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Remember.....you can ALWAYS study your math facts.....look over your
spelling words.......practice your vocabulary words.....spend some time
reading......do a kind deed for someone......there's always something to
do!!!!!
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Here is a website that is great for studying for vocabulary!
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_color.cfm
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These are a list of important words! We will be studying them and using them
quite a bit this year!
Power Verb Meaning
1. Trace List in steps in order of sequence; follow
2. Analyze Take apart; investigate; break down
3. Infer Read between the lines; guess based on observations
4. Evaluate Judge; find the good and bad; rate it; weigh pros and
cons; like/dislike
5. Formulate Create; build; make a plan; make, construct
6. Describe Tell all about it; give details using your senses; find
words that make a picture
7. Support Back it up with details; give reasons and evidence;
prove your answer
8. Explain Tell how; make it clearer (use 5 W's and H)
9. Summarize Give the short version; main points; retell in your own
words; paraphrase
10. Compare All the ways they are alike; similarities
11. Contrast All the ways they are different
12. Predict What will happen next; look into the future
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What are kids writing in school?
Students are involved in a variety of writing experiences throughout their K-6
education. The following list explains most of these forms of writing:
Narrative writing: tells a personal experience or story and always includes
characters, setting, and plot (examples: short stories, journals)
Descriptive writing: creates a vivid image in the reader’s mind and uses
precise details to paint “word pictures” for the reader (example: menu,
travel brochure, poster)
Expository writing: informs, explains, clarifies, or defines (examples:
research paper, essay, report)
Persuasive writing: informs and attempts to convince the reader to take the
same stand (examples: movie review, restaurant critique, letter to the
editor, editorial)
Technical writing: uses research to present specialized information, but just
because it is technical does not mean it has to be flat and dull (examples: a
VCR manual, driver’s manual, a legal document, a cookbook)
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What are the stages of the writing process?
Prewriting - Anything you do before you write (Gathering information, doing
research, using a graphic organizer, or outlining).
Writing - Writing a first draft of you story or paper. This is the time to get
your thoughts down on paper. Spelling and punctuation are not the main focus
at this stage.
Revising - At this stage you should reread your paper, share your paper with
someone else, and add details to fill in blanks in your story, and sometimes
you will need to remove things that do not belong in your story.
Editing - This is the stage where you should check for things such as
correcting grammar errors, spelling mistakes, making sure your name is on your
paper, etc.
Publishing - Check for proper format (newspaper, letter, essay, etc.), Share
product with appropriate audience. Focus on format and appearance.
your story.
Editing - This is the stage where you should check for things such as
correcting grammar errors, spelling mistakes, making sure your name is on your
paper, etc.
Publishing - Check for proper format (newspaper, letter, essay, etc.), Share
product with appropriate audience. Focus on format and appearance.
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READING STRATEGIES (UNRAAVEL)
Underline title (gives information)
Now predict the passage (using title---try to tie in wih an emotion)
Run through and number the paragraphs
Are you reading the questions (at the end of the passage)? --so you know
what to look for
Are the important words "circled?" (bold, underline, all caps, repeated,
transitional words, etc.)
Venture through the passage (carefully read the passage)
Eliminate obviously incorrect anwers from your choices
Let the questions be answered, and write the paragraph number (AND line
number) where answer found
