The Kitchen Sink for the Week of 10/8/12

Readers’ Workshop

Last week we introduced common prefixes.  The prefixes studied include:

pre – before                                non, dis, un, im, in, il, ir -

mis – wrongly/incorrectly                  not or the opposite of     

re – again

This week we will introduce and explore common suffixes.  Suffixes to be reviewed include:

ful – full of                                 ness – state of being

ly – in a way that is                     est – the most

less - without                               able – capable of or able to

er/or – more or someone who

Ask your child for examples of words with the following prefixes and suffixes.  Look for them during nightly reading!

Writers’ Workshop

Early in the week, we will review the rubric that students were given earlier in the Memoir Unit.  This rubric will serve as a reminder of the expectations we have covered in class.  Students will be given time to recopy their drafts, before reviewing it one final time.  As they go over their piece, they will use the rubric to conduct self and peer assessments of their work.  On Thursday, we will move on to our next project, which will be a combination of fictional narratives and a response to literature.  We will read "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" by Chris Van Allsburg.  The book contains a series of "seemingly unrelated, highly detailed illustrations."  Our job will be to create a highly detailed story that corresponds/explains one of the illustrations.  We will begin the brainstorming phase this week.

Skills Block

Spelling list 7 will be tested on Friday.

We will be exploring our second Text Talk book, Just Plain Fancy.  The following words will be introduced:

 peered, shunned, exotic, gossiped, constantly, simplicity

Ask your child what these words mean!