Reading+Focus+1st+nine+weeks

We will be studying fiction materials to include fairy tales, myths, folktales, legends, and fables during the first nine weeks. Students will be identifying the author's purpose as well as understanding the different characteristics of these genres.

Reading Notebook Contents:
 * think/pair/share
 * making predictions
 * confirming or revising predicitons
 * making connections to what we are reading
 * comparing and contrasting settings, characters, and plots
 * sequencing events in a logical order
 * asking and answering questions

You can help your child be a better reader by talking about some of the following questions as you listen to them read.
 * Why_?
 * What cause
 * Tell me in your own words
 * What happened first, second or third?
 * What are the characteristics of
 * Characters/Setting/Problem/Events/
 * Solution?