The Language Arts Lowdown!
Volume 5, Issue 29 March 28, 2014
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4th Grade
Grammar:
This week, we talked about using quotation marks around song titles and article names.
Word Study:
This week, we reviewed words with "ght" and the "aw" sound (ou, au, etc.). Next week, we will review silent letters, such as "l", "g" and "b", within words.
Writing:
This week, we worked on creating questions for our research projects. Next week, we will start taking notes and revisit our narrative piece from earlier this semester.
Reading:
We will work on reading for specific knowledge as we take notes!
5th Grade
Grammar:
This week, we talked about interjections, exclamatory sentences, and the use of exclamation marks.
Word Study:
This week, we reviewed words with suffixes. Next week, we will look at words with the "s" sound made in different ways.
Writing:
This week, we worked on creating questions for our research projects. Next week, we will start taking notes and revisit our narrative piece from earlier this semester.
Reading:
We will work on reading for specific knowledge as we take notes!
Greek and Latin Roots
This week, our words were:
Dendron--Greek--means tree--some derivative words are dendrite, dendrometer, and rhododendron
Arbor/Arboris--Latin--means tree--some derivative words are arboretum, Arbor Day, and arboraceous
Chronos--Greek--means time--some derivative words are synchronize, chronic, and chronometer
Tempus/Temporis--Latin--means time--some derivative words are temporal, temporary, and tense
5th Grade
This week, our words were:
Quintus--Latin--means fifth--some derivative words are quintile, quintuplet, and quintet
Sextus--Latin--means sixth--some derivative words are siesta, sextant, and sextuplet
Septimus--Latin--means seventh--some derivative words are septimal, septuplet, and September
Octavus--Latin--means eighth--some derivative words are Octavius, octave, and October
Reading Requirements--4th Quarter
4th Grade:
2 Informative Non-Fiction
1 Realistic Fiction
1 Myth/Folk/Fairy Tale/Fable
1 Biography
1 Historical Fiction
2 Choice
5th Grade:
2 Informative Non-Fiction
2 Choice
1 Myth/Folk/Fairy Tale/Fable
1 Biography
1 Historical Fiction
1 Fantasy/Science Fiction
2 Realistic Fiction