Reading The unit reading test has a story to read, followed by comprehension questions that test strategies we have been working on like vocabulary words, phonetic sounds, text features and comprehension strategies that can be found in the Reading Writing Companion book Unit 2 Genre Study 3, Unit 3 Genre Study 1& 2 (only completed pages) Vocabulary words related to the stories are included. English Practice Book Unit 2 pages 106.108, 120,124,126,141,143,154,159,160,171 Unit3 pages 175, 177 There will be a listening section with corresponding questions.
Grammar skills can be found in the practice book
Unit 1 weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 + Unit 2 weeks 1, 2, 3,4,5 + Unit3 week 1. Statements, Questions, Exclamations, Commands, Subjects, Predicates, Nouns, Singular and Plural Nouns, Abbreviations, Kinds of Nouns, More Plural Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Action Verbs.
Spelling lists can be found in the practice book
Unit 2 weeks 4&5 pages 145,162, Unit 3 week 1 page 179.
Writing and Handwriting
Writing: There is a writing section where students will be required to write an opinion essay that will be graded on capitalization, punctuation, grammar, content, and form (introduction, 3 reasons, conclusion). There is also a handwriting section where students are required to write using the lines for proper letter formation and spacing with minimal erasing Science Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Oceans and Ponds Chapter 7 Lesson 1 Weather Lesson 2 The Water Cycle
