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Unit 2- Working Together
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Unit 2 - Working Together Language Arts Our language arts lessons will include all reading, writing, grammar, phonics, spelling, and handwriting lessons. We will be working on a 5 day cycle in language arts. On the 5th day of the cycle we will be having a spelling test and selection assessment which will include phonics, grammar, high-frequency words, and comprehension. We will be having ongoing fluency assessments throughout the themes. *Scroll down to find the highlighted section for our current reading selection. Please click on the icon along the left for extras for our weekly selection. Working Together - Over the next several weeks we will be reading many stories to support the theme of Working Together. We will be focusing on what we can learn from working together. Week 1 Tara and Tiree- What can we do in a dangerous situation? Genre Narrative Nonfiction Phonics r-Controlled ar, or, ore Comprehension Skill Sequence Comprehension Strategy Predict Spelling Test & Selection Test - Friday, Oct. 30th Week 2 Ronald Morgan- What makes a team? Genre Realistic Fiction Phonics Contractions n't, 's, 'll, 'm Comprehension Skill Realism and Fantasy Comprehension Strategy Prior Knowledge Week 3 Turtles Race With Beaver- How can we work together? Genre Folk Tale Phonics r-Controlled er, ir, ur Comprehension Skill Sequence Comprehension Strategy Summarize Spelling Test and Selection Test - Friday Nov. 13th Week 4 Bremen Town Musicians- When should we work together? When should we work alone? Genre Fairy Tales Phonics Plurals -s, -es, -ies Comprehension Skill Author's Purpose Comprehension Strategy Story Structure Spelling Test and Selection Test - Friday Nov. 20th Week 5 A Turkey for Thanksgiving- How can we contribute to a celebration? Genre Animal Fantasy Phonics Longa: a, ai, ay Comprehension Skill Draw conclusions Comprehension Strategy Visualize Spelling Test and Selection Test - Friday, Nov. 4th Unit 2 Review This week we will be reviewing the different skills that we were exploring over the past five weeks. Please go to the Unit 2 Review Extras for the current spelling list. I have also included all the past high-frequency words for extra practice. Students will be tested on all the high-frequency words. They should know them quickly and without hesitation. Check out www.quia.com/cb/227505.html for a fun way to practice the skills from this theme!
Mrs. Hofelich's Class
Northern Lehigh School District
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