ELA Week of 2.24-2.28
This week in ELA we will prepare to read our new story, Dragon, Dragon by John Gardiner. On Monday, we will be discussing the different characteristics of a fairytale. On Tuesday, we will begin to discuss the new vocabulary words presented in the story. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of the unknown words. On Wednesday, we will be discussing the importance of character traits, both internal and external. We will be learning about how identifying different character traits based on a characters words and actions give readers more information about them. Students will be able to examine their own character traits and create a picture of themselves. On Thursday and Friday, we will be reading the new story and examining the different characters.