Thursday February 25th, 2016

  

We are continuing our STAAR test prep. Please be sure your student completes their homework assignments each week to ensure they are prepared for STAARS testing the week of March 28th, 2016. 

Vocabulary

1. explanation
2. confrontation
3. meticulously
4. accidentally
5. indifferently
6. exasperated
7. themselves
8. yourself
9. herself
10. illuminating

Spelling Challenge

"Caption Words"

Reading

Class Reading

• Continued reading "Wonder - Part 2: Via", Chapters "The Padawan Bites the Dust", "An Apparition at the Door", and "Breakfast". 

Worksheets

• "Mapping Story Elements" 
• "Character Grid"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge - "Fitting In"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Paragraph Guide"
• "Expository Essay Guide"

After completing the guide, write a ten sentence paragraph essay using your outline and guide! Be sure to include

• Correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, BME format
• 5 Vocabulary words (underline vocabulary words)

Homework

"STAAR Reading - Barkitecture" and "Writing - Hedgies" Test Release