Dear Parents,
Please remember that the school is collecting cans of food for the poor this month. There will be an ELA quiz for each grade tomorrow 11/14 and Religion quiz on Monday 11/17. Please see below for study guides for each class:
FOURTH GRADE
ELA 11/14 For quiz be sure you know the following:
*all Unit 2 definitions in notebook: inference, prediction, mood, verse, stanza
* definition and examples of all the figures of speech in the notebook. Also see http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/figurative-language.html for extra review.
*information about a weather topic (eg. clouds, lightning, any storm) and to be able to describe it using a SIMILE and a METAPHOR.
REL 11/14 Study Chapters 9 and 10 in the text book for quiz on Mon. KNOW TH E KEY WORDS.
Study the Chapter Reviews. Answer on looseleaf for practice.
THIRD GRADE
ELA 11/14 For quiz be sure you know the following:
*all Unit 2 definitions in notebook: idiom, homophone, root, prefix, suffix, literal, figurative.
*examples of words starting with prefix: re-, pre-, mis- and how to use each in sentence.
*examples of words ending with suffix: -ly, -able and how to use each in a sentence.
*example of an IDIOM Amelia Bedelia misunderstands. Be able to explain what the idiom really means (figurative meaning) and what she thinks it means (literal meaning). Be sure to give an example of an idiom -- not a homophone. Be sure you know the difference!
REL 11/14 Study Chapters 8 and 9 in the text book for quiz on Mon. KNOW TH E KEY WORDS.
Study the Chapter Reviews. Answer on looseleaf for practice.
SECOND GRADE
ELA 11/14 For quiz be sure you know the following:
*all Unit 2 definitions in notebook: theme, chapter, paragraph, author, illustrator, rhyming words.
* definitions and examples of figurative language: similes, alliteration, onomatopoeia.
*review telling, asking, command, and exclaiming sentences
*how to write a four line poem using either similes, onomatopoeia, OR alliteration (as practiced in class) . Remember that the simile and onomatopoeia poem should have an introduction and a conclusion. The two middle lines are for examples of similes or onomatopoeia. Also, it should be written as a poem ---not as a paragraph. Longer examples of each are in the notebook.
REL 11/14 Study Chapters 8 and 9 in the text book for quiz on Mon. Memorize the FIRST THREE COMMANDMENTS. KNOW TH E KEY WORDS.
Study the Chapter Reviews. Answer on looseleaf for practice.
