or written in black ink. Be sure to have a title page, your essay, and a bibliography. Follow the directions from the Friday newsletter (and repeated in class today) for the title page.

Reading - Study all of the Love That Dog vocabulary. We will have a test over all 30 words on Thursday.