Some of our Essential standards will change every 9 week grading period.
Phonics is a method of teaching students how to read by
correlating phoneme and graphemes. Having a strong
education in phonics is foundational to a students future.
Without phonics, students will struggle to decode and
encode words.
Plot elements refer to fictional stories and all the parts
that make it whole. Each element is a piece of the puzzle
and understanding how these pieces fit together helpes
students grasp the entire story. The elements include:
Characters, setting, problem, sequence, and solution.
A conclusion or opinion that is reached because of known
facts or evidence. Students should use information in the
text, illustrations, and their background knowledge to
make an inference.
The editing process can be quite overwhelming for
students. They often write their first draft and want to
be done. It is important to teach students to take the
time to ensure they are producing quality work. So, how do
we teach this skill? First introduce the skill and model
it for students with a mentor text. Teacher should project
or create a written piece and model how to edit it. Next,
start small by providing a prewritten short piece- either
a sentence at a time, or one paragraph- for Students to
practice. After they are able to edit a small text, they
can begin editing their own writing or practice with peer
edits.