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Week of ⅝ Weekly Home Fun
Reading Unit: Biography Book Clubs Writing Unit: Biography Information WritingParent Corner:
● Thanks for all that you did to help us prepare your child for the state tests! Unfortunately we won’t know official results until August. We now begin working towards 4th grade goals. Please make sure your child continues to attend school and complete their homework.
Monday- NYSESLAT test for select students
Reading Read independently and uninterrupted for 60 min. Make sure you are reading 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction throughout the week. RECORD in your reading log!!
As you read a fiction or biography text, be sure to pay attention to the characters, their traits, and their goals. Stop and jot to keep track of the subject you are reading about.
Writing This week we begin another informational writing unit with a focus on the genre biography. Make sure you have a list of famous people you know a lot about that you could write an informational piece about. They could be athletes, artists, civil rights activists, musicians, explorers, or scientists, for example! You could also to choose someone you have a biography about, but be careful to not just re-write the book.
Choose one of those people and write an informational text that’s at least one page long (even more is even better).
Math Problem
Solving
David and Rob each got the same snack pack of crackers. David ate 3/6 of his snack pack. Rob ate 2/4 of his snack pack. Who ate more? Compare fractions using a symbol, pictures, and words.Your work must show evidence of SOLVEShow your work
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Content Closely read and annotate the biography entitled “Portrait of an Artist.” Then respond to the multiple choice questions 1-5, continuing to use all of the strategies you learned during test prep.
Tuesday-NYSESLAT Test for select students
Reading Read independently and uninterrupted for 60 min. Make sure you are reading 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction throughout the week. RECORD in your reading log!!Make sure you spend at least part of the time reading a biography.
Be sure to pay attention to important details about why the person is being remembered or honored. Why did someone choose to write a book about this person. Stop and jot! Remember that you must support your idea with text evidence.
Writing Read the Ruby Bridges mentor text.
How is this writing organized?
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What parts of this writing is similar some of the character studies or informational jots we have done this year?
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Math Module 7 Lesson 5 Homework Problem Set
Practice the flashcards for whatever fact masters level you are on.
Content Complete multiple choice questions 6 and 7 from “Portrait of an Artist.” Then complete question 8, which asks for evidence to prove the stated idea.
Wednesday- NYSESLAT test for select students
Reading Read independently and uninterrupted for 60 min. Make sure you are reading 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction throughout the week. RECORD in your reading log!
If you are reading fiction… What motivates your character? How can you tell? Use text evidence.
If you are reading nonfiction… FInd a part that has a text structure (compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequence, problem/solution). What is the text structure? How can you tell? Why do you think the author chose this structure for this information?
Writing Continue working on the biography piece you were writing in school. You should have at least 4 chapters. Work on two of the chapters tonight. Remember that biography/informational writing should be full of facts and expert words. You can also include text features such as a timeline, a map, or a word box about that person.
Math Lesson 7 Homework Problem Set
Practice the flashcards for whatever fact masters level you are on.
Content Complete “Portrait of an Artist” questions 9 and 10, using evidence from the text to support your answers.
Thursday
Reading Read independently and uninterrupted for 60 min. Make sure you are reading 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction throughout the week. RECORD in your reading log!
If you are reading fiction.. Stop and jot about the character’s relationship to another character. What is the relationship like? What evidence supports your idea?
If you are reading nonfiction… Study the author’s craft. Pick something the author chose to include (a text feature, an interesting fact). Why do you think the author chose to include this? Explain.
Writing Write a chapter about your person using the compare and contrast text structure. In your chapter, you will write about how your person is similar and different to someone else.
For example, my person is Jackie Robinson. I could write a chapter about how he was similar or different to another baseball player.
Math Lesson 8 Homework Problem Set
Practice the flashcards for whatever fact masters level you are on.
Content Author’s use headings and subheadings to show us where the topic changes in their writing. Headings tell what that section of the text will be about. The text “Portrait of an Artist” has no headings. Re-read the text and find at least 3 places where the topic shifts. Use a carret (^) or arrow to write in what you think the heading of that section should be.
Friday
Reading Read independently and uninterrupted for 60 min. Make sure you are reading 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction throughout the week. RECORD in your reading log!
Spend at least part of the time reading a biography. Be sure to make a mental movie in your mind as you read thinking about what your subject wants and how they get it. Stop and jot using text evidence to explain.
Writing We are starting to draft our biography/informational pieces. Sometimes writers realize that while some chapters are full of facts and information, they do not have enough information to fill other chapters. This weekend, work on researching the chapters of your person that don’t have enough information. You could look in books, on the internet, or ask an adult what they know. But the words on your page should be your own. Don’t include facts or words in your writing if you don’t know what they mean!!
Math KEMS workbook page S283.
Practice the flashcards for whatever fact masters level you are on.
Science Close read the article Life Cycle Maple Seeds. Remember to chunk and annotate.
1.What is the main idea and at least three details to support the main idea.
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_________________________________________________________________________2. Describe the maple tree seed. Why is it shaped like a wing?
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