September 9 - September 13

Students will begin reading "Two Kinds" on Monday.  It will take approximately two days to read the text.  We will focus on comprehension, character and point of view, vocabulary, and nouns and pronouns.  It is never too early to begin preparing for a selection test.  Use the links below to access the study guide and additional practice.  Students will receive a hard copy of the study guide in class.  The test will be sometime next week.  I will announce a date within the next few days.

"Two Kinds" Study Guide
"Two Kinds" Word Study Additional Practice
"Two Kinds" Character and Point of View Additional Practice
"Two Kinds" Nouns and Pronouns Additional Practice
"Two Kinds" Additional Practice Answer Key


As students began to move through stations last week, I realized that they need a mini lesson on central ideas this week.  After the mini lesson, students will participate in a group session and complete individual practice on Study Island.  The individual practice is worth 10 points and is due by the end of the day on Friday.  Students may complete this topic as many times as they choose in order to better their score.

Photos of students playing Quizlet, completing annotation stations and participating in a "snowball fight":

Students made a vocabulary square for each vocab word.  The squares will come in handy when they start preparing for the test later in the unit.  

Have a great week!

Mrs. Fowler

Keystone Workshop

This week students will finish with Synonyms/Antonyms, Multiple-Meaning Words, and Context Clues.  All topics are due by the end of the day on Friday.