Choosing a "Just Right" Book (Unit 1)
Making Connections (unit 1)
Observations vs. inferences (unit 1)
Reading key: Sticky Note Thinking (unit 1)
Main Idea and details (Unit 1)
Summarizing a non-fiction text (Unit 1)
Reasons and Evidence (Unit 1)
ELAGSE4RI8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
What is the difference between a Nonfiction summary and a fiction summary? (Unit 1)
What is theme? (Unit 2)
What is the difference between theme and main idea? (Unit 2)
Theme Review
Examples of Theme
- Batman (from Flocabulary)
- The theme of Batman is good versus evil, because the story includes heroes and villains.
- I Need My Monster
- The theme of I Need My Monster is never giving up, because the little boy never gives up finding his real monster.
- Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun
- The theme of Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun is that we are all different on the outside, but we all have a heart with feelings on the inside. In the text, Grandpa Gino reminds Lucy, “We’re all different.”
- The theme of Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun is finding the courage to stand up to others, because Lucy proves that she has courage to stand up to the bully, Ralph.
Story Elements (Unit 2)
Story Elements-The Three Little Pigs (Unit 2)
Fiction Story Elements (Unit 2)
Story Elements Charts Created by our Class :)
Context Clues (Unit 2)
Point of View (Unit 2)
First Person Point of View
Third Person Point of View
Unit 1 and Unit 2 Review for Test
Book Club Expectations
What makes non-fiction different from fiction? Unit 3
Informational Text Features (Unit 3)
Informational Text Structures (Unit 3)
ELAGSE4RI5: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
Practice Text Structure Passages From Class Notes (Unit 3)
Text Structure Sentence Frames:
these may be useful for when we write the articles for the magazines.
Magazine Project Creation (Unit 3)
Text Structure Quiz: Questions and Answers
Websites to review text structure
1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 603448 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 603448 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 851282 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 851282 , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!