Dear Parents,
Next week fourth and third graders will be taking the NYS ELA Exam next week on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. We were reviewing ALL last week. I am suggesting an additional site that BOTH third and fourth grade students should work in order to review editing paragraphs for correct grammar before the test. Please check out http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Paragraph-Correction.htm. Work only on the "beginner" set #1 to 15. I will be giving a assessment on one of these on Monday and answer any questions students may have. This site has several exercises from least to most difficult in which students can practice proofreading paragraphs and then correct themselves using the provided answer key.
Fourth grade students should also continue to work on answering the written response questions following the readings on http://www.nysedregents.org/grade4/englishlanguagearts/home.html.
Third grade students should also continue working on the written response questions following the readings on http://www.nysedregents.org/grade3/englishlanguagearts/home.html. Work especially on those that require the longer written responses. Students should make a habit of underlining the key words that tell what the QUESTION is asking, so they don't get side tracked answering what is NOT being asked. Students must explain in their own words and the GIVE DETAILS FROM THE TEXT to support their answers. Practice but take breaks to relax and get a good night's sleep!
