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Reading Class
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Theme 1 Akiak by Robert Blake  Summary: This is ten year old lead dog Akiak's last chance to win the Iditarod. When Akiak hurts her paw, she must be removed from the race. Akiak sets out on her own, catches up to her team, and shows them the way!
Genre: Realistic Fiction Realistic Fiction is a fictional story in which the setting, plot, dialogue, and characters seem real. Story Skill: Context Clues Writers use words that will be new to their readers. They often include other words or phrases to help with the understanding of the new word. These words or phrases are called context clues. They are built into the sentences around the difficult word and can be used to help you determine what an unknown word means.  To review the types of context clues. To complete a context clues tutorial. To play a context clues game. Spelling List | Akiak – short and long a & short and long e patterns | | gain | cream | sweet | safe | | past | reach | kept | gray | | field | break | east | shape | | steep | pray | pain | glass | | west | cheap | steak | chief | Build Background or Extend Your Learning:
Go Team Go by Judith E. Rinard 
Summary: Alexandra and Skye are mushers who help their parents Diane and Richard Smith run a dogsled trip business. Genre: Expository Writing Expository writing is writing that informs or explains. Story Skill: Text Features Authors include text features to help the reader better understand what they have read. Text features provide information that may not be written in the text itself. They can be found in textbooks, articles, magazines, newspapers, reports, web pages, and other forms of non-fiction text. Examples of text features are pictures, captions, titles, introductions, subheading, maps, diagrams, bold words, etc. To review the text features we learned in class go to the Text Features power point presentation at the bottom of this page. To practice the text feature captions. To learn about and practice the text feature subheadings. To practice writing captions for pictures. To practice text features in newspapers. Spelling List | Go Team Go - compound words. A compound word is two words with different meanings put together to make a new word with a new meaning. | | snowman | bullfrog | haystack | thumbtack | | baseball | lipstick | starfish | broomstick | | grandmother | scarecrow | weekend | sandpaper | | butterfly | skateboard | boardwalk | dogsled | | birthday | newspaper | doorbell | handbag | Build Background or Extend Your Learning
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say  Summary: The author and narrator, Allen Say, tells about the journey his grandfather made to America. Mr. Say shares what his grandfather experienced and how his grandfather felt about leaving his homeland.
Genre: Narrative Text A narrative text is a story based on personal experience. The author's life mirrors that of his grandfather in this story. Story Skill: Author's Opinion When trying to identify an author's opinion first we must be able to distinguish between opinions and facts. An opinion is what a person thinks or believes, while a fact is a statement that can be proven. We can learn about an author's opinion through the author's words, thoughts, feelings, and actions while he narrates his story. To learn more about facts and opinions go to the Facts and Opinions Power Point presentation at the bottom of the page. To practice identifying the author's opinion using Time For Kids articles. To practice identifying the author's opinion using National Geographic For Kids. Spelling List | Grandfather’s Journey: short i, long i, short o, and long o | | snow | crime | broke | ripe | | grind | gold | blind | coal | | still | wrote | folk | inch | | coast | flight | grown | sigh | | odd | build | shock | built | Build Background or Extend Your Learning
Mrs. Travis' Classroom
Dorchester County Public Schools
Choptank Elementary
1103 Maces Lane
Cambridge, Maryland 21613
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