Dear Parents,
As I started reviewing the printed out Study Guides for ELA on Monday, I realized that many children had not done any reviewing at all over the weekend . I say this because several did not even know the vocabulary definitions which I even wrote out for them to make it easier to study! Students should not rely on the fact that I review in class. Students need to study at home as well. There will be a final ELA Quiz this Thursday since there is no school on Friday. The vocabulary definitions students need to study for this quiz are listed in the Study Guide under Unit 6. I have waited until now to give the quiz in order to complete Unit 6. A few students did not even give in their final ELA project which was due last Thursday! I will be giving mini assessments during the week to check if students are STUDYING THEIR STUDY GUIDES in ELA. Students should be reviewing the year's work in their notebook and practicing skills on ixl listed in the Grammar section. Please remember that the ELA End Term Exam grade will appear on their report card as well as being counted into their average. I am not giving any other homework besides what is on the Study Guide so there is no reason to get a poor grade if students do what is assigned! The ELA Final Exam in next Wednesday.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this matter!
Please see below for ELA quiz study guide for each grade:
FOURTH
* Study Unit 6 vocabulary definitions listed on Study Guide.
*Study meaning of words derived from mythology in notebook dated 5/12.
* Be able to describe the hero's cycle from ordinary life back to status quo listed in notebook and on video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhk4N9A0oCA
THIRD
* Study Unit 6 vocabulary definitions listed on Study Guide.
*Study poetic devices: simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification
*Be able to explain what Elmer used to help each of the animals in My Father's Dragon
*Be able to summarize the chapter you were assigned and relate the events in correct order.
SECOND
* Study ALL the Unit 6 vocabulary definitions listed on Study Guide.
*Know the difference beteen dairy and grain fooods.
*Know the names of the different body systems and what each one is for. See last notes written in ELA notebook.
*Be able to write about the body system you researched and explain how it works.
