Ms Maggie G4A2

 Today's lesson  1. Week 4 Unit Test  2. 1st writing 1st draft : expository text on dinosaurs in class.  3. Homework:  3/7 Friday 1.   Copy Week 5 VW #1-15x3, definition x 1 Make 6 sentences from VW #1-15 at least 8 words. 2.   WK 4 worksheet #4 3. Preview RS p.116-129 4. Google classroom   4.  Week 5 Vocab Definitions – The Horned Toad Prince   1 bargain (n.): an agreement between two people or groups 2 favor (n.): a kind and helpful act that you do for someone 3 lasso (v.): to catch an animal by throwing the ring of a lasso over its head 4 offend (v.): to cause (a person or group) to feel hurt, angry, or upset by something said or done 5 prairie (n.): a wide area of flat land without trees in North America 6 ...

 Today's lesson 1. Unit Test revision - VW and definition, Reading Street story comprehension questions.      Review RS summary:  History of the story Lewis and Clark and Me ~ the Louisiana Purchase  The Louisiana Purchase was a large land deal between the United States and France in 1803. President Thomas Jefferson bought this land to help the U.S. grow. After the purchase, he sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition to explore the new territory west of the Mississippi River. In  Lewis and Clark and Me , the story follows Seaman, a big Newfoundland dog, who traveled with Lewis on this journey. Seaman helped the men by swimming, hunting, and protecting them. The expedition was important because it mapped new lands, met Native American tribes, and helped the U.S. understand the West. This connection shows how Seaman played a small but important role in A...

 Today's lesson  1. Review Worksheet #1:      ending: -ed / -ing. please pay attention:      "be" verb + Ving  : She is preparing some ingredients.      present tense 3rd person singular: he/she/it ~ super"s": She prepares some  ingredients.                                                                                               They prepare some ingredients.      past tense: +ed" She prepared some ingredients.   2. Skim and scan - worksheet review  3. Homework:  3/5 Wednesday 1.   WK 4 worksheet #2 2.   Google Classroom

 Today's lesson  1.  Read and discuss Reading Street p.52-67 Lewis and Clark and Me.  2. Review elements of story: Try to think of the following when you read a story:      genre     characters     setting (place and time)     main idea      author's purpose: RWN p.51. to entertain (make readers happy/have fun), to inform (give info/facts to the readers), to persuade (to make the readers agree / to do something)     Always read the title: the title may give you a general idea of the paragraph you are to read   3. Skim / scan: RWN p.58-59     to skim: to quickly find out the main idea; to read the first and last paragraph or sentences to help you identify the main idea.       to scan is to find the correct answer from the passage. You can read the questions then "scan" for the key words from the whole passage.      pay attention to the NUMBER in...

 Today's lesson 1. Week 4 VW and definition  2. History of the story Lewis and Clark and Me ~ the Louisana Purchase  The Louisiana Purchase was a large land deal between the United States and France in 1803 . President Thomas Jefferson bought this land to help the U.S. grow. After the purchase, he sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition to explore the new territory west of the Mississippi River . In Lewis and Clark and Me , the story follows Seaman , a big Newfoundland dog , who traveled with Lewis on this journey. Seaman helped the men by swimming, hunting, and protecting them . The expedition was important because it mapped new lands, met Native American tribes, and helped the U.S. understand the West . This connection shows how Seaman played a small but important role in American history , as he was part of one of the most famous journeys in the U.S. 3. Genre of stories:      real istic fiction (story) - that can happen in real time...