ELA

Non Fiction Text Features Rap

Greek and Latin Roots:

• Variety of matching games
• It's Greek to Me' Practice Game

We will be reading Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli.  Here is a link to information about the author and his other books.  Jerry Spinelli

We are reading The Wizard of Oz as a whole class.  The students really seem to be enjoying it!  It is completely different from the movie and we just started it!  Here is a link to audio of each chapter.  Wizard of Oz-audio (use the mp3 version)

When I was first learning about plot in elementary school, I had a difficult time determining the climax of a story.  Through my investigations on this topic as a teacher, I have found that The Three Little Pigs is by far the best, clearest example of plot structure.  This is a link to a group of students explaining the lot structure of The Three Little Pigs--Plot Explanation

There are four types of conflict within literature- Character versus Character, Self, Society, Nature.  We examined each of these up close and used children's literature to discuss the use of each one.  ReadWriteThink.org has compiled a great list of books to connect with each type of conflict.  Take a look and explore these books at your local library.

Characterization Resources
Sample List of Traits

We have started reading The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright.  Here is a brief biography about the author.  Betty Ren Wright