A Sneak Peek at Our Week ...

• Writing: Students will continue learning strategies for summary writing.  The shift this week will focus on writing fictional summaries using steps of the plot mountain (exposition/introduction, rising action, climax, falling actions/resolution).  

• Math:  This week we will wrap up Unit 4.  Reviews and study guides will go home on Tuesday (and be posted on the website!) and will be due Thursday.  After playing a review game as a class on Thursday, students will have their test on Friday.  

• Read-Aloud:  As a class, we are continuing to collaboratively work on a thorough writing response after students drew conclusions about how the main character Jeff has changed throughout the text.  We will continue reading the novel this week. 

• Reading: During the week, students will independently read Chapters 16-27.  Learning goals will focus on how the setting affects characters, using the setting to predict character action, and lastly making predictions about plot events based on our knowledge of the characters.  There will be a small group discussion and weekly comprehension/vocabulary "check" on Friday.   

• Social Studies:  Throughout the week, students will focus their learning on discovering causes and effects of the Great Chicago Fire.