Week 14

Please use the text How to Build a Japanese Fighter Kite to respond to this weeks question.

What does the word "deft" mean in paragraph 3? What context clues helped you understand the meaning of the word deft?

Happy reading!!

Week 13

Please use the poem "The Rainy Morning" to answer the following question.  Don't forget to look at the rubric and my previous comments to make sure your work is the best it can be!!

What is the general mood in the first two STANZAS of "The Rainy Morning"?  Choose an answer from the options below and support your thinking with evidence from the poem.  :)

• the cheerful sun is the father of rain
• a rainy day can make you feel sad
• when you're unhappy, it always seems to be raining
• rain is better than sunshine

Week 12

Please use the text The Monarch Butterfly: Nature's Timekeeper to respond to this week's question. Happy reading!

What evidence does the author give to support the idea that the people of Michoacan still honor the monarch butterfly? Give at least two details from the text to support your answer.

Week 11

Keep Smiling

For this week's reading response, please read the poem Keep Smiling.  After reading respond by answering the following:

• What does the line Happiness can lift your spirits mean?
• What 2 lines from the poem have the same meaning?

Happy reading!!

Week 10!

This week, we will be practicing writing Write Longs for our reading response.  Please make a claim about one of the following and support it with 3 pieces of text evidence and support.  Remember to close it out with an opinion or reflection.  
                         **Please choose the claim opposite of the one you chose last week!**

Claim Options: 

      - The theme of your book (big idea/ lesson)

     -  An adjective to describe a character (character trait)

Week 9!

This week, we will be practicing writing Write Longs for our reading response.  Please make a claim about one of the following and support it with 3 pieces of text evidence and support.  Remember to close it out with an opinion or reflection.

Claim Options: 

      - The theme of your book (big idea/ lesson)

     -  An adjective to describe a character (character trait)

     

Week 8!

Choose an independent reading book and write a summary of the book.  Keep in mind that good summaries just state the facts of what the book is about without giving their opinion. Be sure to reference the rubric this week to help you with your response.  

Happy Reading!!