Quarter 1
Comparing and Contrasting Story Elements Within Fiction Texts (RL 5.3)
Learning Target: I can compare and contrast characters, setting, and events within a fiction text.
How Characters in a Fiction Text Respond to Challenges; How Speakers in a Poem Reflect on a Topic; and Summarizing Texts (5.RL.2)
Learning Target: I can describe how characters respond to challenges in fiction texts. I can describe how a speaker in a poem reflects on a topic.I can summarize a fiction text.
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions (5.RL.1)
Learning Target: I can make inferences and draw conclusions in fiction texts. I can give evidence to support my inferences.
We used the 4 Cs (Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration - our THEME for this year) to make inferences.
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One of our THEMEs here at CES is the 4 Cs. Following that, the THEME of our classroom is TOGETHER WE ARE BRILLIANT. This video shows how it benefits us to COLLABORATE!
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Learning Target: I can use different strategies, like the KIS strategy, to determine the meaning of inferences in fiction texts.
Learning Target: I can determine the difference between making predictions and making inferences.
What inferences can you make after watching this video?
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Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes:
Learning Target: I can explain the difference between a root, prefix, and a suffix.
Prefixes for this Quarter:
MULTI- many or much
OVER- too much or to the excess CIRCUM-/CIRC- around Roots for this Quarter:
FAC/FACT/FECT/FIC to make or do
DUC/DUCT/DUCE to lead |
Suffixes for this Quarter:
-ATE cause or make
-WARD direction -AR characterized by -ESS feminine |
Figurative Language (5.RL.4)
Learning Target: I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language.
Here are some examples of SEVERAL types of figurative language
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<---Watch this video to learn WHY authors use figurative language in texts!
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SIMILES
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METAPHORS
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ALLITERATIONS
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
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IDIOMS
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