Review for English Test May 10th

Review for TEST May 10th

Vocabulary words – Birchbark House, Vaqueros & Rachel’s Journey

Reading Comprehension - Rachel’s Journey & Westward to Freedom

Be prepared to compare Rachel’s Journey and Westward to Freedom

Be prepared to describe characters and  life for the pioneers

Grammar : Making Comparisions (PB 283-285)

English Test : Friday, April 5th

English Test : Friday, April 5th

-Spelling –suffixes –ful, -ly, -ness etc (PB 220 )

-Vocabulary- Dog Newspaper & Darnell Rock

-Prepositions/Pronouns (PB 211-213,223-225)

- Reading Comprehension

English Test : Thurs. Mar. 7

English Test : Thurs. Mar. 7 Study Guide

-Spelling –ed &-ing endings (PB 186)

-Vocabulary- Lunch Money & LAFFF

-Adjectives/Adverbs (PB 187-189, 199-201)

- Reading Comprehension

Newbery Medal Books

During the next few weeks, we will we working with Newbery Medal Winning Books.

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal

We are reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate out loud in class. Students will choose h 1st) a Newbery Medal Winner or Honor Book to read independently .  You can find a list of past winners here.

There are many of these books in our classroom library, and many more in our school library. Happy Reading!!

English Test - Holes

Test: Friday, February 1, 2013

Holes by Louis Sachar

·        - identify and describe characters

·        - true or false questions about the novel

·        - matching

·        - reading comprehension – short answer

WELCOME BACK

Explorers Research Project

This week, students are working on a joint project in Social Studies and English. Students are learning how to conduct reseach, cite sources, and present information in an effective presentation using Power Point. Students have received a guide and outline to follow, which can be found on Brain Honey. Students should work at home and at school on this project. Presentations will take place during the week of December 3-7th in Social Studies class.
Below, information about citing sources:

How to cite sources using MLA style

Websites:

“Gagarin, Yuri.” Enchanted Learning.  2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/g/gagarin.shtml

"Polo, Marco." Compton's by Britannica. Britannica Online for Kids.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012.http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9276493/Marco-Polo

Books:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Examaple:

Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries:

     "Ideology." The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed. 1997. Print.

Where I did get THIS information from?

“MLA Formatting and Style Guide”.  Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab). Purdue University. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012.