LANGUAGE ARTS

Unit 2- "Teamwork" 

 THEME #2 WEEK #1

  Reading Selection: "We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente"

    Focus Skill:    Draw Conclusions

    Focus Strategy:    Adjust Reading Rate

    Grammar Skill:   Simple and Compund Sentences

    Spelling Skill:    Endings /zh r/ and /ch r/

THEME #2 WEEK #2

   Reading Selection:   "Folktales from Asia"

    Focus Skill:    Summarize and Paraphrase

    Focus Strategy:    Use Context to Confirm Meaning

    Grammar Skill:   Clauses

    Spelling Skill:    Words Ending in -ed and -ing

THEME #2 WEEK #3

  Reading Selection:   "Iditarod Dream"

    Focus Skill:    Draw Conclusions

    Focus Strategy:    Read Ahead

    Grammar Skill:   Complex Sentences

    Spelling Skill:    Unstressed Endings /en/ and /or/

THEME #2 WEEK #4

    Reading Selection:   "Woodsong"

    Focus Skill:    Summarize and Paraphrase

    Focus Strategy:    Reread to Clarify

   Grammar Skill:   Common and Proper Nouns; Abbreviations

    Spelling Skill:   Words with unstressed ending /l/

THEME #2 WEEK #5

   Reading Selection:   "Island of the Blue Dolphins"

    Focus Skill:    Narrative Elements

    Focus Strategy:   Summarize

   Grammar Skill:   Singular and Plural Nouns

    Spelling Skill:    Plurals

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