Wednesday February 24th, 2016

We are continuing our STAAR test prep. Please be sure your student completes their homework assignments each week to ensure they are prepared for STAARS testing the week of March 28th, 2016.  

Vocabulary

1. breached
2. wounded
3. rapidly
4. deathly
5. undoubtedly
6. unconsciousness 
7. weakness
8. assassinate
9. accelerate
10. slate

Worksheet

"Caption Words" 

Reading

Continued reading "The Alamo - IQ4" by Roland Smith, pages 21 - 24. 

Worksheet

• "Mapping Story Elements" 
• "Character Grid"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge "Most Evilest Species EVAR!"

Students took 5 minutes in class to write as much as they could on the prompt using their creative minds! 

Worksheets

• "Paragraph Guide"
• "Expository Essay Guide"

After completing the guide, write a ten sentence paragraph essay using your outline and guide! Be sure to include

• Correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, BME format
• 5 Vocabulary words (underline vocabulary words)

Homework

STAAR Test Release Pakets

• "Reading - More Stories from Grandma's Attic" (page 12) 
• "Writing - Expository Writing: A Friend is A Good Thing to Have" (page 6)