Jamaica Louise James Day one

Question of the Day What kind of things do you like to draw? I like to draw___________ because_______________.

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chainspeech cheesecrunch cheappitch shakemarsh sheetfish sharpsplash thumpmath throatgrowth thimbledepth

lunchcatch shapethen wisheach chopbath showsuch Challenge Words: sandwich shadowmatchbox bathtubstarfish

 Kind of Writing  story  friendly letter  book review  journal entry  Author’s purpose  to entertain  to send a message  to give an opinion  to tell about feelings

Beginning Middle End

* Names of people are proper nouns and begin with capital letters. Ms. Jones Ms. Metoyer Mrs. Primrose Ms. Mrs. are titles that are abbreviations. An abbreviation is a short way to write a word. Mr. Marshall Dr. Lopez

* A personal narrative tells a true story about something that happened in your life. *Use the words I, me, we, and us. Tell about your thoughts and feelings. Use capital letters and periods in abbreviated titles such as Mr. and Dr.

Jamaica Louise James James Day two

What was the best card or gift you ever made for someone? Making a present for someone can be fun because_____________.

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*Will you show me where to put my lunch? *Dad needs to chop more fruit for each salad. * *I can mold clay into the shape of a horse. *I wish I could catch such a huge moth! *After I take a bath, then I brush my teeth.

bought picture draw question especially sure minute worry High Frequency Words

Beginning Middle End Characters Setting

 Sunday  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday  Saturday  Sun.  Mon.  Tues.  Wed.  Thurs.  Fri.  Sat.

Main Idea detail Writing

Jamaica Louise James James Day three

What is fun about getting a birthday card? Birthday cards are fun to receive because ___________. Question of the Day

bought picture draw question especially sure minute worry High Frequency Words

- ash - ish -ath -atch -each -unch

 January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May  Jun.  July  Aug.  Sept.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.

 Jamaica tells about something that happened in her life.  She uses I, me, and we to tell her story.  She tells about her excitement on this special day.  Her personal voice is clear to the reader.  Her story includes colorful words and details.

 Day Four

 What do you like about painting pictures?

 draw  picture  question  minute  bought  worry  especially  sure

 fish  ___ ish  chip  ch___p  shave  sha___e  bunch than  ___unch th___n  match much  __ atch __uch  eats shot  ea__ __ sho___

What is the author’s purpose for writing a fiction story? What are some kinds of writing? What might be the author’s purpose for these kinds of writing.

 An abbreviation is a short way to write a word.  Most abbreviations end with a period.  Abbreviations for proper nouns begin with capital letters.  Abbreviations are pronounced as if they were written out.  Mrs. Jackson Mon.  Apr. 19 Dr. Hodges  Thurs. Dec.8

 A personal narrative tells a true story about something that happened in your life.  Use the words I, me, we, and us.  Tell about your thoughts and feelings.  Use capital letters and periods in abbreviated titles such as Dr. and Mr.

 Day Five

Which animals do you especially like to draw or paint? Why? Do you like animals with stripes or animals with spots? I like to draw pictures of ___________ because ______. I like to paint pictures of ___________ because _______.

 draw  picture  question  minute  bought  especially  worry  sure

 VCCV words  Not VCCV words

 What abbreviations are used for titles?  How are they spelled? ______ _____ _____ _____  What are the abbreviations we use for the days of the week? How are they spelled?  ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______  What abbreviations are used for the months of the year? How are they spelled? _____ _____ _____  ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____