Weeks Ms. Brittany, Ms. Vanessa, & Ms. Sarabeth

Proofread & Correct 1. Joel wants I to go to the pool with her. 2. She studys hard for eech test. 3. Her said that the soup will take we three hours to make. 4. Jack and Owen says them have a big train set at home.

Answers: Have students correct errors in these sentences. 1. Joel wants I to go to the pool with her. (1: me; 2: him) 2. She studys hard for eech test. (1: studies; 2: each) 3. Her said that the soup will take we three hours to make. (1: She; 2: us) 4. Jack and Owen says them have a big train set at home. (1: say; 2: they)

Spelling 4/11 Week 31& 32 Tries Hurries PlaysDries Studies Tried Hurried PlayedDriedStudied Trying Hurrying PlayingDryingStudying Review: naming, drops, wrapped Challenge: obeyed, worrying

Vocabulary Citizenship- The position of being a citizen of a country with all the right, duties, and privileges that come with it. Continued- When something is continued, it goes on without stopping. Daring- Something daring is courageous and bold. Horrified- When you are horrified, you are filled with great fear, horror, or dislike. Participate- You participate when you join with others or take part in something. Proposed- means to have suggested something to other for their consideration. Unfairness- The state of being unfair or unjust. Waver- means to pause when being unsure.

Week Focus Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions. Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect Vocabulary Strategy: Homophones Writing Traits: Voice Grammar: Pronoun-verb contractions Genre: Expository Text/ Biography

Ask and Answer Questions Explain that when students read a biography, they may come across information they do not understand. Remind students that they can ask questions about the information they read and then look for answers in the text. Students can look for details to support the answers to their questions. When students do not find an answer to a question, they can reread the text. Point out that asking and answering questions about a story will help students understand it better.

Author’s Point of View Explain to students that point of view is what an author thinks about a topic. Readers use details to figure out what an author thinks. Point out that readers can agree or disagree with an author. To identify the author’s point of view, students should look for words and phrases that show what the author thinks. Students can decide what these details have in common. This will help them figure out the author’s point of view. Then students can compare what they think about the topic with the author’s point of view.

Biography Characteristics of a biography: A biography tells the true story of a real person’s life. A biography is written by another person. A biography often includes text features, such as timelines, photographs, and captions.

Prefixes and Suffixes A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a root word. The prefix un-means “not.” Unkind = NOT kind A suffix is added at the end. The suffix -ly means “in a way that.” Carefully = in a careful way Students can figure out the meaning of a word with prefixes and suffixes by finding the root word first. Once the root is identified, students can use their knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning of the unknown word.

Suffix A suffix is added to the end of a word and changes the meaning of the word. It can also change a word’s part of speech. The suffix -ful means “full of” -less means “without.” These suffixes can change a noun (thought) into adjectives (thoughtful, thoughtless). Thoughtful means “full of thought” and thoughtless means “without thought.” The suffix -ness means “the state or condition of.” It can change an adjective (dark) into a noun (darkness). Darkness means “the state of being dark.”

Suffixes cheerful Sleepless Softness

Grammar- Proofread 1.It is so hot yesterday. We went to a water park we love it. 2.Moms garden is filled with blue purple and yellow flowers. Its very colorfull. 3.My audishun for the play is at 200. Wish me luck? 4.Yours books are on the desk. Remind me to take my too.

Answers It is so hot yesterday. We went to a water park we love it. (1: was; 2: park, and; 3: loved; 4: it!) Moms garden is filled with blue purple and yellow flowers. Its very colorfull. (1: Mom’s; 2: blue, purple, and yellow; 3: It’s; 4: colorful) My audishun for the play is at 200. Wish me luck? (1: audition; 2: 2:00; 3: luck!) Yours books are on the desk. Remind me to take my too. (1: Your; 2: mine)

Possessive Pronouns A possessive pronoun takes the place of a possessive noun: That is Jack’s hat. That is his hat. A possessive pronoun shows who or what owns something: That is her book. Use these possessive pronouns before nouns: my, his, her, its, our, your, their. Make sure nouns or pronouns and possessive pronouns agree in gender and number: We missed the movie because our bus was late.

Possessive Pronouns Make a Sentence Have partners create a list of ways that people can be good citizens. Then have each student choose something from the list and create a sentence about it using a possessive pronoun, and read it aloud.

Possessive Pronouns That Stand Alone and Reflexive Pronouns Possessive pronouns that can stand alone include mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs: This jacket is his. Is this locker yours? Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject does something for or to itself: She painted the bike herself. Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves: myself, itself, herself, themselves.