Homework Breakdown: Week of September 15

th
, 2014
Monday for Tuesday:
Homework Description Purpose
READING
Read for at least 20 minutes.
Record the title of the ook! pa"es read! and minutes spent readin"! on the readin" lo".
to foster #our lo$e of readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader
to use the no$els read and #our ima"ination to etter understand the world
around #ou
READING
%hoose one of the sentence starters to respond to after completin" #our independent
readin".
Rememer to respond to all parts in complete sentences! usin" the correct punctuation.
to think aout #our readin" and to deepen #our comprehension skills while
readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader # respondin" to readin"
Tuesday for Wednesday:
Homework Description Purpose
READING
Read for at least 20 minutes.
Record the title of the ook! pa"es read! and minutes spent readin"! on the readin" lo".
to foster #our lo$e of readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader
to use the no$els read and #our ima"ination to etter understand the world
around #ou
GRA&&AR
%omplete &'G( para"raph )*eek +,
-e sure to use correct proofreadin" marks
to practice identif#in" and correctin" "rammatical errors in a para"raph
to use correct proofreadin" marks
READING
%hoose one of the sentence starters to respond to after completin" #our independent
readin".
Rememer to respond to all parts in complete sentences! usin" the correct punctuation.
to think aout #our readin" and to deepen #our comprehension skills while
readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader # respondin" to readin"
Wednesday for Thursday:
Homework Description Purpose
READING
Read for at least 20 minutes.
Record the title of the ook! pa"es read! and minutes spent readin"! on the readin" lo".
to foster #our lo$e of readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader
to use the no$els read and #our ima"ination to etter understand the world
around #ou
GRA&&AR
%omplete the parts of speech sheet.
-e sure to use a dark lue or lack pen when completin" the "rammar e.ercises.
to practice identif#in" nouns! $ers! ad/ecti$es! and ad$ers in conte.t!
which will help #ou identif# the meanin" of unknown words in $ocaular#
and readin"
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(2'DIE(
Answer the social studies 3uestions! usin" the information learned in class.
-e sure to answer the 3uestions usin" complete sentences.
Edit #our responses for mechanics! "rammar! and capitali4ation.
to ecome proficient in readin" and or"ani4in" data! usin" a timeline
appl# the new $ocaular# words learned in class to real5life situations
Thursday for Friday:
Homework Description Purpose
READING
Read for at least 20 minutes.
Record the title of the ook! pa"es read! and minutes spent readin"! on the readin" lo".
to foster #our lo$e of readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader
to use the no$els read and #our ima"ination to etter understand the world
around #ou
*RI2ING
%omplete the topic sentence practice sheets.
-e sure to write in dark lue or lack pen and to edit #our responses for mechanics!
"rammar! and capitali4ation.
to independentl# practice writin" topic sentences that descrie the main idea
of the para"raphs
to independentl# practice or"ani4in" a para"raph! usin" the details pro$ided
to support the topic sentence
Friday for Monday:
Homework Breakdown: Week of September 15
th
, 2014
Homework Description Purpose
READING
Read for at least 20 minutes.
Record the title of the ook! pa"es read! and minutes spent readin"! on the readin" lo".
to foster #our lo$e of readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader
to use the no$els read and #our ima"ination to etter understand the world
around #ou
READING
%hoose one of the sentence starters to respond to after completin" #our independent
readin".
Rememer to respond to all parts in complete sentences! usin" the correct punctuation.
to think aout #our readin" and to deepen #our comprehension skills while
readin"
to ecome a more fluent and skilled reader # respondin" to readin"
(0%IA1
(2'DIE(
Read the *orld Histor# (tudies *eekl# newspaper )*eek 2,.
Answer the social studies 3uestions! usin" the information learned in class.
-e sure to answer the 3uestions usin" complete sentences.
to "ain an o$erall picture of the world in which we li$e! in order to la# the
foundation for learnin" aout the ci$ili4ations that de$eloped in different
parts of the world
to uild #our comprehension skills # underlinin" and laelin" the important
information in the te.t