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Dates to remember:

Sept. 10:  Homophone test

Sept. 11:  Book orders are due Sept. 11.  Parents can now order books on-line!  Your child received an information letter regarding the sign in and password.  I just gave the information to students who thought their parents would be interested in ordering on-line.  If your child didn’t get one for you and you would like that info, just let me know.

Sept. 14:  Genre test for all who missed more than one on last week’s test.

Sept. 28:  A book needs to  be chosen for the 1^st quarter book talk by September 28.

Oct. 2:  September Reading Log is due October 2^nd.

Reading: 

Wednesday- glue genre info into the reading side of the Communication Arts Notebook (C.A.N.).  Next test on genre Monday, September 14. 

Write expectations for Reading Response Journal in C.A.N.

Respond to The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker in Reading Response Journal

Second reading of And Still the Turtle Watched

Begin IDR (Individualized Daily Reading)

Friday- Share predictions to The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker.

Setting ground rules for class meeting.

Write connections in C.A.N.: text to text, text to self, text to world.

If time: Read Chato’s Kitchen and make connection.

IDR

Language:

Tuesday-  Introduce diagramming sentences: subject and predicate

Go over writing expectations.

First writing assignment for writing journal:  What did you do over summer vacation (with a twist)?

Homophone test Thursday

Thursday- Homophone test

Continue diagramming: subject and predicate

Finish writing about summer.   Begin editing process.

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