Reading

 

Schema and Connections

Story Elements--Cinderella
Literature Interactive, covers characters, setting, plot (exposition, conflict, climax, resolution)

Penguin Chick--Main Idea and Details

 

Main Idea and Details Passages--Quiz

 

Life in the Cold--Main Idea and Details

 

At a Coral Reef--Inferring

 

Create a Character

 

Prefixes and Suffixes

Building Prefixes

Match the word with its definition

Fish Tank/Jelly Fish

Type the root, suffix and/or prefix to create a Fish Tank

Practice Prefixes

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Prefix in- or im-: Crystal Castle

Click on a crystal.  Write the correct word that matches the definition.

   
Word Builder

Choose the prefix/suffix to add to the base word.

   

 

Shiloh

Chapter 1-2
Due Monday
Chapters 3-4
Due Thursday
Chapters 5 - 6
Due Monday

Thinking Questions
Due Thursday

Chapters 7 - 8 
Due Tuesday
Chapters 9 - 10
Due Tuesday
Chapters 11 - 12
Due Wednesday

 

Chocolate Fever

Chapter 5--Due Thursday

What do we know about Dr. Fargo?  List all of the details the author gives you.  What kind a person is he?  What clues helped you decide what kind of a person he is?

Chapter 6--Due Tuesday

Compare and contrast the way adults have reacted to Henry's brown spots.  (For example: Nurse Farthing and Dr. Fargo)  Use a Venn diagram to help you organize your thoughts.

Chapter 7: In the Schoolyard--Due Friday, first group
Was it okay that Henry lied to the boys in the school yard?  Why or why not?  Give reasons to support your answer.
Read Chapter 8--Due Wednesday, 2nd group
Record the questions you think of before during and after reading.  Complete a chart like the one below.
Before During After
     
     
     
Chapter 9 -- Due Friday
While you are reading, record any questions you have as you are reading on post it notes.  Post it right to the page where you had your question.

 

The Jacket

Part I: Collision Course
Due Tuesday
Part II: Friends With Everybody

Part III: Close to Home    Due: Tuesday
Use the important words and phrases that we brainstormed as a group to write a summary of part three.  Make sure to underline the words in your summary.  Goal: 5-8 sentences--that means capital letters and periods!

Part IV: Forget About It
Just Read.  We'll meet to discuss!
Part V: Something in the Tone
Questions Due Wednesday
Part VI: Round-Trip