Reading

Welcome to Reading. This year we will be using a combination of stories and learning related activities from our sixth grade reading textbook and a whole language approach using our sixth grade novels. Learning centers will be provided and some class time will be directed towards students reading independently. I will be introducing a variety of excellent examples of children’s literature throughout the year that I hope will motivate all students to pick up a book. The goal is for each student to become a self motivated reader. Readers for life!!
 * Welcome to Reading Grade 5: **


 * Literature Circle Project due date:**


 * Lit Circle Role Directions:**

** Week of Dec 11: ** ** Monday - ** Read vocab power and define words using context. Start reading the story. Focus skill: Metaphors ** Tuesday - ** Finish the story. Go over vocabulary. Wksht due Thursday. Metaphor poem wksht ** Thursday - ** Correct vocab wksht. Reread the story. Work on personification. ** Friday - ** Test. Personification practice - author study.
 * Wednesday - ** Read Ice Lands - make comparison to story this week. More metaphor practice.

** Week of Nov. 13: ** ** Monday - ** Read vocab power and define words using context. Start reading the story. ** Tuesday - ** Finish the story. Go over vocabulary. Wksht due Thursday ** Thursday - ** Correct vocab wksht. Reread the story. Character Venn diagram ** Friday - ** Test
 * Wednesday - ** Literature Circle meeting

** Week of Oct 30: ** ** Monday - ** Read vocab power and define words using context. Start reading the story. ** Tuesday - ** Finish the story. Go over vocabulary. Wksht due Thursday ** Thursday - ** Correct vocab wksht. Reread the story. ** Friday - ** Test
 * Wednesday - ** Literature Circle meeting

** Week of Oct 9: ** ** Monday - ** POV discussion. Read vocab power and define words using context. Start reading the story. ** Tuesday - ** Finish the story. Review POV and do wksht pg 3/4 due tomorrow. Go over vocabulary. Wksht due Thursday ** Thursday - ** Correct vocab wksht. Finish reread. Skill: Prefix/suffix. Do wksht. ** Friday - ** Test
 * Wednesday - ** Review vocab. Reread the story. Correct wksht 3/4

** Week of September 18: ** ** Monday - ** Read Chapt 12-13 Work on Discussion Director questions ** Tuesday - ** Read Chapt 14 Work on figurative language ** Thursday - ** Review for test tomorrow ** Friday - ** Test
 * Wednesday - ** Read Chapt 15 Define vocab and work on study guide

** Week of September 18: ** ** Monday - ** Read Chapt 7 Work on Passage Picker ** Tuesday - ** Read Chapt 8 Passage Picker due tomorrow ** Thursday - ** Read Chapt 10 Questions due tomorrow ** Friday - ** Discuss and collect questions. Read Chapt 11.
 * Wednesday - ** Read Chapt 9 Passage picker due/discuss

** Week of September 5: ** ** Monday - No School ** ** Tuesday - ** Intro the class ** Thursday - ** Discuss "character sketcher" role. Read chapters 1 & 2 in Shiloh and work on character sketcher. ** Friday - ** Share character sketches. Read chapter 3. Comprehension questions.
 * Wednesday - ** Work on creating reading response journals. Discuss vocab acquisition with Action 100.